Carlos Restaurant — Restaurant in Adeje

A lovely small business worthy of support, ran by a fantastic husband and wife team (Mandy and Joao) and a small amount of hardworking skilled staff.

Carlos Restaurant has been around for many years, tucked away under Club Atlantis in Puerto Colon, the owners operated a successful and very popular restaurant 'Backstage Bistro' in Paignton, Devon for 10 years before they moved to sunny Tenerife.

If you enjoy fresh produce, tasty salads, seafood, pasta and meaty dishes, like 'peri peri chicken or fish', 'garlic and chilli prawns' or traditional portuguese dish 'espetada de Madiera' are worth trying. Main meals are generously portioned, with sides included.

The specials board is also worth asking for, with certain dishes available for limited periods, including locally sourced fish.

It's a unique and cosy spot inside, with plenty of outdoor seating (for those hot summer months) with a 'Moroccan touch' with the exterior. Carlos delivers attentive service and great value for the consumer.

Mandy and her team will keep you well attended, Carlos boasts an impressive wine selection and plenty of choice dishes, including a selection of rich homemade desserts.

Theres also a sizeable kids menu that is flexible for the fussy eaters and the chicken nugget enjoyers...

Where do I start, we were told that the restaurant was pre booked for 2 days solid. Great we thought, this must mean the food is great and the experience perfect. We arrive and are quickly seated by a wonderful waitress. we were given a menu and specials board and loved the selection, I ordered a soup to start and the lasagne for my main (off the specials board). Now being off the specials board I assumed the lasagne would be great. however when it arrived I was saddened to find that the bottom layer of mince was burned (cremated). I'm not normally one to complain and so I politely told the older waitress so that she could inform the chef. this should eliminate any possibility of this happening for another customer. this was met with defensive comments from the grumpy older waitress, who we later learned to be the owner. she then showed the plate to the chef who we could see from our seating place. he shrugged his shoulders as if to say "I don't give a s**t" we later learned that the grumpy owner and the lazy chef are married (the perfect grumpy couple)

To conclude all I wanted was an apology. the rude service and poor food left me feeling definitely underwhelmed especially as this restaurant had been highly...

We had been looking forward to trying this restaurant for our wedding anniversary meal and booked for a Wednesday evening over a month ago. We were a little early to arrive (very keen!) But this wasn't a problem and we were welcomed to our table. A few doors down there is a bar who had bingo on when we arrived, we were asked if we would like to sit inside but we chose to stay outside which I'm glad we did as our table had been beautifully laid with Rose petals for our anniversary. (Important to note the bingo finished about 5 mins later anyway) Such a nice little touch and we felt really special and welcome because of it. We chose the vegetable spring rolls and carlos mushrooms to start which we shared. Both were amazing and and a great start to our meal. My husband then chose seafood tagliatelle and I had the Portuguese style fish. Both dishes were delicious and the prawns were large and juicy. We had a banoffee pie to share for dessert which was homemade and delicious. We were given a complimentary glass of fizz which was very kind and a nice end to our meal. Staff are all very welcoming, knowledgeable and attentive. Thank you for a perfect anniversary dinner we will definitely be back on our...