Bar Los Mellis — Restaurant in Tarifa

At the recommendation of a friend I decided to visit this restaurant and see for myself why it’s spoken so well about even if the google reviews are not that favorable. As they open at 19:30 and we were famished from visiting and walking all day long, we arrived at 19:40 and asked the waiter for a table. At that point the waiter said for which hour and i responded that I want it now, he rolled his eyes and said to sit where I want. After checking the menu, we were ready to order. Another waiter takes over and clearly was disturbed when asking details about certain dishes. During all conversation, the waiter didn’t smile once nor have a positive attitude. The food arrived and the plates were very big, that’s a total joyful moment for me. Everything was delicious apart the flamenquin which was a total disappointment. If it’s made in the restaurant that doesn’t make it “casero”. It was made from slices of cheap jamón like the supermarket ones rolled with cheese and deep fried. There was no trace of lomo as it should be. I don’t recommend at all this dish but instead it’s worth the lomo a la plancha or fritura variada. Overall the service is very bad, people working there look like they are obliged to do so but the food is very good (at least some of the dishes I tried). If you’re looking for a full nice experience this is not your restaurant but if you’re looking for big plates and homemade style food then this is...

You’ve come to Tarifa for holidays and are enjoying the city, but you don’t know where to go eat great local food? Search no more - just come to Los Mellis! 🥰

We called to check if there were available tables and got one super fast (though in summer time I would recommend arriving in advance as you cannot reserve). Since we wanted to try different dishes, we ordered medias (that’s how you order half a dish in Spanish) to get more diverse dishes. The croquetas and albóndigas are totally out of this world! Absolute must have 💓 Summarizing: super high quality and very good prices + great service from all the staff and Manuel ☺️ Will come back for sure!

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Lugar maravilloso y altamente recomendable en Tarifa! Súper buena calidad de los platos y precio muy asequible...

Cute tapas bar in the middle of Tarifa's old town. I would recommend getting there fairly early, as a queue easily builds up, often resulting in long waiting times. Regarding the food, Los Mellis offers a classic selection of tapas, all very good -the gambas and patatas bravas were especially tasty- and costing around 5-8€ each (more expensive than other places further away, but worth your buck). Cañas (half pint) were 2 euros each, making this bar a decent place to get the evening started. Service was good (to be fair, we arrived soon after the opening), but when it gets crowded, longer waits are expected. All in all a strong...