Sagardi

Comida excepcional de calidad. Servicio agradable y rápido.
A pesar de ser un sitio refinado, es acogedor y tú mismo puedes servirte tu propia sidra. Recomendación: postre Goxua y manitas de cordero

CON AITA EN SAGARDI
Comida sábado 20 de febrero
Bajada de 3 a 2 estrellas
Por azares del destino estando de nuevo por la Plaza Redonda nos pilla la hora de comer y como estamos cerca propongo Sagardi del que me había quedado una buena impresión. Vamos sin reserva pero no hay problema para encontrar mesa, el comedor de la planta primera está completamente vacío.
Esta vez somos cuatro y ya que es la hora de comer me atrevo y pido la txuleta de vaca madurada hecha a la brasa: el Villagodio de toda la vida.
Primer fallo, no preguntan el punto de la carne, algo de lo que me doy cuenta demasiado tarde. Rezo para que no esté muy hecha. Segundo fallo, el pan es congelado y pasado por el horno. Aun estando caliente está seco, la aureola blanca paralela a la corteza, propia de los panes congelados, lo confiesa avergonzada. Tercer fallo, la txuleta ha sido maltratada, pasadísima por las brasas en uno de sus extremos y poco hecha en el otro. 22 euros de carne a la basura. Cuarto fallo, de postre pido el Goxua. La nata está congelada, no se puede comer.
El peor fallo es que el jefe de sala ni pregunta qué tal está la comida.
No me vuelven a ver, no se queda en una estrella porque al parecer las potxas no estaban malas, aunque les faltaba un poco más de sacramento.
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Cena viernes 5 de febrero
Paso por Valencia y dando una vuelta con el proveedor del 50% de mi información genética después de acercarnos a ver la restauración de los frescos barrocos de San Nicolás pasamos por el Sagardi de la calle San Vicente, en el tramo entre la Plaza de la Reina y la Plaza del Ayuntamiento. Pleno centro, en el caso de Valencia franquicias de restaurantes de comida basura y de ahí para abajo.
Sagardi siempre nos había dado una mala impresión al ver desde la calle su decoración de tipismo vasco full equip similar al Lizarrán. Sin embargo, después de las buenas críticas leídas del nuevo Sagardi de Madrid en la Castellana insisto en probar el restaurante y nos decidimos a subir al comedor en la planta superior. Todavía no me he arrepentido.
Sagardi es una cadena de restaurantes vascos de buen nivel que también es propietaria de Orio. Cocina vasca tradicional ejecutada con solvencia en la que no se busca ofrecer un derroche de personalidad pero sí una calidad homogénea en todos los establecimientos de la cadena. Y una calidad francamente bastante alta. Una de las cosas que hay que reconocerle a la cocina vasca es que es la única que ha sido capaz de explotar cadenas de restaurantes de buen nivel, ya sean Orio, Sagardi o Pimiento verde.
En el caso del Sagardi de Valencia el comedor es agradable, amplio, acabado en maderas claras y, soprendentemente, de mesas muy grandes (incluso las mesas de dos) y sillas muy cómodas. Uno de los lados del comedor está acristalado y da sobre la iglesia de San Martín, mientras que en uno de los rincones del lado opuesto se sitúan junto a unas kupelas de adorno las brasas donde se realizan algunos de los platos de la carta, como las txuletas de vaca vieja o Villagodios.
La carta es casi una guía de viajes gastronómica del País Vasco en la que dominan las carnes. También hay un par de menús de sidrería disponibles con su tortilla de bacalao, su bacalo o su txuleta.
Esta vez para la cena pedimos unos entrantes ligeros de PIMIENTOS DEL PIQUILLO y una ENSALADA DE IDIAZÁBAL CON ESPINACAS Y FRUTOS SECOS. Correctos ambos, tampoco había margen para el error.
De segundo unas MOLLEJAS A LA BRASA CON ALCACHOFAS y un MAGRET DE PATO. Los dos muy buenos de punto y de sabor. Buena materia prima con elaboraciones sencillas para realzar el sabor.
De postre una TARTA FINA DE MANZANA que es una especie de masa de tarta Tatin con manzanas cortadas finas, un plato que ya he visto en cuatro o cinco restaurantes más.
Viernes noche y todo el comedor lleno de guiris de clase y edades medias de paso por Valencia; un par de mesas con dos parejas de turistas británicos y una mesa con un grupo de turistas italianos. Por cierto, hay que ver lo muchísimo que se les ve disfrutar a los turistas británicos o alemanes cuando comen en alguno de nuestros restaurantes: Restaurantes, digo, sentados, no riñendo por el último calamar a la romana del plato. Casi alimenta verles comer.
Con dos botellas de agua mineral, una botella de sidra natural vasca Zapiain para padre, dos copas de tinto argentino Uco Acero 2011 para servidor de ustedes y dos cafés solos descafeinados de máquina salimos a unos 40 EUR PAX. Buena RCP, servicio profesional educado y contenido. Recomendable, quizás los valencianos deberían darle una oportunidad al comedor de la primera plante y no juzgar sólo por la barra de pintxos de abajo.

Very nice and tasty restaurant. We’ve ordered fish and it wasn’t cheap, however worth it’s price. Place is very clean and well decorated. I can recommend it for a business or romantic diner.

I read a few of the Unilocal reviews about Sagardi and decided to give it a go on a recent trip to Valencia. I must say, I’m happy I did. The restaurant in split between the pintxos bar downstairs and a la carte upstairs. We sat downstairs so we could sample the pintxos or basque tapas. There was great choice and you just help yourself so we were free to try as much or as little as we wanted. Typically we had quite a lot and counted about 20 sticks on our plates at the end! We had nothing to worry about though as at around € 1.95 each, our meal was very affordable and well worth the price. Whether you want to sample something new or have had pintxos before, Sagardi is a good option when in Valencia.

Da wir in Barcelona vom Sagardi so begeistert gewesen sind, wollten wir in Valencia auch einen ausprobieren. Dieser war leider nur halb so gut. Eine kleinere Auswahl und nicht so oft wurde was Neues auf den Tellern angeboten.
Entweder man nimmt sich was von der Theke oder auch der Service läuft mit Tellern herum, und man nimmt sich das ein oder andere davon. Es wird pro Zahnstocher (der in den Häppchen steckt) abgerechnet. Hier wird noch vertraut. Es waren ca. 2 € pro Zahnstocher. Da kommt schnell mal was zusammen.
Mehr was für Touristen wurde uns dann bei einer Stadtführung gesagt.

Sagardi is a pincho bar, where they have small appetizers/​tapas on a mini slice of bread. My friend and I were starving, wandering around Valencia around 11pm when we stumbled across Sagardi. It is super close to the Plaza de la Reina in the city center, and was still lively when we arrived. Each pincho costs around 2 euros (will look at receipt later), and they have a nice variety. Additionally, the servers will walk around with plates of hot pinchos (favorite being the croquettas and some bacon wrapped dish). You have to keep track of the toothpicks from the tapas, as that’s how they calculate how much they owe. We also ordered a bottle of their house rioja, which was tasty as well. The pinchos I had were very good. and it’s easy to go overboard! This place was so good, that my friend and I opted to have our final lunch in Valencia here as well!
They have outdoor seating for nicer days (and people watching), and a fancier restaurant upstairs. But for tapas, the downstairs area is perfect.

Omg I just passed by and I had to go in… everything I had was amazing! All the small bites had 3 – 4 elements of flavor that complimented each other. Well done!

Good place for better wine and the best pintxos! Nice to see the people walk by trough the enormous windows.

At the risk of hyperbole… the best dinner I’ve ever had… a «Lomo Alto» prepared by Juan Vincente that was the best steak I’ve ever eaten. I should put this into context… I am a native Texan! I’ve never even made a better steak in my own back yard!
My wife and I had an amazing bottle of Rioja to go with it that went for about 25 €…easily would’ve been 60 $ in the States! And a jamon croquette that was just amazing!
And the dessert!
People, do not stop or pass go! Go here!!!

Excellent the natural cider was stunning, old cow was one of the best steaks I have ever had, anywhere. Wine list too good.

We stopped in for a casual lunch of pintxo and beer on our recent trip to Spain and really loved Sagardi!
I’m a vegetarian, and when I approached the bar of pintxos, and saw that only one variety out of dozens was vegetarian, the staff offered to make me 3 varieties of vegetarian tapas! In addition to the wonderful service, it was a beautiful place, and the food was delicious!

Sehr leckere Tapas (stck 1,90). Schönes Ambiente. Ich werde sicherlich wiederkommen. Es lohnt sich!

Really loved this place. We were lucky enough to get the private room upstairs overlooking the side street. Dined with my in-​laws, wife and kids. We weren’t that hungry so we got an odd selection of things.
I started with the lettuce hearts salad. WIfe got the tuna tare tare. They had a nice kids tasting plate so we got one of those for Thing 2 and then the duck for Thing 1. Server brought the kids meals out with the apps which was much appreciated. Kids liked their food. Thing 1 loved the duck.
For mains, mother-​in-​law got the hearts salad, wife got the salted cod frittata /​omelette and I got a small rib steak… no sides. Salted cod frittata was nothing special. Steak was really outstanding. I take a lot of pride in my steaks (secret coffee rub, exotic salts, etc.) and I now have a new tasting level to work toward. The best part part of the steak was that it was clearly cooked at and very high temp. Outside was a little crispy while the inside was a perfect mid-​rare.
Would definitely go back to Sagardi.

Great food. Nice atmosphere. Great place to go after work…

Probably won’t find a better pintxo/​tapas place in this neighborhood.
I’ve tried a few pintxos (tapas but on bread with toothpicks) places in this neighborhood and this is the most impressive one I’ve been to. I’ve only been there for the pintxos, but I believe there’s an upstairs restaurant as well.
The spread of pintxos is great, there’s a display on the bar and you just go up and take your pick. Some of the more noteworthy items would be the crab with white yolk, the salmon, Iberian ham, and the sausage. The dishes that are out are usually the cold dishes, but the waiters/​waitresses will walk around with platters of freshly made (and usually hot) dishes. If you’re sitting outside, you may miss out on some of these if there’s a big group inside (the waiters just can’t get out there before it’s all gone). If you know what you want, you can still request them directly.
The drinks here are pretty good. I thought the house red wine was very good, and I also tried a local cider which was… different, but still good. I wouldn’t recommend the cider unless you’re fond of slightly more bitter drinks.
Overall, a great pintxos or tapas place and definitely a good place to stop in if you’re getting hungry (like most Americans) and it’s no where near the Spanish dinner time (8:30 or later).

My favourite too, and everyone I’ve taken there was mesmerised by the choice of pintxos. Also, well situated between the cathedral and the town hall.
Less obvious, because it’s behind the bar, is the enormous barrel of Asturian rough cider. Very refreshing — but be careful, it carries a lot of punch.

I’ll always remember this place as it was the first place I ate at when I was in Valencia.
Popping myself on a stall at the bar I ordered a drink from the nice bar man before being given a plate and diligently working out the toppings on each pintxo (basically a ‘toothpick snack’) at the bar.
Each pintxo has a cocktail stick through it, firstly to ensure that the toppings don’t fall off when you pick the pintxo up, and secondly so the bar person can total up your bill at the end.
After my first one I was addicted. Each pintxo was loaded with fresh well made and flavoured ingredients. Knowing my stomach had only limited space only made it only more difficult from the huge variety before my eyes.
Certainly not the cheapest pintxo bar in Valencia but for the quality and overall service, this place is recommended