Restaurant Gaia — Restaurant in Roses

Attention grabbing places can be over-rated and ordinary as are many here in Roses. While some on the same streets don’t make a fuss, but can be spectacular without self hype.

I write on the merits of the latter category for Gaia which my family and I have visited regularly over the past four years, each time feeling at home in a charming garden, with service so attentive and friendly, and a kitchen that produces superb, creative food in servings that don’t make you feel like you’ve been put on a diet.

In the last week we ate here on three occasions, and each time this team was gracious and attentive and the kitchen produced without flaw, some very creative dishes you will not find elsewhere in this beach town.

There are so many standouts on the menu and among the daily specials. Today tartlets of mussels in a sauce piementon perfumed sauce that was part of a fixed lunch special we matched with pimientos padron, ceviche, and tuna tartare. Everything was correct, beautifully composed and served with generous pours of a house wine by the glass. Previous visits the salad rocamadour, seafood zarzuela, white brownie with pistachio ice cream, and on and on.

Why this restaurant is not packed, night and day, I do not know. Roses is clearly a tough place to earn a living, but the people at Gaia deserve credit for their amazing work and kindness, and we deserve many more seasons of their creative fine food...

We were so very disappointed with our dinner this evening. Sweet potato with ceviche???? Pork chop dish presented on a fancy glass dish, stone cold, I mean fridge cold, potato & some sort of jam???? We really questioned this meal, so much so that we wondered if Mc Donald’s on our way home would have been a tastier option. We would not return, nor would we recommend….we did not leave a tip (most unusual for us) we did not finish our wine nor order coffee/dessert…..we left asap….many alternative delicious options in Roses……GOZOS……TABERNA LAS TABLAS ….delicious nearby...

Ha estat una experiéncia encantadora trobar un local tan romàntic i una cuina tan novedosa davant mateix de la platja. Menús a 18,90 € amb una opció curta de plats diferents cada dia amb alguns tocs peruans cadascun d'ells molt pensat i mimat per un cuiner amb ganes d'innovar. En quant al personal , un altre sorpresa molt agradable : amabilitat, servei i empatia tot en un. Van tenir la mala sort que s'els hi va espatllar el forn i part dels plats no es van poder servir i ells van adaptar una sol.lució per el cas que va fer que descobrís plats de la carta molt interessants. El local és una casa histórica de principis del segle XX amb un jardí decadentment romàntic molt agradable en dies de canicula. Gràcies a tots els que formeu part d'aquest negoci-passió per donar una mirada diferent i quelcom més cultural a Roses.

Ha sido una experiencia encantadora encontrar un local tan romántico y una cocina tan novedosa delante mismo de la playa. Menús a 18,90 € con una opción corta de platos diferentes cada día con algunos toques peruanos cada uno muy pensado y mimado por un cocinero con ganas de innovar. En cuanto al personal, otra sorpresa muy agradable: amabilidad, servicio y empatía todo en uno. Tuvieron la mala suerte de que se les estropeó el horno y parte de los platos no pudieron servirse , así que ellos adaptaron una solución que hizo que descubriera platos de la carta muy interesantes. El local es una casa histórica de principios del siglo XX con un jardín decadentemente romántico muy agradable en días de canícula. Gracias a todos los que formáis parte de este negocio-pasión por dar una mirada diferente y algo más...