Fiestas de Bilbao... la Plaza Nueva abarrotada. Queríamos comer un pintxo de Bacalao al pil-pil, entre otros... nos encanta como lo preparan allí 😋😋. A pesar de todo el gentío, teníamos a disposición uno de los "medios barriles" de la fachada... ideal para organizar nuestras viandas 😋 La barra tiene unos expositores espectaculares con una increíble variedad de Pintxos de todas las clases y formas... para perder el sentido 🙃🙃 Además de la Terraza asombrillada, en el interior, también hay comedores en ambas plantas. Atienden rápido teniendo en cuenta el volumen de gente que pide su comanda. La experiencia fue como siempre, inmejorable!! Victor Montes es un Restaurante Totalmente Recomendable!!!

Realmente una muy buena experiencia. Un servicio atento y muy servicial. Comida excelente y un precio razonable. Y eso que estábamos en plenas fiestas de Bilbao. Ubicación en Plaza Nueva ( corazón de la fiesta ). Comimos a la carta, no pinchos.

Parada en otro de los clásicos de Bilbao: el Montes. Ricos pintxos, buen vino y trato excelente. Local muy bonito y acogedor. Muy recomendable.

Comida excelente y trato inmejorable. No puedo decir nada más porque la verdad que me voy feliz

Comimos el pasado viernes, desde la llegada hasta el final un 10. La carta es un poco corta pero tampoco se necesita mucho más porque todo está riquísimo. Si quieres comer tranquilo sin el bullicio de los pintxos es una de las mejores opciones de Bilbao. Comimos las mejores alcachofas que he probado en mi vida. La carne excelente. El trato de Begoña un 10. Volveremos seguro.

Un lugar acogedor, amable personal Atención inmediata y super Agradable Se comen unos pinchos buenísimos la verdad que no deseas marcharte Su gente y el entorno todo super bien Volveremos pronto 👏👏

Vinimos por una recomendación de un amigo, y no nos defraudó, espectacular. Además, Vale, la camarera nos recomendó tanto pintxos como vinos y la verdad que genial. Volveremos. Recomendable 100%.

Todo un acierto haber elegido este restaurante 👌 hemos pedido ensalada de ventresca, alcachofas y tartar de atún y estaba todo súper rico 😋 además está en el casco viejo, en la Plaza Nueva, ideal para pasar un buen rato con buen ambiente

evelien akerboom

We had a wonderful experience at Víctor Montes in Bilbao. The food was excellent, beautifully prepared, and full of authentic Basque flavor. What truly made the evening special, though, was the service. Isaac and Andini were outstanding warm, attentive, and genuinely welcoming. They made great recommendations and ensured everything was perfect throughout our meal. Their professionalism and friendliness really elevated the whole experience. A historic restaurant with great atmosphere, fantastic cuisine, and exceptional service. Highly recommended, and we would happily return!

Mila

Fantastic food! Professional stuff! Very quick service as well, highly recommend.

Anastasia Khomutova

It’s a really nice place with so good food, nice guys working in there and interesting atmosphere! We’re here for the second time and going to come back more! It’s a really good restaurant!!! Highly recommend!

+2

Sarah Lai

Great food and service. We’ve dined here last night. The suckling pig was excellent. Also tapas at lunch. Highly recommended if you’re in Bilbao, Spain.

+1

Alejandro Lopez de Haro

My family and I had a fantastic dinner at Victor Montes. The food was superb, and the service was excellent as well. Andoni, our waiter, was outstanding. He was amazingly kind and wonderful with our baby. We truly felt welcomed and had a great experience.

Holly

Delicious food, they somehow made a simple side salad taste showstopping! All around fantastic meal. Beautiful food. Only downside is you do experience quite a lot of people disturbing you and asking you for money if you sit outside, which is no fault of the restaurant of course.

Isa

We went twice to this place: one time for dinner, one time for pintxo. Both experiences were great. Dinner: we were seated upstairs where there is a beautiful dining room. Everything was delicious. Special mention to the croquettes, the assortment of chorizos. Pintxo: great atmosphere by sitting at the bar. The quality of the food was great.

+3

Margaret OSullivan

We arrived without a reservation but after a short wait they were able to give us an outside table. Lovely selection of wines by the glass. We were looking for a sit down meal as opposed to pintxos and it didn't disappoint. Chistora and croquette to start, both large portions and tasty. We shared the t-bone steak for mains. A beautiful piece of meat cooked rare and served with a hot plate so you can adjust the cooking to your liking. Staff were friendly and professional. Thoroughly enjoyed our visit and so glad we happened upon here.

Adv Shantanu Chakravarty

Recommend this Spanish Bar very delicious food, sea food is excellent in Plaza Neuva Bilbao. The salmon suck was great. Widest collections of wine seen. Extremely enjoyable & recommended.

Kay Bee

Came here for Pintxos after our little siesta. Hit the spot as we weren’t super hungry. Staff is friendly and helpful. It wasn’t super busy so we were able to grab seats at the bar. Dining area outside and inside is reservation only. They have Pintxos pairing which is great. Tried my for Txakoli, local dry white wine. It’s not what I prefer I terms of flavor profile but I love trying the local drinks. Update: Decided to make a reservation for their sit down dinner. Soooo glad that we did. We split the local burrata salad. It’s more burrata than leafy green. Who knew that something so simple could be so delicious? Next course was the brothy rice with squid and octopus. For our mains we had the cod and the monkfish. While both were good, I have to say that the monkfish was way more flavorful than the cod. Finally. We had the caramelized cream and custard for dessert. You had to roll us out of that place we were so full.

+5

Cris M

Walked in the late afternoon for a pinxo and xakoli and ended up making a reservation for my last dinner in Bilbao. I will definitely come back.

+3

Cian Derbyshire

Food was absolutely gorgeous, exceeded all put expectations. Will definitely eat here again if we can. Not to be missed

+2

Jenny Ortiz

Enjoyed the food. We had eaten pintxo’s here the night before and decided to go for the fancy sit down meal. It was excellent. Highly recommend both the sit down meal or stopping in for the Pintxos. Wine list is also great.

Seti Hamalian

We enjoyed the supper and their outdoor to us. The Barata salad the grilled green peppers along with the octopus and scallops were extremely tasty. Well prepared served very hot. Obviously, this place, for a sit down dinner is a cut above.

Amro Shaaeldin

My first ever Pintxos experience and I absolutely loved it! The set up, the atmosphere and the food offering was great. Unfortunately as I don't eat pork, I couldn't try everything, but what I was able to eat was an experience I'd return for. Definitely worth the trip and worth giving it a shot!

Elizabeth Wagner

We enjoyed a delicious meal inside near the window where Anthony's service was attentive, generous and entertaining. This was the second dinner we had at Victor Montes during our two-week stay in the Basque region. We were delighted to discover it was still in business after having initially visited this establishment in 2018!

Ronaldytvy Blok

What a very nice place. You might think it's a touristic restaurant, but in al fairness it still keeps the Basque/Spanish atmosphere with the excellent quality of the original dishes, the wine list and the authentic ambiance of the interior. We were more than pleasently surprised. Enjoyed a cod dish pil e pil, sirloin 35 days matured and an amazing tuna salad. The brandy's were served like in the good old days, heated by a glaas with hot water underneath. Special thanks for the excellent, attentive service of our waitress. Changing the (wrongly prepared?)margerita cocktail and a quick handover of a napkin for some small staines of Biscaya sauce on a white polo.

+6

Winnie Ko

We both had the Lamb as a main course with Wine and a Caña lemonade to drink. Incredible food and Anthony served us with a smile and kindness. Even though we only had limited Spanish it wasn’t an issue and we felt very welcome. We also had two delicious desserts and a brandy to round off the meal. 5 stars for quick service and great vibes.

Michelangelo Wegner

Victor Montes is an elegant tapas bar on Plaza Nueva in the Old Town of Bilbao. Expecting the bustle of a busy bar, we were pleasantly surprised that the atmosphere here was more calm than at other venues we had visited. The staff were kind and helpful, explained the different tapas on offer and encouraged us to try different vermouths. Delicious morsels, friendly staff - great experience! Absolutely recommended!!

Local en pleno centro de Bilbao. Cuenta con una zona para comer unos pintxos y me sorprendió la gran variedad que tenían. También tiene la zona de restaurante donde comí y, en general, estuve satisfecho porque la comida era de calidad pero para los precios que tenían las cantidades eran algo pequeñas. Volvería si es para comer pintxos, al restaurante tal vez también pero buscaría antes otras opciones. El servicio excelente.

Ilya Gulin

This is one of the places around Plaza Nueva, sort of the local Plaza Mayor de Madrid. Dozens of taverns and bars offer varieties of pinchos, but should you wish to get seated and choose by menu, you would be also welcomed, but noting that you cannot order pinchos, even from the same place. This is quite confusing, although works like that at all the places here. At first the waiter was a bit unfriendly, but got much better, when we confirmed that we came not for pinchos (stay at the bar-part then!) and even ordered a lot, including good wine. The food was good: “chuleta de vacuna” and the local speciality- “boletus de la peninsula” - were outstanding. Also the wide selection of wines was impressive, we found even some positions not so popular, but special to us. Finally, if you come to Plaza Nueva for a restaurant, then it is the right place, if for pinchos - choose any spot around! Although the assortment of pinchos is different everywhere, the vibe is +- the same.

Calidad-Precio elevado. Estaba rico pero las raciones muy pequeñas, sobre todo el arroz. Para un menú de 59€ en grupo, para no repetir.