Excellent food, we had rabbit, cheese, jamon, stuffed roasted peppers, bread, olives. All very…read moretasty

This was a Michelin rated restaurant and obviously thrives on the fact. Reservations are required…read more The sittings are timed but sufficient to allow for one to enjoy the varied and tapas style cuisine. We could only get two stools at the bar which might likely have suited a more romantic and younger couple. Despite this setback due to a previous day in-person last minute reservation the food and ambiance was excellent. Must say despite the frantic activity the staff were friendly, helpful and courteous. Our shared dishes were Grilled Sardines, Black Sausage (the best we've ever tasted), Cod Croquettes (nothing exceptional), Pimentos de Padron & Salad. The wine by the glass was good bit I'd skip the local region French style overly expensive Sauvignon Blanc and stick to Verdejo or other Spanish wines on offer. This is not a restaurant for a relaxing or a laid back evening. I don't think the servers feet ever touch the ground and the kitchen must be volcanic! Great value and well worth a one-off experience. Our meal €64.35 for 2 and like many tourists was rounded up to $65.00. We might be tempted to return but definitely only to sit at a table.

One of the great vegetarian restaurants of the world…read more Prices are not high. Two people had a meal to remember forever for 42 Euros. But this was Haute Vegetarian Cuisine suitable for Michelin stars. * * * The menus change frequently - and there is not a lot of choice on the menu. You get what the cook is cooking today and that's the beginning and the end of it. But the beginning and the end of it here - is the Alpha and Omega of great cooking. * * * So what did we have? 1) A cauliflower and carrot soup that will make you adore cauliflower. The cauliflower served to me as a child was unspeakably awful. It may not have counted as child abuse. It certainly counted as cauliflower abuse. At Les Maduixes, they serve the Cauliflower of Cauliflower dreams. Eat one bowl of Cauliflower Soup out of the Golden Cauliflower bowl And be guaranteed happiness and golden treasure forever. 2) A pique-boca of homemade hummus served in an endive leaf with two colors of sesame seed and an alt pesto. My mouth was piqued, oh yes, oh yes. I have no idea where they get their endive ... But that was the Cary Grant of endive. 3) Vegetable croquettes minimally sauced. Vegetable croquettes are usually heavy vegetable lumps in the hands of the wrong vegan cook. These were clouds of fluffy wonderfulness. 4) A veggie lasagna with soy yogurt as the "cheese" part of the filling. Yogurt totally totally belongs on lasagna. It makes it a light refreshing and lively dish. Why eat Grandma's lasagna bomb, and then be capable of doing nothing after lunch except watching football ... When you can have a sprightly lasagna with yogurt, And do handstands between the main course and dessert? 5) A quiche with soy mascarone. Mascarone makes everything wonderful - never mind the source of the milk. 6) A zero sweet chocolate pie. Time to renew your relationship with unsweetened baking chocolate. This was Heathcliff, the brooding lord of the haunted manor next door, sweeping you away to the moors in the rain for the lovemaking that only a dark poet can provide. There was a long time between every forkful. My eyes never opened. 7) A "carrot cake" that was made of carrot, just like the server said, but for all intents and purposes was a lemon creme cake. You have never had a lighter carrot cake in your life. 8) A vegan strawberry sorbet - but lots of people make vegan strawberry sorbets. A dish that happily brought us back to earth after we had spent lunchtime in our Magic Galleon Sailing the Seas of Dreams. * * * So how is Les Maduixes? It's okay. * * * So is Utopia.

I must first qualify that I am not a vegetarian, and while preferring meat of some sort with my…read moremeals, I do appreciate good vegetarian cooking. Les Maduixes is a very cozy restaurant, with a nice ambiance. I thought the service was excellent. Regarding the food, for starters I had the Crema de boniato, zanahoria, which was quite nice. For the main I had wholemeal noodles with tomatoes, eggplant and goat cheese, and for desert the carrot cake. The noodle dish was good, but I guess I was expecting something I would classify as 'really good'. As my wife is a fan of vegetarian food, and because it is so close to our flat, I am sure we will give Les Maduixes another go in the near future. I hope to be more impressed on the next visit.

No idea why this restaurant is rated so low - the staff was courteous and quick, the food was…read morerather decent, and the price was very much in scope with the entire experience. At this venue, a lot of the allure is the location; dining with the beach steps away. An unobstructed view of the Mediterranean is never going to be a thrifty meal. We had a bottle of wine, 2 additional glasses, the seafood paella, and the burrata appetizer. All came to 90 Euros which included the 10% gratuity.

A lot of promise and great location. Unfortunately, the waitress serving us did not speak English…read morewell which led to miscommunication and very poor service. We wanted to order a paella for 2 which she said is impossible because we would need to order for 8 people...i'm attaching a picture if the menu which indicates something different. We then decided to finish our drinks only and leave to which the waitress commented that the restaurant is for "food, not only drinks" and took out plates. For what is considered a high class restaurant, this was a really poor experience unfortunately. Not sure I would recommend unless you are a Spanish speaker. P.S. the bread and water that was delivered to the table without being ordered was also charged on the bill. Not sure why, but didn't want to argue at that point. Waitress was a slim, short female with short curly blond hair. Not sure if she was having a bad day but I wouldn't recommend at all.

Very friendly service, great food with local specialties. I will return for the chill vibe.read more

What a fantastic little place. Great ambience, great staff and the food is amazing. Definitely…read moreworth visiting again and again.

My expat in-laws affectionately call this place "Sheree's place" for the spunky British owner they…read moreoften meet there. She is an absolute doll (who rescues dogs) and made a special lunch menu of delicious salads and seafood for our group of six. It was delicious. Lots of fresh spreads and bread, veggies, and vino blanco for days...but they also have quite a diverse menu of options as well, food and drink. The ambience is casual and welcoming and the staff is friendly and fun. Located off the beach, it's a great place to stop for authentic Spanish inspired foods away from the hustle and bustle of the beach crowds.

We stopped by at a whim on a Sunday night after looking for affordable meat, and this place did not…read moredisappoint - I had the Spanish specialty of Tortilla de Patatas and on the side ordered a Tapas dish of Clóchinas Valencianas, which weren't too fresh (seeing as it was 11pm) but still tasty. That was 11.50€ total, and my friends who ordered the pizza were delighted as well. Good service and a free shot to top off the night, a good experience!

Great little tapas bar, off the little streets, with a very good artistic taste, full of little…read morethings to look at. Loved it

A friend lives near here, and this is a great neighborhood watering hole. The clientele is very…read morelocal, and friendly as well, even if they occasionally get a little rowdy. The servers behind the bar quickly learned that I am vegetarian and allergic to eggplant, and always have something on hand to feed me... which is important, because with every drink, you get a free bite to eat. Give it a try!

*disclaimer, I'm American…read more If you find yourself in Valencia, trek on down to Azahar on the water. They have amazing paella, and even cater to the tourists and those that prefer a paella de marisco (which I recently learned was not the traditional paella). And that you should eat it around 3PM or so, and not for dinner. We did try both the seafood one and the Valencia paella. I gotta say, the Valencia one was very good as well for not having shellfish. I would really like to try them side by side, but that's a ton of food. We actually went back to Azahar twice which we don't normally do on vacation. The staff was great, and helpful. They were attentive and seemingly always around, but not in an annoying way. They have a lobster tank that had a couple of pretty good sized guys in there, both spiny and cold-water. Their tables each have a bottle of wine on them which they don't take away when you order a bottle. Not a bad thing, but paella pans are big, and the real estate on the tables may not be conducive to having two bottles of wine on the table. Things could get messy you know? I don't remember anything else spectacular about the interior. The views of the water and people watching are great though. If you find yourself in Valencia, hungry for some paella, I think this is the place to go.

Our host in Valencia recommended taking the bus from the city center to the beach promenade, where…read morethe best paella is to be found. Locals have paella for lunch, not dinner so we went around 2 PM. Azahar is located on the beach promenade right next to a bunch of other restaurants that all pretty much serve the same things at comparable prices. What made us pick this place was it seemed more quiet and relaxed, with no obnoxious tourists inside. We were literally the only non-locals and it was fun to watch the nearby families interact, while we enjoyed the ocean breeze and views. Plates are huge and this is hands down the best seafood paella I had in all of Spain. So this is what it's supposed to taste like! A must for your Valencia to do list. Moderately priced.