El Loco del Pelo Rojo

In Their Own Words

Review highlights surfaced by Google — shown in English, with the original beneath

“We ordered scallops, Iberian ham, tuna tarabita and artichokes.”

“Pedimos zamburiñas, jamón ibérico, tarabita de atún y alcachofas.”

“Great service, really friendly waiters and a spectacular omelette”

“Gran servicio, los camareros super majos y la tortilla espectacular”

“Great atmosphere, great food, great value for money and great service.”

“Buen ambiente, buena comida, buena relación calidad-precio y buen trato.”

Quick Verdict

Fusion cooking with genuine care, a tasting menu that justifies its reputation, and staff who make you feel welcome whether you're alone or in a group.

About El Loco del Pelo Rojo

Fusion cooking done with real intention is harder to find in Oviedo than it should be, and El Loco del Pelo Rojo is where the city goes to close that gap. The tasting menu draws the most attention — eighty-three mentions is not an accident — and the kitchen earns it through dishes that are original enough to make people return for the ones they missed the first time. Chlamys varia, prawns, cochinita pibil and gyozas are the plates reviewers keep circling back to, each one arriving with the kind of presentation that makes the table stop talking. The product is serious without the room feeling stiff: locals describe the atmosphere as cared-for, the staff as genuinely warm and close without theatre.

El Loco del Pelo Rojo is one of those places where the dessert menu is not an afterthought — a detail regulars tend to mention first.

In the last 90 days, El Loco del Pelo Rojo has drawn 6 substantial written reviews (50+ characters of genuine feedback) — a measure of how actively its reviewers have been writing lately.

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