Restaurante La Escollera — Restaurant in Estepona

We went there, my wife and I on August 27, 2022, seduced by the ratings. The location in itself is really very unimpressive (1 out of 5). The service, the quality of the staff (0 out of 5) was appalling from the very beginning (they opened 5 minutes later (8.05 pm). Once seated, we got the menu from a man (where did they find such a lousy communicator (he speaks with just words, a sentence would be too long to articulate considering this man is so incredibly busy, you know. He would not greet us, let alone smile at us (I guess he is not paid for that (maybe it is not in his job description), he would not even look at us when we placed our order. When he brought the dishes, we just got a word (pil-pil, gambones, lenguados). The decision to skip desert and coffee was incredibly easy to make for the two of us. Same experience with the cuenta (not a word, not a look, not a smile, certainly not a "thank you" (the job description must be very clear on that as the ones we interacted with displayed the same behaviours (except for the young lady who served the drinks, she was kind). The food was good, but not exceptional (4 out of 5). I can name 5 restaurants in Estepona and around where the Gambas al pil-pil are better (Chiringuito Paco, Chiringuito La Sal, La Tarantella, La Antigua, Cibo Italiano, La Bulla, ...). The razor clams, the gambones a la plancha and the 3 small soles were correct (again not waouw). We must admit that with an excellent white wine (Jose Parientes - Verdejo at 22 €), the bill was really a good surprise (80 € for the whole meal (5 out of 5). So, if you are just looking for good food and value for money, this is the place for you. If you do care about service and environment, Estepona has got so much...

The seafood is amazing. The fish and the seafood are fresh and there is a wide variety to choose from. The display case is a nice feature. We had to wait for a table, but there are bar tables outside just for people waiting, where you can order drinks and starters from the waiter that comes to you. The bread that was complimentary was slightly stale. If you come late you will have to wait a long time to get seated. The menu is long. Around 80 positions. The prices are fair. If you're coming in a group I recommend getting different dishes to share. The taste of the fried or grilled seafood is incredible. However, this is caused by the freshness and quality of the ingredients. The vast majority of the dishes in the menu are extremely simple, in the contents and the tastes. No sides come with the dishes. The batter for the deep fried seafood and fish is good, yet bland and with little seasoning. Some of the dishes were fried slightly unevenly, like the fried calamari, which could differ from piece to piece, with some of them being chewy while others fried perfectly. Because there are no sides in the dishes themselves I recommend ordering a dish made of vegetables from the entrees. The desserts were very good. The waiters had a lot of work to do and quite rarely came to the table. Their proficiency in English is a lottery but there should be no problems placing your order in. Some of the waiters seem overly hurried, slamming drinks onto the table. The back of the restaurant where the tables are is effectively in a parking lot. While the visit was pleasant, and I'm sure I'll visit again for the fresh seafood; there are things that could be done to make this...

By far the worst food we’ve had in Spain so far. We had Rose wine which was not good. The first course was prawns, very small, cold and not seasoned and without any sauce, had to be peeled, more work than substance. The second one was Anchovis, extremely salty (more than usual), swimming in too of oil. The bread which was served along with was stale, cold and slouchy. The second course was fish, which was in fact good, warm and flaky, but the sides were some tasteless, cold and very pale vegetables, without any seasoning or spices, probably just been boiled sometime back in the forenoon. The dessert was cheese cake, served in a bowl(!), was more of a white mousse than a cake. We went there because of the very good reviews on the internet but were miserably disappointed. We’re definitely not going...