Day Eight continued...
While in Bilbao, we had lunch at Restaurante Victor, located in the Plaza Neuva. Established in 1940, Victor's cuisine is traditional Basque and it is a family-run restaurant.
The first floor is more of a tapas bar and you would never know there was a larger restaurant here. But, go through a door in the back and walk upstairs and you will find yourself in a casual and quieter restaurant. As we awaited our food, we began with a bottle of 1995 Vina Alcorta Rioja Reserva, a very good wine.
Our first course was a Seafood Salad. There was plenty of seafood but also a lot of mayonnaise, which I do not like. But my wife thought it was very good. The second course was thin slices of Iberico ham, very good, and then our third course was Chorizo. The Chorizo was spicy and delicious.
The food kept coming. Our next course were Spinach and Ham Croquettes. Now, I normally do not like spinach but I actually enjoyed these croquettes. They had a sweet taste and plenty of cheese. We next had a plate of Fried Regional Peppers which also had a sweet flavor. There was then a plate of Sauteed Mushrooms. The food seemed endless.
For our entrees, we had a choice of Hake or Lamb, so we got one of each. The lamb consisted of three delectable chops with mushrooms and thin-sliced potatoes. The chops were meaty, tender and flavorful. The Hake consisted of three large pieces of tender white fish with sauteed peppers. This was also very tasty.
For dessert, there was a delicious creme caramel cake. Sweet, plentiful and enough to send me over the edge. I was so stuffed after this lunch feast.
Service was excellent. And the food was quite delicious. I would highly recommend this restaurant.
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