Found this at Tripadvisor, all 5 stars, This is really a hole in the wall facing the ocean with…read moreawesome tapas, the name says it all. To start, local white wine, Jamon Iberico, caracoles, boquerones en vinagre, shrimp in whisky, pulpo al gallego,and their signature paella, service was excellent, Jonathan brought our orders at the right timing, 2 at a time, thus your food is eaten sizzling hot. Everything in small plates, and you get to try many dishes. We'll definitely be back in a heartbeat! A perfect 10 out of 10!

Fantastic family run business. Beautiful people with some amazing food and wine. Exceptionally…read morecheap.

When I am in Estepona, a few months out of the year, this is my favorite restaurant and I eat here…read moremultiple times a week. First, you will definitely need a reservation. It is always busy. There is seating in the "patio" with a nice man made fireplace in cooler months. There is the main area with the bar and a long table. And there is the option to sit on the 'terrace,' which is a pedestrian street. Weather cooperating, we love to sit on the terrace and people watch. All areas are extremely clean and cheerful. Service is friendly and efficient without being pesty. When a table is reserved, it is yours from your reservation time to the remainder of the evening. They never try to hustle you along so that others (without a reservation) might be seated. American restaurants could learn from this. The menu has about 30 different tapas offerings as well as pinchos, tostas, and entrees. There is something for every appetite. There is always one or two tapas of the day, which change. I am not a seafood eater, so I am thankful that at least half the items offered are not from the sea. My boyfriend loves seafood, so there is plenty to satisfy his tastes, too. We really like to chose 2 to 3 tapas each and that is very filling. My favorites are "taco de manzana" and the chicken burrito, oh, and the mini lamb hamburgers! I guess I really don't have just one favorite! Everything is very fresh and tasty. Most of the tapas are 2€ and 3€. The tostas are 8€ and very filling. My favorite is tosta queso de cabra. Among larger items, my boyfriend really likes the shrimp brick. They will also accommodate an appetite and make it larger or smaller. I normally drink sparkling water or tea. My boyfriend is the wine drinker. They have an extensive wine offering and at least once a month will have a special event with wine pairings or a wine class. They have a full time sommelier who organizes these events. There is also a full bar. I will usually have an after dinner drink. The pours are generous! Our bill for the evening (2 people) is usually 20€-25€ for 6 tapas, a wine (or two), water and an after dinner drink. Highly recommended!

A lovely place with nice ambiance. However, I feel it was…read morenot as gastronomical tasty as I have expected. I was expecting more and was disappointed. My tuna poky bawl was very mediocre and the foie gras tapas was lacking in flavour. I would not recommend for a " gastronomic " experience

Solid find. Some of the best tapas we've had between here and Madrid. Truly special. As gourmet as…read morethese tapas are, my heart was taken prisoner by their hamburguesa tapas. Two simple sliders that hit all the right notes. Simply brilliant. The rest - tuna tataki, grilled octopus, and fish tacos (amazingly made from cod baccalao) were all top notch. I cannot recommend enough.

Arco Tapas Bar is a very cozy and charming tapas restaurant located in the Old Town historical…read morecenter of Marbella, Spain. The owner, Anita, was so friendly and invited us to sit wherever we preferred. My husband, sister and I chose a table in the back room next to the fireplace since it was a chilly night in January. We were dehydrated from drinking wine all day during our wine tour in Ronda so we immediately ordered several bottles of water and soda to accompany our wine. I was dreading the bill after ordering so many beverages, but prices were very reasonable and this was one of our cheapest meals in Marbella! The menu at Arco Tapas Bar consists of a variety of hot and cold tapas and small plates. The Iberian ham, fresh buffalo mozzarella, sliders, and goat cheese salad were some of our favorite dishes. We later found out that Anita's husband is the chef. Anita's husband is from Italy so you will notice some Italian influences on the menu. This was the perfect spot to relax with friends and enjoy some great wine and tapas. Would highly recommend this spot. Unfortunately, they are not open for lunch or we would have returned the next day!

So good! All the tapas we ordered had really great flavors but The salad of the sea and mountains…read morewas the star of the show. This was the first place I ate at in Spain and still one of my favorites of my whole 2weeks here. Even though its in a touristy area the prices are reasonable. It's small but definitely worth a visit

We came in and we're politely informed that the kitchen closed in 15 min. However, we never felt…read morerushed by the staff and both service and tapas were tremendous. So good. Here are our tapas recommendations. Also helps us remember what to order next time we come. Chicken Wings 5. Not spicy Pastry 3 Croquettes 3 Mix Bacon 5 Codfish Fritters 5 Proveleta 4-5 depending on how quick you get to it. Highly recommend the tapas bar overall. Note. Kitchen is closed 16:00-19:00.

Definitley the most traditional tapas joint in this little town. The staff were very friendly,…read morespoke great English and were happy to help with any suggestions from the menu. It was full of locals which is always a good sign and the menu had all the usual suspects for a great spanish lunch. Cheap beer, fresh fish, tasty calamari and beautiful iberico ham. Very impressed. Wish I had a chance to come again. ps. the rooms they have were very nice and reasonably priced.

I can highly recommend Sardinia as a great place for lunch. You can sit outside and enjoy great…read moreregional food e.g. aubergines with honey, artichokes, meatballs with almond sauce.

This was one of our favorite meals on our 10-day Spanish and Portuguese road trips!…read more We had the following: - FRIED MARINATED SEA BASS, LETTUCE, PICO DE GALLO AND ADOBO MAYONNAISE - FRIED SQUID SANDWICH W. ALIOLI AND SPICY SAUCE - RAF TOMATO W. CANNED TUNA BELLY AND ONION - GRILLED ARTICHOKES W. SHERRY WINE REDUCTION, EGG YOLK AND PORK JOWL Everything was absolutely delicious - our favorite was the marinated sea bass. It came with lettuce leaves perfect for making a taco. The tomato salad was also delicious and I loved the tuna in it - the only non-perfect part of the meal was that there was a sticker on one of the tomatoes - ha! (And also they forgot one of our dishes and it came out at the very end after we had to remind them but no biggie). The service was also very nice - I was trying to practice my spanish and our server was very patient and kind. Loved this restaurant so much!

Our guide told us Ronda has Michelin starred and rated restaurants and Google said this place was…read moreMichelin recommended with reasonable prices so I stopped for a bite. Everything was well prepared and Pedro provided excellent service with a smile. He also helped me with selections. Liked that they have indoor/outdoor seating with a nice ambiance. Nice days it's hard to get seated outside, but I had no problems getting seated inside.

Food,Service, Ambience Top. Excellent food, very friendly…read morewaitress and prices are very low for the quality they serve. They will see us again.*****

This was the first ace we went when arriving in Spain and it was our favorite restaurant of the…read morewhole trip! Great food and service, cocktails were delicious :)

We came here around 10pm and the place was still packed. We got a bottle of wine and a variety of…read moretapas. We ordered: -porra with quail egg: this was very similar to gazpacho (which I love) so I automatically loved this -anchovies with guacamole: I'm not a big fan of anchovies but my boyfriend is and he really liked this dish -octopus: delicious! -squid with crispy black rice: this was my favorite dish, the squid was so flavorful and went perfectly with the crispy rice -sea bream: also delicious, loved the eggplant and goat cheese sauce that came with it -boar stew: I'm not a big fan of stews, but I can tell that it was cooked well You honestly can't go wrong with any of the tapas. Highly recommend!

Every dish that we tried was amazing. We started with the Atun Tartar, followed by the Morcilla…read morewith quail eggs, beautiful done veal mollejas, and a very nice picanha! The service was impeccable!

It was a rainy evening when we went to Escarpio. From the main area in Benalmadena it is a winding…read moreroad leading to the hotel La Fonda where Escarpio is located. Not a good drive on a dark rainy night. We had reservations and even although the restaurant was 1/2 empty we were given a seat near the back of the restaurant and were unable to enjoy the lights of the town and the view. The service was very slow and somewhat indifferent. We were served but there was no attempt to establish any connection with us other than to take our order and bring the food out. I had the ox tail with mashed potatoes and it was very good. The rest of the meal was okay but not memorable. It is unlikely that we would return. For the prices charged I was hoping for a more memorable evening out.

Excellent and generous tapas. Very friendly and effective service. Amazing views of Benalmadena,…read morethe Costa del sol all the way across Malaga bay to the Sierra Nevada. Try the chorizo tapas.

One of the definitions of intelligence is the ability to learn from one's past mistake. I was very…read morehappy to display (only just!) some intelligence on my recent trip to Marbella Having been disappointed with my lunch at a restaurant on the main tourist beach promenade, I vowed not to get seduced by any more touristy eateries. That evening, I walked from my hotel to the Old Town and spent half an hour wandering round looking at all the menus. Fortunately, I eschewed the pseudo international food and 20 Euro paellas on offer and walked all the way back to my hotel without a clear plan about what to do for dinner. Well, completely by chance, I discovered this gem of a tapas bar just a few doors from my hotel. The first good sign was that the menu was written completely in Spanish with no foreign translated menus available. Secondly, the busy restaurant was patronisesd exclusively by local Spaniards. Thirdly, as in the best Chinese restaurants, there was a wonderful happy din of people enjoying themselves amidst good company and good food. Although I don't speak much Spanish, fortunately my time spent in tapas restaurants in the UK enabled me to spot some favourite dishes. As is the tradition in Spain, my drink arrived with a complimentary tapas - salami on a piece of baguette. The only downer of the evening was that the only orange juice available was in a bottle where I had found wonderful freshly squeezed orange juice almost ubiquitous throughout the resort My bounty of pulpo a la gallega (octopus in olive and paprika), chuletas de cordero (grilled lamb cutlets) cooked medium rare, bacalao fritos (salt cod fritter), jamon Iberico (wonderful cut to order iberico ham) and chipirones (deep fried squid). A wonderful tasty authentic dinner, sat in front of the telly showing La Liga football. The bill at the end of the evening? 22 Euros. Bargain! This was the authentic taste of the real Spain I was seeking and it was wonderful