Fast food

Nowadays, more and more people use to eat fast food or unhealthy food. Many of them don’t do any sport and, as a consequence of that, they look overweight or fat. In big cities, you can find a lot of McDonald’s, Burger King or KFC and all of them very near. In Spain, for example, if you want a hamburger in McDonald’s the biggest size is  medium. But in America, you can find small, medium, large and super size.

Last year, we saw a documentary that is very well-known in America called Super Size Me. It is about a mancalled Morgan Spurlock. This man ate McDonald’s food  for a period of 30 days only. He wanted to show us that McDonald’s food isn’t healthy and the bad things that it can cause. With this documental we can see clearly that a lot of American people buy junk food.

With all this I want to say that we know that this kind of food isn’t healthy, but isn’t it delicious? It is one thing to eat junk food every day but if we eat once a month it doesn’t matter. What do you think?

La mina

In my opinion the best restaurant ever  is La mina. I really love it and in the way I see it is one of the best restaurants were I had been . I have been there many times and every time I go I realise that I loved it. The food is expectacular, the workers are really friendly and polite and also is cheeper is everything we can want, isn´t it? The atmosphere is incredible it is a really nice place were families can go and enjoy themselves. The only thing the could improve would be the time, I mean, sometimes the food had to be waited for a long period of time. This is a place where I would go every day for lunch.

Tagliatella

Last friday I went to the Tagliatella. It is a great restaurant where you can eat lots of types of pasta. It is located in the centre of San Sebastian near the Buen Pastor cathedral. When I went in, as I expected, there where lots of people and it had an outstanding smell. the staff iwas very nice and the decor is really confortable.

The food it is great. There are lots of types of pasta like spaghetti and caneloni. As a boy who likes fast food I have to say that the meal was very formal but the food was delicious.

I would recommend going to someone who likes italian restaurants. I would say that is the best I have ever tried.

USATEGIETA RESTAURANT

I had always wanted to go to Usategieta restaurant. The first time was when we celebrated my grandparents' golden wedding.

The restaurant is located in Oiartzun but the way to get there is not very accessible. It is a really huge restaurant with very beautiful views.

The food is quite traditional and good quality but it is also overpriced. The staff are absolutely friendly and thoughtful and you do not need to wait for a long time for your food. They serve it really fast. The decoration is a mix of the rustic and the modern. It is not a common mix but it is pleasing to the eye.

The main drawback of this restaurant is that in winter if it rains you cannot be in the garden because there is no covered area.

On the whole, I would really recommend going there because it is an absolutely fabulous and wonderful place.

El Bulli

El Bulli is quite a small restaurant situated in Bera Bera, in the sports club Atletico San Sebatian.

Talking about the staff, the employees are quite young, between twenty an thirty years. I know one of them, Pablo. I know him a couple of yeras ago, because I had some tennis lessons and he was the coach.

They serve diferent varietis of food. They also serve Mexican food, which I love. The atmosphere is really friendly. I could say that it's like a family atmosphere.

On the other hand, the food and some drinks are quite expensive, and sometimes you have to wait for more tha an hour to get a table. But personally I think that it's a great restaurant.

La Perla

    La Perla is the renowed restaurant situated by la Concha beach. I have known it since I as a child due to my uncle, who is the boss of the loucal I think it is absolutely good value for money.

    The meals, they offer you a large variety of dishes. They have got food from all over the world so you can taste different flavours which surely you wouldn't have tried before. It helped me to get use to different types of food when I had to travel abroad.

    Concerning the staff, a lot of young people work there and, as they are from different places all around the world, they are able to deal with everyone perfectly. Moreover, they are highly qualified people so they can inform you about any dubpt you may have about the way the dishes are prepared.

    The prices are not expensive. What is more, they are low compared it the quality of the food. It is good value for money, actually.

    The atmosphere is friendly. So apart from enjoying the food, you may enjoy the company of the person you are sitting next to.

    Despite all these advantages, on the other hand, it is something crowed so you may not feel comfortable among all those people.

    I think La Perla may be the perfect place to enjoy your free time, while you are having tea and speaking with new friends that you have recently met. I would strongly recommend it to everyone.

BIHOTZ RESTAURANT

Bihotz restaurant is a place where I was a long time ago.

I must say before I went there I used to think that the food would be of poor quality an badly prepeared, like in McDonald's. Summarizing that, I thaught it would be an extremely bad restaurant. That's why I avoid visiting it despite people's recommendations. But I went there once with my parents, and it certainly wasn't so bad. To be honest, the hamburger I tried was magnificently cooked.
The staff are extrmely nice. They do everything they can to make you feel comfortable, even they are exhausted.
That day I realised that Bihotz is a fantastic place to eat. The atmosphere there is very lively. To my mind, this restaurant is for all types of people, from young chlidren to wrinkled old men.
So that's why I strongly recommend trying this restaurant. You won't regret it.

Le Tagliatelle

My friends and also a lot of other people had always spoken about a restaurant called Le Tagliatelle that is in the centre of Donosti. Everybody speaks about its delicious and good-tasting food, so after I heard that, I decided to visit and try the food with my parents.

There were a lot of different types of pasta and pizza which have good prices. I decided to have a pizza called Bismarck, which was made with cheese, ham and an egg in the middle. 

I went at night. Because of that, it was full of people. The restaurant has an Italian atmosphere. It’s decorated with different pictures of Italy. You don’t have to wait a long time and if you aren’t sure what to choose, the waiters help you and also advise you what to choose. So if you like Italian food a lot , don’t think twice and try the food of this restaurant because it is worth the trouble.

THE AKELARRE (Pedro Subijana)

     The restaurant I would like to review is located in Donostia and it is called Akelarre.

     I had always avoided going to the luxurious Akelarre as I thought it would be a very expensive place such as Arzak but I have to say that I completely changed my mind when I visited because it wasn't like I expected it to be.

     As a person who doesn't like every type of food I was satisfied with the high quality of every dish they served me, even though there wasn't too much quantity in each of them. As an example, I decided to try a steak and it was perfectly cooked.

    On top of that, it isn't a restaurant which is full of tourists so the atmosphere is very comfortable and the staff are very friendly and helpful. On the other hand, you have to wait a while until they serve you the food and therefore it's a little bit boring. Besides this, the food isn't overpriced so you'll be pleased.

     On the whole, I'd strongly recommend going there to everyone who likes the high quality cuisine.

Antxeta restaurant

I have always wanted to visit the Antxeta restaurant. Last weekend I visited the restaurant, and I was really disappointed. I thought that the atmosphere would be calm and that I would enjoy eating some food with my friends. But it was the opposite... The Antxeta was full of noisy football fans and the food I ate was very poor quality.

The prices of the restaurant were also not very good. At the beginning I thought that the high prices were because the food they served was good quality, but when I started eating I immediately changed my mind! Because of this I think that the food is overpriced.

The only good thing, in my opinion, was the staff. I was made extremely welcome and the food was served in less than twenty minutes. In addition, the staff were really friendly, not like in many other places. However, I had to wait a bit to pay the bill. On the whole, I wouldn't recommend this restaurant if you want a relaxed afternoon with your friends.

Fostes`s Hollywood

I had never been to the Fostes`s Hollywood restaurant in San Sebastian before a friend and I went there on our birthday last year. People had told me that the restaurant was very good if in terms of food and atmosphere as an American restaurant. However they had told me hat the service isn´t good at all.

When we arrived we asked for a table. We had to wait for 20 minutes. Finally we sat down at a table near a window. I decided to try a caesar salad and some American ribs. They were wonderful and also very flavorful. We had a great time in an appropriate atmosphere for an a American restaurant with county music and rustic furniture.

Finally, I think that it is a good price for good food, the only thing is the staff. There are only two waiters for ten tables and that could be improved by getting another waiter.

La Tagliatella

When I first tried the restaurant "La Tagliatella" I liked it a lot but not as much as I like it now. Is one of my favourite restaurants in San Sebastian and one of the most common. There are two, one is located in Gros and the other is in the city centre.

I love it because of the Italian food, the ingredients and how they cook. I haven´t tried all the different food there but bearing that in mind the "pizza prosciutto" and the "rigatone carbonara" are my favourites. The only thing disappointed me was the bread, because it had olives and some spices.

The staff are extremely welcoming but when the restaurant gets full of people they don´t give you much attention. I must say that the food is neither overpriced nor cheap and the atmosphere didn´t disappoint me, they haven´t got their own car park nor places to eat outdoors but it isn´t a very big problem.

The restaurant isn´t perfect, moreover has some things to increase but I think is a good restaurant to go either with your family or with your friends.

The Nikolas restaurant

I have been to a restaurant called Nikolas, which is a perfect place to have a meal with friends or family, or alone. The food was distinguished, we were gladly and cordially received by the staff and the atmosphere was amazing.

Some good points are that there is some Basque food and you can try it or you can also eat something else. If you ask me what type of food I would choose it would be the steak. This is because they prepare it perfectly. Another advantage is that they have their own car park and they have places to eat outdoors or indoors. The staff are really kind and the prices of the food are acceptable.

But not everything is good and it has its drawbacks, for example the location is strange because you can easily get lost. Another thing which I don't like is that younger children don't have a place where they can play. 

In conclusion,  the restaurant has some advantages but also has its downsides and there isn't any perfect restaurant.