Zortziko jatetxea

We had a pretty spectacular dinner here, chosing the 11 course tasting menu. Everything was very well executed and delicious. Herbs, spices, broth and sauces were excellent. The wine pairing had some surprising selections in it, and we had rather chosen different wines. Some were just a bit too special. Overall everything was great though. The atmosphere is very formal, the dining room quite grand and intimate. Service was great and attentive.

Very elegant and chic restaurant, gives aristocratic vibes. Really enjoyed my meal overall. 4/5 is because for a fine dining I was expecting a bit more flavour and perhaps something a bit more elegant. It was a too soupy or grandma’s lunch. Other than that the food itself is delicious and presented nice but not summer weather inspired. Perhaps seasonal fine dining is better.

Great Michelin star experience at a reasonable price. The menu is fresh, basque inspired without being too pretentious. One minor gripe is that the waiters seemed very rushed and that detracted a little from the experience

Wow, what an experience! I had the eleven course tasting meny with the wine package and will highly recommend this. It is one of the "most affordable" Michelin restaurants in Bilbao, 110€/180€ without/with wine package. Nice atmosphere, great sommelier and delicious and beatiful food. Have a look yourself:)

We took the 7 course menu. The booking was last minute but I did expect a bit more from a Michelin one star restaurant. The “snack” didn’t have any flavors nor were the ingredients anything too special. Scallops were good but not anything special and the swede croquettes were neither warm nor cold so it felt like it was prepared in advance. Stew that was served at lunch (and for dinner it was pork ravioli soup which sounded much tastier) was just pea soup at most..more like refried beans…and lacked any specialty. Sea bass was the only menu I liked and was cooked moist and juicy with crispy skin. For the land main course the course entailed duck, and having not liked duck in the past I asked for an alternative which was venison..also a very distinct choice of meat…so I took the duck and did not like it at all. Asked for a little extra cooking, which was done thankfully very well, but I still couldn’t finish the one piece I was working on. It was ironically good that the portions were so small that my companions took a piece each from me, but still left quite not yet full. This tells a lot about the portions at Zortiko. We had a late breakfast and was in a hurry so we took the 7-course each, but regretted instantly when we saw the portions of the first dish the “snack”. If any of the staff came to ask how the meal was, I would’ve told them that I could not take the duck. At 75 eur + sevice + drinks for a lunch, I would’ve expected so much better, at least a filling meal. The ingredients used were pretty underwhelming as well (or maybe they weren’t explained enough). The staff were at least nice and helpful, but it felt a bit awkward when our servers kept running to the only server that could speak english when we had a question or comment.

Excellent meal with inventive treatment of very good quality ingredients. Good, friendly but unobtrusive service, and good range of Spanish wines. Would thoroughly recommend. (PS Not expensive for this quality of cooking.)

Excellent food, very good service, dishes very well presented with a lot of care for the decoration. Good price for what you getting. Wines list it could be a bit better. Highly recommended if you are around !!!!

We chose the "A short trip but intense" menu that had a good size for lunch. One from our table had allergies so he got the foi starter. We asked them do do a wine pairing to the menu. First was a Sauterne that complimented the foi perfectly. The second dish was a cava cream based sause balancing fat from cream,cheese and bacon with the cava and apple sour taste very nice touch. We chose suckling pig that had been long time roasted at low temperature. It was very tender and again a great wine choose that balanced the dish.