Bar Pili Y Rafa — Restaurant in Benalmádena

Avoid, when things go wrong he abdicates from all responsibility! Worst travel agent I've ever dealt with. Gave incorrect lick up times (too early by 2 hours!), waiting in the early cold hours of the morning for a trip to Tangiers, the tour guide didn't give us any history/information on the area during the hours of travel (stated this would be done), had to change and wait for another coach part way through our journey there & back. Tour of Tangiers very poor, no guide on our minibus for 7 people, so no guided tour whilst going round the city (he went for petrol), so caught us with coach as it was getting ready to leave the camel's (took you to a concrete layby overlooking the city, so you could pose for a paid photograph with half a dozen & baby camels), then back down into city centre, dropped off, then walked downhill to get to the souk (small amount of info given, but unheard by most due to layout & stragglers etc), taken to restaurant (fair), then guided through to specific shops (ie they're paid to take you there he commissions etc), little to no free time to meander (time for a cuppa/beer), and harangued all the way through with traders shoving things in your face. If you like to haggle, go for it, but really not a pleasant experience. Overall wouldn't recommend the trip or the agent, who didn't listen to our grievance of not getting the guided tour either on the way down or back, & not around the city! Very poor experience. FYI We were 4 single adults travelling together & I am a seasoned traveller who usually loves the buzz of haggling visiting Turkey, Egypt & Tunisia etc, but this was extreme. I've also worked as a...

During our week in Benalmádena, we stumbled upon this charming café while out for a walk – and what a stroke of luck! There was a bottle of Orval, my absolute favorite, on the counter. We went straight in and enjoyed it so much that we ended up returning every day of our trip.

My wife tried a different cocktail every day, each one beautifully presented and delicious. I enjoyed my Orval every time, though there's also a wide selection of other (Belgian) beers for those who enjoy them.

The staff is incredibly friendly and helpful, and on our last day, we had a lovely chat with the owner – thank you!

In short: an absolute must for anyone staying in Benalmádena. If we ever return, this place will definitely be on our...

Have recently returned from a week in Benalmádena. In the search for different drinks to the standard Spanish offerings, I stumbled across Beach Bar Pili y Rafa.

Located right on the sea front, the offerings were endless. Plenty of local drinks and imported beers too. I returned every day for a drink I enjoyed it that much.

I didn't have any food with being all inclusive but it looked nice and reasonably priced too.

The interior is very cool too, lots of interesting decor.

For fellow lovers of beer, I was very fortunate to be able to buy a bottle of Westvleteren 12 here too. Very nice drink and very rare too.

Thanks again Pili y Rafa and hope to...