With the wealth of fine restaurants in and around San Sebastian, it was difficult to choose one from the upper echelon to check out. The other major contenders were Arzak and Mugaritz, but I couldn't get a res at Mugaritz and I opted out of Arzak because I decided that, in addition to good food, I wanted a view, as... more

Food: Fresh, elegantly presented, some surprises without overabused tricks Wine: Excellent. Worth asking recommendations of sommelier and try some less known Spanish wines as well. Place: Seaview almost from every table. Service: Extremely professional still relaxing. Chef himself came to chat with us twice. Only minus on smoking. Someone was smoking cigar and we could feel it even at our... more

Dec 2008 Frankly, I think that this restaurant should be down rated. Indeed it is about innovative cuisine but when some of the most ordinary dishes like salad with tropical fruit sauce are just presented in a different way and charged 5 times more is just pure lack of imagination. The wild mushroom dish was identical with the one I... more

Pedro Subijana is for me the best of the 4 basque "aces" more

One of the best restaurants all over the world (3 Michelin stars). Fantastic food (14 dishes) and incredible sea view of the Vasque coast from the top of the mountain where the restaurant is located. You MUST go there for an special ocasion. more