Café Modelo — Restaurant in La Línea de la Concepción

I've visited Modelo many times. It is consistent, I'd say. The good things outweigh the not so good, mostly of which relate to two or three staff (not all) who are in the wrong jobs (as are their bosses who let their poor body language and almost moody facial expressions/attitudes carry on). The good - architecture, big TVs, good table service (most of the time), air conditioning inside and, when it's hot, outside too. The latter is a brilliant effort and unique in La Linea as far as I've experienced. The toilets are up to NW European standards (so, so rare in Spain) - I reckon they are the best you will probably come across in southern Spain in any cafe/bar! The 'chips' are the some of the best in La Linea. There are only one or two vegetarian dishes but there should be vegan offerings - and there are not any I could see. The vegetarian sandwich is a good snack. The negative....One of two of the staff, at the till in particular, are rude and very unwelcoming. One girl in particular doesn't make any eye contact at all with any customer; she almost snatches the bill away after totally ignoring them for a while, doesn't ever smile, doesn't say 'was everything alright' or 'thank you', or anything - not a word to anyone....it's truly awful and she should 100% work in another job. Sometimes, the waiting staff need to tidy up more quickly - the floor/tables is/are a bit of a mess at times, but I think this is recognised as a challenge and being addressed, judging by conversations I overhear. More regular cleanliness checks on the bathrooms would benefit, as would stopping non-customers using them. Also, please, Spanish men, if you are reading this, realise that urinals are there to use, not the toilet bowl compartment...perhaps some signs to overcome this male, Spanish cultural issue!? ;-) The noise inside can be loud. It is exacerbated by the echo-chamber effect of the lovely interior and because many noisy cafe tasks, like dishwasher stacking etc, are not in a backroom but at the bar, best I can tell - and the staff make no effort to lessen the dish, cutlery and glass crashing noises, for example. Modelo is a busy place. Prices are on the middling to high side for LL. A 330cl non alcoholic beer bottle is EU 3.20....too much really. I recommend Cafe Modelo overall. It is a central attraction and appeals to the older LL citizen. However, one or two of the staff at the payment point need to be retrained or go and work in a non-customer facing role as they are damaging the business' image and user experience, for sure. I mean, this is Spain,...

This place is so huge and always packed, at first I didn't really now why. I ordered a beer and a toast and didn't get why everyone else is here, but after someone explained to me, how this place works, I totally get it now and it's one of my favourite places.

Going for desert basically is the thing to do, before you go here (or even during) you just go to the shop 2-3 shops on the right of it, which offers a variety of cake and other sweet stuffs and all of it is really really cheap, average cake price is like 1.20€. Then you just bring the cake to the cafe, order a coffee, beer or whatever you wanna drink and enjoy the time :) Best thing is the opening hours of the cake shop, on weekends is easily possible to get a cake at 23:00, so in combination with the place close to it, it's really awesome and that's how to "use"...

Great bar and cafe, great selection of drinks and food options. It is a place that is always busy with locals so you know it is a good place to stop for a drink or bite to eat. Interior is of a classical style and renovated nicely to keep that charm the wooden classic Cafe seating also are comfortable and in keeping There is also seating upstairs and outside with heating provided for the chilly winter month's. There are menus available in either Spanish (as you would think as being in Spain) and in English. People watch your heart out here or enjoy the company and if that is not working for you there is always the free WiFi available to you. If this review is helpful please...