me me

We visited friends in Torrevieja, and went out for fish and chips.
It was called the INN Plaice, and the food (cod chips and mushies and bread and butter) was fantastic.
I have never had such tasty fish and chips in my life, and I have had plenty.
Congrats to the owners of this great eatery......Superb.
It has got to be the best price/quality meal in the province, even Spain.
When our friends said they were taking us to eat fish and chips, we were OK about it, but not overly impressed. Now we know why they rave so much about this place.

jdr

Are you on a free meal for the advertising ?

Sharon B

Just out of curiousity, how much was this fish and chips? Although as with most meals cheap does not necessarily mean quality. We do not live nearby but I would be interested to know how much the price differs for a decent plate of fish and chips.

fionamw

Sorry to be a bit pretentious (moi?) but when I saw the thread title I thought it was about the best meal in Spain - ie restaurant or chiringuito or bar or whatever, not Britgrub. I was thinking of that wonderful Conejo con ajo at the place overlooking Vinuela, the solomillo by the kilo in Casabermeja, the gambas pil pil at La Caleta, blah blah blah....... but fish and chips? Well actually yes I do like fish & chips, living near Lowestoft for years (& at the time married to a marine biologist!) I know what decent fish is.....& love fish - has to be haddock for me - & chips...... but the best meal in Spain? Come on tell me you're joking.... go on I double dare you.

SueG

We fancied fish and chips last night (which happens very rarely - the salad would keep another day) and we went to a place in Alfaz near where I work - we have never eaten there before and the fish and chips were beautifully cooked. Two cod, chips and garden peas, two slices of bread and butter, one coffee and one beer - €18.30. That´s our eating out done for this month

Jur

Fiona, that made me really hungry !

me me

Each meal was 6 euro.

We really do think it is the best quality/price meal we have had in Spain, I am not joking and neither is my OH:
We have eaten all over Spain, in the regions where it is classed have having the best food, Segovia for lamb, Galicia for seafood etc and for price, quality this is the best and we are Spanish, so we have no snobbery about it being "Britgrub". We loved it, we have no connection with this chippy.

me me

Dont forget we have familly who can cook us better Spanish meals than any restaurant, and we were both brought up eating Mamas cooking, my mother in law makes the best cocido in the world, and her pochas con almejas is devine, and her revuelto is far better than anything I have tasted anywhere, but I am not counting home cooking, just eating out.

Sharon B

I am not British either and to me it is irrelevant if the food when eating out at a restaurant is Spanish, British, Indian or Moroccan. It just needs to be good tasting, well presented and worth the price you pay for it. And sadly in whichever country you live in (or maybe because I am getting more choosy as I have travelled from country to country) these eateries seem to be disappearing.

So congrats to you for finding a place that you feel is actually worth talking about.

mikelincs

Got one place near here that I definitely would not recommend, went there with friends, only people in the whole evening, and one of the party was very ill later that night, and she was the only person who had anything different to the rest of us, she couldn't finish it. It's well advertised and runs a fish and chip restaurant and a carvery, but definitely off our list now, and in any case SueGs place sounds good, and as we are moving up there next week is a definite possibility.

me me

Yes I agree with you about the nationality of food, because although we are living in Spain for some of us Spanish food is nothing new and not a novelty, and so much of it is badly cooked.
Talkingabout Moroccan food there is a fabulous place which does cous cous on the maring at EL CAMPELLO.

jurdyr

steakhouse in Madrid on Calle de Tetuan are Chiringuito beach restaurant of santa pola at Casa del cap , are in elche Placa de Raval , all good and meal and drinks per person around 15 euros

not bad

jurdy

Hondon Voyager

I find that a lot of places I go and thought the meal was great first time and went again and was disappointed ,and it always seems to happen when you bring friends or family

fionamw

..... yes.... why IS that?

jdr

Usually a change of chef. ;-))