Bar Frasquito — Restaurant in Setenil de las Bodegas

Probably the best restaurant in the whole region ! 100% the best in Setenil.. Let's start with something very important if you want to enjoy your meal here or anywhere else in this pretty village : come early. Get there by 13.00 – 13.30 and put your name on a waiting list. You can reserve some places by phone, but not this one. Too good, too busy. The waiter will tell you approximately how long you have to wait. In our case 30 minutes. Use that time to stroll around the village center. There are only two roads with caves, divided by a river. The restaurant is on one of these cave roads, so everything is at hand and time will fly. When you get back there is a good chance that there are still one or two before you. Get a drink or simply wait, taking in the scenery. Once you're seated get your order going asap, either because you have scanned the QR code before or because you have already chosen from the menu on their web. If you are unsure, ask the staff for recommendations or tell them any special requirements – we are used to Ribera de Duero, but were told that "la gallinita ciega" was far superior to their Ribera house wine...and so it was. In fact so much that we have now ordered a box of it. Virtually unknown wine with an excellent taste and cheap as chips ! As for the food, they have really tasty vegan options..as well as food for "normal" people (yes, I am the vegan in the family..). The food is good quality and served quickly. The staff are fast, efficient and very friendly. This is the number one restaurant in the village and it is...

Very tasty food – finally something with vegetables, not dry or greasy. For tapas, we had the octopus salad and cheese croquettes (a house specialty) – both were really good. For mains: octopus skewers and beef tenderloin steak. The octopus was excellent, but the steak was disappointing – full of tough fat, hard to chew, more suitable as a boot sole for a mountain hike. Still giving 5 stars – for Spain, this was quite decent food. The kids had chicken croquettes with fries (kids' meal) – tasted like breaded chicken pâté, but they ate it happily. For dessert, we had the chocolate cake – more like a pudding, but it was fine. Simple presentation, easy to clean up – practical for such a small place. Prices are a bit high for the quality, but with this location, it’s understandable. As usual in Spain, the staff barely speaks English, even though most of the guests...

It was a great experience to have lunch under the famous rocks. The waiter was super friendly. We ordered small octopus salad, squid, Iberian dam and finally custard with biscuit as deserts. It was really nice to find a nice salad after 2 weeks of Andalusian holiday, as there are not too many options in the Andalusian cuisine. The taste of squid was above average. However, the Iberian dam was super delicious, and I suggest everyone to order that. It was actually a recommendation of our waiter, and I am really happy that we ordered it. We end up paying 40 euros, and I think the prices were quite affordable considering the...