AGUARINA — Restaurant in Manilva

We have visityed this restaurant twice in the past month once on a Saturday afternoon at 1.45pm and the other time a Tuesday evening at 6pm. The restaurant itself has to be mentioned. Someone has thought very carefully about the design of the place. They've chosen very sustainable materials and ones that are contemporary. Lots of chipboard (Particle Board - EU, OSB - USA), metal, very nice designer wooden tables and carefully thought out chairs. The kitchen is visible (preparation and cooking). There is lots of 'window space' so that more or less, all customers, sat anywhere will have a view of the Marina. Although a little dated, the Lee Broom 'esque lights are nonethless 'designer' items which add to the overall look. In summary, it's a very cool looking environment both during the day and evening. Take a look at the bathroom design and the area just outside. There is so much design-detail-thinking gone into creating this restaurant, we were concerned it had been done to 'mask' another aspect of the business ... but it's not the case.

We imagine that in Summer, with the weathershield panels rolled up this will be a spectacular place.

The 3 female front of house staff that have mostly served us were very friendly, and if asked questions, really happy to answer. Even the lady who spoke Spanish only (we're in Spain so why not!) carried on as if we knew what she was saying and laughed along with us, when we all realised we couldn't. Our favorite thing (one of our ... ) about the place was that when we ordered starters and said we'd order a main course after (otherwise restaurants are good at rushing customers through) there was no response other than of full support and delight we were taking our time.

The food that we had chilli prawns, foccaccia with rosemary and cheese, burrata salad, patatas frittas, squid, bruschetta, tiramisu, lemon torte, and others (over 2 meal times!); it was all freshly prepared, wasn't rushed in being served, used good quality ingredients and was all full of flavor. The wines are (compared to 'at home') very cheap and such great wine too! We had a Spainsh Rioja and an Italian Valpollicella both under euro19.

Finish on a high, go to this place, enjoy the excellent food, lovely service, excellent interior-design and amiable atmosphere.

Very good value for money. You should enjoy a meal here.

(I have used photos from their website because mine were crap and, refreshingly, their website imgery matches...

Right on the harbour so you can see the boats and what not. Food was very nice, even the kids meals were lovely.

However the service was a bit slow and not very attentive, we had plates on our table for a long time before clearing, we had empty glasses for a while without anyone even going past to be able to ask for drinks.

Other than that it was lovely and overall a 4/5, I would come back but not when it’s busy (it wasn’t overly busy when we went either).

They do let you take pizzas home In a takeaway box and you could share a pizza, but we all had our own meal each.

Spaghetti Bolognese Risotto Kids Chicken Nuggets Kids Spaghetti Bolognese

Price wise, it was on the cheaper side compared to the other restaurants on the harbour. There were 4 of us, all having just drinks and a main and it...

Me and my friends came to this lovely restaurant for dinner and we got the grilled prawns, 4 estaciones pizza and the ravioli. The grilled prawns were perfectly seasoned, juicy and succulent, plus it was fresh and huge! The drinks that were served were refreshing and amazing, I got the semidulce white wine which was one of the sweetest and crisp wines I've had!

We also had an amazing waitress who was very attentive and recommending the fantastic food to our specific wants, her service was outstanding!

Plus the atmosphere of the place was so aesthetic with the warm fairylights and the fantastic view of the seaside was just the cherry on top of an amazing night!

I would recommend this place for anyone that is looking for amazing food at a great price with a fantastic atmosphere...