Maria restaurante tapas — Restaurant in Granadilla de Abona

We went here following a recommendation. We couldn't face the 35-minute walk from Golf de Sur, so jumped in a taxi. This restaurant is a short walk from the taxi rank and main road.

Great location, overlooking the sea with the sound of waves hitting the rocks below.

The staff are friendly and welcoming. It is a smallish restaurant, with some seating inside and more seating outside. It was a little windy when we visited but as it was a warm night, it was manageable.

The menu has lots of variety and something to suit everybody. Well, most people... Those who are gluten-free have some options. Those who are vegetarian have a few options. But mixing both can be tricky and limited.

Between us, we ordered fried chicken with sweet chilli sauce, bread with grated tomato and oil (balsamic), green olives shrimp curry, vegetable curry and shrimp skewers.

The fried chicken was a little dry but perfectly fine. The curry was very nice. Just the right amount of spice, not overloaded with rice and had a decent amount of nice prawns/ shrimp.

I cannot comment on the other dishes, as I didn't get a look in!

Bottled water is not large enough for 4 people to have a full glass each, so you will need 2 - 3 bottles throughout the meal, I would suggest.

Overall, a lovely meal, tasty food and friendly staff. The main meals are all fish-based, other than the pork dish.

Highly recommended for tapas...

Searching for memorable sea food experince then add this to your itinerary, located in Los Abrigos along side the coast, this restaurant lived up to its recommendations and reviews. With indoor seating for a windy or wet day but more importantly outdoor seating with a view of the sea that will not leave your memory. The portions are just right, I had the starter dish mussels in sauce (moule we mariniere style), and another starter grilled baby squid but the both came out looking like main courses. The flavour of the squid was that good that no lemon was used and no fishy/earthy undertones at all, the texture cannot be described, it was just right, melt in the mouth scallops style. The mussels again were super tasty very meaty and needed help from condiments, but the fried garlic bread soaked in all the sauce left me pining for more. Overall my best squid experince and I like squid :) staff are polite and well versed in English, the decor is clean and comfortable, they accept cash and card and have fresh fish on display for you to choose from. Might I add that the Spanish gentleman with long wavy hair makes the best 4 layer Cortado...

If you are looking for the best Patatas bravas in Tenerife l, you found it! OK, I haven't tried them all. But I have tried quite a few, and Maria's is the best I have tried. So much so I have been coming back for more for years.

I know far more about the vegetarian dishes than the fish, but when I bring my wife she leaves happy. And she has high standards when it comes to fish restaurants!

The setting is lovely, on the edge of the harbour. I frequently see cats coming in, looking for food (well it is a fish restaurant!). And the addition of cute cats makes it so much better.

The beer is always super cold and refreshing. They have a number of nice cocktails on the menu. Not always completely authentic to the original recipe, but I have no problem with a well done reimagining.

I think the only things I would change is bringing back some of the vegetarian options that used to be on the menu (pardon peppers in particular) and getting a better supply of tomatoes for the tomato salad. They could be so much better and the other ingredients in the salad deserve it. Particularly tonight's red onions which...