A great spot on the quieter side of Roses to enjoy a delicious and relaxed lunch by the beach away from the noise and slight tackiness of the main town. This reasonably classy establishment has two large wooden decks shaded from the sun but open on all sides to let the breeze flow through on a hot summer afternoon. Clientele ranged from families straight off the beach in bathing suits and t-shirts to plastic barbie dolls dressed to the nines in their finest guccipradavuitton "beach" combos (I can't be sure, but I think some of them may have actually been slowly melting behind their enormous sunglasses in the afternoon heat). Waiters are dressed smartly in shorts and white polos bearing the Sunseeker logo (I'm not really sure what the connection is, but it adds a useless touch of class nonetheless).
The menu is fairly standard higher-end Costa Brava beach fare, mainly seafood with some meat options for those who prefer them. Everything is cooked and flavoured extremely well and is served up with a big smile and a lot of care. Even the fried dishes (of which my favourite was the chiporones - whole fried tiny squid) were not over-battered or over-fired and retained the delicious natural flavour of the seafood.
I could go on about what we tried, what the highlights were, etc. etc. but my advice would really be just to order whatever you fancy. It's all good, it's all fresh and with the addition of the pleasant setting I think it's hard to go wrong (though a pitcher of sangria or a nice cold glass of Rosé might help).
One thing I would say is that they always have delicious looking whole fresh fish (sized for anywhere from 1 to 6 or so people) which they will grill to order. However, the fish are priced outrageously high. We were offered a sea bass for 3 for €186, without any side dishes or accompaniments which just seemed a bit silly. Those interested in the fish went for the mixed grill instead (a relative steal at around €35/head) and were served more delicious fish and seafood than some of them could finish. Most dishes, however, are priced far below that (my sepia a la plancha was around €12-14 I think, with most mains hitting the €10-25 mark). read more