Restaurante Raymond 1 — Restaurant in Arona

I took octopus an mussels. I did not feel well after the octopus, but the mussels seemed ok. My friends had fish and paella and it was ok, they did not complain. There are not too many options for the fresh fish, but just what the fisherman catch that day: he same fresh fish that you find in the port. It is a bit expensive: the fish for 1 person is about 500g and costs 17€. They are famous for paella (26€ a double dish or 17 for one). I had fresh fish, in other restaurants, on the shore and a good price was about 14€/kilo of fresh fish so they are 2.5 times more expensive. One minus is that the tables are on the sidewalk and many people pass by (with or without mask sometimes). Also, keep in mind that you are in a very turistic area, so expect that. Other than that, the waiters are very polite, they bring the fish to you, to see it before cooking. The waiting time is not too long, it took about 30-40 minutes to bring the food...

A small, local restaurant that as I've been told has been here for ages. Definitely not one of the tourist traps, frequented by locals and for a good reason. Paella was one of the best I've tried, generously mixed with chicken and plenty of seafood. Rice cooked perfectly, with just a bit of bite to it. Very fragrant and gently seasoned, letting the natural flavour of seafood sing. Don't expect white table cloths and fancy atmosphere there. It's a basic eatery with few tables inside and few tables on the pavement. Which I personally really enjoyed. Do not mistake this place called Raymond I with Raymond III at the beach, the latter being a franchise of the main Raymond and serving a very different...

I normally love giving good feedback on the places I visit, specially when places deserved it. But this time, this place deserve my most honest opinion because what I've seen in the kitchen is really disgusting and is not fair that a really popular restaurant doesn't care for their customers.

If you approach the kitchen when going down the toilets, you can see that health and safety isn't known by the owners and chefs. How food is stored and handled is not up to standards, specially sea food, and all the dirt around stove/oven, bench, floor, walls, etc, made me nauseating, I had to cancel my order as I couldn't resist eating in a place...