Restaurante María Castaña

I really enjoyed the food here — especially the shellfish dish I ordered, since the shell is a beautiful symbol of the pilgrim journey. 🐚✨ The octopus was incredible — tender, delicious, and full of flavor. 🐙🔥 The chicken was also incredibly soft and flavorful. Loved the taste! Highly recommended! 🍽️👏

The staff were amazing and attended to our needs. The pork with patatas fritas were so tender and so good. The Gallego soup was okay, but my baby loved it. I wish the pulpo tasted a little better but overall a good dining experience. More on the expensive side

Full of characters from front of house to its kitchen - attentive team who brought cava to juicy tomato to seafood and cheese plater, sprinkle with local advices throughout the meal. I had a peak, definitely magic dust in that kitchen :)

Great local food. Octopus was very tender and flavorful, as we're the scallops. Steak was grilled perfectly!

You must visit this bar. They serve wine in bowls for under 2€ with a tapa. There is a covered enclosed in ancient stone patio that you can have dinner. The service was great and full of locals.

O.M.G.... What a great restaurant!!!! The staff were all kind and friendly. They work really hard and seem to enjoy working there. Food was really great that I expected. It was my last dinner in Spain, and I was so happy that I came here.

I LOVE THIS PLACE! It’s not fancy, but it’s 100% gastronomical. The menu is a great mix of traditional Spanish foods with other gourmet plates. We had the most delicious fig and tomato salad, that was on the specials list. It had locals and foreigners alike. The waiter was super friendly, jovial, and very knowledgeable about the wines. He was happy to help and chat. We really enjoyed our time here. One of the best restaurants I’ve visited in Spain for an everyday meal. I recommend.

The quality of the food was delicious! Everything was really well cooked, congrats chef! Strongly recommend it

This was recommended to us by a local, it was delicious!!!! Traditional Galician food. Ee ordered the octopuss galician style, the percebes, the "tetilla" cheese, caldo galego, the chipirines, which everything was delicious! Cooked to perfection at very reasonable prices.

A small, typically Galician place to have a tapa and talk (at the bar or front area with tables) or to eat (at tables or in interior). Be prepared to speak Galician (we do) - the service will be even better and friendlier. Although set in the casco vello or medieval part of Santiago, the restaurant is not afraid to try some intriguing dishes such as algae salad with sweetened balsamic vinegar (really healthy) or sea urchin omelette. Dessert can be good as well. Reasonable prices, very nice atmosphere with stone walls. However, if you have noisy children, or sit near them, the inner area can get a bit loud toward the end of your meal. Go early, get to know the people there - a lot of regulars stop by for apperitifs. Not far from the cathedral and other parts of the historic area of this city that is becoming too full of tourists for my taste.

One of my favorite places in Santiago for typical Gallician food. My favorites here are the pulpo (octopus), zorza (pork with seasonings), and patatas (fries). The inside is decorated in a typical Galician fashion, with stone walls and lots of wood. It can be a bit pricey, but you can eat really well.