El Somni - Calonge

Very disappointing for a TA #1. Looks like an up market Ice Cream parlour with plastic seats. Welcome very average. Knives and Forks arrive vertical in a glass... read more Very disappointing for a TA #1. Looks like an up market Ice Cream parlour with plastic seats. Welcome very average. Knives and Forks arrive vertical in a glass no table cover, condiments or the like, paper napkins. The man who waits lacks the basic skills in presenting and putting down plates of food. Poor bread/rolls in an area where elsewhere it was just fabulous. Not helpful to my clam allergy because they would not serve the Hake dish without the Clams; I had to have salmon but with the ratatouille named for the hake dish. Cannot believe they make a Hake dish in advance with the Clams cooked in! Starter was Croquettas just four with a piece of Melon. No where else we went did not state on the menu the number of Croquettas and no where else was less than six. My wife's Cannelloni was extraordinary. It was one strip of about 15 cms length and of no diameter with no evidence of Béchamel sauce; distinctly dry, and very mean, like their Croquettas. Anyone with much of an appetite would have been shocked and hungry. On the menu it read like a great dish beware. Their whole approach to portion size extends to wines by the glass. The meanest measures in the smallest glasses of the week and no great quality either. Positives? Well two local families with children were eating there too, so they must be doing something right, but not in my eyes or taste. Very disappointed and then found our excellent B&B never send guests to El Somni for the reasons we found out and are now set out in this review.

We had a very lovely evening at El Somni. The owner welcomed us on our arrival and was very charming, even though he spoke little English we managed to communic... read more We had a very lovely evening at El Somni. The owner welcomed us on our arrival and was very charming, even though he spoke little English we managed to communicate with our basic Spanish. We shared two dishes for a starter and the tomatoes in pesto and fresh cheese was absolutely delicious. We both chose the minced chicken in tagliatelle which was very good and then couldn’t resist a dessert. It was all presented beautifully and really flavoursome. We will certainly return, also to wander around the old town in the daytime as it seems to be very interesting.

Amazed that it appears that I am the first review of El Somni since 2018. No idea why, but I hope this serves as a 'fresh review '. The 'curb appeal ' of El Som... read more Amazed that it appears that I am the first review of El Somni since 2018. No idea why, but I hope this serves as a 'fresh review '. The 'curb appeal ' of El Somni is fairly pedestrian, even to the point of plastic patio chairs on the deck!?!? But OMG please don 't be misled; the food was absolutely stunning, from entrees through dessert. I had the Llagostins en Tempura (Fritter shrimp) and I tasted some of what my daughter ordered (the Somni Salmo, fried rolls with salmon, cream cheese, panko, and tempura), and I am not sure I have ever had anything its equal. I have eaten all over the world and our dinner there may have just had all the planets in alignment, but my oh my what a meal.

I have had breakfast twice. I don't plan to go anymore. Frozen manufacturing poor quality bread. Second time I ordered a simple French omelet, they brought me t... read more I have had breakfast twice. I don't plan to go anymore. Frozen manufacturing poor quality bread. Second time I ordered a simple French omelet, they brought me the worst omelet of my life, very bad, tasteless and the worst. I asked why it was so bad, they told me it was frozen, like everything they have. I told the waitress and she told me that they couldn't make a fire, and they didn't have a smoke outlet. Well, for them to say these things, why do they charge you the same as if it were freshly beaten? I find it a joke. Don't put it on the menu, or warn them that it's not a freshly beaten egg, it's a frozen mess...

All the delicious dishes and desserts are not to be missed. Very friendly treatment. We'll be back read more All the delicious dishes and desserts are not to be missed. Very friendly treatment. We'll be back