Kiosco Teneguía — Restaurant in Tazacorte

The service was terrible. They didn’t know how to make Aperol Spritz and it came out flat. Sent it back and they brought a separate mini bottle of cava then charged us separately for that 🤨 Garlic prawns came out congealed as if they’d been left for a while, sent those back and the same again came out. They also did not taste of garlic. More like sand. The salad came out without dressing. There were lots of flies hovering around the food and stray cats looking for food. When we asked for the bill we waited around 30 mins. We were about to leave without paying. The entire experience was awful. The waitress was too busy with other tables to notice/ care about our table full of empty dishes. When we suggested they get more staff she said people don’t want to work! Steer clear...

Ordered a cuttlefish with potatoes and an octopus from the tapas menu with a friend. We intended to share the meals since that's the point of tapas. We received one overcooked tentacle and 6 tiny pieces of cuttlefish drowned in fries.

When questioned, we were told that it is what we ordered when they were clearly not tapas but platters. We were charged close to 25 euros for that pathetic excuse of a meal and left disappointed. Absolutely killed our mood on anotherwise beautiful day. Both of us speak Spanish and work on the island, so this is written as close to a local's opinion than the real thing. Perhaps it was assumed because we look like the regular tourists around that we wouldn't know better. Many more better restaurants that provide higher quality and cheaper...

English review below the Spanish.

Lo mejor de este restaurante es su ubicación, y eso es lo que se paga: la terraza tiene unas vistas excelentes sobre la playa y hacia el mar. El interior es amplio y está bien decorado, y tienen un estanque con tortugas en el camino hacia los baños. El lugar está limpio.

Nuestra comida tardó más de media hora en llegar, pero para ser justos, estaban muy ocupados.

La comida fue normal: fresca, especialmente las papas arrugadas y la ensalada. Los chopitos estaban OK, las albóndigas un poco sosas, pero las patatas fritas eran de patata de verdad. El servicio fue adecuado. La comida estaba bien presentada.

El principal problema para nosotros fue la relación precio-cantidad: 14,40 € por un plato muy pequeño de chopitos y una fina octava parte de un limón, 11,50 € por 5 albóndigas y un puñado de patatas fritas, 7 € por una ensalada que contenía medio tomate y menos de medio aguacate… Nada terrible, nada especial.

The best thing about this restaurant is its location and that’s what you pay for: the terrace has excellent views over the beach to the sea. Inside is spacious and nicely decorated, and they have a cool turtle pond en route to the bathrooms. The place is clean. It took our lunch over half an hour to arrive, but to be fair, they were very busy. The food was average: Fresh, especially the patatas arugadas, and the salad. The chopitos were ok, the meatballs a bit bland, but the fries were made of real potatoes. The service was adequate. The food was well presented. The main issue for us was the price-quantity ratio: €14.40 for a very small plate of chopitos and a thin eight of a lemon, €11.50 for 5 meatballs and a handful of fries, €7 for a salad that contained half a tomato and less than half an avocado…. Nothing terrible,...