Restaurante Augusto

What Restaurante Augusto does

Restaurante Augusto (legal name: Restaurante Augusto; also operated as Restaurante Marisquería Augusto) is a privately held family seafood restaurant located in San Vicente de la Barquera, Cantabria, Spain. Founded in 1980 and operated by the González-Fernández family for over 40 years, the business operates as a traditional full-service restaurant with a single primary location and 21 employees. Its core product is seafood-driven fine dining, anchored by signature rice dishes such as bogavante con arroz (lobster with rice), arroz con almejas (clam rice), and arroz negro (black rice), alongside a mariscada shellfish platter. A distinctive operational asset is an on-site shellfish nursery (vivero de mariscos propio) that supplies fresh seasonal seafood and allows customers to select their own pieces. Supporting offerings include a climate-controlled wine cellar with multiple denominación de origin references and house-made author desserts (repostería de autor). The restaurant has been recognized in the Michelin Guide.

The business model is direct-to-consumer dine-in service, with reservations taken by phone (942 712 040) and walk-in customers. Revenue is generated entirely through one-time transactions on food and beverage; menu prices are not publicly disclosed and the company does not publish or sell through any digital channel. The customer base is a horizontally segmented mix of local residents, tourists visiting San Vicente de la Barquera, and gastronomic travelers, with no named enterprise or B2B customers. Marketing is effectively limited to the company website (restauranteaugusto.es), with no documented social media, digital advertising, or partnership programs. In 2012 the family expanded the concept within the same locality by opening Augusto Pinchos y Tapas, a dedicated tapas/pinchos bar serving as an evening dining concept.

Name

Restaurante Augusto

Legal name

Restaurante Augusto

Website

https://restauranteaugusto.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Restaurante Augusto is a family-owned seafood restaurant in San Vicente de la Barquera, Spain, serving traditional rice dishes, shellfish platters, and signature desserts from its own on-site shellfish nursery to local residents and tourists.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Full-service seafood restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Fine Dining Restaurants (THAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Ethnic & Regional Cuisine Restaurants (THAFACAD)

Keywords

• Seafood restaurant
• Traditional marisquería
• Rice dishes
• Shellfish nursery
• Tapas bar

Headquarters

HQ city

San Vicente de la Barquera

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Dining Service: One-time transaction revenue from food and beverage service. Customers pay per meal for dining experiences including seafood dishes, specialty rice dishes, and desserts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Restaurante Augusto is a family-run seafood restaurant offering dine-in service focused on noble seafood products, including signature rice dishes such as lobster rice, clam rice, and black rice, plus shellfish platters from an on-site shellfish nursery. The establishment complements the main dining room with a wine cellar, house-made author desserts, and a 2012-launched tapas/pinchos sub-brand (Augusto Pinchos y Tapas) for evening dining.

Product overview

Restaurante Augusto is a traditional seafood restaurant operated by the González-Fernádez family with over 40 years of experience. The main restaurant offers signature rice dishes (bogavante con arroz, arroz con almejas, arroz negro) and shellfish platters, supported by an on-site shellfish nursery for freshness. A complementary sub-brand, Augusto Pinchos y Tapas (opened 2012), provides a tapas bar experience with an extensive pinchos counter for evening dining. Additional offerings include a climate-controlled wine cellar and house-made signature desserts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Restaurante Augusto (Main Seafood Restaurant) Traditional seafood restaurant (marisquería) run by the González-Fernández family with over 40 years of experience, offering dine-in service featuring noble seafood dishes in a nautical-themed setting for individual diners, families, and tourists.
• Augusto Pinchos y Tapas Tapas bar sub-brand opened in 2012 featuring an extensive counter of elaborated pinchos (Spanish/Basque-style tapas), serving as an evening gastronomic meeting point in San Vicente de la Barquera.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Los Arcos de San Vicente: Restaurant located in San Vicente de la Barquera (cross-linked on Restaurante Augusto's own website), operating as a neighboring local restaurant serving similar tourist and resident diners in the same town.
• Elkano: Iconic Basque seafood/grill restaurant in Getaria, Spain, known for premium seafood preparations and grilled fish — closely comparable to Augusto's specialty in noble seafood and traditional preparations.
• Casa Gerardo: Family-run Asturian restaurant (Morales de Campo) renowned for traditional seafood and rice dishes — directly comparable as a multi-generational northern-Spanish family seafood restaurant with regional cuisine focus.
• Casa Solla: Family-owned seafood restaurant in Poio (Pontevedra) with a Michelin star, specializing in Galician seafood — comparable in family operation, seafood specialization, and premium positioning along Spain's Atlantic coast.
• La Trainera: Long-established seafood restaurant in Madrid (originating from Cantabria), specializing in seafood and shellfish platters — comparable for its northern-Spanish seafood identity and signature mariscada-style offerings.
• El Carmen de Eslava: Family-run Andalusian restaurant in Seville with Michelin recognition and traditional cuisine focus; comparable in its family-operated heritage model and emphasis on traditional regional gastronomy.

Broad incumbents

• Arzak: Three-Michelin-star San Sebastián restaurant with deep seafood and Basque culinary tradition; broader and more high-end than Augusto, but operating in the same regional Spanish seafood-fine-dining category.
• Martín Berasategui: Multi-Michelin-star Basque culinary destination with strong seafood and regional cuisine emphasis; serves as an aspirational incumbent in the same northern-Spanish premium seafood space.
• Aponiente: Three-Michelin-star seafood-focused restaurant (El Puerto de Santa María) by Ángel León; operates in the same Spanish seafood fine-dining space but at a much larger and more institutionally-backed scale.

Regional players

• Casa Pepa: Restaurant in Dénia (Alicante) run by the family of chef Quique Dacosta's origins, focusing on Mediterranean cuisine and family heritage — adjacent peer reflecting the Spanish family-fine-dining operating model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Restaurante Augusto