Marisquería Capitán I (Zodiaco) — Restaurant in Benalmádena

TRIED to eat here on 2 separate occasions. The first time we arrived we were told no seats and to wait for 1 hour on the wall in the blasting sun - I don’t think so.

The second time we decided to go a little earlier so we could get a table and the waitress was nothing but Rude!

This marisquería open hours is at 11:30 but you can’t order food in the words of the waitress “ the kitchen is open at MAYBE around 1”.

Such a shame because we really wanted to try this place being so close to our home, and with the great reviews they already have, but apparently it is not...

It’s a newly opened restaurant. They serve Spanish typical seafood dishes for an affordable price (!!!!). Food was delicious and staff super friendly and attentive. I’d definitely go back! I’d recommend boquerones, sepia a la plancha and gambas a la plancha (we actually liked all the dishes we ordered so yeah go and try them all! Haha). We were two people and paid around 30€ for 6 small dishes and four...

The fish mix and the fried vegetables were good but all the other food we ordered were not so good/undercooked/from the last day eg the Russian salad or the marinated dogfish. Although I gotta say that the food itself was very cheap. The service was very friendly and helpful. Overall we wouldn't recommend this restaurant as the main component, the food, wasn't that good. But maybe it's just not...