Lovely place at first sight...between docks and fishing boats. Before we went, I also read new opinions and it seemed that we would eat very well... fresh and good. ...The experience was different....The only fresh dishes that are tasty are the cache of the day...a little bit peppery for the price for the quantity it offers....otherwise everything (tapas)... ..from frozen....The oil is unchanged and this can be seen by the way everything that is fried looks (brown instead of golden)...And not to mention the famous PATATAS BRAVAS....which in their conception are french fries with sauce...Ridiculous....However, they are lucky to fool many tourists who don't know....The locals would not accept such food and quality...at their prices...once again RIDICULOUS. ...And to finish....be careful what is put on your bill...the tendency of waiters to round up their tip even more...is to put more than you have consumed....Check ok and great attention....I was fooled once....the second one won't happen...
Read moreWe advised to try La Cantina de Javea by the air conditioning engineer. He said they purchase the fish from the market 100 years away.
He advised us to book, as it was popular with the locals. We tried and tried. We drove over to it a three times, once mid afternoon once late afternoon and the other at 19:25 and waited around for quarter of an hour. There was no one at the premises.
I tried the number listed on Google over a three days at differing times morning, evening and night time. Even at 20:45 and 22:00 there was no answer. There are no contact details listed on the restaurant. There is a clip board with several names written on a sheet of paper, whether this is how you are supposed to book was not really clear.
I can only conclude that during the 20st July to the 4th August the restaurant is closed. Maybe some one who knows how to make a reservation and what time the restaurant opens can please share the information...
Read moreIn the past it was a bustling Spanish bar, noisy and with good meals for port workers with fresh fish that unloaded the boats. Now it is just another tourist restaurant, it has lost its charisma, it is cleaner and quieter, but its prices are high for the quality. The cuttlefish (choco) no longer looks like fresh and tasty cuttlefish, more like chewing gum, the battered squid is not worth it and the sardines were large of the “alacha” variety which is not strictly sardine. The best was the service provided by South American waiters, the Spanish waiter was someone little accustomed to the kindness necessary for good customer service, he was probably the owner. There are better places to eat fresh fish. Jávea has become too elitist with worse qualities. The gastronomy in Denia far exceeds the level of Jávea with cheaper prices and more traditional...
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