La Tedera — Restaurant in San Cristóbal de La Laguna

We came in for lunch following great reviews of the place. To be honest, we were quite disappointed, as we have tried many delicious traditional meals in Grand Canaria before and were expecting similar experience here. The place was empty, as it had just opened for lunch and we were the first clients. The food took a while to arrive and they didn't have some things on the menu already... The potatoes we have ordered were tasty, but they arrived cold, same as chickpeas, which seemed to be leftover from yesterday... Pimientos de pardon were good, but lapas were completely inedible... They were chewy and had this bitter taste... Would not go back....

Disclaimer: tourist review. Im not sure I totally appreciate this place. Very authentic canary restaurant. There is no english menu and the waiters doesnt speak english. They are very Nice and helpfull though. The seating is not comfortable but its ok. We were not quite sure what we ordered and it took quite a wait before the dishes arrived. The food was not interesting at all. Tapas was fine but the Meat dishes were below average. The price was very low. A local experience but not...

This turned out to be a fun, local, choice. Rather like a rural guachinche in both the menu and atmosphere. We tried the arvejas, carne de cabra (which was outside of the menu) and the bacalao. The carne de cabra was a bit on the hot spicy side surprisingly, but the food overall was very good. The red wine, whilst I think probably not their own, is certainly local Tenerifean wine and was both tasty and great value. Overall, I'd...