Recommended for its food and especially suckling pig which it pays to order in advance.
Via Veneto Italian Restaurant
Recommended by a number of holidaymakers for its food and value for money which includes a free bottle of wine.
Slow Boat 2
Chinese restaurant very popular with locals too.
El Faro Portuguese Restaurant
Mexican Corner (the one on the path to the beach)
Tommy Nutters
Wholesome British food
La Fuente
Mona Lisa
Recommended both for its chicken in tarragon and fish soup
Guanxta
A full range of Canarian cuisine, it is actually situated in El Matorral but pop into the El Capitano bar opposite the Barcelo hotel and they will arrange a free lift there and back
The Red Lion Pool Bar
For its tradtional British breakfast
BARS
Legends
For live 60s music
The Lord Nelson
For where the locals drink!
The Slap and Tickle
Large bar with a kiddies play area
Typical Canarian dishes are puchero canario (meat and vegetable stew) cabrito (baby goat) estofado (meat stew) conejo (rabbit) potage (lentil and potato soup) and ropa vieja (literally old clothes and traditionally made of left-overs but now a delicious tapas or dish of chick peas and meat.
The famous Canarian wrinkly potatoes (papas arrugadas) are served with mojo sauce - a spicy version in red and a smoother, guacamole-style green sauce.
Fish is very popular - tuna in season is excellent - and is served either grilled (a la plancha) breaded (empanado) or filleted (filete). Prawns or langostines are also a regular treat sprinkled in local sea salt.
Meat (carne) can be ordered very rare (vuelta y vuelta) rare (poco hecho) medium (medio hecho) and well done (muy hecho)
Local goats cheese is another popular speciality though Canarians tend not to bother too much with dessert.
Other items featuring on the menu may include chicken (pollo) pasta (pasta) salads (ensalada) and seafood (mariscos)
The local drink is a honey rum - (ron con miel) and the less sweet brandy Arehucas.
Local beer is usually Tropical or Dorada.
Coffee and brandy tends to follow most meals - known as carajillo. You can get other spirits served with your coffee but be sure to specify which one you want.
Coffee comes in various forms - a strong expresso is cafe solo but usually comes in a very small cup unless you order a large one (grande) whilea milky coffee is cafe con leche.
In the middle is a coffee with a small amount of milk - usually condensed - called cafe cortado. Or try cafe leche leche - often had insted of a dessert, it is sweet and made of cow's milk and condensed milk.
Restaurants are obliged to offer a reasonable tourist menu which should consist of starters (entrantes), main course (platos combinaos) and desserts (postres)
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