Eme Be restaurant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe menu that Mart\u00edn Berasategui<\/strong> offers us at his latest restaurant takes its inspiration from traditional, local ingredients, but with a haute cuisine twist, and prices to match. While more expensive than any average sidrer\u00eda or restaurant in San Sebastian, the prices are not exorbitant, and are justified by the inventive and well thought-out menu.<\/p>\nThe first thing you notice as you walk through the door is the decor. An effort has been made to maintain the feel of a traditional Basque farmhouse, but with a modern twist. Huge wicker baskets hanging from the ceiling act as lights. The old cider barrels are still in place, and the general decor feels somewhat Scandinavian, or Basque-Scandinavian in the words of the owners.<\/p>\n
We recently decided to give the restaurant a try. The first thing to catch our attention was the menu, a simple selection, with 7 starters, 7 mains (4 meat and 3 fish dishes) and 5 desserts to choose from. The menu is very straightforward, with all dishes costing the same- starters at \u20ac15, mains at \u20ac20 and desserts at \u20ac10.<\/p>\n
One good thing about the menu is that it also offers half portions, the perfect option if you want to sample several dishes. A set menu is also available for \u20ac48<\/strong>, although to be perfectly honest it\u2019s not all that worthwhile, not because of the price, but simply because for the same amount you can create a menu to suit your own preferences by ordering \u00e0 la carte.<\/p>\nPoached Egg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nTo start, we opted for a crumbled txangurro (spider crab) salad, oysters with creamed leeks, and poached egg served cool in a wild mushroom sauce. All of the dishes were very tasty, but it was the poached egg that really stole the show.<\/p>\n
For our main course, we shared cuttlefish served in their own ink and pork chops with mashed potatoes, both of which were cooked to perfection.<\/p>\n
For dessert, we decided to try the caramelised orange cake with rum and raisin sorbet, on the recommendation of the waitress serving us. I\u2019m not really a sweet tooth, but must admit it was very good. \nPastel de naranja (orange cake)<\/p>\n
The final bill came to \u20ac55 per head.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
As we said, it isn\u2019t cheap, quite the opposite, but if you\u2019re looking for somewhere to enjoy a special lunch or dinner and you want to try something new, Eme Be could be the perfect choice.<\/p>\n
If you decide to visit Eme Be restaurant midweek, you can enjoy the daily set menu for just \u20ac30+VAT (only available Monday to Friday lunchtime).<\/p>\n
More information: http:\/\/www.emeberestaurante.com\/<\/a> \nEme Be telephone: 943 227 971<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Eme be Garrote is the name of the new Mart\u00edn Berasategui restaurant, which has opened San Sebastian, in…\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1721,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1720","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-restaurants","8":"cs-entry","9":"cs-video-wrap"},"yoast_head":"\nEme Be Garrote - New Mart\u00edn Berasategui restaurant in San Sebastian<\/title>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n