Guachinche El Aguacatero de Doña Chana — Restaurant in La Orotava

We had a superb meal here on a Friday evening in July 2025. It was the end of a very hot day and it was a pleasure to sit on the delightful terrace under the avocado tree. We were a group of 4 and although we live locally we had not spotted the place before. We were the first to arrive (it was pretty much full when we left) and we were greeted warmly and shown to a table of our choice. Drinks orders were immediately taken and brought, and helpfully a chalk board menu was left for us to read through. We ordered a selection of starters: fish churros (pieces of fish fried in batter), garbanzas (chickpea stew), stuffed mushrooms and the restaurant's special potato dish, small potatoes which are cooked, flattened and then fried and drizzled with sauce. We finished with two portions of the rabbit cooked in a delicious Sherry sauce with a dish of tasty potatoes.on the side, and had no room for dessert. The service was friendly, prompt without being hurried and everything was hot and tasty. 1½ litres of a crisp white wine, 2 bottles of sparkling water, and a little drink on the house to finish, all for 16€ per person which we thought well worth it. We...

We visited El Aguacatero de Doña Chana and while the place is simple and pleasant, the portions felt a bit small for a guachinche. The overall experience was okay, but not memorable.

The highlight for us was definitely the papas “aguacatero” – crispy, tasty and with a great “mojo picón”. However, the rest of the dishes didn’t really stand out. Everything was fine, but lacked that special touch or flavor you sometimes find in other guachinches.

Personally, I don’t think I’ll be...

Sorprendente.

Íbamos sin muchas expectativas y lo cierto es que nos encantó, excepto alguna cosa que detallaré al final.

La comida está genial. Desde el pulpo, pasando por los chicharros, por la carne fiesta y las piñas con costillas. Estaba todo perfecto.

Las cervezas, el vino, la atención, todo fabuloso.

Iban a tener un 10 de 10. Pero hubo algo al final que amargó la experiencia.

Hubo una discusión entre el camarero que nos atendió, un camarero calvo y con gafas que nos brindó una experiencia increíble, y otro chico joven, que enturbió la velada.

La actitud de este último aparte de poco amistosa, no fue agradable ni para su compañero ni para los clientes que estábamos ahí, ya que todos nos mirábamos sin saber muy bien cómo actuar.

Quiero creer que son errores de la juventud, del inmenso trabajo que tienen y de la inexperiencia. Ojalá la crítica se la tome así el camarero para mejorar de cara a un futuro, porque es lo único que queremos los clientes.

En definitiva, sitio muy recomendable, en el que si ajustan estos problemillas, se pueden convertir en una gran referencia...