Cafe Bar La Creueta — Restaurant in la Vila Joiosa / Villajoyosa

Whilst the appearance might seem simple and unpretentious, this family-run restaurant will surprise you with the excellent food and the friendly service. Three of us had lunch on a midweek day in late June. The owner took his time to explain the food to us and gave us plenty of time to make our minds up. I had a starter of tuna fish and octopus on a bed of pureed sweet potato as a main. Both were excellent. The others really enjoyed the stewed pork cheeks and their respective choices of calamari and artichokes. We finished with lovely desserts and coffee. Although only one of us had the set menu and two of us ate à la carte, the price was very reasonable. If visiting Villa Joyosa again, we would...

A place you might normally walk by without stopping, but definitely do not.

Just incredible tapas for low prices. Fast and high quality service, always replacing drinks and cleaning plates. Be prepared to do a little google translating and pointing to order, but trust me, it’s absolutely worth it.

The pork belly - Torreznos de Soria - was one of the best tapas I have ever had. Then order the homemade cheesecake for dessert.

Might go back one more time...

We visited La Villa Joyosa on a Monday and lots of the town centre restaurants were closed. Happily, this place was open and we had a great lunch. Salmoreoa and calamari were followed by chicken curry and pork cheeks. All were really good but the desserts, wow! Refreshing lemon mousse and a wonderful chocolate tart.

The service was welcoming and the language difference was not a problem.

Highly...