Integrate and eat Spanish food and the mozzies won`t bite you.

Just wanted to post a quick note of thanks to whoever recommended the following restaurants:-

Dom Pestico at Vila Real - had wonderful fish lunch overlooking the estuary. Decided to try their "Champagne Sangria with fruits". Delicious and very reasonably priced at €9.50

Smart beach restaurant at Praia Verde (sorry can't recall the name) - this is the one right on the boardwalk. Had a terrific lunch, in really comfortable surroundings.

Quitapenas (opposite El Choco) at Ayamonte - had the most enjoyable and varied tapas we have had.

Damm we mostly eat in Portugal and often have Indonesian dishes!

We recently went there for an evening meal - we had only been there for lunch before and always had great food.

On this occasion the waiter recommended fish that were not not on the menu. He brought the fish out to show us and they were quite large. We were a bit wary as we have been ripped off a couple of times at restaurants that offered us "something special" that was not on the menu and turned out to cost about 70euros. However the fish looked good and we said yes we would like them. He also recommended a wine that we hadn't seen on the menu. The food arrived and was delicious as usual and we waited for the bill with some trepidation. We need not have worried - it was very reasonable and not a lot of different to the cost of other good meals we have had. So another endorsement for Dom Pestico. Good food and not ripped off. We sat outside with the river lapping gently on the little beach and citronella candles on every table to keep the mozzies at bay. Delightful.

Pat

It`s true though, I dont know any Spaniards that get bitten.

We were once eating outside at one of the restaurants in the town square as dusk fell. Lots of Spanish there too and suddenly a black cloud came over from the river - a cloud of mozzies. I've never seen people move so quickly as everyone dived for cover inside to get away from them!

Re: mossies
http://www.algarveresident.com/story.asp?ID=37852
I'll agree. Nearly 2 weeks of no mossies. Following day, hordes!

just been to a sunday lunch at VRSA great food and 2 courses with a bottle of wine and water 20 euros they are going to do a steak night on a weds with Irish beef ,home cooked chips and all the trimmings...can't wait. Go past the square on your left then you will see a council building with green shutters it is the restaurant on the nest block.. go up the stairs for sunday lunch Caracao de Cidade

forgot to say this was 20 euros for two people.

That sounds better

A local webpage has done a poll amongst it´s readers about which is their favourite restaurant. 231 voters came up with 31 establishments of which the top 5 is as following:

1-Casa Vicente
2-Juan Macias
3-Rest.Zen
4-El Choco
5-Grill El Sur "Hector"

We went to Manta Rota recently and went to O Paraiso (on the main road just before Mar's Bar) and had a very enjoyable (and sizeable) lunch of soup and mackerel grilled on the barbeue with salad and boiled potatoes. Reasonably priced too. Other meals we saw being delivered to other tables mean that we will return to sample more of the menu!

Hi here is a bit of good Christmas News.

Luis who has the Restaurante Saolupi in Monte Fransico ( the nearest to CE apart from Jags) has anounced a Christmas Menu for groups from 2 - 20.

The good news is that with prices from €14 - €22 and groups from 2 - 20 catered for we should all be able to partake.

No Pavo ??

Coming out to Islantilla for golf with buddies next weekend. I realise it is very out of season but any bars or restaurants open and recommended in Ayamonte or around?
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