Malinche - Sallent de Gallego

One star is already too much! To flee ! Very bad reception! We were kicked out like dirt! Scandal ! Food: 1 Service: 1 Atmosphere: 1

Service: Dine in Meal type: Lunch Price per person: €20–30 Recommended dishes: Flan de Huevo Casero

Servicio: Dine en Tipo de comida: Cena Precio por persona: €50–60 Alimentación: 5 Servicio: 5 Atmósfera: 4 Platos recomendados: Morcilla Con Piquillos

Fantastic food. We stopped in sallent for a relaxing weekend on september 2012, and were really happy to find this fabulous restaurant which served us a divine 3 part meal including a bottle of wine and water for just 18 euros. Highly recommended, yummy!

We were looking forward to a memorable lunch with family and friends in the beautiful Pyrenean village of Sallent de Gallego. Unfortunately, we will always remember it for the very poor service. The first thing was the lack of high chairs for the children, they didn't have any at all although for some reason I've never understood that is quite common in Spain. Next, when a very serious looking waitress came with the menu, we were told that each of us had to stick to the full, set menu, with a fixed price, which wasn't cheap. Although since they didn't have any children's menus (again, common in Spain), the waitress did agree to let two children share one menu. The next shocker came when one of us explained he was a vegetarian and ordered the only vegetarian dish on the menu, a salad and then asked if he could have an omelette for the main course. The waitress said no, he had to stick to the menu because she was alone in the kitchen. Is it so hard to make an omelette?! I should point out that the restaurant was rather quiet at the time. On one table they were having coffee and the other must have been finishing too because they left while we were eating our starters. When the starters came, the salads and soups were okay, served in large portions, with plenty of bread, but for that price you should expect a decent sized portion. Our second courses weren't so good though. The meat was a little overcooked and the paella was too salty. Meanwhile the vegetarian just ate bread. As the wine was included in the set menu, and with so many children and drivers in our group, the only drinker among us asked to keep the cork so she could take the wine with her. Our unfriendly waitress flatly refused, saying something about health and safety regulations, and that no food or drink could leave the premises. We were going to ask for a doggy bag too because some of the children had left a lot of food, but on hearing that we didn't dare! As we were eating our average desserts (except for the homemade creme caramel which was apparently quite nice) in the now almost empty restaurant, it was clear why two other nearby restaurants were fully booked when we phoned. If you haven't reserved a table in advance, don't worry, they'll always have a few empty tables in this restaurant!