Yet again, we dragged ourselves out and drove down to Benijofar to partake in their rueda de las tapas, which was their 15th.If you’re not aware, a Rueda de las Tapas—literally translates as “Tapas Wheel”—which is a lively tapas (think pub for the Brits reading this) crawl over several days,…
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Casual Eateries and Cafés
La Cartagenera Bar Restaurante Dolores
We called in at La Cartagenera Bar Restaurante on the outskirts of Dolores, partly to see what their food and drink offering was like, but also to help me recover from my 4.95 beer earlier in San Fungencio ( read about this here ) that morning. Each time we have driven…
Casual Eateries and Cafés
Sami’s Plaza Cafe Bar In San Fulgencio
We were in San Fulgencio and we dropped in at Sami’s Plaza Cafe Bar for a quick drink and decided to have something to eat. The place was very quiet, just one other couple in there, so service was quick.It’s down a one way street, looks like a traditional Spanish…
Casual Eateries and Cafés
Restaurante El Capitán La Marina
Today we visited for the very first time Restaurante El Capitán over in La Marina. We had met up for a quick coffee in a bar in Consum Square and while we were across in the neighbourhood, we decided to have either tapas or lunch at Goliat, where we have…
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Lunch At Tari Bari Bar Restaurante In Catral
Today we went to Tari Bari Bar Restaurante in Catral for lunch. We have called in here two or three times, just for a drink in the past, but today we went for lunch. To be honest out intention was a menu del dia, but we were informed this wasn’t…
Casual Eateries and Cafés
Another Go Café Express Lunch
As we were down on the outskirts of Torrevieja we decided to have a Go Café Express Lunch, as we’d really enjoyed both the tapas and lunch there on previous visits. We arrived not long after 13.30, so just before the 2pm rush and got a table indoors. The woman…
Spanish Cuisine and Recipes
First Time To Bar Graciela – Oh Wow!
We were in Los Montesinos and decided to try somewhere new and chose Bar Graciela. Oh wow, what a pleasant find this proved to be. A proper Spanish bar, reminding us of when we lived in a traditional, Spanish village back in Cuevas. There was no other language being spoken…
Casual Eateries and Cafés
Restaurante Don Pepe Alicante
29th April saw us drive upto Alicante to meet up with Sophs mum and her friend, who were across for a weeks holiday. We ended up having lunch at Restaurante Don Pepe Alicante, a place we’d not eaten at before. Our, or should I say my intention was to call…
Casual Eateries and Cafés
Lunch At Bar Sonia, Benijofar
Today we stopped off for lunch at Bar Sonia, as we were in Benijofar and had an hour and a half to kill. This is probably our favourite place for tapas in town and after numerous visits where we have just had tapas, I was determined to try their menu…
Spanish Cuisine and Recipes
Bar Charly Los Montesinos Tapas
A little late posting this, it was still in draft mode, sorry for this. A few days on from the Ruta De La Tapa Los Montesinos 2025 event, we are back in town and today we decided to have a drink and tapas at Bar Charly Los Montesinos. This is…