Celia - Tarancón

Great value menu of the day; 13 euros for 3 courses with wine! We had soup, salad and York Ham wrapped potato salad. Then Boquerones Frito, Cod with eggs and Co... read more Great value menu of the day; 13 euros for 3 courses with wine! We had soup, salad and York Ham wrapped potato salad. Then Boquerones Frito, Cod with eggs and Cocido which is a stew with different meats and chickpeas. All traditional and fresh. Basic ambience, friendly staff and good service!

After reading the reviews for this restaurant on this very application, we decided to stop on our way from Madrid to the coast. It appears that there are mixed... read more After reading the reviews for this restaurant on this very application, we decided to stop on our way from Madrid to the coast. It appears that there are mixed reviews for a reason. We seems to get an off day. The staff were nice, but not particularly attentive. The food was adequate; the bocadillo lomo con queso y tomate was substantial, but the scambled eggs with peppers weren't scrambled and didn't have much in the way of peppers. For pudding we had chocolate sponge cake masquerading as brownie. Thankfully it was served with ice cream otherwise it would have been too dry. We finished up with coffee, which was very good. All in all, a bit mixed. Maybe not good enough for a detour.

We detoured on our drive from Madrid to Villarreal to stop here for lunch. Unfortunately there was no obvious place to park and we got horribly tangled up in th... read more We detoured on our drive from Madrid to Villarreal to stop here for lunch. Unfortunately there was no obvious place to park and we got horribly tangled up in the small streets looking for somewhere to park. If you want to stop here do not go right at meal times when traffic is high and parking is scarce. Alternatively know where you can park and walk to the restaurant. We never got to try the food and had to drive on to a different place.

On the way from Madrid to Mar Menor we stopped in this nice town for lunch. We have been very nicely served by the owners family. Food was very delicious, price... read more On the way from Madrid to Mar Menor we stopped in this nice town for lunch. We have been very nicely served by the owners family. Food was very delicious, prices reasonable. They cook and treat their customers with passion, we will come back, of possible!

I regularly travel from Alicante to Madrid and Tarancon is my choice for lunch as it is less than an hour after that to Madrid. I went to Celia with my son last... read more I regularly travel from Alicante to Madrid and Tarancon is my choice for lunch as it is less than an hour after that to Madrid. I went to Celia with my son last weekend, we were offered the weekend menu at €15 per head and chose the Russian Salad with smoked salmon and croquettes for the first course. Both were very good but I think the salad won. For mains we both had the Beef On Toast which sounds strange but it was excellent. Beautifully cooked beef on crusty bread with mushrooms and a honey and mustard dressing. Creme De Catalana for dessert which was decent topped off a fine lunch. Excellent value for money and a nice restaurant.