We eventually got round to visiting Stan and Ollies Restaurant on El Raso, for a meal. We’ve really enjoyed the tapas here on the tapas run and a friend of our at Christmas was going to book a group of us in for a meal, which sadly we never got…
Category: Culinary Adventures
Tapas Bars 
Ruta De La Tapa Berberisca 2026
The 8th Ruta De La Tapa Berberisca takes place later this week.Food and festivities are taking over Los Alcázares this weekend as the town rolls into the 25th anniversary of its famous Berber Raids—and, let’s be honest, they’re doing it the right way: with plenty of eating and drinking. Although…
Casual Eateries and Cafés 
Surfers Bar & Grill Lunch With A View
We were down in the Playa Flamenca area, on Friday, near the beach, it was kind of lunch time so we decided to call in to Surfers Bar & Grill, to grab a little something to eat. We have been here previously, but I’m sure it was only for drinks,…
A Taste Of Home 
Oscars In Quesada For Breakfast – Good Value.
Sunday saw us out and about collecting some chilli plants and honey, so as we were in Quesada, we decided to grab breakfast, well brunch really as it was past 11am. Now, we chose Oscars because we see them getting recommended often, both for breakfasts and also for Sunday lunch,…
Casual Eateries and Cafés
La Famiglia Catral Lunch Visit
Not long ago opened, we went to La Famiglia Catral for lunch on Thursday, for our first visit. Several people we know went to their opening night and others have eaten there since and all seemed to enjoy the experience. At least two people told me how good the Garlic…
Casual Eateries and Cafés 
The Garden (Gastrobar) Dolores Lunch WOW!
Amazing value is how I’d start to describe the offering at The Garden (Gastrobar) Dolores for their menu del dia lunch. Soph had seen their social media posts, commented to me how nice the menu sounded and suggested we try it.Tuesday we were in the neighbourhood, so we decided to…
A Taste Of Home 
Silverstones 2023 Thursday Menu Del Dia
Thursday evening, saw us visit Silverstones 2023, to try their Thursday menu del dia offer. Now before we jump into this write up, a word of warning: Please DO GO HUNGRY, because you will not leave hungry. These are generous portions. They advertised this on their Facebook page: Our menu…
Casual Eateries and Cafés 
Bar Casa Pepe Los Montesinos Tapas In The Sun
Wednesday we enjoyed tapas and drinks, sat out in the sunshine at Bar Casa Pepe Los Montesinos. This is one of those authentic places, many Spanish customers go there and the tables out the front are in the sunshine. We’d driven past and there were several people there and it…
Culinary Adventures 
Stori Restaurant Our First Visit
Soph booked us into the recently launched Stori Restaurant after seeing how the refurb had come along when we were last down at Gong over the festive period. This restaurant is a coming together of the Fetta Nera team and also the guys from Fishbowl, both places we have visited…
Travel and Exploration 
A Wetherspoons At Alicante Airport Feb 2026
A Wetherspoons at Alicante Airport: Because Apparently We Weren’t British Enough Already Pack your bags, grab your passport, and prepare your taste buds for a final hit of home, because the very first Wetherspoon on continental Europe is opening at Alicante–Elche Airport. Yes, the same airport where half of Britain…
