Casa Pepe - Playa Arena — Restaurant in Santiago del Teide

My family chose to eat here multiple times during our stay in Tenerife. Every time we had the deal where you choose a starter, main, and dessert for €11.95 if i remember rightly. I struggle going to restaurants because i don’t like a lot of foods, but this restaurant had plenty of choices i could have even on the 3 course menu. I had garlic bread which was beautiful. The chicken soup had an egg in it which i ate around, but overall was lovely and more of a chicken broth than a creamy soup that i was expecting but it was honestly beautiful! I had the chicken with peppercorn sauce, margarita pizza, and the lasagne, all of which were so delicious. I was expecting a 9 inch pizza but it was absolutely massive! The ice cream was so creamy and smooth and the cheesecake was to die for! My family tried the prawn cocktail and the mushrooms which they all loved and got every time! They eat a wider variety of foods than i do, and loved their steaks and mussels etc. All presented beautifully. Everything was absolutely delicious and the staff were incredibly kind and took care of us very well, service was super quick even when they were just asking if we wanted more drinks. The portions are very generous and €11.95 for a three course meal is AMAZING especially for the quality and quantity of food you got! You seriously do get your moneys worth here. We didnt try anything from the normal/main menu but friends we met on holiday said that everything they tried was very yummy. The atmosphere was lovely and chilled out and we couldn’t have asked for a better place to go. We even got given some shots of a sweet syrupy drink for free because we were there so much lol. All of the staff were wonderful and so was the food, I really cannot fault Casa Pepe. Thank You!! If i ever visit Tenerife again, this is definitely a restaurant i would choose to go to...

No idea where this place is getting the good ratings from. The food was very greasy, almost tasteless and made from subpar ingredients. I mean, "chicken Caesar salad" made with breaded deep fried chicken and some sort of mayo instead of Caesar dressing. Pizza dough tasted like one of those ready made pizza bases you get at discount store, cheese with no taste and toppings either dried or pickled, nothing fresh. Didn't get to try the seafood, but I doubt place of this size can realistically keep 5 kinds of fresh fish plus all the seafood and 4 additional kinds of meat (pork, beef, chicken and lamb) they have on the menu daily and fresh without freezer and processed ingredients...

Allergens on the menu aren't reliable. I have a gluten allergy and were very happy that they have allergens on the menu. But I quickly learned that I shouldn't trust them. i ordered the tomato soup (which ahould have been gluten free according to the menu) but it came with bread. The server was very nice and said they would fix it. All they did was probably remove the bread and put it in the microwave because one spot was really cold and all other spots were really hot.

The server informed me throughout the meal what contained gluten so he was really helpful.

Do not go here if you have serious celiac decese. I only have an intolerance so it was...