Restaurant Puerto Zabala, a regular in the old port of Algorta.

Seafood and fresh fish await us at Restaurante Puerto Zabala, a restaurant specialized in seafood.

Located in the high part of the old port of Algorta, the restaurant Puerto Zabala, proposes us to enjoy its dishes in this magical, dreamlike environment. The fishermen’s houses, the sea and the good atmosphere, accompany us through the cobbled and narrow streets that lead us to the door of this restaurant. A walk that makes you feel like walking, a path that makes this Biscayan restaurant earn extra points.

Old Port of Algorta

The cuisine of the Puerto Zabala restaurant offers us traditional dishes of Basque gastronomy, dishes that have been tasted on the slopes of the old port of Algorta since before I was born, do you want to know our opinion? Don’t miss it!

Building: The building that houses the Puerto Zabala restaurant was once a fisherman’s house and the headquarters of the old Algorta rowing club. A building with tradition, an establishment that fits perfectly among all those “old” houses huddled on the slopes of the Biscayan coast. Upon entering, we find a small bar where fresh fish is the main protagonist.

Exterior of Puerto Zabala restaurant

The dining room of the Puerto Zabala restaurant, small, cozy and decorated with old fishing elements, offers a charm that today’s restaurants with large dining rooms have lost. The dining room has a maximum capacity of 40 diners, so it is essential to book in advance.

Puerto Zabala Dining Room Restaurant

Attention: We tried to book through the contact email that appears on the website of the restaurant Puerto Zabala, an option that we do not recommend using, since the email is wrong or is unattended. We insisted, this time by telephone, and now, yes, they attended us perfectly and took note of our reservation.

Puerto Zabala restaurant decoration

We arrived 15 minutes early to the restaurant but we were attended without any problem, a detail that is appreciated. During our stay at the restaurant Puerto Zabala we were attended and advised wonderfully, no complaints.

The menu: The menu is divided into 6 sections, seafood, cold starters, fish, meat, desserts and wines. If you want to consult the menu you can do it through their website (prices are not available) or in the establishment, on request, since in the restaurant the waiter sings the dishes as in the old days. Puerto Zabala restaurant menu.

Fish restaurant Puerto Zabala

Most of those present opted for the same formula that we were advised: Starters to share and a good fish for the main course, ending with a homemade dessert, a formula that we recommend.

The dishes: For first, we opted for a salad and some grilled prawns to share, for second, a good turbot for two and for dessert a homemade cheesecake and coffee. In the salad, the tomato flavor stood out (we must take into account that at this time of the year, early March, it is difficult to obtain good tomatoes), the rest of the salad was normal, correct.

Salad restaurant Puerto Zabala

The shrimp had good texture, tender, with good flavor and good saltiness.

Grilled shrimp

The grilled turbot, of good size, followed in the footsteps of the shrimp in terms of texture. It was cooked as it was in the old days, simple, without great boasts, as a good fish should be cooked.

Turbot

The dessert, in this case the homemade cheesecake, was good, both in texture and flavor.

Cheesecake

Price: Here is the big question, fresh fish from the sea is paid, forget about those fish from a fish farm that we can taste for 20 €, the good stuff is expensive. The price (we did not know it since it did not appear in the online menu and we did not ask) was somewhat more expensive than expected, the dishes we tasted were very good, but not excellent as the price indicated.

Puerto Zabala Restaurant Invoice

In short, the Puerto Zabala restaurant is a great establishment, with good raw material and a lot of tradition, but with a somewhat higher price than usual.