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Vía Romana Tavern
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- Where
- Belesar, Chantada
In summer, Thursday to Sunday
The Vía Romana tavern is the room the winery opened to enjoy its wines unhurriedly, in A Ermida, beside Belesar, on the Chantada bank of the Miño. Stone walls, a bar with the house's bottles in display cases and a large picture window; outside, a terrace that looks onto the vine terraces running down to the reservoir. You come to drink the Galician wines of Méndez-Rojo, the house the winery belongs to, with appetisers and traditional tapas. It is not a set-menu restaurant or one for long meals: it is a stop of an hour or two on a day along the Miño.
Thursday to Sunday, in summer
The winery publishes a summer schedule: Thursday to Sunday, from 12:30 to 15:30 and from 16:00 to 21:00, with Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday closed. For the rest of the year it gives no hours, so outside summer call 650 114 060 beforehand or write to [email protected]. The website has a menu page with photographs, but does not publish dishes or prices.
The room can also be hired by reservation for celebrations and private events. Note that the winery's website only lets over-18s in.
A glass in the tavern, a visit at the winery
What fits best with the tavern is one of the winery's visits, on the same site. The Vía Romana visit comes in four formats. Esencia lasts an hour, with three wines, for €18. Cinco Sentidos tours the whole winery in 70 minutes and tastes five wines, for €25. The Heroica Visit goes down 90 minutes through the vineyard, with gradients of up to 35%, and ends with three wines, for €30; it is not suitable for anyone with mobility problems. Premium, of 75 minutes and €35, pairs five wines with local produce, for two people at least and with 48 hours' notice. Those over 7 pay €5, or €10 on the Premium, and taste grape must.
In winter the visits run Tuesday to Thursday at 12:30 and 16:30, and Friday and Saturday at 11:00, 13:00 and 17:00. From June to September there are slots every day at 11:00, 13:00, 16:30 and 18:00. With the 13:00 visit on a summer Saturday, for example, you walk straight into the tavern with the kitchen open.
From the Belesar jetty
The Belesar jetty is about 2 km away, five minutes by car, and from it leave the boats on the Miño; departures change with the season and the reservoir level, so confirm them with each company. The full day, with the Ferreira de Pantón monastery in the morning, is in the plan A Day on the Miño in the Ribeira Sacra.
What to order: a house mencía with some tapas, before or after the winery visit
Practical details
- Phone
- +34 650 114 060
- [email protected]
- Opening hours
- Mon–WedClosed
- Thu–Sun12:30–15:30 and 16:00–21:00
- Cuisine
- Galician tapas
Tips
- Outside summer, call The winery does not publish tavern hours for the rest of the year.
- If you're driving, choose the short visit Esencia tastes three wines; Cinco Sentidos and Premium, five.
Frequently asked questions
Which days is the Vía Romana tavern open?
In summer, Thursday to Sunday, from 12:30 to 15:30 and from 16:00 to 21:00. The rest of the year, enquire on 650 114 060.
Can you eat at the Vía Romana tavern?
They serve appetisers and traditional tapas to go with the wine; it is not a set-menu restaurant.
How much does it cost to visit the Vía Romana winery?
From €18 for the Esencia visit, of an hour with three wines.
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