This is a typical basque restaurant. I know it because one of my work mates brought me there last month. You must be very hungry to go in it. We have heard some reviews before, like the ones which say that there it is served a lot of food, so we decided to go first to the Gorbea that´s near, in a nutshell, we want to be very very hungry. It´s very easy to get there because Artea is a small town.
At first sight it seems a normal restaurant, but when you sit down on the table you realize that the place has only a few tables and there are no waiters. An old woman, who has cooked what she wanted that day in her restaurant´s kitchen, comes near you and tells you what would you like to drink. We asked for txakoli and water and she brought us (we were 6) eight small bottles of water and two of txakoli. We told her that it was enough and she said: "If you drink txakoli better!!" . After that she didn´t tell us what dishes can we ask for because in that place she puts on the table the dishes she has prepared that day.
She brought us a huge bowl of home-made black beans and another one of chick-peas. We served ourselves and ate. When the old woman arrived to served us the second course, she tried to convince us to eat more black beans but we couldn´t, so she left on the table the second one: a fabulous dish of meet with potatoes. But she started also giving us eggs with tuna and cod. We tried to finished it, but it was impossible, there was so much food. But then, she brought us another dish of meet and another one of roast chicken with potatoes, and we started laughing because we couldn´t eat more and the old woman was bringing more and more dishes. Finally, she decided to offer us the dessert. It was a huge dish for 6 people of a delicious mixture of rice and milk. But the old woman seems to be full of beans and she could´t stay in calm, so she came with another dessert in her hand. Then, she took some bottles of patxaran, orujo and gave us the glasses. We could drink all we wanted because we had the full bottles on the table. But after two hours in there, we decided to go out there...
The old woman was very kind with us. And we paid only 18 euros each one!!!! I would recommend this restaurant beause is friendly and genial, excellent value for money but better if you go with a lot of friends.
At first sight it seems a normal restaurant, but when you sit down on the table you realize that the place has only a few tables and there are no waiters. An old woman, who has cooked what she wanted that day in her restaurant´s kitchen, comes near you and tells you what would you like to drink. We asked for txakoli and water and she brought us (we were 6) eight small bottles of water and two of txakoli. We told her that it was enough and she said: "If you drink txakoli better!!" . After that she didn´t tell us what dishes can we ask for because in that place she puts on the table the dishes she has prepared that day.
She brought us a huge bowl of home-made black beans and another one of chick-peas. We served ourselves and ate. When the old woman arrived to served us the second course, she tried to convince us to eat more black beans but we couldn´t, so she left on the table the second one: a fabulous dish of meet with potatoes. But she started also giving us eggs with tuna and cod. We tried to finished it, but it was impossible, there was so much food. But then, she brought us another dish of meet and another one of roast chicken with potatoes, and we started laughing because we couldn´t eat more and the old woman was bringing more and more dishes. Finally, she decided to offer us the dessert. It was a huge dish for 6 people of a delicious mixture of rice and milk. But the old woman seems to be full of beans and she could´t stay in calm, so she came with another dessert in her hand. Then, she took some bottles of patxaran, orujo and gave us the glasses. We could drink all we wanted because we had the full bottles on the table. But after two hours in there, we decided to go out there...
The old woman was very kind with us. And we paid only 18 euros each one!!!! I would recommend this restaurant beause is friendly and genial, excellent value for money but better if you go with a lot of friends.
1 comment:
Mmm,it sounds superb, really nice area and seems to be a really friendly woman. Well, to tell you the truth, I've passed this village many times to go to Gorbea and I've only stopped once to have a cup of coffee. Next time I'm going to look it up. Thanks for the interesting review.
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