Ropavieja Grill bar — Restaurant in Yaiza

I found this place on Google maps before visiting Porto Calero and couldn't wait to visit.

My expectations were not just met, but absolutely surpassed.

The food was incredible, everything came out perfect.

We ordered the Korean chicken, Vietnamese rolls and the fish of the day.

You could tell the chefs use fresh ingredients and prepared their menu with love and passion.

The Korean chicken was seasoned with magic it seems, because it burst with flavour, and was cooked literally perfect, juicy and tender.

The fish of the day came in a very fresh and light sauce which was a delight to eat.

The Vietnamese rolls had this crispy pastry roll in the middle which added a marvellous crunch with each bite.

I have eaten at many expensive renowned Vietnamese restaurants in London and around UK and this place tops 99% of them.

The prices are reasonable and the service was fantastic.

I will definitely be returning to try more of the menu before my trip ends.

EDIT: We just HAD to return to this restaurant to try more on the menu, especially the dessert.

On our second visit we ordered the Eggplant, Octopus and banana fritter dessert.

And again everything was so perfect, the flavours were balanced and worked well together. Everything was fresh and cooked to perfection.

The star of the show for my second visit had to be the dessert, honestly coating banana in toffee, in fried filo pastry and putting it on ice cream and salted peanuts is so simple yet so genius! It just works so so well, and it is definitely something I am going to try recreating at home ( I already bought the ingredients)

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We made the mistake of not visiting this restaurant when we visited Puerto Calero last year but now we have, it will always be top of our list. The food and service were amazing, as were the cocktails! As per a previous reviewer, we had the Korean chicken which was really tasty with perfect tempura batter. We also had the veggie rolls, drunken noodles and couldn’t pass on the banana spring roll for dessert. The staff were extremely courteous in a comfortable laidback way therefore the ambience is easy and relaxed. It is so refreshing to be given time to savour your meal which is a challenge in the UK. If you are visiting Puerto Calero, this is...

💀 Korean fried chicken - is not Korean at all. It was plane unflavoured batter (tempura apparently?), from frozen chicken that tasted and felt like processed chicken? Like worst that oven ready chicken. The tempura was runny inside. This is not Korean. 😫Bok choy - hardly any garlic, and swimming in heavy soya sauce. And 50% broccoli which did not feel or taste fresh.

The only satisfying thing was, the bokchoy it self had a good crunch to it. And the Mojito was perfect. The waiter in the end that served me explained the tempura thing, and said he will pass on my comments. And he took the "Korean" chicken off my bill. Thank you. I...