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Yes, very true, but I was looking for a more relaxed, shaded atmosphere.I don't know about secret garden restaurants, but I found that roughly a quarter of restaurants had tables on the terrace where one could eat outdoors. Indeed, one of the attractions of the Camino for me was taking my dinner at the edge of a plaza with the sky overhead and the stones still warm from the day's sun.
I found some photos on TripAdvisor of the outdoor seating area. It looks very nice.Not in the cities you've listed but a very nice place just at the entrance to Melide called Casa Alongos, located on the right side of the path at the beginning of the city proper after the long uphill slope from the river. Lovely atmosphere with vines growing over the seating area, the hostesses were very kind and gracious, and the pulpo was hard to beat.
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wow looked it up sounds like a great place.I can recommend a lovely one in Santiago though.
Casa Felisa. Nice people too.
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Not in the cities you've listed but a very nice place just at the entrance to Melide called Casa Alongos, located on the right side of the path at the beginning of the city proper after the long uphill slope from the river. Lovely atmosphere with vines growing over the seating area, the hostesses were very kind and gracious, and the pulpo was hard to beat.
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Yes, I had dinner there in 2016. My dim memory tells me that I had a nice salad that was different/better than the typical ensalada mixta. It had a nice atmosphere.
TripAdvisor is a great source for photos.Bar Deportivo , Navarette , Probably a little too commercial. In the town square opposite the magnificent church. Metres away from the municipal albergue , watch the world go by on the camino while sitting under manicured oaks - Trip advisor gives it four stars.
Please help with a photo someone?
In Triacastela, the Parrillada Xacobeo Restaurant - a part of the Complexo Xacobeo.
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Great! Looking for outside seating - real shade, trees, grapevines etc, decent spacing, and good food. We are considering starting the last few days of August and walking September...which can still be quite warm. So eating in airy, shady places is in the future, we hope!Albergue En El Camino in Boadilla del Camino. Don't know how you might differentiate "garden restaurant" with outdoor eating - but this one is outside, under trees and/or grape arbor.
@Marbe2, I've mostly walked in the Fall when there are MANY outdoor eating places - maybe not necessarily garden restaurants.Great! Looking for outside seating - real shade, trees, grapevines etc, decent spacing, and good food. We are considering starting the last few days of August and walking September...which can still be quite warm. So eating in airy, shady places is in the future, we hope!
You might ask at the Information Offices, they usually have a good selection and don't necessarily recommend the (dare I say?) tourist places...Any Garden Restaurants in Leon, or Sarria?
I second Najera, we spent a nice afternoon under an umbrella, watching the world go by....Also, Nájera has many outside eating places along the river - and with the sun setting behind the hills - it's shady and a beautiful setting.
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Buen Camino, @Marbe2, and may a safe one come your way soon...
Yes, Najera does have nice open airy seating possibilities along the river....Also, Nájera has many outside eating places along the river - and with the sun setting behind the hills - it's shady and a beautiful setting.
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view from other direction showing the paseo and outdoor seating possibilities
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Buen Camino, @Marbe2, and may a safe one come your way soon...
I stopped here a couple of times and enjoyed the place but the food not as much. Nice people working there, however. And to be fair, it was winter so perhaps the effort for making menu del dia wasn’t quite there.Albergue En El Camino in Boadilla del Camino. Don't know how you might differentiate "garden restaurant" with outdoor eating - but this one is outside, under trees and/or grape arbor.
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In Triacastela, the Parrillada Xacobeo Restaurant - a part of the Complexo Xacobeo.
In Puente La Reina October 2015 I enjoyed a GREAT menu del dia at the La Conrada restaurant at 17 Paseo de los Fueros, which parallels the camino on the south. Then for 10 euros seated in either the comfy bar or outside under umbrellas the meal included pasta salad, fresh octopus with aioli mayonaise and saute potatoes, lemon sherbet, and a glass of wine.
Now in mid-November 2020 the price of the
menu del dia is 11 euros on their current web page.
Not a restaurant but great little cafe/rest stop on the scenic route route on the way into of VillaFranca del Bierzo. The background music was the late Gurrumul Yunupingu, a famous Australian Indigenous singer guitarist who was also blind. Very peaceful stop.
Thanks Dennis...great picture!Hi Marbe2. Yes your on the right track. It is not far from the much photographed landmark Vina de los Pinos which we passed before arriving at the outdoor cafe.
Great! Looking for outside seating - real shade, trees, grapevines etc, decent spacing, and good food. We are considering starting the last few days of August and walking September...which can still be quite warm. So eating in airy, shady places is in the future, we hope!
Thanks,Well, if you are tempted to leave the Francés in Ponferrada and continue on the Invierno, there is a very nice outdoor garden in the Hotel Las Vegas in San Clodio, just a few kms beyond Quiroga. And the town has a very relaxing river ”beach” area with cafés and a playground. A great spot for seeing Spanish life in action.
The forum Invierno guide says this about the Hotel and its restaurant —
Hotel Restaurante Las Vegas, Rúa do Ferrocarril, 1. Tel. 982 42 82 83 OR 982 43 51 12. Bar opens very early; nice shady garden with tables. This place is actually on the other side of the river in the village of San Clodio, where Quiroga’s train station is located. It gets good reviews and is directly on the Camino. Its bar opens very early. A 2018 pilgrim paid 22 € for a big room with private bath.
Actually began making reservations for September! Apparently, the companies must be already busy scoffing up the private facilities there are already times at good private places that are not available in September for certain weeks but available at other times.
I think we sat where that foursome at the right is! Our first tarta de Santiago - my husband wanted ice cream, but as I was the walker and he was the roadie, I got to pick. He became an immediate fan and has since perfected his own tarta.I agree. I am not in the habit of taking pictures of my food (I am usually too busy shoveling it inboards), but I do remember having one of the best ‘menu del dia’ in Complexo Xacobeo at a table in the serving area in the street.
Thanks for the reinforcement! Will definitely stop there.I think we sat where that foursome at the right is! Our first tarta de Santiago - my husband wanted ice cream, but as I was the walker and he was the roadie, I got to pick. He became an immediate fan and has since perfected his own tarta.
Has anyone eaten at Casa del Barrio In Sarria?
Well, if you are tempted to leave the Francés in Ponferrada and continue on the Invierno, there is a very nice outdoor garden in the Hotel Las Vegas in San Clodio, just a few kms beyond Quiroga. And the town has a very relaxing river ”beach” area with cafés and a playground. A great spot for seeing Spanish life in action.
The forum Invierno guide says this about the Hotel and its restaurant —
Hotel Restaurante Las Vegas, Rúa do Ferrocarril, 1. Tel. 982 42 82 83 OR 982 43 51 12. Bar opens very early; nice shady garden with tables. This place is actually on the other side of the river in the village of San Clodio, where Quiroga’s train station is located. It gets good reviews and is directly on the Camino. Its bar opens very early. A 2018 pilgrim paid 22 € for a big room with private bath.
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