One of the best meals I had in Spain, wasn't Spanish! It was Argentinean. On my last day in Torremolinos, I decided to walk to the next town over, Carihuela. I looked and looked for something different than the fried fish, pre-prepared tapas places and the Irish pubs that abound here. One place caught my eye. There were cute flower pots on the tables and the spot looked more elegant, more cared for than the rest (I found out later that it was only 10 days old). The restaurant is called El Canto del Agua and it is located right after Playa Tully.
Nancy (from Argentina) is the proprietor. She is an interior decorator, hence, the loving touches.
I was going to order the shrimp brochettes, but thank goodness Nancy passed by to talk about the hot stone concept of cooking. Now, I rarely cook, and when I do, it isn't very palatable, and I hardly ever eat red meat, so I was super skeptical about cooking the steak at my table on my own. But, it is their specialty and Nancy is Argentinean, so she would know, so I figured I should give it a go and ordered the smallest entrecôte (sirloin rumpback?) on the menu. Oh. My. Gosh. I truly think that it was the best steak I've ever had. Argentine beef, apparently, is the best. Nancy showed me how to prepare/cook it and it was so EASY! I can't believe I was going to order shrimp!
You HAVE to go to El Canto del Agua if you are in Torremolinos! And do the hot stone thing! You will not be sorry.
Please say hello to Nancy for me!!!
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