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

We stumbled onto this restaurant while walking through the "Old Town" area of Marbella. Our meal…read morewas delicious and the service was excellent. We even were serenaded by a strolling guitarist. Wonderful evening! Thank you!!

Sea Bass on black rice - delicious!!! Tuna Steak - incredible - run by lovely Irish girl and her…read moreItalian Chef husband. Well worth a visit just off Orange Square. J&J

We were in the mood for pizza so we stopped at this place. We were hesitant since there were no…read moreother people there when we arrived. They made the pizza in what looked to be a coal fired oven. The pizzas were a little bigger than single serving but we ordered 2 since we were told they were for 1 person. We definitely could have gotten by with one between the two of us. The first pizza came out hot from the oven and we got through a third when the other arrived. It had plenty of sauce so that was just how we liked it, the cheese was a little hard to chew, the crust was well cooked and not too chewy. I gave this place 4 stars because they didn't have sparkling water which was on the menu and the server basically ignored us which was surprising since we were the only table for the first 15 minutes that we were there. Overall, pizza was decent for this area.

This place is very pricey. The food isn't bad but I think it too over priced. The decor is…read morebeautiful, definitely a high class restaurant on the boardwalk. The tiramisu is really good, I was impressed. I would probably go back and try other things on the menu but the cocktails are horrible. And the service is mediocre and snoody.

What an amazing experience! We came in without reservations from a very cold windy evening. We…read morewere offered a table and my wife was provided with a blanket to wrap her shoulders. Our server, Ricardo, took charge and saw to our needs as a professional would! We ordered a very nice Tempranillo Reserve from a good wine list. This wine was amazing. By the way, this place is called Da Bruno sul Mare, not pasta.. My bad. We ordered a new fav Gambas Pil-Pil as an appetizer and WOW. Awesome. The menu has a large list of selections. My wife settled on a delicious seafood risotto. I looked at the menu and saw osso buco & they had me at that - I love osso buco . Our dishes were first rate. Our service was as though we were dressed formally at a multi-Michelin starred restaurant. If you are in this area, you owe it to yourself to dine here. We will return when we are back in July! Easy 5 star.

Spain, you're killing me. Yelp friends, you're killing me. Reviews for restaurants in Spain are…read moreconsistently erratic .. it's almost impossible to book based on Top Ten recommendations and actually enjoy your meal for what it's been rated to be. Aragona is NOT a Top Ten restaurant. Not even Top 100, in our opinion. There's absolutely nothing that stands out to make it so. Showed up at opening with a reservation; group of 7. Chef's welcome offering is some flat bread with truffle oil and salami. Here's the blow by blow: - Worst bottle of Cannanau ever. We're very fond of the Sardinian red and this was just terrible - overly sweet and spicy, very not like any other bottle we've had. - Bruschetta is the "in the oven with cheese" variety - Caprese was a ball of mozzarella and some halved cherry tomatoes - Bread was uninspiring carbs Now, here is where you mock me .. I always say the pomodoro sauce says it all. Here is the one instance the tomato has proven me wrong -- the kids all had plain pomodoro with pasta and it was fab. The rest of us were completely unimpressed with our meals (amatriciana, clams and asparagus). This restaurant's reviews are completely inflated. After dinner we walked the area and saw other Italian restaurants that had much nicer ambience.

This great Restaurante Toni Dalli's is located in the exquistite Oasis Club, with breathtaking…read moreviews over the Mediterranean. Toni Dalli is an Italian restaurant for opera lovers, as the restaurant owner Toni Dalli, a baritone, sings Italian opera arias to you as you eat. The walls are decorated with billboards from when he starred in Royal Variety performances at the London Paladium. The menu at this stylish Marbella restaurant is appetising and includes dishes such as cream of pumpkin soup and platter of mixed salmon, cheeses and Beluga caviar and delicious prosciutto ham au jus.

I am unclear how this place has a 4.5 rating. Being 30 years in the restaurant industry I just…read moredon't see it. We ordered a Mista Salad which was the only edible thing we had all night. After that came a "Hawaiian pizza". Thin crusted and underwhelming, no flavor, needed salt and more time in the oven. Total failure. Then, the "mystery meat" Marsala. I can't call it pork, or chicken, certainly not veal. Whatever it was could not be cut with a knife or masticated in any way . The sauce was ridiculously sweet and frankly inedible. Yes, Marsala is a sweet wine, but certainly when prepared properly, spitting isn't the reaction. I literally could not cut into the meat as it was like shoe leather. Of course, the waitress announced there was nothing they could do other than put that mess into a box so I could throw it in the garbage on the way home. Talk about a horrible business model. Cook terrible food and give your customers no consideration for it.

This restaurant is located within the touristy area of Marbella. The service was quick at very…read morereasonable prices. Even though the food is good it is not above average. If you like your food with a lot of cream that is your place to go ;). On the pizza they have a good price quality ratio. If you prefer to dine outside they have nice tables next to a not so busy street.

What a fantastic find while we were here in Marbella!…read more We were looking for something close outside the hotel and we're having quite a bit of trouble locating anything worthwhile on Yelp. I guess there just aren't that many Yelp travelers in the area for whatever reason. I jumped on Trip Advisor and had much better luck in my search. I stumbled upon this place and based on the reviews on TA we decided to give it a go. It was less than a 15 minute walk from Puente Romano in a nice area full of little restaurants and shops. The servers were so nice. They spoke English really well and smiled the entire time we were there. I was craving pizza (hence the searching) so I went with that. It was fantastic! It had a white sauce, Iberian bacon, cheese, and a free range egg in the center. I added lots of chili oil and it totally blew my mind how good it was. It was crunchy, gooey, and just really good. Just what I was looking for! My wife had a calzone and it was way more than she could eat. I will say the calzone was different than any other I have seen. It was almost like a thick spaghetti sauce inside but tasted pretty good but would not choose that again. The prices are very reasonable especially compared to the Hotel we were staying in. I dug the vibe and the decor was pretty cool. I wish we could have had another meal here! Hopefully I can turn other Yelpers on to this spot as I had to add it myself to the site. You're all welcome! ;)

Let me tell you this place knows how to turn a frown upside down. I stumbled in on a Saturday night…read more(because my heels broke), frown fully formed on my face (because my dress broke), and it was my intent to sit silently through my family dinner. However the moment the drink menu was placed in from of me, my eyes lit up. If you have a taste for fruity, refreshing drinks I highly recommend the mango aurelyus and the passion of cibo. While browsing the food menu I was presented with many delicious options, and I landed on the penne allá puttanesca. It was the perfect meal to permanently put me in a good mood. To accompany dinner, my family and I enjoyed the lovely Artadi. Our server, Martha, gave us an excellent history of the wine which made it all the more enjoyable. Through the dinner conversation I noticed how the lighting had played a part in setting up a wonderful environment and how the music was upbeat but not overbearing, and accompanied the lighting and surrounding conversation to create a comfortable environment for all. This beautiful establishment was committed to making my night cheerful, because Martha brought us some limoncello shots for me and my family to imbibe in before heading home. Now my only thing to frown about is having to walk back!

Amazing food and music. Staff are and service also amazing. If you like high quality healthy food…read morethis is the place

We love the food here! So far our favorite place for food!!! We came to Spain in 2017 and came to…read morethis restaurant and had a wonderful meal so much so that we returned to Spain January 2018, and purchased an apartment. We couldn't wait to come back to this restaurant. I recently had the lobster salad and it was great! Lots of fresh ripe fruit with greens and a good amount of lobster. My husband said the best foie gras he has ever had by any restaurant ever. Had it in 2017 and couldn't wait to have it again. Highly recommend the seafood casserole as well. Place is beautifully decorated and very clean. Portions are great size also. Try this place you will not be disappointed!!