Nativo Restaurant — Restaurant in Marbella

Tourist Trap – Overpriced, Tasteless, and Unprofessional Service

This place is a scam restaurant pretending to be gourmet. No taste, no flavor, and completely overpriced for the low-quality food they serve. The “grilled” octopus is not grilled at all – it’s pan-fried.

It’s obvious this restaurant survives only on tourists – no local would fall for this. And it shows: we were there on a Friday evening, every other decent place was full, and this restaurant was almost empty. Only two other tables were occupied. That alone should be a warning.

On top of that, the service was unacceptable. The waitress didn’t check on us even once – no “Is everything okay?” or “Do you like the food?”. When I submitted my honest 1-star review while still sitting at the table, she immediately came over and confronted me saying, “May I ask why you gave only one star?” Instead of caring about the experience, she was only upset about the review.

EDIT: The aggressive waitress below is completely lying. 😃...

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Beautiful & charismatic restaurant located in the old town of Marbella - not on the direct tourist trail but less than a 5 minutes walk from Orange Square and located in the old town so definitely worth checking out. Friendly & professional staff, hostess Katerina was very welcoming & professional, nothing was a difficulty & options clearly explained, I had a Delicious & tasty Fillet steak which came with mash/chips & pepper sauce, varied menu so will definitely be back to try the fish! Kinda nice to see the Chef & his team work away in the kitchen - all cool as a breeze! 🙌 Special evening with beautiful food so...