Care Food - la Vila Joiosa

We enjoyed the food and the concept of this lovely, small Restaurant. Healthy, fresh and very friendly staff.

We stumbled upon this small cafe after our session at the Valor Chocolate Museo was looking for something more healthy after the small choc binge! Being tourists and foodies, our family liked the idea of simple health foods and was looking forward to sushi. However, that was not to be sushi is only available on Wed nights. Anyway, we ordered a burger and a pizza instead, with different fruit smoothies. I like the idea of fresh foods, healthily sourced ingredients as a principle. In this case however, both the burger and pizza’s dough could be better it was rather “hard” and in my opinion not as tasty as it could be. Even though my mind liked the idea of healthy foods, I struggled with my taste buds protesting against the rather bland ish offerings. Perhaps there could be other add ons that could boost the taste of dishes e.g. fried/seasoned garlic, onions, tofu. The fruit smoothies I had no complaints with. The kale one was especially yummy, some extra crushed ice would have made it much more fulfilling. Our kids loved it. Overall, we all could be eating better the trick is to close the gap between our hearts, minds and sensory tastes. Whether this city is ready for it in the short term remains to be seen. In New York or London, perhaps the demand is stronger, but in other places, it remains to be seen. After speaking to the owner’s ideas and motivation for this place, I would applaud his ambitions to deliver alternatives to mainstream greasy, processed food available at many places. For that, I would award his efforts 4 stars, and on the proviso that some parts of the menu could further be enhanced (as mentioned previously). Best wishes on your endeavours!

The space is very pleasant and the service as well. The orange juice is made with fresh oranges which is something I value. The coffee was really good, offering different types of milk, for those that are intolerant to normal milk. The only thing I would change is the way the wraps are served. They come in a cup which makes it slightly annoying to eat. Overall I’m very satisfied

The food is very good, well served, all natural.They have vegan plates and great smoothies. Will repeat for sure.

We went there for a quick dinner. There are no chairs, just stools at random heights. We ordered a chicken wrap that was cold from the fridge, and an hamburger which was 1) vegan despite not being marked so on the menu 2) cold from the fridge 3) served on a stale bun. They didn't give us a single fork or even a paper towel. On top of that when we went to pay they overcharged us. If I hadn't done the math already in my head (I just wanted to go away) they would have gone away with a 20% increase on the bill. Just an awful experience.