Restaurante Ginger

It seemed like a promising start, as the host who showed my family and me to our table had a fun attitude. I also noticed the nice décor and ambience. We were given English menus, and while the translation was sometimes a bit mysterious, it was still understandable. The food sounded good, as well.

We got the gazpacho and baby octopus with potatoes for appetisers. They were okay. The bread roll was nice. However, the mains were not great. Were all four of us really unlucky with our orders?

My cod gratin with ratatouille had a very sweet sauce, and the ratatouille itself, although tasty, was rather lacking in vegetables. It was also an odd gratin—it wasn’t cheese like I was expecting. Everyone else’s food was not too good, either, and the steak order was wrong—we only discovered after we had all finished.

The waitress was rather rude. She looked unhappy and threw the plates down. Also, she must take orders from the men of the table first, and she’ll stick her chin out at you to indicate for you to speak. Later, when we wanted to pack some leftover food, she didn’t put the lid on properly, but luckily we noticed before leaving. She seemed to treat the locals better.

I cannot recommend this place. If you do end up going, ask for a jug of tap water. We’re tourists who don’t speak the language and as such, we were only given the bottled water option, which is €2.30 each.