Porto de Rinlo Restaurant

Porto de Rinlo is the red-fronted house in Praza de Santa Catalina, in the centre of the village and a few steps from the port. It occupies a traditional Rinlo dwelling and cooks seafaring food of fish and seafood, with one dish above the rest: soupy rice with lobster, spiny lobster, prawns and clams, on a stock prepared in the way of the coastal ports. They work with few tables, because each rice takes its time on the fire. Turismo de Ribadeo lists it as a restaurant and guesthouse.

The rice dishes of Santa Catalina

The house's two soupy rices cost €55 according to the March 2026 menu: the one with lobster, spiny lobster, prawns and clams, and another with octopus, shrimp and velvet crab. Outside the broth there is black rice with aioli for €42, senyoret rice, creamy and with peeled seafood, for €45, and rice with vegetables for €32. The two calderetas (stews), octopus at €50 and rockfish at €52, are marked on the menu as to be ordered in advance. All prices include VAT.

Seafood platters, raciones and fish to taste

The house's seafood platters are €115 and €135; the second adds goose barnacles and clams to the one with lobster or spiny lobster, Dublin Bay prawns, prawns, scallops, razor clams and mussels. For a meal of raciones: razor clams at €18, griddled Pacific scallops at €20, Galician-style octopus at €20, clams marinara at €22 or steamed mussels at €11. Goose barnacles and turbot, the latter for two at least, are at market price.

The portion-size fish, hake, cod or monkfish, is ordered with the preparation you prefer: griddled, Galician style, baked, Portuguese style, in Biscay sauce or with lemon. The fish of the day and the grill platter are checked with the waiter. There are salads, griddled or wok vegetables and meats such as beef chop, at €35 a kilo. Desserts are home-made, from €5 to €6.50: cheesecakes, pistachio or almond tarts, curd cheese with blueberries or local cheese with quince. Among the wines, the albariño under the house name is €15 a bottle.

Phone and patience

The house says booking is essential, especially at weekends, on public holidays and in high season. Bookings are made by phone only, on 982 12 31 37; they don't accept them through social media or email. If you can't come, let them know 24 hours ahead. The website does not publish hours or closing day: ask when you book.

A walk around Rinlo

The port, the lobster pens and the houses on the cliff can be seen in a short while before lunch. From here starts the beaches walk to As Catedrais, and also the Xeoruta dos Ollos, one of the free geo-walks with a geologist. If you want another rice in the same port, A Cofradía de Rinlo is around the corner.