This is a Michelin rated restaurant and it is spectacular! So if you don't want to read the entire…read morereview, skip it and just go enjoy lunch or dinner here. You will not be disappointed, and I must say, it is NOT pricey at all. It is something different, a change from the other cuisine that you will typically find in the area. This is truly a hidden gem, a rare find, and by all means a bargain! They are closed Sunday evening and all day Monday except in June and July when they are open every night. You will have a set menu. In our case it was 6 courses for 36€. There is a full wine list with plenty of reasonably priced vinos. The service was phenomenal - we did not pour an ounce of wine ourselves. If the glass was near empty it was promptly filled. Same held true for the water. The place settings were immaculate - not a fingerprint to be found. The food was mind blowing. Everything was beautifully presented - artistic, flawless, just mesmerizing. Each course was cooked perfectly, exquisitely, and was nothing short of a culinary masterpiece. My compliments to the chef! You surely are missing out if you visit Almuñecar and don't eat here.

From the owner: El Chaleco es un restaurante de cocina francesa ubicado en Almuñécar. Nos encantará recibirles y…read moreatenderles en un marco tranquilo y acogedor, Lydie Renaud y su equipo se encargarán de dar el toque necesario para descubrir el espíritu del buen saber vivir francés. Abierto desde el 1997, nuestro restaurante no hace más que progresar gracias a su dinamismo, seriedad y política de precios, que han seducido a sus cada vez más numerosos clientes. Gracias a nuestra profesionalidad podemos ofrecerle por 21,95 €. un entrante, pan, un plato de carne o pescado y un postre todo elegido de la carta sin ningún otro suplemento, I.V.A. incluido.Almuñecar tiene un clima excepcional y un restaurante..... El Chaleco.

*NOTE* If anyone experiences such rude behaviour please do not hesitate to ask for the papel de…read morereclamación form. You can request this form even if you are a tourist. Horrible service from a condescending and misgonystic waiter. We asked to have only a coffee and sat outside to enjoy the street live musicians. At the end the waiter constantly made condescending nasty remarks how we spent only 4 euros and not enough money to sit at his tables. He continued telling us that we are just American woman on vacation in Málaga. Then pushed my friend on her shoulder and yelled at us to get out of his restaurant. He continued to yell at us as we walked down the street. We were disgusted and immediately told the police nearby who accompanied us to the restaurant to help us file a formal complaint with the city hall. Of course with the presence of the police he was respectful and polite only to the police. But he continued to make nasty comments about women and the police had to ask him to sit quietly as we filed a formal complaint. He didn't stop and told me good luck filling out the form because it's not in English! LoL We all know how Americans are so uneducated right? The police spoke no English so how did I explain the situation... Maybe this silly American is studying Spanish in Spain?? Nah we are just uneducated American tourists. I strongly do not recommend this establishment and hope no one has to suffer this behavior for buying a coffee and sitting outside for 40 minutes. If there was a minimum to sit down he could have told us and we would have made a decision to stay or leave. Many cities with restaurants in prime locations make there expectations clear and we respect that. But it's not acceptable to treat people like second class for not spending enough. Stay away.

Definitely the best meal in Malaga!! The owners were very friendly. The food was of high quality…read moreand very delicious. I would recommend you try it out if you are in Malaga. It's right by the Picasso museum. The foie gras were tasty. Tuna had very interesting and diverse flavors. We also tried Choucroute which had a ton of meat and close to a German dish because it's from east part of France. Dessert was amazing also - try the chocolate mousse and lemon cake. If you enjoy good quality food and have time. Try it out and you'll love it.

Amazing dining experience. Excellent food on the most adorable street in Old Town. The tuna tartare…read moreis a must try but everything was truly delightful.

Casa is was recommended to us. The food and service were great. I especially enjoyed the fresh…read moretomatoes and burrata to start.

Best food in Marbella. Exquisitely made dishes with fantastic presentation. Excellent and friendly…read moreservice. Very cosy environment especially out on the terrace. Booking may be a good idea.

From the owner: Experiencia gastronómica en el centro en la milla de oro de Marbella, magnífica fusión de cocina…read morefrancesa y española con esmerado cuidado al producto

Nice service at a local fusion joint. The free pork appetizer he brings out is very good. Try the…read moretarter de salmon, mango, y aguacate, and the huevos rotos con crema de foie (i.e. spanish poutine) to start.

Fantastic food and service. Super friendly staff very professional service. The food was great…read moreexcellent presentation flavors were very well done. Highly recommend we where here on vacation has researched restaurants this was highly recommended.

My husband, sister, and I had lunch at Garnacha during our visit in Marbella, Spain. The food at…read moreGarnacha is simply to die for! My sister and I decided on the lunch tasting menu. The lunch tasting menu included a glass of wine and your choice of starter, main course, and dessert. For my starter I had the Salmorejo (tomato and bread purée), garnished with Iberian jamón. The Salmorejo was similar to gazpacho, but the texture was more delicate. I ordered the rabbit cannelloni with creamy pureed potatoes as my entree. This dish was absolutely amazing! The portion was small, but very filling and rich in flavor. For dessert I chose the pear strudel in phyllo dough with ice cream. It was the perfect ending to such a wonderful meal! I thought the tasting menu was a great deal for 16€. My husband ordered from the a-la-carte menu instead. He started his meal with the aged goat cheese with bitter orange marmalade, walnuts and strawberries. I had to steal a bite since I love goat cheese; so good! For an entree he ordered the duck foie gras with apple crumble and grated almonds. My husband offered a few bites to my sister and I and I admit we considered ordering another plate for the table to share! The dish tasted like a decadent apple pie! Finished our lunch with some espresso. This was one of my favorite meals in Marbella. I highly recommend dining here if you are visiting Marbella. Reservations were not necessary in January, but I imagine they are necessary if you are visiting during the peak travel season.

Worst restaurant ever! I've organized a wine and cheese tasting there to get my friends to get to…read morediscover French culture... What a mistake! They'd offered a "menu" for 25€/head including 4 glasses of wine and 4 different kinds of cheese, I had asked for free bread and water included and that people should not be hungry at the end, because 25€ is a lot especially in Spain, and they said ok. On the said night we arrived at the restaurant and paid the 25€ upfront because I wanted to guarantee they had full payment. So... we indeed had 4 glasses of wine but the cheese... They gave us only 3 ridiculous platters of cheese out of which you could only feed 2 people!! For the 12 of us!! And no water. So we asked for water. Then came 3 50cl bottles of water. We were still hungry so asked for another cheese platter and then we thought that finally we would get some value for our money. Then the waiter offered more food (he said "foie") and we were like "oh great! Free stuff!! Yeah bring it on" so we had our foie which actually was disgusting pâté de foie covered with weird stuff like chocolate!!! Oh my god this is not French!! But we thought we were getting it for free so what the hell. And then the waiter came back offering deserts or cocktails and then we thought this was the most amazing restaurant ever offering us so many things when we thought it was expensive to start with!! How mistaken were we.. Some of us started to leave and then the waiter arrived saying that we still had the bill to pay for. So I asked what bill because we'd already paid and he brought a 150€ bill!!! For all extras we thought were free!! Like for instance : 26€ for a plate of 4 very small pieces of what they called foie gras and which was actually pâté de foie. They even charged us for water. And when looking at the detailed bill we realized that the original tasting menu should have cost us 20€ and not even 25. Just DO NOT GO THERE.