Pez Tomillo — Restaurant in Málaga

Style over substance here, sadly. From the outside looking in, it seems great, until you sit down. The food order (4 items) was extremely slow. The salmorejo was fine, nothing special. The ceviche was ok, but again nothing fantastic. Prawns in a filo pastry, super bland. The gyozas were terrible, fried and over cooked, with a weird mayo sauce. But as we waited so long, we ate them out of starvation. The fifth dish was where things got weird. Tacos Al Pastor. We were waiting 20 mins for these and reminded the waitress. A short while later we saw a large table of 10 people nearby receiving some tacos, that we thought must have been for us, but no. So after another few mins we asked the waitress again. She goes inside and is clearly told they were brought to the wrong table ten mins ago. So, right in front of us, her and her colleague take them back from the table and bring them straight over to us expecting us to take them. She even lied about it. Would you accept food that was sitting at a big table of strangers for ten mins, getting cold and god knows what else? I’ve never seen anything like it. We said no thanks and asked for the bill. Things get weirder again as they put “bread & olives” on the bill, which we never received or ordered. So we enquired and they tried to say “that’s just a service charge”. Labelled as “Bread & Olives”? When there was already a service charge included? We had to argue some more to have them removed, paid the bill and left to a cold team of staff. Really, really disappointing. Bad food, horrible service and plenty of lies - maybe skip this one for your next date....

I had an incredibly disappointing experience at this restaurant. We were a group of friends and decided to order some dishes in larger portions since several of us wanted the same thing. To our shock, the large portions cost nearly three times as much as the small ones, but only provided double the amount of food.

To put this in perspective, it's like going to McDonald's and paying €5 for 9 nuggets, but then being charged €14 for 18 nuggets. It makes no sense at all! Larger portions should be either more cost-effective or at the very least, the same price per serving. Instead, we felt completely ripped off.

While the food was okay in terms of taste, it was significantly more expensive compared to other much better restaurants in the area. To add insult to injury, they also charge a "service fee" for olives and bread, even if you don't want them or don't eat them. That’s just more money down the drain.

This pricing strategy is nothing short of a scam. I would not recommend this place to anyone who values...

Living in Haarlem (Netherlands), we’re pretty spoiled when it comes to fine dining, but if this restaurant were in Haarlem, it’d be my go-to place. Out of the six restaurants we tried in Malaga, this one was by far the best.

It was a big surprise, honestly. The location didn’t look like much, but inside, it’s stylish and fits the food they serve perfectly.

We ate a lot—probably too much—all for a pretty reasonable 75 euros, including a 10-euro cocktail and some really nice wine.

We had a great holiday in Malaga, but our only regret is not finding this place on day one. We’d have definitely come back for more.

This restaurant is ideal for anyone who loves great food without the pretentiousness of a...