Restaurante O Piorno

Had an amazing meal of vieira / scallops, razor clams / navales, and croquetas de chipirones / squid croquettes with black ink. Paired nicely with Spanish white wine from Galicia - Albariño, Godello & Ribeiro del Duero. Service was not top notch that day but everything else was great. Would definitely seat here again.

Very good seafood (great octopus) and a good variety on the menu (including seasonal food like the green peppers). The portions were satisfying with a fair price for the high quality of the offered food.

Fantastic dining experience!

We had lunch here, the dishes as follows:

- Cheese platter -> 5/5
- Zamburiñas -> 5/5
- Vieira -> 5/5
- Tortilla Eapañola poco hecha -> 5/5
- Croquetas caseras -> 5/5
- Cheesecake -> 3/5

The dishes were excellent, notably the tortilla, we had it barely cooked and it was spectacular!
The only thing that wasn't to my liking (but still good) was the cheesecake, it seemed more like a flan.

The service was great! The waiter advised us on the portions and gave us a smaller, off the menu cheese platter, so we wouldn't over-eat.

We came here for breakfast and enjoyed it so much we decided to try out their dinner menu later that day. All of the food was excellent, service was friendly, and prices reasonable. Very nice spot in the old historic area of Santiago de Compostela.

Fantastic food here and great service. Quality of ingredients is excellent

Lovely place with delicious food. Atmosphere is good when you see people having catch up together as well.

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Fantastic food - amazing choice of classic local dishes! Octopus and "tetilla" cheese were such a wonderful combination with fresh beer form tap.
Staff in this place is super friendly and welcoming.
Menu cards are available as well in English.
And what is very important - if you are hungry already at 19:00 - this place is open already at that time, most of other great places re-open at 20:30

One of the few restaurants that was open throughout the lunch-dinner break. (Most Spanish restaurants have lunch and dinner really late and close between 4pm to 8pm)

Ordered the following dishes
1. Zamburinas (scallops)
The star dish of the night. 8 pieces for 14 euros. The scallops were so fresh you could still taste the natural sweetness of the scallops. Do note that there is another item on the menu called "Grilled Scallops" which is much cheaper at ~7 euros but apparently the waiter says it is much smaller.
2. Porchini mushrooms with prawns
The mushrooms were very tasty and the garlic was stirred fried perfectly without being burnt. However it was a bit on the salty side. Still a great dish for sharing
3. Raxo (pork cut in pieces with chips)
Oh my the portion was huge. Yummy but slightly salty.

Overall, great restaurant and you must order the zamburina scallops!

Great! I had pimientos de Padrón with cracked salt and then I ordered a hamburger with goat cheese and caramelized onions. Loved it! Glass of red wine and I was in heaven. I think even though it is located in a high tourist area, hasn’t lost a charm of a restaurant who offers local food.

Visited this place in 2021 and again in 2022 and the food and service is still very good.

Had grilled octopus and tetilla cheese with quince.

The only thing I hated was being seated right across the toilets (granted there was a door that closes and open)... Still it was early in the day around 12:30pm so it wasn't the lunch rush. There's plenty of seats around. Like there were empty seats and tables beside me even after I finished my meal. So yeah, poor single guy gets the table with the best view.. 🤦‍♂

We had the langostinos, pimientos, berberechos (no picture) and tortilla. The food was good. I specially can recommend the tortilla, it was really good. Even though I am not so into tortilla in general, but this one.. yes :D. Can be a little bit noisy sitting outside to the rush hour because there are several places next to each other. But overall decent food.

Did the job. Bacon and egg breakfast with cafe con leite and orange juice. Service was fast, they were busy for breakfast

Very nice scallops and high quality service! Even though I cannot speak Spanish, the waitors could get me "ice chocolate drink" during the meal. (In beer glass lol)

Went here twice for dinner and was very satisfied. All food was fresh, tasty and quickly prepared. Service was friendly and the price just right.

Best "secreto ibérico" I have ever had. Very nice salads, wine and desserts. I would definitely go back!

Delicious, fresh food. Friendly (and patient) service. Yum.

Super restaurant. Delicious food, the best I have experienced on my Camino. Amazing staff, super kind, they speak English. Nice place to have traditional meal.

I stayed in Santiago for 4 days, this was the best breakfast I had, the orange juice so fresh and the toast with ham and chesse, a little olive oil !!, delicious.!!!! Highly recomended

Great food and experience! I’ll be back in a blink!

Great busy spot, tapas and main meals served also good coffee and cake prompt friendly service, our chocolate and churros, gorg