Restaurant Anissa — Restaurant in Xàbia / Jávea

A thoroughly enjoyable dinner for five. This Valèncian-Moroccan fusion restaurant serves up crafted dishes with an almost lapidary attention to detail. Visually stunning, as the photos testify, the nuanced flavours match the flair-filled presentation. Our tuna carpaccio was unparalleled in its freshness, its seasoning at just the right end of assertively bold. The grilled sepia looked resplendent on its wooden platter, a perfect interplay of buttery mollusc and garlicky salsa verde. The beef entrecôte hit all the top notes in provenance, portion size, and depth of flavour. To complete this reassuring cavalcade of consistency, our tuna tataki was among the best we've tasted – anywhere – effortlessly touching the maverick edge of creativity. The owner greeted us all warmly, and was an informed and attentive presence throughout; a far cry from the service-by-numbers that certain peak-season restaurant experiences entail. This hidden gem can't stay hidden for...

Went here because of the high ratings. Very disappointed. Instead of taking our order all at once he kept leaving us to take care of a large group of boisterous English elderly ordering beers. He was incredibly rude and dismissive to the point of making it uncomfortable for our group - for example one friend asked what drinks are included with the set menu and he snapped ‘talk about drinks later!’ Food was also slow to arrive - that’s just Spain. But when it arrived it was good. But desserts were bland.

ETA: the restaurant’s response to this review is problematic. There was a group of 8 English people (elderly but not at all infirm) who commanded the attention of the waiter all night to the point of putting our food/drinks down instead of delivering them in order to bring more beers to that table. Other than that the restaurant was...

After passing the restaurant for the 5th time within 2 hours we decided to stop and ask for help to find our B&B. It was January and 9:30 a.m. the place was empty, just ready for closing. The owner looked at his wife (the cook) and as a result they served us a fantastic 'Welcome to Jávea meal'. We had nice conversations with the owner and explained that Google wasn't our friend in finding our B&B. He totally understood that no one was able to find the location with or without navigation and offered, after closing and turning of the light, to guide us by car to the B&B. We had a great meal and the best service one could imagine! Top restaurant, Top food! Top...