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!

woohooo! Seafood and seafood and more seafood, amazing for me, may not for you. I could love this…read moreplace. hat impresses visitors most, is the variety and diversity of "bugs", that you can combine as you wish to make the perfect combination of seafood tapas (the pictures are really clear in this case). Rice and other dishes ara available in the menu as well. The only problem it that is really far away of the "civilisation" and you have to cross roads very similar to a dessert. But it is worth.

I have been coming to this restaurant once a week for the last few months and the food just seems…read moreto get better and better. I know that I can sample anything from the menu del dia and really enjoy it. Highly recommended.

From the owner: Especialidad en arroces y tapas mediterráneas.read more

Lovely restaurant with a beautiful view of the sea. The service was great and the food delicious…read more They offer a reasonably priced menu or you can also order a-la-carte where they have a nice variety of mouthwatering dishes. We ordered the set menu and we were not disappointed. It was delicious and the servings were perfect.

Lovely restaurant, just 10m from the beach, with nice views of the bay. I've been there more than…read more20 times and never walked out disappointed! They use fresh and local ingredients, and the menu includes seasonal specialities like winter / summer vegetables or the fresh fish of the day. I find the dishes always creative and full of taste, best enjoyed with a nice glass of red wine from their broad wine menu. Eating a la carte is reasonable considering the quality of both the food and the service (expect around 30-40 euros per head, with starters, dessert, coffee and wine), but if you are there for lunch, make the most of the dally menu, just for 11.90 euros. They have recently added a selection of tapas to their menu, but haven't had the chance to try them out yet.Will write another review after my next visit, hopefully they will be in line with the rest of the menu!

Can't recommend highly enough. Great, fresh Lebanese food. We loved everything we had. Service was…read morevery friendly. We sat inside the restaurant and it is a really nice space. Would absolutely go back if we had more time in Alicante. Wish I had discovered it much sooner.

We wanted to try something different from what we've been eating which was local Spanish food. We…read morehad beets and pomegranate salad and rice wrapped in thin crispy crepe. Delicious!

From arriving to leaving I cannot give this restaurant high enough praise. We arrived earlier than…read morethe rest of our party so sat at the bar for a drink. The barman asked for our order and mine was a dry vodka martini , why change the habit of a lifetime lol. After a few minutes he came over with an iced martini glass, a bottle of vodka and a bottle of vermouth. Smiling, he said ' 50/50?' My reply '90/10'. A great guy that started a wonderful evening. When the remainder of our party arrived we were shown to our table, outside on the patio overlooking the sea. What could make this idyllic situation better. The food. There was a mixture of orders around the table and everyone was in awe of the standard of cuisine. My mussels were totally delicious. A fantastic restaurant with good food, excellent service with a friendly attitude. We loved the place and, if we are back in the area, will be revisiting.

This place is really out of the way. It is at least 30-40 mins car ride…read more I am not sure if it was worth the trip since we only had a few hours to roam around Valencia before heading back to Madrid. So plan accordingly. We ordered the chicken/ rabbit paella and seafood paella both were very flavorful. We also ordered the tuna belly and fried anchovies which were delicious. Very good service as well

Wow, it's been quite a while since this restaurant has gotten a yelp review. I get it, it is out of…read morethe way from Valencia, about a 30minute and $30 dollar taxi ride. Longer if you are in the heart of Valencia, but it is worth it for the award winning paella and seafood. You are surrounded by rice paddies and you know it is a great local spot when there are other spanish folks and the servers speak a little english. Luckily the menu is in spanish and english. Service is great, nice and laid back, enjoy your food, don't rush through it style. The white wine sangria was delicious and refreshing. We had langostine and prawns and the special paella with iberico ham. Every grain of rice was very flavorfull! If you plan to take a taxi back, they staff are kind enough to call a taxi for you, keep in mind it will take 30-40min for the taxi to get to the restaurant. Your alternative option is to take the #24 bus at the center of town back to Valencia which leaves once per hour, check apple or google maps for the time.

Excellent restaurant with marvelous service and wonderful food. The grilled pargo fish was amazing…read moreand all the tapas we started with were great. My favorite was the artichoke dish.