The location is excellent. Right on the beach. Plenty of free parking, and it is within reasonable walking distance of Palomares and not too far either from Villaricos (though you need a bike or car for that). Menu is quite uninspiring, heavily fish based and if you are vegetarian or vegan it really offers little of interest. I could find absolutely nothing that tempted me. Service can be quite slow. Very bad attitude from management towards vegetarians/vegans. Insulting, offensive, foolish and decades out of date. They also claim that "everyone" enjoys fish which is totally ridiculous. Fish are dead animals. Vegetarians and vegans do not eat dead animals... a fact that this place seems oblivious to. Review revised downwards in the light of aggressive and offensive comments from...
Read moreWe used to love it here but now the service is terrible and the food not worth putting up with the bad service Despite my whole family ordering in Spanish we were treated like stupid tourists. We ordered 4 starters and 4 mains and everything came out at the same time despite it being made clear that we having 2 courses. The hamburgers were ordered without tomato but came with it anyway and the buns were so dry that they broke when touched. The pork was bloody (which I don't mind but no choice was given) the plates were not cleared from the table as they were finished so we had to wrestle to eat the food. Was ignored when attempting to order a 2nd drink and the whole attitude was surly and rude (to everyone as far as I could tell). Sadly won't...
Read moreI’ve lived locally for many years and cycled past Akua many times but never stopped Now I know why .. it’s reputation is true Great location but you pay for it by being treated and ripped off like a tourist €16 for a salad .. it’s a basic chiringuito in Almeria, home of salad stuff, not Puerto Banus .. c’mon And the staff .. the two lookalike chicas .. half asleep on a packed music afternoon .. couldn’t be bothered to bring us some menus and drinks turn up 10 mins after waiting 15 mins to be able to even order .. terrible Give it a miss, enjoy the lovely beach and head into Garrucha where there’s plenty of competition that wants your money Speaking...
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