Restaurante Casa Fernando — Restaurant in Marbella

We come to Spain and spend summers / winters every year. Most of the time, the food is just ok at best, and even the Spanish Michelin * are absolutely not worth the money. BUT, Casa Fernando is one of those incredibly wonderful spots that I really don't want to post about, just because I want it all to myself! Julio and Fernando are two absolute gems. They are the proprietors, and they work day and night to ensure the best of the best in all that is served. I can go one for several pages, but It's best I stop now and say, just go. Go enjoy an incredible medium rare tuna, a top perfectly cooked potato with a wonderful caramelized onion, almost jelly like spread, go try the dry aged bone in Rib Eye salted to perfection, go try the normal Rib Eye and let it melt in your mouth like warm butter. Both crispy on the exterior and rare on the inside. The sea snails, wow, wow, wow, absolutely wonderful, and the presentation is fabulous. The wine selection is 2nd to none, Just go, eat, enjoy, and leave a nice tip. They deserve it! Just dont tell anyone, keep it a secret, and let's enjoy with...

This restaurant offers a delightful ambiance, making it an ideal spot for seafood enthusiasts. The extensive selection of fresh seafood is prepared with a simplicity that allows the natural flavors to shine through. Complementing the dishes is a well-curated collection of wines, brandies, dessert wines, gin, and vodka, as well as a bottle of fantastic olive oil adding depth to the dining experience and drawing a lively, convivial crowd.

Our only critiques would be that the grilled turbot could benefit from a crispier skin and the salted sea bass, while fresh, was a touch on the plain side, the evening ended on a memorable note with a cat-shaped robot delivering a grand fish to our table—surprise...

Maybe we just had a bad day? But instead of 20 Minutes (we had asked) took it the restaurant 1h and 20 minutes to serve what we had ordered. They forgot (despite 2 reminders) the food for our 14 month old daughter (avocado) and I had to remind them for the beverages 4 times (yes! 4 times!) The vine for my mother in law was served after the starters were served... The food itself was good 7/10 but the service incredible bad and the invoice was also wrong (!) They tried to charge us more of what we had ordered. However the start and greeting was very nice and promised a much better evening - so maybe it was just bad luck and at a different day it would...