Nub Restaurante — Restaurant in Adeje

Avoid at all cost. Food was at level with a 1* Michelin but that is also the only positive thing I can think of for this place. It starts with getting there, as part of the Bahia del hotel you only get past the gatekeeper by checking you have a reservation, we wanted to have a drink in one of the bars of the hotel but we’re told this is only for hotel guests. So of to the restaurant, welcome was nice bit after that it became clear that the service is below par and a complete chaos. My white wine already served while still finishing our champagne, all dishes served in about 45min, while tables next to us who were already seated before us where waiting for their dishes. Asked for a glass of red for the eat dish however as everything was served so quickly I still had 1/3 of the white left, so they emptied this in one go and then the main dish was served and no red wine insight. Again we were rushed to the desert location (that’s a nice touch by the way) with only half of the wine finished. The rest of the white we took with us to desert, and still we were asked if we wanted a desert wine. After desert back to our table where we noticed that the couple next to us, who started 2 dishes ahead of us, where still seated at their table with no food or wine left, they were led to desert by the time we paid for our “experience” because you don’t eat a menu here but enjoy an experience, what experience I’m still trying to figure out. All this came at 450€ (155€ for the menu), 2 days earlier at El Rincon de Juan Carlos (2*) 1km down the road I paid 150€ for a menu which was longer, more imaginative and just perfect. So please all ignore this one and book you table at El Rincon, you will go home with a much better feeling, tastes better food and had a service you would expect of a Michelin starred restaurant. And to top it all of, when we left, after stopping at the restroom, they had opened the door of the restaurant but nobody in sight to say...

We had an 8-course dinner at Nub, and while some aspects were enjoyable, the overall experience didn’t quite justify the €450 price tag for two people.

The venue is ok, but the large dining room feels a bit impersonal. They’ve tried to make it unique, but the ambiance didn’t fully come together for us. The starters were decent, but the service around alcohol felt overly pushy. We declined the full 8-glass wine pairing, and then we declined a bottle of wine as we rather wanted a glass, and the sommelier seemed visibly displeased—a surprising attitude for a restaurant of this caliber.

The courses that followed were good, and some dishes showcased thoughtful flavors. However, were they Michelin-star good? I’m not convinced. As someone who’s visited Michelin-starred establishments worldwide, the flavors here, like some of the tomato infused dishes, lacked the wow factor that usually defines this level of dining.

One of the biggest drawbacks was the pacing. The gaps between courses were far too long, stretching the meal to over 3.5++ hours. It felt like the delays were designed to encourage more drinking, which didn’t sit well with us since we weren’t in the mood for excessive alcohol. We also noticed other diners appearing restless due to the prolonged waits.

Portion sizes were another issue. With only 8 courses, the servings were too small. This left us wanting more savory dishes—especially since the lamb course, while delicious, was tiny. The dessert section, on the other hand, was overwhelming. Two types of ice cream followed by around 15 small cakes felt excessive. A lighter, more balanced dessert or an additional savory course would have been a better way to end the meal.

At €450 for two people, the meal had moments of brilliance but didn’t feel worth the cost. The uneven pacing, pushy wine service, and imbalanced courses made it hard to fully enjoy what should have been a top-tier...

A restaurant that doesn't read its emails. Despite grabbing our e-mail when we entered the restaurant, it pretended not to understand. Unfortunately, this meant we were given a different menu. In itself, this should not be a problem and certainly not if you feel it could be a nice evening. There was relatively little to say about the food. Some nice dishes but most dishes did not have the flavour that should be expected when explained. The bread service deserves all the compliments, unfortunately the truffle butter in which a stink cheese was used does not deserve the word truffle butter.

The restaurant is too busy putting on a show without realising in the process, in a good show everything is on top of each other. It took almost 25 minutes before we got our drinks outside on the terrace. Coming inside to the table also took too long. If you order a menu in advance and note and indicate that you are also not yet flexible to change it which we as guests still respect but if it then takes longer than you should expect at all with the Spanish pace which generally in Europe means us then that is the show we more than missed. Eventually we were asked into a separate room for dessert. Which in itself is a nice presentation. But where the chef or whoever it was did not even bother to greet you for a second at a chef's table. Even if you don't speak any languages a gesture would be enough. The desserts had a nice creativity but not the taste that should be expected when explained.

This restaurant clearly puts itself on a pedestal in the way they want to put on their show. But less show and more focus on what matters and certainly a faster pace would surely make this restaurant a much better place. Because of this, price quality is also way down. Spain has outliers when it comes to food it is not a gastronomic gourmet country for nothing, but unfortunately sometimes...