Restaurante LA 22 Alcaravaneras — Restaurant in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

I was really hungry and was passing this place, placed my order after reacting to the high prices on the menu. Carlos explained that the pizza is all made in house and have the highest quality standards, well, let's try. After an extended wait, so long I actually was preparing to leave before the plate came. It was nothing more than a standard pizza that you would expect from a cheap pizza shack, the taste was bland and even if I was very hungry I left one third on the plate. Asked for some oregano and I was handed a standard plastic seasonar from the local low cost supermarket. So much for the high quality in house .... You will find much better food for almost half the cost across the street, or go to the local supermarket and get a pre-made pizza from them. Artesanía is a word that don't fit well in this place, disappointed is a better...

We had dinner there twice in 3 days and luckily on the second occasion there were 5 of us so no decisions had to be made as we shared all of the 5 starters and mains on offer and what a treat we had. The menu changes each day. There were so many flavours and such a variety of really fresh flavoursome fish, meat and vegetables. The owner Reuben is a proud charming Basque and many of the dishes were ones none of us had previously eaten and some flavours we couldn't identify but all were so delicious. We loved the salads and would normally order fish but the meats were also divine. On a Thursday a guitarist and singer play traditional Spanish songs and added even more to the fabulous experience. Prices were very cheap compared to Ireland for such high quality cuisine. Try...

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Our issues with the restaurant: We killed a cockroach while waiting for the food. The staff didn’t speak English. We didn’t receive the correct amount of food, and when we tried to reorder, they were already out – even though we were the only guests in the restaurant. The steak was undercooked and bloody, so we had to send it back. Portions were small, prices were high. The octopus was sandy and unclean, as if it had just come from the beach – parts of it were inedible.

What was good: The red sauce served with the potatoes, the salad, and the...