El Cenachero — Restaurant in Málaga

We have eaten several times over the years at this restaurant and enjoyed our meal, but on this occasion it was very poor. The service was slow and aggressive. There seemed to be very poor communication between the kitchen and the serving staff and it took an hour for the main course to appear, although when we entered the restaurant we were the only customers. We ordered lamb chops with salad. A very average salad appeared quite quickly, but then we waited and were finally told by our somewhat aggressive waiter that there were no lamb chops left and to order something else - which we did. We waited again and suddenly a waiter appeared with lamb chops but our waiter ran across and apologised before we could accept them and sent them away. We waited again and finally received the alternatives we had ordered. The food was no better than average. The decor is in need of improvement as are the toilet facilities (men and women) with broken toilet seats, tissues and water all over the floor. This was also the most expensive meal of our visit to Malaga. This could be a great restaurant, but the management need to...

Extremely disappointed.

We were a group of 6 people who arrived hungry, expecting a great dining experience. Unfortunately, that is not at all what we received.

To start, we had to use sign language to communicate our orders to the young waiter, as he did not speak a single word of English. A few minutes later, they came back to take our order again, which was puzzling and frustrating.

After waiting 20 minutes, they informed us that they did not have the fish we had ordered, and offered us a different type, which we reluctantly accepted. Another 50 minutes passed, and they then told us they did not have that alternative fish either. Worse yet, one member of our party did not receive their order at all.

To add insult to injury, they offered only a minimal compensation for this disastrous dining experience. Needless to say, we left the restaurant feeling extremely disappointed and dissatisfied, with one of our party...

One of the worst mistakes I have made in Málaga, and I have done few while I lived there 😀 Went to have some nice almejas and other small food before continuing to other place for some more food with friends. I got the clawns way over cooked, but cold and REALLY cheawy with muddy taste. There was 16 of them on thw plate, some of them empty so it is 1 € each. Tasted one and had to stop eating right away.

You can get much better ones much cheaper close to the Atarazanas for example. Ordered another dish that was ok but again, more expensice and not as good and tasty, as could easily be. Paid for both of them full price.

Main waiter was friendly and professional but service in the restaurant slow and confused. One of the waiters was happily yelling one the phone front of us alomost all the too long time we spent there. Got wrong wine at first but the one I eventually had was good, so the star goes that and Jose.

Never...