Papaya Loca Cafe - Cocktails and Tapas — Restaurant in Mijas

An exciting new addition to the Calypso area. Papaya Loca street food cafe translated actually means Crazy Papaya which is true of the great value extensive cocktails they serve for only 4:90€ Delicious and full of fruit.... literally. Choose from the cocktail list of favourites, or from the list of 4:90€ Martinis and then the delicious 2:50€ cocktail shots all of which have a unique Asian twist that will satisfy and the picture moment presentation to please. Whilst enjoying your chosen cocktails ask to see the chalkboard menu offering sushi, prawns, bass, chicken, steak and duck all freshly prepared by the owner and chef Luca aka Luca Loca..Crazy Luca, aptly named due to his knowledge and creations of infused Asian food that has your crazy tastebuds flittering with excitement as you eat. Main course sized ‘tapas’ at less than 10€ are not to be missed but be warned, as the food is all purchased, prepared and cooked freshly to order it’s best to get there early as stock can run out daily. Kitchen normally opens midday till 5pm or closes earlier if popular dishes have run out. Go check out this little gem, be greeted by mask hidden smiles from the Asian staff and enjoy the delights that this Asian Street Cafe has to offer which prides itself on repeat business which means it’s obviously not to be missed. Open...

This place is a fantastic gem, found when walking back from the bus top, the cocktails look incredible, they are strong, better than any I found in any country, not watered down or pretending to be cocktails, these are the real deal, Kim is amazing, attentive, run off his feet on an evening service and still everything comes on time and he's always available for more orders, the food was incredible you must try the duck on maki rolls and the chicken satay, I cannot praise this...

The servers were so wonderful and kind, and the cocktails were good as well. We ordered four different tapas: the duck maki (8/10), the beef ramen (3/10, it was more like top ramen/ichiban, the beef was okay), tacos (3/10, the meat tasted more like sloppy joes), and chicken wings (5/10, they were flavorful, but very greasy). We would return for the funky drinks, but were disappointed by the food. The waiters were also very kind...