Took 45 minutes for my food to arrive, while all the locals received theirs within 10 minutes of…read moreordering. The ambience was okay, nothing out of the ordinary or special. The staff was very rude too, shrugging and rolling their eyes at my order. My calzone also had very little cheese, and arrived cold.

Great food in the heart of the town. We throughly enjoyed our pizzas and even took it back home to…read morego. If you're in the mood for a good pizza, I would suggest this place as they have many great options, reasonably priced and it was delicious. They also have non pizza items if you're not in the mood. I do know they let you order to go and I think they also do delivery through apps. My only complaint to management/ staff is that I wish they would step in when beggars or street vendors came to your table. We had a old woman ask us for money ( she begged us for a while ) while we were eating and it would have been nice for a waiter or the host to step in and make sure she left. She stopped at every table outside and they didn't do anything. I would still come back here as the food and staff were good, but the above note is a suggestion for the future.

Kind friendly staff and yummy home cooked lasagna! What's not to love?…read more They also offer takeaway!

Found this little gem in Granada - wanted some Italian food and it was my night to pick - it's off…read morethe beat and path, the outside area seemed a bit dicey and when you walk in - it's a very small local spot and at first the group thought I misfired - I thought so too at first but it's clean and family owned, great service, excellent food - I had the margarita pizza, mixed salad and everything was excellent. Not at all fancy, and I'm picky and a germ freak and it passed all my idiosyncrasies! Thanks for welcoming us in and saving me from an almost misfire:) - I'll see you next time! Karen from Chicago

The food was great, the service was excellent, the ambiance was cute. It's huge space and interior…read moredesign is not very fitting with italian restaurant, they need more traditional ambiance and vibes the interior was very cold and lacking ambiance but food was amazing and service tooo! 5 stars for the food and service by my italian friend lucas

In case you are tired of tapas and miss a hearty Italian food, this is a place for you…read more Amazing. Just an amazing Italian place with a beautiful cozy atmosphere inside. Can't get over the quality of pasta, sauce and so many choices on the menu. Every combination is good, just be creative and try something new.

Surprisingly delicious Italian food in a Spanish city! Believe it or not, I was getting sick of…read moretapas and wanting something familiar yet different. After passing by La Mafia a few times (conveniently located in a central part of Malaga's pedestrian mall), I asked my hubby if we could try Spanish-made Italian for one night. La Mafia. The name is laughable and the design of the storefront and advertising posters are so kitchy and overly themed. Anyway, the inside isn't checkered tablecloths and black and white photos of Sicilian crime families. Instead you'll find plush seating, white tablecloths, and a decidedly more posh setting than the Godfather would ever want to entertain or be entertained in. You'll also be less likely to find Italians, more likely to see tourists from other parts of the world, such as Germany, UAE, and USA. Their menu offerings remind of the Spanish pasta and pizza chain, La Tagliatella. Similar to La Tagliatella, La Mafia offers a range of base sauces, which you can then pair with a noodle of your choice, and add a protein while you're at it. I love anything with truffles in it so I had to get either a truffle-infused sauce or truffle-infused pasta. I decided to pair their pesto with mushroom and truffle ravioli. It was amazeballs. The hubby ordered their very shrimpy prawn risotto for my sake, and it was also very good. He, of course, liked my dish more, but said that he quite enjoyed the risotto despite not caring much for shellfish (being allergic to them...). The servings are very generous. La Mafia may have very well been the first place where we ordered an entree-size meal. Service at La Mafia is somewhat better than the rest of Malaga, understandable since entrees average between 15 and 20 euro, as opposed to individual tapas under 10 euro. Here's our only grievance: Despite being a fancier restaurant than some others around town, La Mafia couldn't escape what seems to be a Malaga thing--dishes and utensils looked poorly washed. This was mostly our experience in Malaga, not so in Granada and Nerja. For some reason, Malaga establishments and citizens seem to care less about specks of food on their plates or greasy forks...Oh well...We learned to just give our plates and utensils aggressive wipedowns with napkins. If you're craving some creamy, carby goodness while visiting Malaga, check out La Mafia.

Great calzone and carbonara. You have to experience this... Recommended!!!read more

We made a reservation via The Fork for dinner and took an Uber (20€) to come here. We thought La…read moreDolce Vita would totally be our vibe - on the beach ; not too divey; or too much of a party vibe and yet have good food. Our reservation was for 1915 and we ordered sangria to start along with tapas. Both great. We then ordered a paella. My husband was still eating when the waiter came along about 2000 , (8pm) and said he was dropping the bill as they were closing soon due to it being a holiday for 'Father's Day' ; we didn't know that as for one , the restaurant took the reservation and sat us & next we aren't Spanish. They came by with the credit card machine .. started locking stuff up and told us we could stay. Rude and not okay. Honestly there were great open air restaurants right by our hotel and we could have saved the money on the Uber and being rushed through dinner. Rip off and not okay.

Great atmosphere and affordable food. The waitress / owner (I think) had no issue making my dish a…read morebit spicy. The pasta is made fresh from scratch daily and I enjoyed the "Pappardelle Seas and Mountains" pasta dish. It was a very generous portion and quite tasty. Definitely recommend this little family owned Italian restaurant which has an ocean view.

L'Oca Giuliva is okay. Yes just okay. Actually it is a TTT restaurant (tourist trap type) trying to…read moredisguise itself as an authentic Italian. We should have known better as the location screamed "come on in to a charmingly decorated restaurant and pay outrageous prices for a pretend authentic Italian meal". Oh well, our fault. We were short of time as we were catching our train for a five hour journey. Obviously planning on a satisfying meal for lunch. Service was just that. Service. No big smiles welcoming us in. No friendly greeting. No explanation of the menu. No suggestions. Though the interior had only three tables occupied and one table occupied outdoors, we definitely did not feel like we were treated as guests who would be spending 60€ for lunch (food only, no beer or wine). Not that the food was real bad but so many things were lacking to make it even good. First off, they plop a small paper sack of two hard as a rock bread rolls in frint of you. No explanation. Drop and go. Yep, remember its not free. This practice sucks and should be illegal. You will pay 3,80€ to gnaw on stale bread while hoping you don't break a tooth or make the roof of your mouth raw. I know, it was our choice to go ahead and eat it, but since we had decided to have only one meal today, we were very hungry by 13:30h. I had no idea it would cost 3,80€. At most this day old should cost 1,50€, no actually it should be free! You are also served a few black olives (strange as in Italy I have only been served green). Olive oil, wine vinegar and salt & pepper was on the table. Good thing for the oil since soaking the stale bread in the oil helped us swallow. But...wine vinegar? At an Italian restaurant?? Where is the balsamic? Strange. Our starter was the Caprese Salad. In my attached photo, I actually 'dressed it up' on my own with oil, vinegar, salt & pepper. Oh my. Look at this. For 15,90€ we got a PLAIN sliced not ripe flavorless tomato and a round of simple mozzarella cheese with a decortive teeny sprig of basil. How pathetic! What would this cost you at the local Consum grocery?? Possibly 1,20€ for two tomatoes (though this was most likely only one and a half tomatoes) and 3,50€ for a ball of mozzarella. Not even quality Burrata cheese!! No flavor. No basil. No herbs. No pesto. No balsalmic reduction. No SOMETHING to enhance the empty flavor. And the price. Oh my. For our mains, we both chose off the 'fresh pasta' menu. Again this is PASTA and each dish was quite pricey. Mine was the Tagliatelle Tartufo. Not even FRESH mushrooms. Really. Canned mushy 'shrooms were stirred into my pasta with maybe a bit of truffle oil to pretend to taste like truffles. No shaved truffles. No truffle flakes. No offer of Parmigiano cheese - which is always offered on a pasta dish. No one ever came by to offer any shaved cheese. No twirling spoon. How is this an ITALIAN restaurant??? And the price? For a fist size portion...16,50€. YIKES! Husband ordered the Ravioli Pecorino Pere. At least it was flavorful with the butter and thyme sauce. But the pear stuffing was very limited. These were the flatest - or least filled ravioli we have ever seen. An easy way to stretch their costs but still offer the dish. This cost, crazy at 16,90€ Bottom line, this is more like a VERY overpriced fast food Italian. They are definitely not using Nonna's old original recipes. L'Oca Giuliva is here in the tourist trap area of Seville to do just that. TRAP you into paying absolute crazy high prices then having the nerve upon checkout with the credit card reader to ask for a tip to be added to your tab. Come on. This is Spain. Tipping culture doesn't work like that. It is not a requirement!!! We leave a few Euros IF we feel service/food/experience was exceptional. Our experience was none of these. (And I do know this as I am a permanent resident of Spain since 2018. Please don't TRAP your guests like this. Simply stop!) Visit was Thursday January 16, 2025 at 13:30h

Seville is such a charming place. The restaurant is located in a great location within the center…read moreof the city. We made reservations in advance and arrived early. You definitely want to RSVP in advance. We saw multiple people being turned away, as they were fully booked. The all white theme decor was cute and instagram-able. We shared a few dishes to get our hands on their best dishes. The Mortadella Pistachio Pizza was outstanding. Fiordilatte, pistachio cream, bologna mortadella, provolone and ricotta. We balanced out the pizza, with the Natural Salad, young sprouts, Burgos cheese, blueberries, raisins, almonds, pistachios, sunflower seeds. Make a Resy, get there early, and enjoy a nice walk to and from your hotel.

OMG This place is crazy good! We thought we were in Italy Every dish at our table of four was…read moreOutstanding!! I had the #52 and it was mind bending delicious You've now discovered the Best Italiano Restaurant in All of Granada!! Truly amazing quality at a truly amazing price too.

This is one of Granada's hidden treasures! Food is amazing and staff is wonderful! 100% recommendedread more

This place was very delicious. My husband had Lasagna with meat and I had rigatoni with broccoli…read moreand cabbage both really good home made, very delicious. Our dessert were also great. The service was amazing, owner was kind and so great full. We got there at 3:50 and were told that this place closes at 4:30 and by 4:30 we were told they were closed. However, did not give it full 5stars because of the space. This place was very small a total of 3 tables and it was a bit cramped (wouldn't recommend for big parties ) unless they had more room somewhere else that wasn't visible.

Tip: Order off the Menu del Dia (pasta or quiche w/ drink + dessert!) posted outside on the…read morechalkboard! The value is amazing. See pic. Great, homey, non-tapas stop in Granada! Place is a tight squeeze - maybe a few tables and the bar. Both lasagnas were soo light and fluffy, as with the tiramisu. You can tell that everything is homemade. I don't think Maria spoke English, but communication wasn't an issue at all! :) This is a great option if you don't feel like tapas, not super-carby either!

lovely couple. small italian restaurant. went here for 2 dinners, it could have been more if…read morethey're not closed on our last 2 nights. great host, will make you feel at home. food is amazing and everything is made from scratch. will definitely be coming back here in our future trips

As I sat at my outside table at Il Cantuccio, perusing the large restaurant sign with the name Il…read moreCantuccio on it with 2 clinking glasses and evidence of merriment, I wondered what the name of the restaurant stood for. Was it perhaps champagne or celebration or even wedding? So, I asked the waitress and she told me that it stood for corner and indeed, Il Cantuccio is on a corner. The restaurant's main seating is outdoors with tables going round the corner from the restaurant's main entrance. When I asked what they did if it rained, my waitress said it rarely rained on the Costa del Sol I do like eating alfresco and I did enjoy the ambiance of the outdoor setting in spite of the booming music coming from a kids' birthday party in the neighbouring square. Hot climates means that lighter dishes go down better and as I scanned the menu, my eye was drawn to the tasting menu offering 5 course for 35 Euros, excellent value for money A plate of amuse bouches arrived first - marinaded mushrooms and local ham. It demonstrated some nice produce from surrounding areas and was a good start The bread arrived with 2 flavoured butters, one with garlic and the other with tomato. Already, I could tell that the kitchen was really into flavour and everything tasted clear and distinctive 1. Prawn ravioilis in pesto sauce Generously sized raviolis were filled with prawns which were chopped but still had enough texture to be obviously prawn. The pesto sauce really brought the dish together with the nutty perfume of pinenuts and basil combining perfectly. The chef had assured me that everything was made fresh on-site and the pesto sauce proved it - you wouldn't get this quality otherwise 2. Duo of pates with cranberry sauce The liver pate was super smooth and the rougher Iberico pork pate had wonderful texture and both pates packed a meaty punch, which was perfectly balanced out by the sweet and slightly sharp cranberry 3. Courgette soup Such an innocuous name. A dish that I would never order off an a la carte menu. A dish which only had one main vegetable in it - courgette - and yet this was the standout dish of the evening. It was full of sweet and deep deep flavour. Anyone that can extract that amount of flavour from courgette is a genius though the cook showed me her primary ingredient - the largest courgette I have ever seen. It was more the size of a squash 4. Entrecôte of beef, potato gratin, parsnip purée & mixed vegetables I was beginning to realise by now that in northern Europe, we just don't have the conditions for top class ingedients. The sunshine must infiltrate the vegetables and from this dish, also the animals. This was a top class piece of beef, cooked to medium rare perfection 5. Poached pears with choocolate ice cream I laughed when this dish arrived. After having seen the largest courgette ever in my life, I now saw the smallest pears. A lovely end to the meal Make no mistake. This is a kitchen of the highest class. They understand good ingredients, the importance of extracting flavour, balancing different components and how to put a tasting menu together

Los Califas reminds me of all the every day joints scattered across Andalucía serving hearty…read moredishes, consistently, day in and day out. Sure, Papa Hemingway dined at fancy tabernas, but you half expect to find him here, at the corner table, licking his fat digits after putting away another plate of Rabo de Toro. Man, take the fam here. Do it and win back some points after marching the troop through that broiling Córdoba heat. Fill em all up with savory, traditional Spanish fare without breaking the bank. Do it. And order an ensalada mixta (fresh and delicious) while you're at it. You know, healthy fare... the waiters are awesome, too. Tell em Juan sent ya!

This was a very pleasant and affordable stop that we encountered while walking around after…read morevisiting La Mezquita. We were drawn by the affordable tapas (tortilla for 1.90€, croquettes for 2€, etc.) and got a great introduction to Andalusian dishes including Flamenquin and Salmorejo. The place was pretty empty since we went for an early dinner, and the service was excellent (they were both prompt and welcoming!) We had a pleasant conversation once we got inside, and we ended up ordering flamenquin, pan, salmorejo, croquettes, tortilla, and pastel Cordobese all for 9€ each. It was a very filling and delicious meal well worth the price, as it was essentially a three course meal with quality local dishes!