A Taberna do Bispo

We were fortunate and waited 10 minutes for a table for 4. Our meal was absolutely worth the wait and we feasted on seafoods and land foods and enjoyed them all. The tinto de Verano was excellent and refreshing. The service was exceptional with kind servers. Great atmosphere. Would highly recommend!

Taberna do Bispo is a great spot for traditional Galician food in Santiago de Compostela. The food was excellent overall and very good value for the quality. The pulpo fully lived up to expectations. Tender, well seasoned, and exactly what you hope for in Galicia. Service was friendly, efficient, and professional, even when busy. A solid choice for an authentic meal near the center. Highly recommended.

I had bookmarked this place so decided to drop in for dinner at 8pm. Lucky we did as we got the last table for 4. Competent server offering many menu items which were spot on for our taste. Super busy place but worth it.

We enjoyed a lovely meal here. The service was fantastic, particularly when the restaurant was very busy, we were still well looked after. The food was fantastic and our favourites were solomillo de cerdo and montadito solomillo, and the grilled mushrooms were delicious.

It's sad for such a nice place that the waiters have frowning faces and don't have any good contact with the guests. That's off-putting! The atmosphere is really bad!

My first tapas restaurant in Spain. Food taste as good as it looks. We were starving as we travelled without lunch. Entered there after half an hour wait finally at 5 pm. But it was worth it. Every moment. Food came fast and we are satisfied. Every dish of the 10 dishes we order are good ! Ordered seafood, beef and green chilli pepper. Love the plate of prawns ajillo especially. ( prawns dipped in garlic oil ). And yes the white wine was good too.

Prepared for guiris. Surprising that the tortilla was tasteless and overcooked. The rest of the food had a lot of garlic. I went there because a local recommended it from years ago, but it is clear that something has changed since then. I would not go again. The atmosphere is good, comfortable place

Loved this little tapas bar. We actually went a couple times - it tends to be open when other places are closed and it is really easy to pop in and grab a bite. We did see it get quite packed during prime eating times (and we were there during the off season). Really lovely tapas and raciones. If you like vermouth, they have a wonderful galician vermouth (which I may have over-indulged in). And prices are not bad at all. If you just want to have a drink, you will need to sit/stand at the bar. If you want to eat you can choose the bar area or ask for a table and get service at your table.

I had lunch at A Taberna do Bispo after a wonderful citywide tour of Santiago de Compostela. It was the perfect spot to relax and enjoy a break. We ordered cold bottled beers, which were refreshing after the long day, ham, and of course, we had to try the octopus. It was tender and flavorful--definitely a highlight of the meal! The ambiance was lively, and the service was prompt, though it got a bit crowded as the afternoon went on. Overall, a great place to experience local flavors in a bustling atmosphere. I'd gladly return!

A Taberna do Bispo offers a menu of tapas in an elegant yet dining room and bar counter and was a great place to try out some Galician specialties. The Pulpo Feira was a classic Galician preparation of sliced octopus served over potato slices, all dressed with olive oil and paprika. The Vieira a la Plancha was a whole grilled scallop served in its shell with two juicy shrimp, and the Calamarcitos Plancha were little grilled calamari dressed with an herb oil. Finally, we tried the Tetilla, a local cow's milk cheese traditionally molded into the shape of a breast; and the Tibia de Arroz y Gambas, a warm mixture of wild rice with corn, pineapples, and grilled shrimp pieces. Everything here was tasty though not outstanding in flavor and presentation, and the service was friendly but slow.

Lo mejor de tapas en Santiago de Compostela. Con servicio incomparable. El ambiente que se encuentra en el camino y nunca te vas a olvidar de este lugar. Buen camino y chao.

delicious food, helpful staff, no reservations but before 10pm wait time well worth the visit!

Absolutely delicious tapas! Great service staff. Nice atmosphere. Large assortment of dishes -- all are incredible!

Holy croquetas. Didn't mean to make a pun alluding to the religious history of Santiago de Compostela, but that stuff was divine. Had lots of croquetas later on in my trip including Madrid, but nothing compared to how they did it here. Theres a wide variety of dishes to chose from on the menu, took a while longer for me to decipher the Spanish, but no problems in the end. The jamón ibérico was cheap. The steak (solomillo de ternera) and mushrooms took a while to arrive, but was definitely worth the wait. The egg and potato omelette (tortilla de patata) was basic, but ours was oversalted though. This restaurant blends in along the big busy alleyway of town, but it is highly recommend. Service was just ok, but I did enough in Spanish to survive (some wait staff spoke a bit of English). Loved this place and wish I went a second time during our stay.

The service was I good and we had a variety of tapas for a decent price. Really enjoyed the variety. My husband practically picked everything that had sardines. The crab one was excellent.

Good casual tapas joint. A lot of energy, good efficient service. Tons of variety. Everything tastes great. Prices are reasonable considering location. Worth checking out.

Sat at the bar here and just ordered randomly. Was not disappointed . Had the scallops and shrimp (crazy good), the octopus (really good), then the fried shrimp and another shrimp pincho was were okay. Some of the food was already prepared to eat, and some others (like octopus, squid, calamari) you would order then have to wait a bit while they prepared it. A good thing. Decent prices and good food. Can't go wrong.

One of our best meals in Santiago, however, staff could use improvement in their customer service skills.

Good food. They do not close in the afternoon. The pimiento and navajas was great Good attention. Lot of people.

Just want to add praise to this restaurant. The plates were delicious -- especially the garlic shrimp and the mussels on the tapas menu -- the service efficient and friendly, the cost quite modest. Well worth looking for when you visit Santiago.

Went to this place because of the positive reviews. Greeted well and they were great about seating us. The tapas were good but not great. We had several recommended. Worst part was our server, she had to be asked to bring our water again after we had ordered it. Not a big deal but it was a miss.

eat, pray, eat again. something the fam did a bit of this vacay, as in our table loaded with tapas here. the bar had a massive array to choose from as well as hot dishes on menu. particularly yum were grilled prawns, stuffed octopus, chorizo and bacaloa croquettes. lots of university students and daytrippers like us (cheaply) gorging.

My favourite tapas bar or quick bite place in Santiago with terrific Albariño and great value for the quality of the seafood. You point to what you want from the glass window and they whisk it away and then present it to you warmed up and delicious! It's a very popular place so expect to stand if it's busy but I'm often there alone and can usually get a counter seat before too long.

Absolutely worth going - tapas of high quality, great variety, seasoned perfectly and well prepared. I had small clams and calamari which were done perfectly. My wife had the hake with tomato compote and it was to die for - she started with two and had a third. This is a very popular tapas bar so if you want a table, get there early. If you have to wait, it's worth it. Waiters speak English (to a degree) and were very attentive to our needs (wife is gluten free). Many of the bars around it are nowehere near as crowded and there's a reason why - this is so much better!

Great tapas bar. It was crowded tonight but we were able to find a table. Enjoyed calamari romana, chorizo Iberica, potato's bravas ( which were very spicy), bread and wine. What a great way to start our Santiago de Compostela trip!

This would be a 2 star review except for some excellent pimientos de pardon (little green peppers that are mostly not hot). We sat at the tapas bar. The place was insanely busy and it was hard to get a seat though from most of the food we had I am not sure why. It is on a main street and people flock to a place that is busy. But its high rating on TripAdvisor is a mystery to me. The bread on the tapas was stale. We saw a shrimp salad behind the tapas bar that looked good but when he dipped his spoon into the salad he did so in the back where it was almost all horrible pressed fish-matter sticks. We got exactly one shrimp. It could be that the people who were ordering off the menu instead of from the tapas bar were getting something better. it wasn't exactly cheap either.

Excellent tapas, great staff!! We happened to be here on thanksgiving day and had a great meal, and dessert too! The coffee whiskey flan is a must!!!