Restaurante Ca Iaio — Restaurant in Calp

Biggest disappointment in the last 5 years! The only thing that was not disappointing war the bottled water! We had patatas bravas, which were basically boiled potatoes with some orange sauce on it, then we had peppers stuffed with octopus, the filling was so puréed that it seemed babyfood, the dish was swimming in a strange red sauce… We had croquettes that were bland, and we had a “fresh” calamari, which was super chewy and rubbery. The kids had the saddest pasta I’ve seen in my 40 years, the sauce which was clearly from the tin, tasted somewhat sour and was insanely salty. The bill was a staggering 100€, worst money I’ve ever spent in my whole life! Steer clear, avoid...

We had another beautiful meal in this lovely restaurant yesterday evening. Beautifully prepared and presented anchovies and garlic prawns as starters followed by a paella valenciana that had such wonderful texture and taste with a variety of perfectly prepared vegetables and meats. A lovely creamy cheesecake for dessert topped of a lovely meal. With a wide selection of beers spirits and wines, this restaurant offers traditional Spanish dishes prepared with care and beautifully presented. The staff are friendly, professional and super helpful. This is traditional Spanish food prepared in time honoured ways and with a great deal of care and pride, not frozen and...

Patatas bravas= boiled potatoes. Just sad and tasteless. Croquettas= very mediocre Red peppers, stuffed with baclau= really soggy and tasteless stuffing coated in a mysterious red sauce ..also missing any type of semblance of flavour. Gambas al ajillo= ok..but they had a bit of a gritty texture Whole grilled calamari = really tough, too oily and tasteless. Child spaghetti with Bolognese = really strange sauce..it seemed out of a low budget can. Served with what looked like shredded nacho cheese. Child breaded chicken = okish...French fries were soggy and sad

Service was fine, they are friendly but I am confused by the 4.4 rating.

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