El Rincón de la Barriga — Restaurant in Guía de Isora

Beautiful Italian inspired restaurant with fresh Canarian fish!

We came for lunch today for the first time and it was a pleasant surprise!

We tried grilled Chicharros from the specials menu as a starter. It was melting in our mouths!! As a main we shared a succulent Alfonsiño with tipical Papas arrugadas and home made mojos.

Surprisingly the house wine was good too! We had Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay, both delicate but with their own identity.

I think "El Rincon de la Barriga" is one of the least restaurants where you can enjoy the sunset sitting inside! Gorgeous sea view!

Last but not least the lovely gentleman who served us: Giancarlo! We truly appreciated your experienced service.

Now the biggest surprise: the bill! We would expect all of this to be pricey, but it was just between fair and cheap.

We will be back...

4.4 rating is well above the service you expect to get. First of all waiter speaks little english, but this would be no problem if food would be extraordinary. However its not. We ordered: Grilled prawns, fish of the day, and chiken, for the drinks Apperol and beer. Obviously beer can not be bad, so it was good. As for the prawns and the fish, it was tasteless, you could feel coal on the food, no spices at all, limited amount of side dishes (just a couple veggies). Chicken was ok, though still lacking of taste, on a side it was just a couple of salad leaves. Apperol was badly balanced, too sweet, and seems more like cocktail bought from Lidl or similar supermarket, but not made in house. Would I choose this place again, sure not, unless all other...

Excellent location with plenty of tapas options one more delicious than the other. We also had the tuna fillet which was quite good as well. Also I recommend Sangria which is fairly good, but not the best we had in Tenerife. Another nice thing to note is that you can can sit outside and enjoy the views of the ocean in front of you. The only downside here is that the tables are on the sidewalk very close to the street and cars might pass from time to time and disturb your dinner. There is a good part here though: that's not a main street so not many cars pass by and they don't have high speed either. All in all, I totally recommend going there and tasting the great tapas they're serving. The service is...