This is like a large wedding hall. The food is ok. We had some small tasting of 3 different soups…read morewhich were good but the meat is brought RARE and you cook it to your taste which sounds great but doesn't quite work. It was a very low heat and honestly, most of us just gave up after waiting for a while. Dessert was ok. The best part was the friendliness of the servers and the dances we got to see.

From the owner: Villa-Lucía Centro de Eventos y Espacio Gastronómico está situado en Laguardia (Rioja Alavesa) en…read moreuna finca de 10.000m2 con amplios jardines, terraza y parking privado. Además cuenta con unas carpas climatizadas de 700m2, y un edificio de 2.550m2 que alberga un Restaurante-Asador, un Centro de Interpretación-Museo del vino, un cinema de experiencia 4D, un servicio de catering gourmet, una enoteca y diferentes salas multifuncionales para adaptarse a cada reunión o evento. Un área infantil-juvenil que dispone de todo tipo de juegos, tanto tradicionales como de última generación, permite una integración perfecta a las necesidades de un turismo familiar. La gastronomía del asador-restaurante, decorado al estilo vintage industrial, está basada principalmente en la tradición vasco-riojana y en los productos km 0, de las huertas ribereñas, de caseríos, de los mares Cantábrico y del norte y de productores locales en general, siendo una cocina certificada SlowFood. En el Espacio Gastronómico Villa-Lucía para la elaboración de los platos se emplean combustibles sostenibles, como el carbón de coco, la madera de entresaca, las cepas y los sarmientos.

From the owner: Scène de Musiques Actuelles de Biarritz Ouvert en novembre 2005, l'Atabal présente quelques 30…read moreconcerts par an. Tous les registres y sont représentés : métal, rock, pop, ska, reggae, chanson française, rap, musiques du monde... Des artistes tels que Dionysos, Rachid Taha, Les Tambours du Bronx, Popa Chubby, Bertignac, Joey Starr s'y sont déjà produits. Le lieu accueille des expositions tous les 2 mois et laisse la place de temps en temps à des graines de musiciens au Café Concert. De plus, il met à la disposition des adhérents une salle multimédia. Pour les amateurs qui veulent devenir professionnels, l'Atabal dispose de studios de répétition et de création musicale, qu'il est possible de louer.

Service was good and restaurant was nice not too crowded and lots of options to choose from on the…read moremenu. They also had the menu in english which is helpful. We opted for a few pintxos for lunch while we were visiting town. We also had a couple of drinks my husband got whiskey with coke and I asked for a local cocktail since I'm not much of a wine drinker. I was handed a cup of pacharán which was a bit strong but was nice to try something different. The pintxos came out one at a time which was nice we were able to fully enjoy each on their own. The bao was the only one I didn't really like mostly the bun part. It didn't taste like it was cooked all the way and was a bit gummy and there was not a lot of meat filling. Next was the lamb which was really tender and flavorful. The couscous was ok nothing special and not much seasoning to it. Then the beef cheek and mashed potatoes came out which was the star of the pintxos that we had. It was also very tender and the mash was also cooked perfectly. All of this was shared between the two of us and was very filling. The waiter let us know that some of the pinxtos could also be ordered in a full size if we wanted. We enjoyed sampling the pinxtos and would definitely recommend coming here to get a taste of local cuisine.

This was our introduction to the ultra-clean and simple flavors of basque cuisine, served with an…read morealmost impossible degree of finesse and precision with some of the freshest ingredients imaginable. We were pressed for time, but the beef cheek here fell apart in our mouths and was married with a perfect red wine sauce over pillowy smooth mashed potatoes, and the shrimp were unbelievably delicate and cooked perfectly, with just the right amount of gremolata to compliment but not overwhelm. Delicious.