Restaurante La Deriva | Málaga — Restaurant in Málaga

I would absolutely NOT recommend this restaurant after having what I can only describe as a truly appalling experience there just over a week ago.

If you want a pleasant eating experience in Malaga, definitely best to avoid La Deriva.

On arrival, we were told that no tables were free but that our names would be added to their waiting list. We were then instructed to take a seat in the bar and wait for our name to be called. So far, so good.

I went to the bar and ordered a drink while my companion popped back to our apartment directly above the restaurant to freshen up before shortly returning. Meanwhile, I was present in the bar for the whole time I had the misfortune to be on this premises.

As we waited and waited, it became obvious that customers who had arrived after us were being called by the waiting staff and shown to tables. I caught the attention of a waiter and explained the situation. This was the same waiter who had initially spoken with us on arrival. He was to make inquires and come back to us. This never happened and we continued to be ignored, even as staff passed by constantly. At this point my companion went out to the tables area to query the situation herself.

Enough was enough. We were not going to receive a meal in this restaurant. HOWEVER, the worst was yet to come...

As we left, I calmly but firmly expressed my unhappiness over what had transpired to the waiter who had met us upon arrival. At this point, another waiter came over. In a rude and argumentative manner, he said they had given away our table as our names had been called but we had left the bar/restaurant and so had lost our place on the list. He even showed us the list where numerous names below us had been crossed off while my name near the top of the list was still unmarked (The same ‘response’ my companion had received).

Rather than apologise for the way we had been treated, this abrupt waiter was trying to tell me I had left the bar, which I knew to be complete nonsense. From the time of being directed to the bar, I had not left the premises once. I was seated prominently in the small bar, staff passed by me frequently, and at NO POINT during that time was my name ever called. Rather than apologise for their mistake, they were subjecting us to mistruths. The waiter was only becoming more rude to the point of actually sneering at us. I was disgusted by this completely unacceptable behaviour. It was clear there was no point trying to engage with these people any further and so a shocked companion and I left the restaurant to go somewhere where we would be treated with some courtesy and respect, in addition to actually getting a meal!

After having a very pleasant meal in an eatery just around the corner called La Fabrica (Which I would certainly recommend), we returned to our apartment which shares a building with La Deriva. As it was our last night, my companion decided to take some pictures of the beautifully lit building outside while I went inside. As I went to open the door, the rude and argumentative waiter we had the misfortune of dealing with earlier passed by and sneered at me while muttering something which I didn’t catch. My companion was to have a much worse experience as she attempted to take pictures in this public place. Suffice to say, she has made a formal complaint to management and is contemplating taking the matter even further.

What a truly appalling way for staff to behave in a commercial business dealing with the public.

There are far nicer and more reasonable eateries in the same area of Malaga and who actually treat their customers with fairness...

I won't be able to provide any feedback on the quality of the food in this restaurant, as we didn't get to eat there, although we tried.

I should have read the previous reviews, and I wouldn't have put ourselves through the terrible experience we had.

My son & I were staying at the apartments located directly over this restaurant, which is a beautiful building.

On our last night, we decided to eat at this restaurant and approached a waiter to ask for a table. He told us there was a waiting list, but we could wait in the bar and we would be called. I watched him write our names on a clipboard with two other names above ours, so everything seemed ok. We went into the bar, and my son ordered a drink. A waitress approached us, but we said we were on a waiting list for a table outside.

Two girls came into the bar some time later and ordered drinks. They were called by a waiter approx 10 -15 mins later and went outside. I was surprised by this as we were waiting a good 20 mins before them, so I went outside and queried it. A different waiter was at the window, and showed me the clipboard with our names on it. The two names above ours were crossed out, who had obviously gotten their table, and four names AFTER ours were crossed out, but our name was still there. I was a bit annoyed, and as we were asking why this had happened, as my son had been in the bar the whole time and was NOT called, another waiter came over and said we had been called. This was absolutely NOT true, as the inside "bar" area is not big at all, and we had been watching the door.

When I told him (the waiter) that we had most definitely not been called, he just sneered at us! I wouldn't use words like that lightly but that is the only description I could use for the way he treated us... he was literally sneering! I used my phone to translate "this is very bad service" to Spanish, and he actually laughed at me, and walked away. We were quite upset, and left.

We ended up going to another restaurant around the corner (all indoors though) called La Fabrica I think, and it was so nice, especially the service we got, probably felt especially nice as we were feeling so stung from La Deriva service.

We had a lovely meal there and decided not to let the previous events spoil our last night in beautiful Malaga. We would just write an honest review to alert others when we got home.

We strolled back to the apartment, and my son went inside. I thought I would take some last photos of the apartment building as it was lit up beautifully.

What happened next was horrendous, and I was left shaken. I don't want to take the chance of this review not being published, so I won't go into the details, but I ended up making a formal complaint with the building management.

I would most definitely NOT recommend this restaurant to anyone. There are so many fabulous eateries everywhere in the area, and around every corner in Malaga, plenty to choose from....

Reescribo mi reseña al volver a este restaurante y la verdad está muy lejos de haber mejorado, más bien diría lo contrario, mi visita fue el día lunes 23 de septiembre servicio de cenas. Lo primero que tengo que decir que el servicio de mesa fue muy bueno y profesional con algunos fallitos "normales", fue en el comedor de mesas bajas interior (uno que está vacío y reservado para las reservas inexistentes y que si no quieres terraza llena de humos de coches o mesas altas, te asignan con trabajito en nuestro caso estábamos tres mesitas y la mar de a gusto la verdad)

Pero vamos al lio a lo que importa de verdad de un restaurante. Pedimos un vino de Ronda Pago El Espino lo noto calentito y pido una cubitera para refrescar, mal empezamos con toda una grandísima cava y el vino caliente pero eso tiene arreglo rápido. Entrantes: Ensaladilla rusa (un clásico) una ensaladilla rica con buena proporción de salsa buena cocción de las patatas y buena proporción de trozos de gambas, rica en general pero con un fallo garrafal, según la carta iba coronada con ventresca de atún algo inexistente en mi plato y en su lugar colocaron algún trozo de tunido o bonito en escabeche, gomoso y chicloso nada más lejos de una rica ventresca cuando le pregunto a la camarera me dice que es ventresca a lo que yo le digo que por favor pregunte en cocina y a lo cual no recibo respuesta con lo que entiendo que llevo razón. 2º Entrante Jamón Ibérico Bellota Joselito 28 € 100 Gramos Habiendo otro Jamón de bellota en carta a 20 € optamos por pedir Joselito por el reconocido prestigio de esa marca, una parafernalia entorno a ese nombre que incluye una especie de expositor como un jamón de PVC donde incrustan el plato y que por su altura en mesa impide poder ver con claridad el plato donde además NO HABÍA NADA ESPECIAL, lonchas con partes duras y negras síntomas de aceleración en su curación y la grasita con partes amarillas que se agarraban bastante en la garganta siendo bastante desagradable, síntomas de añejo excesivo y un mal cortador de jamón al cargo, cuando le pregunto a la camarera por el cortador de jamón recibo la misma respuesta es decir ninguna, con lo cual me vuelven a dar la razón. Mi recomendación pidan el jamón de bellota de 20 € 1ºPrincipal Solomillo de vaca Este plato estaba correcto en el punto pedido aunque a mi parecer no llegaba a vaca pero estaba correcto si no eres demasiado exquisito con las carnes poco sabor aunque tierno y bien echo. 2º Principal Jarrete de cordero asado Antes de pedir este plato pregunto a a camarera si es de 5ª gama a lo cual me responde que no, que lo hacen ellos cual es mi sorpresa al recibir el plato que me llega a mi parecer un plato de 5ª gama de libro y además frio del frigorífico lo cual devuelvo para calentar y después de un gran rato esperándolo, mi señora ya termino de cenar y todo, me lo traen y aunque más calentito no piensen que quemaba con lo cual lo termine ya sin ganas. Luego vinieron las disculpas de una persona que hizo su trabajo bastante bien, pero que desde sus compañeros de cocina no le acompañaron en ningún momento, se palpa la desgana en los platos. Señores propietarios háganselo mirar un restaurante de este nivel no puede estar ABANDONADO a la suerte de no se quien. ¿Desde cuando no entran ustedes a los baños? Están medio derruidos mires para donde mires, la puerta no encaja, los espejos deteriorados, los accesorios destrozados con todos los mecanismos a la vista según mi señora los cables pelados junto al lavabo de señoras. EL WC TAMBIEN ES PARTE DEL RESTAURANTE

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