Restaurante Pancho — Restaurant in Santiago del Teide

For an almost 70€ bill for 2 people you’d expect something quite good, right? Well…wrong!

I’ll start with the food: we ordered fish croquettes as a starter. They were not seasoned and only warmish, which makes me think they were reheated. we got 2 types of fish for the main. One of them came out without the veg…guess they forgot!? When I asked about it, the guy denied that it brought any so I had to remind him that they were on the dish in the menu. 🤦🏼‍♀️ since the fish came without any veg, we got a salad. 9€ for a simple mixed salad. What a joke!

I’ll continue with the service: there was a young guy who seated us and he was nice but we didn’t see him again we got served by an older man who did not look like he enjoyed his job or life for that matter. When asking for recommendations on the mains, he literally just recommended the most expensive item on the menu (how weird, right?!). When we asked about what else he could recommend, he literally knew nothing. As all the dishes were some sort of fish that we didn’t know, we asked for his advice. He had none. He did not know anything about his own menu. Oh, and this is the same man that denied that the main came with any veg like I’ve mentioned above.

Also, get ready to fight the flies off as there maaaany of them. Staff won’t bat an eyelid.

Anyhow, food was less than...

Each to their own opinion but I would like to add my "two pence" worth. Being tourists we had the opportunity to try many establishments during our stay and I (personally) think this was appalling. I/we go out to eat for the service we receive and sometimes the food comes second. We waited 8 minutes for someone to bring us a menu and after ordering we waited 40 minutes for the drinks to arrive, after mentioning to the waiter/owner. I had, during this time purchased a plane ticket to our next destination and even muttered that if the food was still not served after I had paid for the flights etc, that we would leave. There is also the fact of being over priced in an establishment no better than any other eatery in Tenerife. If you go, enjoy and I hope your experience serves you well.......mine was atrocious. I so wanted to order more, but I wanted to leave...

I ordered the bluefin tuna and asked the waiter how it was, he said it was the best (which I guess makes sense since it costs €29). Unfortunately, the portion was very small, just four tiny pieces for that price. The tuna itself was quite fatty and chewy, and some pieces even tasted bitter, which left me worried about the quality. Overall, I was very underwhelmed by both the portion size and the taste – definitely not worth the price. My partner had the duck with honey, which was okay and came in a noticeably larger portion than my tuna. For dessert, we tried the creme caramel, but I didn’t like it. On the positive side, the wine was excellent, the restaurant itself is beautiful and pleasant, with lovely shade and a nice sea view. The service and waiters were really great. However, I left very disappointed with the food – hence my...