At first, the interior seems quite eclectic and kitsch, but with the amazing food and wine it grows on you quickly. Waiter seemed like his shift ended way better than it started, but the owner who greeted us and served us during our almost 4hr lunch was the most wonderfully accomodating, and very kind. She recommended a wine that was an incredible surprise. The food is absolutely exceptional, one of the best carpaccios and burratas I've ever had, and ive had plenty of those. The chuleton for 4 of course, was perfect. Left very happily inebriated and satisfied! 👌

Visited with a big expectation after reading the comments here. Unfortunately, it was a true disappointment. I have been told that my steak was weighed 1.1kg however I didnt feel like I ate such a big meat. 1.1kg should be hard for one person to eat alone but i didnt even full up. Steak served with a frozen patato fry which was quite regular. Nothing was special with the desert. Paid around 70EUR per one person.

Very friendly staff. Thanks Italian Andreas for missing his booking to allow 2 hungry meat eating English chaps to devour a whole cow. Staff were very knowledgeable about the local food and wine. Sherry cask lagers were delicious. Yummy

If you are staying in Bilbao and want to go to a centric restaurant to eat local cuisine without having to go to a touristic one this is the place for you. Located near the town hall it's s place where you can eat local specialties such as cod or "chuletón"

Expensive and tasteless dishes. In Bilbao you can find much more better and cheaper places than here. It is just a fancy tourist trap. The place was almost empty, I asked for another table but they said no :) one of the staff was not that helpful or friendly, I wish I didn’t waste my money for that bad service and the food.

Loved the place for the impeccable service and relaxing atmosphere. This restaurant is both cozy and elegant inside, perfect for a dinner date or a calm family gathering. Menu has a variety of categories(like fish, meat, etc), but not so many options in each of the categories, what, in my opinion, is a good thing. I think it would be great to add a vegetarian category too as I believe this restaurant has all of the potential to create awesome plant based main courses. I had a salad with fish and it came out to be very filling, because of the amount of fish and vegetables in it. The only thing that could be improved is a boiled egg on top, It made the dish look too simple, so swapping it for a poached egg for example would elevate the whole look of it as well as the taste, because the fish itself is quite dry. Other than that loved their dessert options, it has quite a few, and it tasted absolutely delicious. Also, the presentations were unique for each dish and pleasurable to look at. Overall, I think the restaurant can be quite pricey, especially for the tourists who are on a budget, and the quality/price ratio could be improved. Still, it was a great experience and the place is worth a visit.

Good food made of local produces. Quiet service and ask the owner about the story of the place. The leeks were superb.

The food did not follow price-quality standards. Do not recommend this place as a nice dinner choice.

Thanks to this place, I have discovered one of the most amazing steaks I’ve ever tried in my life - Chuletón ❤️ Seriously, it was a fantastic mouthwatering experience. Great starters too and decent selection of wines. Will be back once I come to Bilbao again!

(Translated by Google) The service is very attentive. We ordered the joselitos de paletilla, the burrata, broken eggs and cheek and everything was very good. I have returned for the second time, the burrata is still exceptional. The cheek a bit salty this time, and the cod very good. Iratxe is very nice to attend and also recommended a Bierzo wine (to show a button) with a very good flavor (Original) El servicio es muy atento. Pedimos los joselitos de paletilla, la burrata, huevos rotos y carrillera y todo estaba muy bien. He vuelto por segunda vez, la burrata sigue siendo excepcional. La carrillera algo salada esta vez, y el bacalao muy bueno. Iratxe es muy maja atendiendo y también nos recomendó un vino del Bierzo (para muestra un botón) con un sabor muy bueno

(Translated by Google) Excellent !!, I had not eaten so well for a long time and with such quality. It is a great satisfaction when you find a restaurant like EL NIDO, which offers what they say and so well done ... I am tired of eating in places, as a priori, they seem to promise a great quality of both product, as well as culinary and actually what they give you are imaginative dish descriptions current, bland product and at exorbitant prices ... So it has been a pleasure to taste. The service is also very good, apart from fast, attentive. I will return without a doubt. Thank you very much and do not change !! (Original) Excelente!!, hacia tiempo q no comía tan bien y con tanta calidad. Es una gran satisfacción cuando encuentras un restaurante como EL NIDO, q ofrecen lo q dicen y tan bien hecho...Estoy cansada d comer en sitios, q a priori, parecen prometer una gran calidad tanto de producto, como culinaria y en realidad lo q te dan son imaginativas descripciones d platos corrientes, producto insulso y a precios desorbitados... Así q ha sido un placer de gustativo. El servicio también muy bueno, a parte de rápido, atentos. Volveré sin duda. Muchas gracias y no cambiéis!!

(Translated by Google) High quality products! (Original) Productos de gran calidad!

We decided to eat here right after arriving in the city and seeing the reviews. We didn't have a reservation but luckily they were able to seat us on a Wednesday evening at 8pm. The staff were friendly, they explained the menu, and spoke English which helped us alot. Iratxe was a wonderful waitress who was kind and patient with us. We ordered the croquettes which came in a variety. We ordered jamón, mushroom and chorizo varieties. They were all delicious. The homemade bread is so flavorful. We ordered the steak which we were able to cook at our table. It tasted wonderful! I highly recommend this restaurant.

I had an amazing culinary experience in this restaurant: The salad with lettuce tuna, spring onions tomato and egg was fresh and full of taste. The second dish, wild mushrooms with egg and asparagus, simply a dream. The third dish was porc trotters which were soft, had the perfect texture with the right amount of gravy, simply delicious. The staff and owners very kind, the service outstanding. I will definitely return

WOWWW! Best restaurant in Bilbao everything was cooked to perfection, fresh and so so delicious. You must try the Chuletón, the bacalao and the burrata I mean everything was next level tasty! The service was incredible too and I’m definitely coming back!

The waiter was so kind and courteou. Not for those who only like pasta, burger or fries. The food was cooked with love - very tasty 😊

We were asked multiple times if we could afford to eat at the restaurant as it is mandatory to order 2 dishes per person. We were casually dressed but felt a bit judged to be honest. Decor was pretty kitch and food for me was not in line with photos posted by other reviewers (I've shared a picture of my steak). I felt sick the day after the meal.

Some of the best food I've ever had and I've traveled. In addition, the atmosphere is very calming with the owner's brother having painted the walls outside the windows in an ala Japonese garden style. I would not miss this one on your visit. Oh and the service is impeccable.

(Translated by Google) Simply impressive .... as soon as I arrived in Bilbao I had the pleasure of trying the crab stuffed peppers and the croquettes ... and the incredible service, a must ... (Original) Simplemente impresionante....nada más llegar a Bilbao he tenido el placer de probar los pimientos rellenos de centollo y las croquetas...y el servicio increíble, visita obligada...

Friendly staff, offering and explaining the daily menu. Fresh, homemade bread and all recommendations were delicious. Lovely dinner experience.

(Translated by Google) Good and quality product. Recommendable. (Original) Producto bueno y de calidad. Recomendable.

Very good restaurant, I eat squid, it was the softest squid in my entire life, portion quite big! Everything perfect) and the desert just amazing!

(Translated by Google) The Txuleton of the txuletones! Do not miss it (Original) El Txuleton de los txuletones! No te lo pierdas

This restaurant offers fresh and high quality food, I had some octopus and next a dish, that was great....my son a super steak and my daughter a tuna salad, croqutas were also fabulous...prices are acceptable regarding the quality.

I would have put three stars because in the end the food wasn’t bad at all, or there wasn’t really something that went bad. But I really think that the overall punctuation of this restaurant is definitely unrealistic and could lead people to expect something exceptional that in my opinion it’s not. First things first, the food was good, but I repeat, nothing exceptional. The menu is classic and definitely overpriced. How can a sliced tomato cost 12-14€? I could justify this if you are selling me a super bio, d.o.p., local tomato served with the most delicious olive oil and salt the market could offer... but this is not the case. Just a regular tomato, regular “pimientos”, regular fries, regular (not Italian) burrata. So I really didn’t get why everything was so overpriced. The chuleton was also ok, but it was just as ok as you can find it in many other restaurants. The service was good, but nothing remarkable. The decoration, the ambient and the furniture (in my opinion) a little bit 90s and kitsch (but it’s just a personal opinion). I’ve had the sensation all the time that this restaurants wants to compete on a league that really doesn’t deserve. If you don’t mind spending 50-60€ for a regular dinner in a regular restaurant, it’s the good choice for you. But... I really think that for the same money you can have somewhere else a real experience, not just a “regular” and overpriced dinner.

Perfect, The local meat was so sweet and testy ouah. Bravo I came late 30 min before the closure but they serve us anyway

Terrible!! TURIST TRAP! The maid tried to push us the most expensive things on the Menu. The food is not worth the price! It's really bad food!

Food was really nice and the service was good. The price is high, but more or less worth it.

(Translated by Google) Easy access, a rich menu to choose from, I loved the friendly treatment. Good wine. Warm and familiar atmosphere. I will be back (Original) Fácil acceso, una rica carta para escojer, me encantó el trato amable. Buen vino. Ambiente cálido y familiar. Volveré

(Translated by Google) very very rich txuleta (Original) txuleta muy muy rica

We had an amazing experience for dinner. All superb about food and service perfect absolutely suggested

Excellent gastronomic experience. Nice food, and service. Recommended. ☺️

Cosy restaurant with nice interior. However, it is quite expensive (a normal meal with drinks cost about 70 euro) and neither the service nor the quality comes close to what I would expect for that price.

Fantastic service and tasty traditional food. We especially enjoyed the squid ink dish, octopus starter, and don’t forget to leave room for the wonderful local cheese cake!

(Translated by Google) Very good everything. (Original) Muy bueno todo.

Excellent cuisine! The Bacalao can only be described as poetry. Very tranquil atmosphere. Very nice ambience with wall paintings of a stylised forest.

Great steak and amazing soup to start

We had a great experience at this cozy restaurant. At first it seemed like they didn't want us to come into the restaurant - we had to look at the menu first and then tell them that we would like to dine there. But it was great as you can get to taste some local food. We started with delicious octopus, continued with snails is a tomato/pepper sauce and ended with cod in pil pil sauce and squid in squid ink. I also got to try Cuajada - milk curd with honey. This is a traditional dessert in the area apparently. This was a great restaurant tucked a bit out of the way and it did not seem like there were many tourists there. A great place to explore the Basque cuisine.

This place is a Jem. We went there casual after a suggestion given by a random person met on the bus and was such an experience! The food is very tipical vascan cuisine with a small modern twist. All was on point, the people who are working there are so sweet and they do their job by heart. If again I will be back in Bilbao I will defenetly comeback here.

Everything tasted great. The inside is vey spacy and peaceful. The portions are generous; easily can be shared by 2 people... highly recommend

Delicious steak. Highly recommended.

Excellent T -bone steak

Wonderfull basque food a must in Bilbao, the bacalao out of this world and the chipirones en su tinta are the best. Accompanied with a beautiful white godello from bierzo. Do not miss

(Translated by Google) the txuleton very tender and delicious. Good kitchen (Original) el txuleton muy tierno y delicioso. Buena cocina

(Translated by Google) Great food and quality (Original) Gran comida y calidad

(Translated by Google) Of the best restaurants I have ever eaten, a deal of ten, quality products. There is a good quality price relation I always go back. (Original) De los mejores restaurantes que he comido, un trato de diez,.productos de calidad. Muy buena relación.calidad.precio Siempre vuelvo.

(Translated by Google) The close treatment, the recommendations a success, both the dishes and the wines to accompany them. A wonderful meal to celebrate any event and also now they bring the dishes home to you. A restaurant of 10 to celebrate a 10 anniversary. (Original) El trato cercano, las recomendaciones un éxito tanto los platos como los vinos para acompañarlos. Una comida maravillosa para celebrar cualquier acontecimiento y además ahora te llevan los platos a casa. Un restaurante de 10 para celebrar un 10 aniversario.

(Translated by Google) Impressive quality and exquisite service, we will return for sure (Original) Impresionante la calidad y el servicio exquisito, volveremos seguro

(Translated by Google) Excellent treatment, quality products. (Original) Trato excelente, productos de calidad.

(Translated by Google) Both the food and the service have been excellent. Highly recommended (Original) Tanto la comida como el servicio han sido excelentes. Muy recomendable

(Translated by Google) Very nice place. Good service and excellent food. (Original) Lugar muy bonito. Buen servicio y comida excelente.

(Translated by Google) Excellent attention and good dishes !!! (Original) Excelente atención y buenos platos!!!

(Translated by Google) Very well located place in Bilbao, high quality food and a very good price. We tried the Bilbao salad with excellent ingredients such as octopus, monkfish and top quality prawns and a ribeye with a little sirloin typical of this ... a show ... with salts made by a pharmacist which help you digestion and improve the flavor ! Highly recommended for those who like to eat well and enjoy very good attention from the service. We will be back without a doubt! (Original) Lugar muy bien ubicado en bilbao, comida de alta calidad y muy buen precio. Probamos la ensalada bilbao con excelentes ingredientes como pulpo, rape y gambas de primera calidad y un chuletón con un poco de solomillo propio de este.. un espectáculo.. con sales hechas por una farmacéutica la cual te ayudan a la digestión y mejoran el sabor! Muy recomendable para quien le guste comer bien y disfrutar de una atención buenísima por parte del servicio. Volveremos sin duda!

(Translated by Google) Very good cuisine. (Original) muy buena cocina.

(Translated by Google) Extraordinary. Good decoration and pleasant atmosphere in this restaurant with excellent service. High quality food. Free-range egg mushrooms with a perfect touch of truffle. The txangurro peppers, without bechamel, are excellent. And a good panchineta to close. The recommended Bierzo wine is a success. (Original) Extraordinario. Buena decoración y ambiente agradable en este restaurante con un trato excelente. Comida de gran calidad. Hongos con huevo de corral con un toque perfecto de trufa. Los pimientos de txangurro, sin bechamel, excelentes. Y una buena panchineta para cerrar. El vino del Bierzo recomendado es un acierto.

(Translated by Google) Excellent service. 100% recommendable. The mushrooms with egg and the peppers stuffed with crab spectacular. (Original) Excelente servicio. 100% recomendable. Los hongos con huevo y los pimientos rellenos de txangurro espectaculares.

fabulous food and service

(Translated by Google) We went to eat there on Saturday and it was an experience that will be repeated, spectacular food, and qualified people who are attentive to customer needs. I am not much of eating out, but the truth is that you pay for quality products. Thank you very much for the attention Iratxe and Angel received. (Original) Fuimos a comer el Sabado allí y fue una experiencia que se volverá a repetir, comida espectacular, y personas cualificadas y atentas a las necesidades del cliente. No soy mucho de comer fuera , pero la verdad que se paga por productos de calidad . Muchas gracias por la atención recibida Iratxe y Angel.

(Translated by Google) Great. Good attention. (Original) Buenísimo. Buena atención.

(Translated by Google) The service was phenomenal the food all magnificent the meat excellent and the wine was recommended by the staff and good experience we will return (Original) El servicio fue fenomenal la comida todo magnífico la carne excelente y el vino fue recomendado por el personal y buena experiencia volveremos

(Translated by Google) The service of 10 and the food tb to repeat thanks (Original) El servicio de 10 y la comida tb de repetir gracias

(Translated by Google) The site is an absolute blast. We ate: -Egg, chorizo, leek and mushroom croquettes: very good. - Beef carpaccio: INCREDIBLE. -Mi-cuit de pato: delicious. -Burrata with truffle: INCREDIBLE. -Chuletón Limousine: BRUTAL. We drank white wine and beer, and finally a glass. The attention, the service and the product are a real marvel. Recommended 110%. (Original) El sitio es una auténtica pasada. Comimos: -Croquetas de huevo, de chorizo, de puerro y de hongos: buenísimas. -Carpaccio de buey: INCREÍBLE. -Mi-cuit de pato: riquísimo. -Burrata con trufa: INCREÍBLE. -Chuletón Limousine: BRUTAL. Bebimos vino blanco y cerveza, y al final una copa. La atención, el servicio y el producto son una auténtica maravilla. Recomendado 110%.

(Translated by Google) Magnificent restaurant, incredible meats and perfect pairing with good wine. (Original) Magnifico restaurante, increíbles carnes y maridaje perfecto con buen vino.

(Translated by Google) Very nice and good cuisine. (Original) Muy agradable y buena cocina.

(Translated by Google) You eat very very well !! To recommend!! (Original) Se come muy muy bien!! Para recomendar!!

(Translated by Google) Impeccable service and fantastic food. A 10 (Original) Servicio impecable y comida fantástica. Un 10

(Translated by Google) Good food (Original) Buena comida

(Translated by Google) High quality (Original) Alta calidad

(Translated by Google) Excellent treatment. High quality product (Original) Trato excelente. Producto de gran calidad

(Translated by Google) We had a wonderful dinner! Leeks and cod are very beautiful (Original) Zoragarri afaldu deu! Porruek eta bakaillaue oso ederrak

(Translated by Google) Spacious, clean, impeccable ...... a pleasure to enjoy such a place despite all the difficulties. Of course, excellent food. Quite a success. (Original) Amplio, limpio, impecable......un gusto disfrutar de un sitio así a pesar de todas las dificultades. Por descontado, la comida excelente. Todo un acierto.

I recently had the pleasure of great lunch time that exceeded all expectations, providing us a truly memorable experience. When we had to change our party size almost double last minute, the staff was incredibly accommodating, making us feel right at home with their welcoming attitude. They went the extra mile to help us pull off a surprise birthday celebration, bringing out a cake with dazzling sparklers and creating a truly festive atmosphere. Every dish we tried, from the tender octopus, the tuna cheek to the mouthwatering steak, was absolutely amazing and impressed everyone at the table. This unforgettable dining experience became the highlight of our trip to Bilbao, and we all left with wonderful memories. I can't recommend this restaurant enough for its outstanding service and delicious cuisine.