3/5 Derya D. 5 years ago on Google • 94 reviews
We
visited
the
Real
Balneario
during
a
weekday,
so
we
assumed
it
would
be
quiet
but
it
was
surprising
to
be
one
of
two
tables
that
night.
The
setting
is
stunning,
right
in
the
beach
and
even
though,
the
decor
could
be
more
modern,
it's
really
personal
and
has
a
lot
of
charm.
The
setting
itself
has
delightful
views
and
if
you
are
lucky
enough
to
have
a
clear
day,
you
will
enjoy
a
lovely
sunset
as
you
enjoy
a
glass
of
champagne.
Unfortunately
the
views
of
the
people
in
the
beach
can't
be
unpleasant,
but
there's
no
real
control
of
the
restaurant
on
that.
Something
the
restaurant
could
definitely
do
is
to
improve
its
service.
It
was,
slow
and
had
small
knowledge
of
their
menu.
It
was
unpleasant
enough
to
be
the
only
table
in
the
restaurant
(as
the
others
left
quite
early),
as
to
feel
observed
my
the
manager,
that
was
standing
a
few
feet
away
from
us,
in
a
very
obvious
way
listening
to
our
conversations.
We
have
been
to
enough
restaurants
to
appreciate
non
intrusive
waiting,
where
we
are
served
and
observed,
without
noticing
anything.
We
began
our
dinner
with
a
bottle
of
Kripta,
a
lovely
Cava
that
was
at
cellar
temperature,
so
it
took
nearly
the
whole
dinner
to
cool
down
to
be
enjoyed
properly.
I
would
expect
an
aperitif
to
be
served
at
the
right
temperature
straight
away,
without
having
to
wait
one
hour
for
it
to
cool
down.
This
was
the
reason
why
we
didn't
enjoy
another
bottle
of
wine,
as
we
just
felt
it
was
a
waste
of
money
to
leave
our
sparkling
wine
cooling
down,
when
we
wanted
it
with
our
canapes!
In
any
case,
the
wine
list
was
unimpressive,
a
very
obvious
and
boring
selection
of
the
typical
wines
you
could
normally
find
in
restaurants
like
this.
I
was
expecting
more
on
this
front,
a
more
subtle
and
independent
wine
list,
with
some
big
names
but
as
well
some
curiosities
from
Spain.
There
were
some
items
unavailable,
that
was
a
bit
upsetting,
as
we
already
had
planned
what
we
would
eat,
but
there
was
plenty
of
choice
to
order
from.
The
food
was
fine,
and
for
Asturias,
that's
a
really
poor
standard.
We
started
with
canapes,
a
small
assiette
of
marinated
mackerel
served
on
top
of
a
crisp
of
squid
ink
(I
think),
this
was
unfortunate,
as
the
anchovy
was
more
on
the
sushi
or
ceviche
side,
so
it
made
the
cracker
soggy
and
there
was
no
texture
contrast.
We
were
really
looking
forward
to
enjoying
the
clams,
but
this
weren't
available
so
we
ordered
the
foie-gras
and
the
pork
belly
with
squid.
The
Foie
was
simple,
with
a
low
temperature
cooked
egg,
which
added
a
lovely
texture,
as
expected
it
was
delicious,
although
I
found
a
bit
of
vein
in
it.
The
pork
and
squid
was
an
interesting
combination
of
flavors,
nicely
presented
the
jus
was
delicious
and
I
found
it
really
impressive,
it
had
an
unusual
asiatic
touch
to
it
which
made
the
acidity
of
the
dish
rise
(perhaps
yuzu?).
Overall
the
starters
weren't
what
we
wanted,
but
we
enjoyed
them
a
lot,
the
presentations
were
carefully
crafted
and
the
results
were
really
good.
It
was
disappointing
that
the
waiters
didn't
know
many
of
the
ingredients
or
the
details
of
the
dish,
like
the
name
of
the
flowers
used
to
decorate.
For
the
main
courses
once
again,
we
were
let
down
by
the
available
items,
so
we
had
the
red
mullet
and
the
grouper.
The
red
mullet
was
cooked
perfectly,
but
the
presentation
was
ridiculous,
it
had
an
useless
layer
of
thick
cut
potatoes,
trying
to
imitate
the
fish
scales,
but
it
just
looked
like
the
chef
didn't
finish
the
dish.
The
garnishes
were
fine,
but
unexciting
although
the
sauce
was
delicious.
The
grouper
was
fine,
well
cooked,
but
apart
of
the
sauce
the
rest
was
quite
plain
and
there
were
not
texture
contrasts
in
the
dish.
After
such
disappointing
dinner
we
hoped
that
the
desserts
would
be
something
to
make
up
for
the
rest.
We
were
wrong,
the
choices
were
really
poor
and
it
didn't
feel
like
the
dessert
menu
of
michelin
starred
restaurant,
rather
like
that
of
a
"menu
del
dia"
in
your
local
"meson".
We
had
one
pain
perdu
to
share,
it
was
fine.
Overall
an
overpriced
experience,
there
are
more
humble
restaurants
around
Asturias
that
offer
better
value.
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