Restaurante IL Capo mangia — Restaurant in Almeria

A jewel showed me another jewel,....hidden in the open sea ...it is in the middle of a very crowded area although you can't see it, it must be shown by someone, my daughter did it, and I fell in love immediately with IL CAPO MANGIA , when you are going up the ordinary stairs you find the cleanest and brightest restaurant plenty of light it is opposite the sea (so the beach atmosphere is inside).....Then a fresh and kind ragazza, named Marina meets you introducing her Beautiful Sicilian restaurant....first,you are offered a surprising and unique drink specially for you brought from Italy....Then, Marina's graceful talk takes you to her Italian origins that you can smell and touch from the very first moment ....she helps you to choose the smartest and most delicious plates the most suitable for you, Since the moment we saw the many and surprising options we decide to share, because we wanted to try everything, the salad was shocking, tender sweet salty and fresh at the same time....an explosion of different flavours with an awesome result in every bit you eat.....the pizza , the cheese one is like you eat it for the first time in your life is the usual but at the same time the most different one..and the pasta sauces, incredibly spicy , but smooth.....The desserts have been the best ribbon to this pleasure for your senses, tradition and innovation, sweet but without being sugarfull..plain and sophisticated at the same time ...you understand everything when you meet "Rocio", the cheff....she wants you to fall in love with her wonderful Sicilian food and she gets it with sensitivity....like a fine artist....I love it...Try it, it...

We stumbled upon Restaurante IL Capo Mangia looking for a casual spot to enjoy a cold beer and light bites and ended up discovering a place that deserves international acclaim. From day drinks to evening feasts, each visit felt like coming home to family.

At the heart of this gem is the sweetest, most professional host you could hope for. She greeted us with warmth, charm, and a beautifully earnest attempt at English an exchange that turned into a language lesson filled with laughter and connection. Her eagerness to learn reflected the same care she puts into every dish.

And the food? Outstanding. She handcrafts her pizza dough and pasta daily, and you can taste the love in every mouthful. The textures, the flavours, the aromas it’s culinary artistry that demands awards. If there’s ever a global hall of fame for Italian cuisine, she belongs in it.

The staff’s attention to detail blew us away. On our first visit, they brought complimentary olives (which we don’t love), and without skipping a beat, replaced them with Bombay mix an adorable gesture that showed how much they genuinely care about guest experience.

This place isn’t just good. It’s 11 out of 10. Whether you’re swinging by for afternoon nibbles or dressing up for an evening meal, IL Capo Mangia offers sincerity, soul, and...

As with most places in Spain, you should be served a tapas with drinks, this was not the case here, for us, after asking whether it came with drinks we were told no tapas only pizza/pasta. Additional people arrived and were given tapas, we questioned it again to a different server who apologised and brought us it. We were also given a different menu with drawn on prices which feels trappy, the food itself felt microwaved due to the internal temp being volcanic and the plate was cold for pasta, calzone was relatively watery. Regardless of where your customers are from, they should be treated equally as it also felt like we were talked about,...