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    Kala Kalua

    3.3 (7 reviews)
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    El Cortijo de Ramiro - Onions fritos and fresh salad

    El Cortijo de Ramiro

    4.8(13 reviews)
    2.8 km
    €€€€

    Excellent service, food and cozy but elegant space! This is an establishment that does what so many…read moreothers aspire to and few achieve. We arrived for a Christmas night dinner with very few expectations. My what a Christmas gift. My wife and I arrived at 7:30 (I know really early by Spanish standards) to a half full room of diners including families dressed for a special evening, as we were. Shown to our table immediately, seated, allowed a few minutes to settle in before asked for drinks and shown menus. Very easy flow of menus, cocktails, wine list and time to peruse. They offered specials but the head waiter stopped in to offer the kitchen expertise for anything off menu that they might try satisfy. All done with ease and grace. Menu was expansive Spanish/ French with nice selections of seafood and meats. My wife had the lobster Thermidor and I had a fish soup and grilled corvina. We started with fresh bread and butter (excellent olive oil was on the table), a muse bouche of salmon purée, olives, an aioli and carrot/celery. The salmon was nicely done and a good start. The soup came next and was very flavorful and hearty. Nice chunks of seafood. The mains came next nicely timed. The Thermidor was nicely sauced with large chunks and sauce was exquisitely balanced. My wife loved it. My corvina was a a very nice portion. Gilled to perfection on a bed of whipped potatoes, julienne vegetables and delectable sauce. We finished with a goat cheese ice cream. It went well with our remaining cava (the wine list is extensive and heavily Spanish) and a nice cortado. We were given a Spanish cordial on the house that finished the meal. This was the work of a confident and professional kitchen. Service was special. We had at least 2 waiters (both young women) looking after us. They remained unobtrusive but efficient. Smiles and banter when we initiated but very professional. The restaurant was elegant but comfortable,15-18 tables I could see. As we left we were thanked and shown again the kind of genuine hospitality of gracious hosts who were confident and proud of their kitchen and staff and who truly enjoyed their work. I thought $$'s were equivalent to the value received. If you have the opportunity when you visit Marbella/ Estepona or make a special trek to try, I hope you will not be disappointed.

    Absolutely amazing Spanish food: we started with some "pulpitos" and followed by a lobster…read moretermidor... just amazing! A live guitarist has been adding to the magic of the moment. Highly recommended!

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    El Cortijo de Ramiro - Outdoor Seating

    Outdoor Seating

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    Paella with langostinos

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    Restaurante Santiago - It's Served:(All-Seafood Paella.Tasty. Paella Is Plated For U & Not Left In The Pan In Front Of U. Rather Take The Last Instead)

    Restaurante Santiago

    4.2(5 reviews)
    8.5 km

    Not for the most affordable in Marbella, but undoubtably some of the tastiest. Then again, our…read moreprior eating ventures were low-key in price but definitely delicious. Hubs noticed Santiago during one of our beach days at Playa de Venus and vowed to return as a final dinner to celebrate my birthday. And when he looked at the menu, it was a go. Striking interior design with light woods, whites and navy accents set themselves apart from the restaurants on the Avenida Duque de Ahumada strip. Without a reservation, it was no issue and seated outside. Servers were all in attendance and worked jointly. The menu offers Starters, Soups, Salads, Rice, Seafood- of course, meats, Desserts, etc with exquisite taste. The €55 a kilo price on the menu for Centollo (Spider Crab) we ordered was incorrect. Newer and market price is currently €155 per kilo. But I must say, that spider crab dish is the best I've eaten in my life and prepared with a savory cream sauce in the crab's cavity. The only thing that would've made me more happy is ordering more bread and dunking it in the sauce- but I have to consider my surroundings. The only nit-pick we had is that their paella isn't served in the pan like we're used to but instead plated for you. It's very good though. To round out my birthday dinner, hubs ordered a cheesecake on the sly with halved nectarines in a sweet and silky syrup that was delicious. We enjoyed it all.

    We travelled all over the world, a local sommelier recommended us to try this restaurant, Located…read morein front of the Mediterranean Sea, superb service, amazingly fresh seafood, started with baby shrimp slightly fried, grilled scallops paired with Quinta de Couselo from Galicia, perfect choice!!! My main course is the spider crab, steamed with garlic, olive oil and onions on the side , hubby ordered sea bass baked in sea salt, now paired with viña Ardanza from Rioja, absolutely delightful. The restaurant is surrounded with tempered glass, carajillo and home-made flan for desert. Words cannot describe the satisfaction of enjoying an awesome meal facing the Mediterranean Sea!! A perfect 10 is not enough!!

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    Restaurante Santiago - Navy. Whites. Woods.

    Navy. Whites. Woods.

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    Pop 'Em: (Boquerones Al Limón)

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    The Farm

    The Farm

    3.7(6 reviews)
    8.9 km

    Our first night in the area and unsure where to eat, I pulled out my Yelp app and started doing…read moresome research. The first few places seemed to be closed (it was a Sunday night) but eventually I found The Farm which sounded solid and looked cute in the pictures. We grabbed an uber with our friends who dropped us "as close as he could get" and we found our way using Google Maps down the pedestrian only areas of town. This was maybe 7:30pm for dinner, which in Spanish time is not the time for dinner, so we had the place to ourselves for an hour or so. We did dine outside on the upper level patio, which was extra charming, and not at all an issue as blankets were provided and there was also a standing heater. My husband, the self-proclaimed biggest fan of Iberico anything, got straight into ordering and I think had at least 4 plates of jamon sent to the table before we cut him off. We finally convinced him to do the Farmer's Tapas plate to add some cheese into our lives. The kitchen also sent out out some absolutely delicious olives and hummus as a snack. Our server "Stefan" (I totally made up that name for him btw because he was Swedish lol) was absolutely amazing. We loved interacting with him, getting his wine recommendations (they were fabulous) and really could have spent a much longer time here just because of him. He's awesome! The one drawback (for some) might be the menu here, which is slightly limited, but I had faith that this meant the kitchen had perfected these dishes, and I was right. After all the light bites to start I was pretty full and opted for the Beet Carpaccio as a main, which was just the right size and light enough for me to steal a few bites of other's food. The Ox Tail in Blueberry Sauce was delightful as was the Paella. Seriously cute place in the area which shouldn't be overlooked.

    This place is awesome! We love it and will be back! Delicious and love the vibes. Get the cucumber…read morehouse drink and the salmon!

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    The Farm - Ox Tail

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    Kala Kalua - mediterranean - Updated May 2026

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