Il Focolare - Avilés

The staff waiter was very helpful and very attentive. He was training a really nice young man to become a waiter. The owner also came out and served us we were... read more The staff waiter was very helpful and very attentive. He was training a really nice young man to become a waiter. The owner also came out and served us we were really treated great it's a really friendly family owned restaurant! We had the capricciosa salad for starter, wine, a capricciosa pizza and two different desserts!!! All of the food and wine was superb! It was truly one of our favorite meals! One of the best restaurants in Aviles! The recipes are from Italy and it shows! We were very impressed by the salad, then the pizza came out and we didn't want to stop eating it! But the desserts were also amazing! Muchas muchas gracias!

Nice place if all you want is pizza or pasta (not the most sophisticated food, mind you). The seafood lasagna was mostly imitation crab meat, the service substa... read more Nice place if all you want is pizza or pasta (not the most sophisticated food, mind you). The seafood lasagna was mostly imitation crab meat, the service substandard, and the manager rude. As I said, if all you want is pizza this may be your kind of place, but if you want good food do yourself a favor and head elsewhere. It 's inexpensive... and it 's cheap.

The restaurant is nice, the service perfect and the couple working in the kitchen prepares quiet good food. they make their own bread but ..... do not expect to... read more The restaurant is nice, the service perfect and the couple working in the kitchen prepares quiet good food. they make their own bread but ..... do not expect to get any real italian stuff . it sounds italian but it isn 't. bresaola is beef meat but you get some kind of pork ham, and the bistecca milanese is fried in oil and not prepared in a pan with butter etc.. but again all the stuff especially the cooks do their best and therefore 4 points.

I expected to eat Spanish food in Spain, but Aviles was heaving with people and I was at the end of a very long day, so we wanted somewhere quiet and away from... read more I expected to eat Spanish food in Spain, but Aviles was heaving with people and I was at the end of a very long day, so we wanted somewhere quiet and away from the crowds. Il Focolare was recommended by the friend who took us there. The owner of the restaurant was a big, bluff, friendly man, who was attentive to all of his customers. Portions were hearty, and the food was simple and tasty. There was nothing pretentious about any of this, and it was very welcome. Everything from the simple gnocchi with tomato sauce to the little handcut chips, to the pizza looked as if they had come straight out of an Italian home kitchen: in each case, two or three ingredients were put together to produce something lovely and undemanding. If you want something fancy, this isn't it. The room was simple, bread was served straight onto the paper tablecloth and the house red wine was robust. It was peasant food, but it didn't pretend to be otherwise. I thoroughly enjoyed the meal I ate at Il Focolare, and the atmosphere generated by the gregarious host only added to the experience.

Friendliest staff you'll find in a restaurant here. The food was good and plentiful. The little outdoor patio area was lovely in the evening. It's only two bloc... read more Friendliest staff you'll find in a restaurant here. The food was good and plentiful. The little outdoor patio area was lovely in the evening. It's only two blocks from the center of town, but feels almost remote. Loved it!