This was recommended by friends who used to visit the place quite a lot when they lived in Spain…read more We met up with other friends too, who also rated the place. It is fair to say that we were all disappointed. The service was haphazard. Although the owners spoke perfect English, the waitress was less than confident. When she brought the food she used the wrong name so the meal went to the wrong person. I specifcally said that I could not eat melted cheese, and did want cauliflower cheese on my plate. wrong. This had to be sent back, and it had been given to the wrong person. Fortunately, my family and I were treated by our friends, so the meal didn't cost anything. The owners son is the chef, and quite honestly, I've eaten better for less, and presented better too. The courtyard is fine, but not very well ventilated. The tables inside are in a very dark environment. I'm being charitable by giving it 3 stars. Some history is that the place had a good name, closed down due to a dispute with the authorites, and then reopened. The owner made his money in the early days of Calpe by supplying TVs to the new hotels opening up. My wife and I will not be returning. ------------------------------- Este fue recomendado por amigos que solían visitar el lugar mucho cuando vivían en España. Nos encontramos con otros amigos también, que también clasificaron el lugar. Es justo decir que todos estábamos decepcionados. El servicio era irregular. Aunque los propietarios hablaban perfecto Inglés, la camarera era menos de confianza. Cuando ella trajo la comida que ella utiliza el nombre equivocado por lo que la comida fue a la persona equivocada. Yo específcamente dije que no podía comer queso derretido, y quería queso de coliflor en mi plato. equivocado. Esto tenía que ser enviado de vuelta, y se había dado a la persona equivocada. Afortunadamente, mi familia y yo fuimos tratados por nuestros amigos, por lo que la comida no cuesta nada. El hijo de los propietarios es el chef, y honestamente, he comido mejor por menos, y presentó mejor también. El patio está muy bien, pero no muy bien ventilado. Las mesas en el interior están en un ambiente muy oscuro. Estoy siendo caritativo, dándole 3 estrellas. Un poco de historia es que el lugar tenía un buen nombre, cerrado debido a una disputa con los authorites, y luego volvió a abrir. El propietario hizo su dinero en los primeros días de Calpe mediante el suministro de televisores a los nuevos hoteles que se abren. Mi esposa y yo no volveremos.

El Toro is Calpe's premier steak house specializing in North American Black Angus Beef. Visited…read moretwice during our stay in July 2013. Enrico was the most friendly waiter, and we met him again on our second visit, when he was their with his wife and having a meal too. So if the staff eat at the same palce they work, got to have something about the place. ALWAYS BOOK!!!!! Can't fault the food nor the service. You have to get the attention of the staff sometimes, but that's only because they are so busy. Once you have they are very attentive. Air Conditioned, Children's Menu, Disabled Facilities, Limited Parking, but street parking normally OK, if not competing with the church. Highly recommend the fillet steak, and the spare ribs. The children's menu is equally good. One of the young chefs came out to talk to us on our second visit.

It was date night. I was really looking forward to dinner at one of my favorite restaurants…read more I'm being a bit generous with the three star review because two or three previous visits have warranted five stars each. Our server came by while I was busily chewing and I couldn't respond when he asked my partner - who eats simply and rarely complains - how everything was. Tough, that's how mine was. Couldn't get the message out as he left too fast. Never mind, I thought. I'll catch him next time I see him. Unfortunately, he never looked my way again. Four or five times I tried to flag him down, and four or five times he didn't notice me. I kept chewing - and chewing, I'd eaten most of my large baked potato and nearly half of my steak kebabs (and had given two chunks of steak to my date). He agreed that it was tough, and complained that his meal was cold. I finally flagged the server down and he argued with me that 1.) he had asked and 'we' said everything was good. I told him *I* never got the chance to respond. 2.) I'd eaten one of the skewers. Well duh! I kept trying to find a tender piece! He asked if I wanted a new serving and because my partner was finished I said, 'no'. He asked what I wanted him to do. I suggested one free meal next time we came in. He came back and had taken ten euros off the bill. I was happy that he'd adjusted the bill a little. I don't feel it was adequate, but it was something. I showed him my Yelp review of the restaurant from our last trip to Spain to back up what I'd told him, and let him know I was not trying to get a free meal. I'd much rather have had the good meal I'd looked forward to. As to ambiance, I'd always enjoyed Patagonia and was delighted that we were going to eat there that night. It's a pretty dining room with nice decor. Because of the prior great experiences, we MAY go back, but I doubt if we will on this extended trip to Spain. And if I do go back, I probably will not order steak at Patagonia STEAK HOUSE!

Restaurant was about 80% empty but manager/host placed us in back unventilated garden area which…read morewas about 85-90 degrees. when asked why the table choice, he said that once we made our reservation same day we should be happy with the offering. The level of vendor entitlement was outrageous. However understandable since the place was supposedly booked. Time to kick this part of Spain off the go to list. Very disappointed.

terrible service and attitude from staff we ordered the most…read moreexpensive steak but didn't get what we were told we weren't offered a second drink by them the worst experience we have ever had and we out at top restaurants a lot

One star is one star too many for this place. Went for a 80 birthday meal. so a very special…read moreoccasion, and what a disappointment. Book the day before and was promised the best of the best. Had mussels to start and they tasted like they had been steamed in dish water. The steak on the bone was promised to be the best and at 89 euro per kilo should have been. it was tough and mostly fat. the potatoes were bland and we had to pay extra for cold sauce out of a bottle. The other two steaks were meant to be fillets but most definitely weren't. in and out within an hour, one drink each because they could not be bothered to ask if we wanted another. When asked we fed back our comments politely and the manager did not want to know. He was extremely rude and stood over us until we paid. I would avoid at all costs !

You would be crazy to visit this side of Alicante and not stop at this restaurant. Hands down the…read morebest steak I've had in Europe. There is a reason why this is so highly rated.

We had a table for 4 and the waiter Martin was amazing and the owner Luis was attentive and…read moregracious! The Parillada and the Entrecot were delicious with the latter being the best!

We've been in Santa Pola for about 7 days and 7 more to go. Eating out was getting monotonous,…read morethen found this little gem. The other restaurants that we've been to with high ratings, seem to take the customer for granted, rushing, impatient with clarifying questions, or downright rude. Not here. We found this restaurant on TripAdvisor where it's very highly rated and were surprised there was no review here. Having said that, we've now been here twice, this review combines both visits. Here's the review: SERVICE: The service here is much more what I'm used to as a Southern Californian. They're pleasant, genuinely nice and they appreciate our business. Every special request (another side salad please? No sauce? Ordering stuff not specifically on the menu: side of roasted potatoes, etc.) were all met with a gracious "of course." DRINKS: --Cava reasonably priced, nice larger pour, tasty. --Tap beer "Caña", reasonably priced, hits the spot. --They have a cocktail with Cava and some bitters, I was expecting mostly Cava with a splash of bitters, but there was so much other stuff in there, there was no effervescence at all from the Cava, I returned it, I wasn't charged. I won't order it again, but thankful they swapped it for me (this would be standard in L.A., not so in Spain). --Margarita, as good as any I've had in SoCal. --Water, we've had both flat and sparkling. They're both "mineraly" with the sparkling being VERY much so, just FYI FOOD: --Smoked salmon "tostada" or toasted bread with cream cheese, dill, capers, caviar. We liked it, the portion was very generous. --Empanada was served cold inside, sadly a rookie mistake, hopefully they'll figure that out We sent it back and they warmed it up properly, it was tasty once served warm. --The burger is beautiful with lots of micro greens, tomato, gorgeous bun, and a side of roasted potatoes with some seasonings that rocked it. --Spaghetti with meatballs, the pasta was fine, the meatballs a bit mealy. We're not big meatball fans, and nobody in our family liked these either, we didn't eat them. My son ordered pasta on our next visit with just butter and parm and that worked for him. --The pork ribs were delish, not the baby-back that we're used to, but every bite was eaten! It was too much for my middle son and so we all got a bit to taste. --The chicken breast was *surprisingly* tasty. Usually we try to avoid chicken breast because it can be dry and tasteless, but they pound it flat, making it cook evenly and then they grill it and it picks up a *fantastic* grilled, smokey flavor. --The side salad of greens is dressed lightly (perfectly in our opinion) with a balsamic dressing. It was so good, my teen son wanted seconds! --The side of baked potato with Roquefort cheese is good, but my husband thought it was almost a meal to itself, too much along side his pork ribs (he did eat every bite though, haha) --The sausage was good too. Hubby ordered with a side of the roasted potatoes and that made a nice meal. --The skirt steak, the best of what we had here, YUM! Strong beefy flavor, very smokey cooked to medium perfectly, my husband shared some of his roasted potatoes, it was a great match. DECOR Downstairs: The bar downstairs has a great view of the ocean and has a very cool decor, lots of thought taken, comfortable. My kids enjoyed the videos of snowboarders. The patio: Nice in that you smell the grill going and it smells great. The decor up there is like a complete afterthought, or they left grandma's decor up there. This really needs attention to make it truly comfortable. There are foux plants on the walls, hopefully they will get around to decorating it soon. You actually do NOT get a great view of the ocean up there because of the way it's set up. But if you want to dine al fresco, it's there. SUMMARY The restaurant is small, if your group is larger than two, I would highly recommend calling and reserving a table, or at least calling and make sure they have a table before you head up. They don't have lots of tables for 4 or 5. I don't think they have a web site, other than their FB one, here it is, yelp won't let me put it under web site address. https://www.facebook.com/ohanagastrobar Though there is room for improvement (decor in patio and empanada temp), for what they are doing: the food, quality of ingredients, gracious service, and reasonable prices, they get five stars from me AND my family!

Amazing food. Meat melts in your mouth. Service is superb. Authentic and unique. Highly recommend!read more

Best Caprese salad in Denia. One of the best we've had anywhere (and we've had many). Excellent…read moregrilled salmon kabobs and char-grilled burger. Warm, welcoming atmosphere and service. Margarita and Claudio are the best!