La Mulata

We had such a wonderful dinner at this restaurant. The staff was super friendly, and Micaela in particular took the time to help us with all our questions since we don’t speak Spanish. The starter was absolutely amazing (see photo). Next time we’ll be back for the Paella! 😃

Our family and Friends were at this restaurant last year, and highly recommend it. The Galician beef and the seafood paella we had was just amazing!! My favourite dish was langostinos La Mulata. I Cannot recommend this restaurant enough. Just an unbelievable experience! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

What an amazing (mainly) seafood restaurant! We went on the recommendation of our daughter who had visited last year - we were not disappointed This Michelin starred restaurant is not stuffy or pretentious - it serves really nice food, well presented and above all really tasty We went early afternoon for lunch. After a complimentary tomato/garlic amuse bouche we shared 10 amazing scallops (we’re from Scotland and used to high quality scallops) these were cooked to perfection. We then had grilled Sea Bass and grilled Monkfish - both really tasty.and well cooked A nice bottle of Rueda white wine went perfectly with our food! Tea and coffees to follow. The service was excellent and the food delicious Highly recommended What more could you ask for? Eric and Jean Morrison Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Hands-down the best seafood paella we have ever had in our lives. The amount of seafood in the paella was astounding. It felt like we ate a million squid and other delicious shellfish. The rice was cooked perfectly, seasoned perfectly, the depth of taste in the sauce was seafood perfection. Cannot recommend this enough. We also asked if we could get a small salad to start and they gave us the half portion of the normal big starter salad at half price. The bread they served was SO crispy on the outside, soft and moist on the inside. Surprising. They also gave us a little amuse bouche of grated tomatoes with some crispy toasted bread. The staff were very sweet and kind. They did serve the smallest Coke we‘ve ever seen for the price of a glass of wine in most other places. Wish we could return. Unforgettable dining experience!

Best restaurant in Santander the food here is amazing and the service was excellent this is definitely the best restaurant in Santander we stay in Santander 3 months and visit many good restaurants the best one by far is this one we recommend it for sure.

Wife and I recently visited while spending a night in Santander. We ordered WAY too much food but it was excellent. The seafood paella could have served 4 people easily. It was so good. I've had paella several times and this was the best. My wife ordered the creamy seafood soup thinking it would just be a small bowl but they brought us a huge tureen of soup. (This was probably our fault as our Spanish skills are poor) But it was an amazing meal! Would absolutely recommend to anyone looking for great seafood in Santander.

Best restaurant I had in Santander. Top quality food. Very fresh seafood grilled properly so outside is crispy but inside is tender. The restaurant is on Michelin list almost every year. Top quality service. Staff are friendly and try to speak English with us. Staff also took out fish bone for you. One minor suggestion that you can ask customer if they want waiter to take out fishbone. I am from Asia and actually don’t mind doing it myself and save some extra waiting time, so I can really taste the seafood right off the oven. Still best restaurant in town. Ideally call them to make reservation. Otherwise be there very early and try your luck.

Overall a good place. Showed up without a reservation and they gave us the very back table by the restrooms..... Even though there were lots of empty tables. And the older male servers gave me an arrogant vibe. The female servers were all nice. And the overall atmosphere was nice. Food was good, but mostly seafood so finding other dishes was a challenge.

This was a major pleasant surprise for us. We just had great snacks and drinks, but someone said, now is the time for real food. The local reviews were great, so we wandered in search of La Mulata (it's named after a kind of crab). It is quite far from the main waterfront and it is in an unlikely spot inside a collection of stores. When you enter, you think that you are just in a seafood market as there are chairs and the bounty of Santander is right there for you to see. But then you are escorted to the back and there is this wonderful private spot with white table clothes. We had no idea what to expect as this is a truly local spot, there weren't any English menus as far as the eye could see. Still, we were put in the good hands of the place and she rattled off a host of things and we just nodded and said yes. Boy, are we glad that we did. The prices are incredibly reasonable (like the rest of Santander compared with the tourist prices of say San Sebastian), but the quality is incredible. This place prides itself on great fish and plenty of it. We started with a great appetizer of shrimp and then we had some terrific stew that was so rich and wonderful. The best thing was the whole seabass though. We each had a portion and they were delicious and flavorful. So if you are in Santander and have an appetite this is the perfect place.

You haven't lived until you've dined at La Mulata Best dinner of our entire trip to Spain and Portugal cost line.. The seafood is all on display. We loved the paella and the lobster rice, incredible. Each order for two could have served four! Sea bass came as a whole fish. Enjoyed the scallops appetizer cooked in the half shell - much different than in the states where are only eat the soft white portion.

"Nuestra visita al restaurante La Mulata fue una experiencia inolvidable. Las anchoas, y los boquerones a la parrilla en particular, el arroz negro con calamares que mi esposa eligió, estaban exquisitos. La porción fue generosa, tanto que tuvimos suficiente para llevar a casa y disfrutar otro delicioso bocado. Además, no puedo dejar de elogiar el servicio. Manuel, nuestro camarero, fue amable y atento, lo que hizo que la velada fuera aún más especial. Sin duda, La Mulata es un lugar al que volveremos en el futuro. ¡Altamente recomendado!"

Great food, friendly service and nice ambiance. Always happy to come back and bring my friends and family.

Fantastic! Known for its seafood, We had a delicious meal here. A lovely wine from Galicia. Be sure to have the cheese cake for dessert.

Had dinner here and the service was personable and professional. Waiter explained specials and answered questions. Both the hake and sea bass were excellent. Ordered the sea barnacles/ percebres. They were interesting and better than the fried seafood appetizers. We understood they would be expensive. Wine was very reasonable and good. White tablecloths. A thumbs up!

Awesome dinner with reasonable prices. We loved the meal and amazing service. For 2 it was 50 euros (great hake fish, potatoes, bread, sangria). Would definitely recommend since the other restaurants on the street are packed. Great seating, classy, amazing food - couldn't be happier. Check out if you get the chance! Short walk from downtown!