Restaurante Sal y Pimienta — Restaurant in Tías

A disappointing experience all round. From being coaxed in by the man out front we decided to give it a go. The tapas menu sounded amazing! Once seated and they were taking our order and the man was quite rude. I wanted one dish with no ham and he acted like it was a problem.. The dishes all came out very slowly and he said 'we do it slowly' but it was tapas we wanted all the dishes together (as much as possible) to graze. The garlic mushrooms were so oily, swimming. The tomato bread was a let down with burnt toasts. The Spanish omelette was bland. The only nice things were the spinach croquettes, meatballs and cheese. After mains we decided to look at desserts. We went for a creme Catalana or creme brulee to us Brits. And it's safe to day it was one of the most disgusting things I've ever eaten. Firstly a brulee should have a caramel top that snaps under the spoon. This was soggy sugar with no golden top. Secondly it should be a warm and firm custard- this was cold and a little soft and lastly it should be silky smooth. As you probably guessed ours was lumpy. A disappointing...

Booked early in the day and arrived at 7pm Dinner for 6 people, 4 adults and 2 teenagers. Starters included muscles steamed and also with marinara sauce. Both were delicious. Large king prawns (whole) again, really good. Grilled Goats cheese, not so good. Rubbery and tasteless. Cod goujons really nice and fresh. Mains fresh sea bream for 2, served off the bone by the owner. Out of this world! White wine and red ordered with some suggestions from the waiter, we were all delighted with the wine choice. Fillet steak cooked perfectly and delicious. Baked salmon, really good and nice size portion. Pizza for one of the teens was very good also. Vegetarian ravioli was delicious. 100% recommend this restaurant. Owner was front and centre and all the waiters were amazing, attentive and fun. A definite for fish lovers but also good steaks and vegetarian dishes. Spectacular views from the cliff top location as the sun slowly set while we...

Not great to be honest. Little things like not clearing empty bottles or glasses from the tables were not attended to. The toilet in the gents was overflowing and I was not the only person to point this out - they just put a bin liner over it. I really felt like the staff were not that attentive or watchful of existing customers, and seemed rushed, although the manager was apologetic and responsive for the undercooked steak I was served and did replace it without hestitation. I thought the flavours were a bit off with the sauce as well (too much lemon dressing maybe?) Its possible they were just having a bad day and it was a one off as I can see plenty of good reviews here, but with so much competition in the area, they need to take care to keep customers happy and attract new ones by providing consistently excellent customer service and quality of food. My family did enjoy the paella so maybe it was just the steak that was...