We live close to Elias every time we're in Torrevieja and are there almost every night. Torrevieja…read moreis pretty touristy overall but this is a hidden gem. The owner, Jorge, is the nicest restaurant owner you'll ever find and he personally makes every order of paella. If you want the experience of a real, true tapas bar with a true Spanish feel. Go to Elias. There is no excuse for not coming here when in Torrevieja, absolutely the nicest and best restaurant in Torrevieja.

We have eaten with Jorge, the owner of Elias tapas restaurant for each of the four years in a row…read morewe have vacationed in torrevieja. He and his daughters run the restaurant with a few close coworkers who may as well be family, and their service is as good as the food. Everything, from boquerones (lightly fried large sardines) to patatas bravas to pulpo (octopus) has been perfect every time. And the prices are fantastic at 6 euro for a plate of boquerones and 3 euro for the patatas bravas. But by far our favorite is the made to order paella mixto. Jorge puts love into his cooking, and this, and his fresh seafood and vegetables, keep us coming. Ack year after year. It is always our first meal when we reach torrevieja, our home away from home.

It's next to impossible to get a table here anymore since the food is fantastic and a great price…read moreand so few tables. The chef and his family run the place and it has a great intimate feel with a creative menu. The food and drink are lovely .. Lots of modern interpretation of valencian flavors and ingredients. Call months in advance for a reservation.

Party of 6 at 10pm Sunday night the places was packed. Had about 6 different dishes all was amazing…read more We started with chopitas (? Spelling ) was lightly breaded was to die for. Assorted fried fish and calamari was great as long as you can eat the while fish including the head and tails which is the way to eat it. Then we had the pulpo which was out if this world. If was drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with I believe paprika and salt and the flavor danced in your mouth and lingered - heavens. As much as we loved this place we owe it to explore other joints which we couldn't even get in so well be going for more.

Genuine tapas with a wide selection and variety of food with very friendly staff, even for the…read moregringos. It's part of the Spanish quarters of Benidorm, Britts are fewer and further appart. While some dishes aren't translated to english, you can get around with a lot of gesturing, half spanish words and english to make your order.

High quality food but a little pricey. Worth it though. I recommend. Staff also speak very good…read moreEnglish

Spectacular service and great food at a very affordable price!…read more We shared and enjoyed 4 different tapas plates (prawns, goat cheese, duck and nachos) on a sunday afternoon. Everything was fresh and extremely tasty. The place was fully booked. However, the staff arranged a table for us. Service was also very fast and friendly. These guys also speak good English! Definitely worth a visit!

Beautiful view, friendly and attentive service, terrific gambas. Wonderful goat cheese salad. Well-…read morepriced and delicious local wines. Would definitely go back. Wonderful aperitif!! Could not be nicer. Don't be scared off because it seems touristy...wonderful, nice people and good food,

A very nice place in Altea. Try the blue wine :) 6 people. We had tapas menu, nachos and lasagne…read more Very good and big portions! Very pleasant service! And the view... We sat on the terrace. Say no more :)

Fantastic Tapas and probably the best Sepia a la Plancha in town! Locals go here and tourists…read morehappen upon it. Try and aim for 1:30pm - 2pm or 7pm -8pm to enjoy a relaxing drink and food. Otherwise go anytime you want and wait for a table and totally enjoy great food and drink and watching the world go by.

We loved this place ! Beautiful presentation On our food and…read morevery wonderful staff We will return!

My local friend took me here for dinner and tapas. It was wonderful. Great food, great ambiance…read more Really enjoyable place. The server, bartender (and maybe owner) was so kind and friendly. I look forward to coming back.