Café Calagrande - Níjar

Great fish and good service. Local finisherman who give you an excellent grilled fish plate with large quantities for a good price. Would recommend read more Great fish and good service. Local finisherman who give you an excellent grilled fish plate with large quantities for a good price. Would recommend

Except fish who is correct. Not a good idea if you want a good experience, very expensive too. I don't recommend this restaurant. read more Except fish who is correct. Not a good idea if you want a good experience, very expensive too. I don't recommend this restaurant.

Our Sunday morning began with a 30 minute drive from San Jose to La Fabriquilla for a kayak tour. We enjoyed paddling around the cliffs and snorkelling from the... read more Our Sunday morning began with a 30 minute drive from San Jose to La Fabriquilla for a kayak tour. We enjoyed paddling around the cliffs and snorkelling from the shore, although the wind had been picking up for several days disturbing the sand so our views of the myriad coloured fish were a little dulled Hungry, we drove back up the coast to La Isleta for lunch. The restaurants and bars with ocean views were packed so we retreated to Plaza de Escollos near our parked car, selecting the second last terrace table at Cafe Bar Calagrande A complimentary dish of fried sardines and the customary green olives arrived as soon as we ordered drinks. Our host was very vigilant, observing all tables and being extremely responsive to customers ' needs. We discussed our menu choices with him and settled on dishes of calamari and RAF tomatoes [RAF 's legendary status being highlighted by our hotel receptionist, advising any tomatoes under 6 euro per kg purporting to be RAF were likely fakes] The grilled calamari was fabulously fresh as if leaping from the sea, despite its anchor of fried chips better those had been served in a side dish. Better still a small side salad of freshly julienned raw veg Our tomate RAF with olive oil and raw garlic was a generous dish that would be better presented in layered slices with thinly slivered garlic and a black pepper grinder on the table beside the olive oil bottle, with a little artisan bread instead of the generic soft style common in Spain Locals were still arriving to start lunch at 3 pm when we left contented

Small cafe with a good choice of tapas and seafood. We had tapas which was very reasonable. People on tables around us had paella or fish both of which looked g... read more Small cafe with a good choice of tapas and seafood. We had tapas which was very reasonable. People on tables around us had paella or fish both of which looked good.

My step daughter, who owns two fabulous restaurants in San Jose, took us out before our flight back to the UK for a meal. Unfortunately it being a Sunday and la... read more My step daughter, who owns two fabulous restaurants in San Jose, took us out before our flight back to the UK for a meal. Unfortunately it being a Sunday and late lunch time La Isleta Del Moro was very busy and restaurant tables were scarce. several tables were available in Calagrande and therefore we requested a table for four. We were met by a waitress who by her expression looked as if we were inconveniencing her by our presence. She attempted to put us on the worst situated table which we declined and then walked away and wasn 't to be seen for a lengthy period, leaving us to seat ourselves. A slightly more amiable waiter took our drinks order and discussed the food available with my step daughter in Spanish. On arrival the food looked as though it had been thrown together, unappealing and of a poor quality. none of the waiters approached to ask if everything was ok or if we needed fresh drinks, On observations other customers were left awaiting meals, drinks and bills for lengthy periods without anyone approaching them. On finishing, what was a very substandard meal we asked for the bill. After a 30 minute wait my step daughter took the bill into the restaurant to pay, she used her card which didn 't go through yet no receipt to show this offered. Eventually she paid cash and the restaurant owner asked why she was so annoyed............pretty obvious to anyone eating there so she explained our concerns.The waiter and owner seemed oblivious and did not even offer an apology for the extremely sub standard service and meal! Never again shall we use this establishment, not even for coffee.