Restaurante Agua Salada

Went here on the recommendation of our daughter who insisted we had to visit this restaurant! Thank goodness she did. The restaurant is small but the service, staff, friendliness and professionalism is immense. The quality of food is really special, many plates being served in either full or half portions. We had white asparagus (cooked in 3 different ways) Then came scallops followed by 2 mains (Sea Bream and Duck). We ended with desserts which were also great! Our wine was also excellent and reasonably priced. Without doubt this was one of the highlights of our first trip to Santander- hopefully we will be back again I would suggest booking in advance

An inviting experience! The decor is dainty and cohesive, and the candles lit on each table add a welcome touch. The food is absolutely stunning, you definitely receive value for the money you spend. In particular, I really enjoyed the salmon sashimi starter and especially the chocolate dessert. I will be thinking of this dessert for a long time, definitely the best chocolate dessert I have ever tasted! The service is also lovely, we were tended to by a kind lady who was professional and friendly. She made us feel at home & spoke very good English as well! I will definitely be back to try more of the menu, definitely a special restaurant!

Me and my wife are on a Eurotrip by car and are visiting many cities where we book restaurants from the Michelin Guide. Our focus is on Bib Gourmand rated selections but not always. Till we arrived to Agua Salada we have visited 1 in Bordeaux and 4 in Bilbao from which 3 were Bibs. We selected this place just for lunch on our way from Bilbao to Picos de Europa. Let me tell you folks that this restaurant’s food and service has been the best on the trip so far and not by an inch but by a mile. The food is just so right, all the flavours are well balanced and the service is so friendly and warm. To be fair one of the best experiences we have had with my wife finding places to eat from the guide and we have visited 1⭐️ and 2⭐️ places and to be fair I would even say it is underrated by the guide. Dear Agua Salada keep up the good job you are doing and Carlos’s cooking is just amazing. I hope we can come back one day!

Superb quality food. You'll struggle to find Michelin standard food at this price. Highlights were the tuna tartare and scallops (treat yourself to at least three!) Excellent wine list with lots of local options. Three courses each and a bottle of wine came in at around 90 EUR for a couple.

Genious. Crazy value for money. We (2 pers.) had 8 dishes (half portions most of them, which was plenty by the way) and 2 bottles of wine for around 125 euro. The dishes were incredible, especially the Tuna tartar and the Octopus carpaccio. The wines were superb. Nothing to dislike, only love!

The place was cosy and we'll decorated. The host was really courteous and her suggestions were great. The food was perfect and affordable. Highly recommended Michelin guide restaurant.

The best restaurant I've tried in Santander. I tried risotto, sweatbread and almond praline dessert. it was all very good. I would like to come again. the employees are very kind and help with the selections. The wine list is also extensive.

Agua Salada feels like eating with family, the food is elevated but still reminiscent of home cooking, the decor like a favourite great aunt's house, and the service familiar enough to put a smile on your face but not so familiar as to be offensive. A few dishes, in my view, could have been improved upon, the berenjena, for example lacked texture but the mojo was sublime, and the Torijas (well I'm a fundamentalist where Torijas are concerned and I think day old bread is always called for, brioche if you must, but a sobao (essentially a Madelaine) does not have the right texture. All in all a very pleasant experience, €82 for three courses, and the service, for me, pushed it into five star territory.