Oppoca,
Centre,
Ainhoa 64250,
0559298103,
Local restaurant, French classical,80, Pub style rooms
Staying at the Ithurria we were sent here when they were closed on a Wednesday evening.
With that recommendation we felt more confident than a quick peer at the outside might have engendered. In the end we were more than pleasantly surprised. We had a menu gastronomic which would not have shamed some of the finest chefs. We found innovation and a certain style with both the ingredients and the presentation. The starter a millefeuille of goose liver, smoked duck and cheese was fascinating with the ingredients quoted being placed between slithers of light chocolate cake and finished with a caramelised sugar on the top. I can not say it worked that well: it was not bad but I think certainly the smoked duck was an ingredient too far. And I was not sure about the caramelised top. The other dishes were an artichoke dish and a duck with ceps. Both were okay rather than excellent although once again the question was more over the finished product than excellent ideas. Certainly worth a visit.

Oppoca,
Centre,
Ainhoa 64250,
0559298103,
Local restaurant, French classical,80, Pub style rooms
Staying at the Ithurria we were sent here when they were closed on a Wednesday evening.
With that recommendation we felt more confident than a quick peer at the outside might have engendered. In the end we were more than pleasantly surprised. We had a menu gastronomic which would not have shamed some of the finest chefs. We found innovation and a certain style with both the ingredients and the presentation. The starter a millefeuille of goose liver, smoked duck and cheese was fascinating with the ingredients quoted being placed between slithers of light chocolate cake and finished with a caramelised sugar on the top. I can not say it worked that well: it was not bad but I think certainly the smoked duck was an ingredient too far. And I was not sure about the caramelised top. The other dishes were an artichoke dish and a duck with ceps. Both were okay rather than excellent although once again the question was more over the finished product than excellent ideas. Certainly worth a visit.