Dinner in the Santa Maria
Sunday June 3rd
Having come back to Hendaye from our visit to the Spanish Basque coast, we set about finding a restaurant for dinner. Some had concentrated on lunch and were closed. The beachside places, under a blazing sun, were pretty full and so we headed to the port and back to the Santa Maria.
We picked the €17.50 menu. Each of the three courses had about six choices and it proved very good value indeed. Starters were a Mozzarella and Tomato with Jambon for CL and Grilled Sardines for me. Very happy with each.
Then on to the mains where we both agreed on Tuna served in the Basque fashion. The Basque sauce is based mainly on tomato and peppers and lent a terrific moisture to the tuna and the potatoes served it were top-notch. Excellent.
Dessert also came up trumps. I enjoyed my local Brebis cheese served with Black Berry jam and a small mustard dressed salad while CL tucked into an old favourite: Gateaux Basque. Good food and good value. Oh forgot to mention the beer. From the French brewery Goldberg, aromatic, balanced with bitterness and scent and served with a dish of salted peanuts while we awaited our first course.
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