Location: Ponferrada
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Most Popular European food in Ponferrada, Province of Leon, Spain
Find out what European restaurants to try in Ponferrada. Ponferrada (Spanish pronunciation: [pomfeˈraða], from the Latin Pons Ferrata, Iron Bridge) is the capital city of El Bierzo in the Province of León, Spain. It lies on Sil River and it is completely surrounded by mountains. It is the last major town on the French route of the Camino de Santiago before it reaches Santiago de Compostela. In 2008, it had a population of 69,769.
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10. Restaurante Bernain
Overall Ratings
4 based on 125 reviews
Restaurante de comida tradicional , con una selección de los mejores pescados del cantábrico y la carne de nuestros valles, gran varieda de postres caseros y amplia selección de vinos.
Reviewed By Kevin Smith S
We´ve been doing a little tour through the northwest of Spain. Until we got to Ponferrada every place we tried was good (as spanish food is). But once we tried Restaurante Bernain (recommended by word of mouth) we definitely knew it was the best place we were going to try. It was absolutely amazing!! The food, the service, the environment!! Such a lovely family managing the business! Definitely 5 stars! 100% recommended ! Shame we cannot travel every month to this place!! We will remember it !!
9. El Lenador
Overall Ratings
4 based on 80 reviews
Reviewed By steve r
My first visit with business to Ponferrada was very enjoyable, great town to visit. The restaurant had been booked ahead for a Thursday evening as we had a party of 20 guests, food came in a variety of courses, serving meats, fish, cheese, all were fantastic and the staff were wonderful. A great night and will rush back soon.
8. La Capricciosa
Overall Ratings
4 based on 230 reviews
Reviewed By tobyHertfordshire
Found the lovely square Plaza Virgen de la Encina where there were lovely restaurants cafes and bars. We choose to have dinner at La Capricciosa. Nice outdoor seating looking at the square people watching. Nice friendly waitress . We had a Cesar salad which was huge and Linguinne clams which were delicious. Gin and tonics and water very reasonable 34 euros. Would recommend.
7. Restaurante la Obrera
Overall Ratings
4 based on 172 reviews
Reviewed By 15SMB15
The small restaurant area is found by walking through the bar area where locals sit and play cards. The service was excellent, although you will need your restaurant Spanish! The set menu is excellent and they even offered to change the meal to suit me (I don't eat meat), substituting cheese for ham, etc. A bottle of the house wine, water AND bread were included in the price - a 3 course meal was 10 euros! A bargain and a good tip was given and deserved.
6. Restaurante la Violeta
Overall Ratings
4 based on 290 reviews
Reviewed By CharlotteBT
the young colombian waiter + the quality of the food, give this a rating of excellent, the waiter took time to translate all dishes into english, provided recommendations that were superb, highly recommended .. try the steak ... delicious ...
5. Pizzeria Trastevere
Overall Ratings
4 based on 578 reviews
Pizzeria Trastevere: 30 years making the best italian classic food. Pasta,pizza,lasagna,salads,meat... Using only fresh ingredients.
Reviewed By Patricia_Antunez
We were "welcomed" by grumpy staff who seemed to be annoyed by the presence of customers. We ordered and, whilst I don't expect for every restaurant to cater for children, a warning about the size of the dishes would have been nice. My 11-year-old nephew ordered a schnitzel with fries which was big enough for him to make 3 meals out of it. Also, the fries were cold and soggy when they arrived. Needless to say, most of the dish went back to the kitchen. Now the adult food...- Cannelloni that were not offensive, but definitely there was a lot of room for improvement - for example, if you are to sprinkle them with cheese on top, it would be appreciated if said cheese were sprinkled throughout, rather than only over 1/4 of the dish.- My pasta, homemade pasta with funghi porcini, was probably the best in terms of flavour but the pasta must have been boiled with insufficient water and most of the tagliatelle were stuck together in little bundles and, as a result, some bits were cooked some uncooked. Not very pleasant to eat.- A burrata salad so over-the-top in an attempt for whoever designed it to be creative that was turned into a mediocre salad at best - my husband described it as awful. Too many unnecessary ingredients made the delicate flavour of burrata disappear. - And "best" for last. A ham and porcini risotto that would make Italy declare war to Spain if an Italian were ever to try this abomination of a dish. So many wrong things with it that it makes it pretty hard to choose one to start with... The ham was old and tasted disgusting. The risotto was NOT risotto: wrong type of rice and it was most definitely not cooked as risotto should be cooked (for the record, I have lived and worked in Italy, so do know my Italian food). It tasted and looked like the rice had been boiled separately and then quickly mixed with the porcini and the old ham. It was sitting on a bed of what looked like flavoured water - nowhere close to the creamy texture that a risotto should have. It all went back to the kitchen. When our table was cleared, the waiter asked whether my sister-in-law hadn't liked her risotto. We said she hadn't (she was not at the table anymore) and all we got was a "she should have said, we'd have brought her something else". Not the slightest attempt to find out what was wrong with it. We were also charged for it. I've read reviews that talk about this place being good value for money and can only conclude the people who wrote them are foreigners who live in expensive cities. I grew up in Ponferrada but now live in London. I can tell you that â¬16 for a plate of pasta in Ponferrada is daylight robbery - especially for a plate of poorly cooked pasta. I can get better and cheaper in London, where the cost of living is 5 to 10 times higher than Ponferrada (depending on what it is that you're buying).It gets 2 stars instead of one because of the only good thing it's got: the venue itself. Great location and great decor. But I shan't be going back.
4. Braseria Daniella
Overall Ratings
4 based on 167 reviews
Reviewed By carolinad628
We got there on a Wednesday night closer to 10 pm. We were welcomed by the chef/owner, Dani. We ordered a bottle of a local winery, and Dani provided a small plate with roasted veggies, while we waited for our dinner. My husband ordered the setas (mushrooms), and I ordered the mussels. Both plates were not only delicious, but also different from all traditional plates offer everywhere else locally. Then he presented us with a "parilla" , an assortment of meats ( chicken, veal, and beef). The meats were cooked to perfection, and the smoke flavor from the real wood fire grill was out of this world! For dessert, I had the homemade oanacota, and my husband had the vanilla mouse.These dessert belong to a 5 stars restaurant. If you are looking for something different and high quality, and also reasonable, this is the place to go!
3. Rosita Milagros
Overall Ratings
4 based on 227 reviews
Reviewed By Jop-spain
Rosita Milagros me pareció uno de esos restaurantes qué rezuman pasión y profesionalidad por la gastronomÃa.El local es agradable y con una decoración acogedora, desenfadada y moderna. Servicio ágil, atento y profesional. Y lo más importante, la comida, está muy bien elaborada. Somos un grupo numeroso (9 personas) que nos decantamos por el menú. Diferentes opciones de elección en primeros y segundos. Platos tÃpicos con un toque de originalidad. Crema de lentejas con foie y secreto presentado con una salsa que hilaba muy bien con el secreto. Buenos y contundentes platos y precio muy ajustado.Para volver y no solo al menú!!!
Top 10 Mediterranean food in Ponferrada, Province of Leon, Spain
2. Restaurant 7 Sillas
Overall Ratings
4 based on 535 reviews
Reviewed By janeta784
This restaurant deserves to be # 1. We didnât have a reservation and couldnât sit outside in the plaza but instead sat inside of the restaurant. It was a Saturday night though so one canât fault being accommodated this way. The service was tops, friendly, efficient and professional. The wine list is extensive allowing you to choose something to your liking and budget. We had a bottle of Losada Bierzo mencia. The food was delicious and creative. To start We shared a vegetable crepe and thinly sliced aubergine with tomato and Parmesan - both were delicious and it is hard to rate the best of the two. Next, we shared a couple of fish dishes, the salmon with apple sauce and crispy patatas and the hake, or merzula with a seafood sauce - yum to both. We finished with the cheese cake and a coffee. This all came to EUR53 as the food was considered as menu del dia plus extra for the wine and coffee. FANTASTIC.
Best Steakhouse food near Ponferrada, Province of Leon, Spain
1. Venecia Steakhouse
Overall Ratings
4 based on 436 reviews
Reviewed By Acinom13
Fue ya dos veces ! And tonight I'm going again ! Excellent meat, perfectly cook. Very polite and friendly the owner. The restaurant to go to when in Ponferrada !
