Pollitena jatetxea
Basque restaurant · San Sebastian ·

Pollitena jatetxea

Basque restaurant · San Sebastian ·

Creative Basque dishes & tasting menus, excellent value

menú del día
local food
bottle of wine
friendly service
fish
charming ambiance
wine
dessert
Pollitena jatetxea by null
Pollitena jatetxea by null
Pollitena jatetxea by null
Pollitena jatetxea by null
Pollitena jatetxea by null
Pollitena jatetxea by null
Pollitena jatetxea by null
Pollitena jatetxea by null
Pollitena jatetxea by null
Pollitena jatetxea by null
Pollitena jatetxea by null
Pollitena jatetxea by null
Pollitena jatetxea by null
Pollitena jatetxea by null
Pollitena jatetxea by null
Pollitena jatetxea by null
Pollitena jatetxea by null
Pollitena jatetxea by null
Pollitena jatetxea by null
Pollitena jatetxea by null
Pollitena jatetxea by null

Information

C. de San Jerónimo, 3, 20003 Donostia / San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain Get directions

€20–30

Reservations required
Restroom
Popular for lunch
Popular for dinner
Cozy

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C. de San Jerónimo, 3, 20003 Donostia / San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain Get directions

+34 943 42 57 79
restaurantepollitena.com
@restaurante_pollitena

€20–30

Features

•Reservations required
•Restroom
•Popular for lunch
•Popular for dinner
•Cozy
•Good for groups
•Good for solo dining
•Touristy

Last updated

Jan 13, 2026

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"The Epitome of the Menú del Día The menú del día is a uniquely Spanish tradition. Who in the rest of the world has time to sit for two hours and drink wine, consume multiple courses, all in the normal workday? If you want to experience a traditional menú del día, food that is not glamorous but is nothing if not fresh and made by hand, Politena is your spot. Centrally located and very fairly priced, it's a perfect example of a great, classic menú del día. Down to the 'mi casa' ambience."

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POLLITENA

Wim K.

Google
great authentic restaurant with mostly locals especially on the good lunch menu deal @ 24,5 euro

Simon O.

Google
Food is very good. Superb!!! Highly recommend to come to eat here. Chef is good.

blaithin M.

Google
Extremely good value menu - 26 euro for 3 course lunch or dinner with wine! The main course fish was lovely. Recommend if you are tired of the battle for pinxtos in the old town. Waitress very nice.

Albert L.

Google
Something was seriously wrong with the dinner service on Monday night. Food was absolutely terrible. Hake was tasteless. Beef was so raw and uneatable. Desserts were like some leftover pastries. Wine tasted like some grapefruit juice. Stay away!

Cesar R.

Google
A local experience. The place was humid though , and overpriced in my opinion but that’s because I didn’t know you could drink the entire bottle of wine as part of their menu :)

Tim D.

Google
What can be said of this restaurant? For some, Donostia will be all about the Michelin Stars and the Instagram pics - Pollitena gives you another Donostia, one totally charming, reasonably priced, and unflashily delicious. You enter from downstairs, having walked past the door and handwritten menu because it’s easy to miss, and then realise the restaurant is upstairs. It’s quaint. Everyone else there was Spanish/Basque and the staff speak very little English - although they’re only too happy to try to help you as you bungle your way to ordering. The Señora doesn’t so much take your order as command you to eat the best things: paella, fish - all amazing. But there is steak and chips too (an unprepossessingly slim bit of meat but tender and pink, perfect for lunch) and even battered fish. You can have a starter, main, and a dessert with - not a glass - a BOTTLE of good local white wine (between two) for €26. Other tables had a more elaborate and also delicious set menu which we admired. This restaurant was distinctly friendly and scandalously cheap compared with the rest of the city. Brush up on a little Spanish and get there soon!

Frank van E.

Google
Small restaurant, almost with a living room feel, on the first floor. Great simple local food! We had the three course menu of the day with fish for starters and main, and a dessert, plus a bottle of wine for under 15 EUR.

Buhle

Google
Great basque cuisine. Excellent service and ambiance.