Motivos San Fernando Gran Canaria — Restaurant in San Bartolomé de Tirajana

If you’ve had it, like me, with the ‘tourist trap’ of Maspalomas, head over to Calle Placido Domingo. This is a more of a residentail area, where you can hear people in the street speak Spanish more than you can hear them speak German or Swedish. It is far from the tourist crowd, but you can find a number of great restaurants here, all offering outside dining. I ended up at Motivos and was pleasantly surprised. I had a great meal starting with a tuna tartere with a main course of grilled grouper. The grouper was served with patatoes and grilled vegetables- some corn, bell pepper etc. It tasted great. Service was quick and friendly. I paid about 40 euro for a starter, main course and two glasses of white wine, plus tip. More than I had paid at the restaurants at Calle las Dunas. But the food and service were way better...

Lovely staff, but the food was underwhelming. We drove to this less touristic and more residential side of town with the promise of tasting something authentic at a reasonable price. I was disappointed. The platter of ham and cheese was small and overpriced, and the grilled tuna with shrimps and potatoes were a bit hard to chew. And the location is not quite charming, so for me overall was not worth the drive. But if you’re already around and feel like some ok iberic cuisine, it...

Great local food with local people in San Fernando on Gran Canaria. The staff was super friendly, & attentive, the food has been served amazing fresh and tasty, the prices were super ok. I am very recommending this place if you dont like so much tourists or typical shopping center overcooked and not fresh food but you like staying with the local people so this address is a great choice. The lamb chop and garlic bread were...