Víctor Montes

We went twice to this place: one time for dinner, one time for pintxo. Both experiences were great. Dinner: we were seated upstairs where there is a beautiful dining room. Everything was delicious. Special mention to the croquettes, the assortment of chorizos. Pintxo: great atmosphere by sitting at the bar. The quality of the food was great.

Delicious food, they somehow made a simple side salad taste showstopping! All around fantastic meal. Beautiful food. Only downside is you do experience quite a lot of people disturbing you and asking you for money if you sit outside, which is no fault of the restaurant of course.

Came here for Pintxos after our little siesta. Hit the spot as we weren’t super hungry. Staff is friendly and helpful. It wasn’t super busy so we were able to grab seats at the bar. Dining area outside and inside is reservation only. They have Pintxos pairing which is great. Tried my for Txakoli, local dry white wine. It’s not what I prefer I terms of flavor profile but I love trying the local drinks. Update: Decided to make a reservation for their sit down dinner. Soooo glad that we did. We split the local burrata salad. It’s more burrata than leafy green. Who knew that something so simple could be so delicious? Next course was the brothy rice with squid and octopus. For our mains we had the cod and the monkfish. While both were good, I have to say that the monkfish was way more flavorful than the cod. Finally. We had the caramelized cream and custard for dessert. You had to roll us out of that place we were so full.

We arrived without a reservation but after a short wait they were able to give us an outside table. Lovely selection of wines by the glass. We were looking for a sit down meal as opposed to pintxos and it didn't disappoint. Chistora and croquette to start, both large portions and tasty. We shared the t-bone steak for mains. A beautiful piece of meat cooked rare and served with a hot plate so you can adjust the cooking to your liking. Staff were friendly and professional. Thoroughly enjoyed our visit and so glad we happened upon here.

Great food and service. We’ve dined here last night. The suckling pig was excellent. Also tapas at lunch. Highly recommended if you’re in Bilbao, Spain.

We enjoyed the supper and their outdoor to us. The Barata salad the grilled green peppers along with the octopus and scallops were extremely tasty. Well prepared served very hot. Obviously, this place, for a sit down dinner is a cut above.

Enjoyed the food. We had eaten pintxo’s here the night before and decided to go for the fancy sit down meal. It was excellent. Highly recommend both the sit down meal or stopping in for the Pintxos. Wine list is also great.

We enjoyed a delicious meal inside near the window where Anthony's service was attentive, generous and entertaining. This was the second dinner we had at Victor Montes during our two-week stay in the Basque region. We were delighted to discover it was still in business after having initially visited this establishment in 2018!