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    Albacara

    4.6 (21 reviews)
    ModerateSpanish, Mediterranean

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    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Desayuno with a view.
    Matthew P.

    The culinary highlight of our Spain vacation. There's no weak link: The food is superb, the service highly professional, warm and friendly, and the ambiance is like nothing else. Albacara is the restaurant for the Hotel Montelirio, which inhabits the former villa of Count Montelirio. The dining room is not large, perhaps only 15 tables or so, but with one of the most breathtaking views anywhere in the world--overlooking El Tajo close to Puente Nuevo of historic Ronda. You'll enjoy a 180 degree view of the countryside looking out toward the mountains in the close distance, the mouth of El Tajo, the bridge, and the "new" town across the gorge. It's incredible, morning, midday and sunset. But it's not all about the view. The room is lovely, with classic Spanish arches, and tastefully appointed. The manager is a terrific fellow, who clearly is proud of the restaurant and genuinely seems to enjoy interacting with his patrons, and is fluent in both Spanish and English. The waiter is also highly trained and professional, but is primarily a Spanish speaker. But that's fine, hey--it's their country. Best sangria in the world here. And I don't say that lightly. It's knock-your-socks-off fabulous. In the warm weather, you can order a few glasses, and perhaps an appetiser and enjoy their outdoor terrace with the view. We ate at Albacara for dinner and lunch. For dinner, mi esposa bonita and I shared the Sea Bass baked in salt. Some of the best fish I've ever had and the presentation where the waiter chips away at the salt to debone the fish tableside is worth the price of admission. Some of the most flavorful and moist fish. For an amuse bouche, they brought pate with quince, pistachio and fras gras. I usually don't eat fras gras for various reasons, but made an exception, and was amazed at how delicious this pate was on simple toasts and drizzled with a Pedro Ximenez wine reduction. Sublime. It's been several days, but I can still visualize how good it tasted. Excellent desserts-- don't pass it up. I had stewed banana in passion fruit and white chocolate soup. Oh yes! And the missus had the liquored figs, cream and vanilla ice cream, which was equally as transcendant. If you don't come here for at least one meal while you're in Ronda, you're cheating yourself.

    Tina Marie T.

    Wow! The views are amazing at sunset. We ordered the cod and steak and both were perfect. Service also. Try the local wine.

    Daniela F.

    Amazing views (if you are seating outside first row), very good food, regular service . It's good if you are not in a hurry and you just want to enjoy the moment.

    66 euros for an excellent lunch with a bottle of wine, and a million dollar view
    Sam S.

    When visiting Ronda, know that it is very crowded in the afternoons when the tour buses from nearby cities drop off tourists. We walked across the bridge looking for a lunch spot with a view. We walked into Albacara and asked for a table for two. The kind (but very busy) server offered us a table with a beautiful view of the bridge and gorge. He warned us that the kitchen was a little backed up because they were very busy. We didn't mind, we ordered a bottle of local rosé and enjoyed the view. Our (extremely) polite server suggested the duck and the octopus. The duck was incredible, I literally picked the bones for every last bit of meat and I ate all of the tasty sautéed veggies that accompanied the dish. The octopus wasn't as good as the duck, but it was fresh and well prepared. I was very impressed at how composed our server was. The restaurant was very busy and you could tell that he was pretty stressed out. But you would never know it from the way he treated us, he was very polite and patient when we had questions about the menu. If you're going to Ronda, you should definitely drop by here for lunch or dinner. The only bad part of our experience were the bees. Toward the end of our meal, we were visited by a couple of bees who wanted to munch on our leftovers. They didn't bother me much, but another table got up and left because of the insect invaders (perhaps one of them was allergic?).

    Michael N.

    Review based on the restaurant Albacara only. Great spot for an upscale meal in Ronda. Superb service. We went with the cheese salad appetizer and the T-bone steak for 2 as the main entree. They carve the steak at the table and you cook it to your liking on the hot plate. It's a lot of fun. We also got a great bottle of local wine. Price wise it was 100€ for the meal plus dessert and an after dinner drink for both of us. I would definitely return.

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    Justin G.

    Amazing food with a view! We started with the red prawn balls which reminded us of crab cakes back home. Then I had the oxtail soup which was amazing. My wife had the Iberian Ham and that was also very tasty. We would eat here again. The waiter was also very nice and attentive to us during the meal.

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    Excellent!! Wonderful views, food and service!!! A must go !! The desserts are out of this world .. can not get any better that this !!!

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    Gorgeous view, beautiful ambiance, and some really unique dishes. Particularly recommend the stuffed artichokes. It's a very romantic spot.

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