I will be recommending this place to "Gordon's kitchen nightmares"…read more As you arrive to Catalina II the staff promptly suggests you get the 10 tapas + wine bottle/1L of Sangria/1L of beer offer. We considered getting separate tapas as we know from experience that these deals often feature not the best of what the restaurant has to offer but decided to go for the middle way: we went ahead and gave the 10 tapas a chance but we also ordered 2 tapas on the side to see if they were much better. Okay, so here we go, in order of appearance: 1) Seafood salad - Canned seasfood mixed with salad and cream. No salt, no nothing. Also contained pieces of what appeared to be almost rancid fish. 2) Murciana salad - Canned tuna with crushed tomatoes and raw onion. Honestly just those three thrown together. Swam in an ocean of oil/water mix. No salt, no flavour other than the tuna-water. Topped off with half an egg. 3) Sardines - Two pieces of canned sardines in "olive oil". Somewhat similar in the flavour to the Swedish traditional dish "surströmming", which if you YouTube it soon will find out that it's rotten, fermented fish. It's pretty good but I'm Swedish so I'm partial to these flavours. Other people - stay away! 4) Patatas ali-oli - We identified the aioli as being the EXACT same kind we've gotten at another place so know we both know they use a store-bought variety. The aioli has a small hint of a fishy taste but the potatoes where boiled nicely. A plus! (Probably canned potatoes) 5) Fried camenbert (ordered on the side) - Actually OK. Wasn't served with anything sweet on the side, we'd have preferred a fig marmalade or at least a strawberry jam. The cheese was fried in sunflower oil which made the flavours less apparent that if it'd been fried in butter. Overall OK, 3/10. 6) Asparagus and mushroom omelette Canned mushrooms thrown together with an OK fried asparagus and egg. Some salt was apparent in this dish although it tasted horrible. 7) Ratatouille Tasted EXACTLY like the gulasch I would get in elementary school. Vegetables with meat stock and paprika seasoning. No salt, no flavour other than that of meat. 8) Baby squids (ordered on the side) - OK fried squids but served without aioli or anything. We had to ask for a sauce on the side. WE HAD TO ASK for a sauce for a huge plate of fried food. You know what, I just love gulping down my salty and bready foods without any form of lubricant. 9) Croquetas - Store bought pieces of "jamon croquetas". Tasted like flour fried with jamon chips flavouring. Absolutely disgusting. Also were fried probably sometime around opening that morning. As soft as a baby's bottom. 10) Sausages & potato - Almost threw up from these. Expected some kind of chorizo, got some kind of english breakfast-inspired spanish mini hot dog kind with soft "fried" (read: fried this morning) pieces of potato and minimally sauteed onions. 11) Fried cod - If the previous fried foods were fried this morning these two huge pieces of fish were fried last week. I pity the poor cod that had to die in order to have his sides thrown away. I had one bite. No, half a bite. 12) Chicken wings - Served in the same meat/paprika stock as the ratatouille. Tasted like gulasch marinated chicken wings that had been done way too long. Were supposed to be fried, they were 100% cooked in the oven. ----------------------------------------------------------- All in all this was the worst restaurant experience of my life. We honestly mashed some food on our plates like 5-year-olds in order to make it look like we actually ate so we wouldn't make our server sad. At least the wine made us drunk and the sangria was alright. Our son enjoyed his spaghetti bolognese so that was a nice addition, only that he got 1/2 serving for €4,50 whereas he normally will get 1 full children's portion and have enough for lunch the next day. Worst. Restaurant. Ever.

This restaurant is made up of two elements a tapas bar and a restaurant. We were a party of 4 and…read morewe choose the restaurant. Nice old style building with lovely marble features. Food overpriced and not very nice. Two of us had the fish of the day which was grilled bass.The fish was served with potatoes and was terribly bland. One of the others ordered the chicken kebab but the kebab was a pizza! The other dish was a creamy tasteless chicken dish.wont be returning to the catalina again.

Super delicious! I had a salad & calamari both exceptional! We were seated & served straight away…read moreby kind souls

Excellent dining experience, all dishes were outstanding!…read moreGreat options for all to share and enjoy!!

We had a great lunch there. Oh their bread is wonderful. I got the apple, walnut and cheese salad,…read moreit was enough for two. The anchovies on toast was delightful, especially with the added roasted red peppers. Hubs got ham with eggs and while it took a while to make when it came out he really enjoyed it. We loved sitting outside. We'll be back

What a fantastic place! Seriously good tapas in an informal and friendly setting near the beach…read more Not at all the touristy garbage you find along the Explanada. I started with a rice cake they call a soccorat (like the paella crust) topped with a tartare of the sweetest and freshest prawn. Superb! Next was a peeled whole tomato stuffed with a mousse of cured ventresca (tuna belly) and served atop a tomato soup like a creamy gazpacho. Another winning dish that takes familiar ingredients and through technique makes them special and elevated. The next tapa was a skewer with a single langoustine tail crusted with the Turkish strands you often find in middle eastern desserts. The langoustine tail was stuffed with a little portion of melted Brie cheese. So good. The last tapa was octopus pieces atop wonderfully browned potatoes that managed to be both crisp on the outside and meltingly tender inside. Superb. For dessert I took the server's recommendation and had the apple dessert, which was a sort of deconstructed apple tart that was the essence of apple. They comped me a generous shot or two of a beautiful local dessert wine. Service was gracious and helpful. The prices are treasonable for food of this quality. I really enjoyed my meal here!

Great little tapas bar, very inventive and great with flavors. Decent price - we tried the…read morecannelloni stuff with oxtail and crunchy Iberian ham, broken eggs over potatoes and Padron peppers. Both were amazing and plated beautifully. Definitely would return

Perfect for enjoying a glass of wine and some typical Murcian tapas. The place is small, so you…read moremight have no seat by the time you want to go... That's definitely the only drawback.

Excellent tapas. Went in for a quick lunch and asked for a selection of their choice..read more

I called to make a reservation because I fancied the location of the restaurant. The service was…read moreone of the best I've ever experienced (I'm only 17 years old though), with really attentive waiters and good manners. The food was nothing extraordinary but tasty as can be. I had some tapas, which were all seasoned amazingly. As a main dish I shared a seafood platter, again really tasty and of good quality. They gave us little refreshers through meals that were on the house, such as shots of gazpacho and mango sorbet and liquor for the grownups at the end of our dining. 10/10, would recommend.

We are in Moraira out of peak-season and were turned away from a different restaurant earlier…read morebecause they'd not ordered any ingredients... so this charming little restaurant was a real find. Tucked away amongst the samey seafood restaurants on the seafront, this intimate traditional Spanish restaurant serves a comprehensive selection of tapas, washed down with local charm and incredibly friendly service. We were served by David, who was very patient with us trying out our very limited Spanish vocab skills. He was constantly smiling and didn't seem to resent speaking to us in English. We ordered a variety of tapas between 4 of us, including flavoursome anchovies, super-fresh calamari, a local octopus stew and some very brave patatas bravas! We particularly enjoyed the albondigas (scrumptious meatballs) and the capresi salad, ordering two portions of each. A very filling meal for 4 including a bottle of cava and some sparkling water came to €96 without service charge and we were very happy to tip. We'd go back again, no doubt

From the owner: En el corazón de Benidorm, en la famosa calle de las tapas, hemos creado un restaurante ecológico…read moredonde se unen la alta cocina con los productos más frescos que te puedas imaginar, comprados directamente a agricultores locales para conseguir que cada plato que llega a tu mesa sea una experiencia inolvidable.

We had such a fantastic first tapas experience! The food was bursting with flavor and fresh, plus…read morethere was a great selection to choose from. We really enjoyed picking from the trays filled with little wooden boards, each offering something different. We made it our mission to try as many as possible, and we loved every single one! It's also awesome that everything is priced the same, which makes it super easy. We paired our meal with some refreshing tinto de verano, and it was perfect! The whole atmosphere was so much fun and interactive, especially counting the boards to see how many we devoured and figuring out the bill. The staff were incredibly friendly and welcoming, making our time there truly unforgettable. We didn't wait much for a table but there was a big line when we were leaving, it is definitely a very popular place and we can see why! Can't wait to go back!

This seems to be the most popular tapas place in Alicante. It was very busy midweek January for…read morelunch and dinner. Not too many places to sit as the restaurant is small. This place serves different as you don't order the tapas from the menu as they constantly bring trays of hot tapas from the kitchen and this is how you select. When I was there you were fortunate if there were any tapas left when the servers got to your table. Tapas were tasty and cheap and the beer was good too. Great place to go for a quick tapas Lunch or dinner! I recommend the calamari , squid and fried cheese. FYI, lots of fried tapas so may not be the best healthy choice.