Playa Blanca is one big tourist trap. It can be quite difficult to find a proper meal in a place…read morelike this. It must have been sheer luck, then, that we happened upon this place one fateful night. Situated on the marina, this class establishment looks out on the Atlantic Ocean. We were quickly seated and offered a glass of the choice house wine. Since we were quite ravenous, we chose to forego the menu and asked for whatever was fresh that night. This resulted in me ordering the Cherne, a local fish inhabiting the many caves and shipwrecks on the sea floor here in the Canaries. What a wonderful fish this turned out to be! Its flesh is meaty, succulent, almost chickenlike in its consistency. It came accompanied by the ubiquitous Papas Arrugadas. No punishment by any means since, in my opinion, these wrinkled, nutty potatoes are the most important contribution to Spanish cuisine in the canaries. They've got a lovely buttery, almost claylike structure. Since my girls were getting a bit rowdy at this point we had to turn down dessert. I made do with a double espresso, which was fine, especially considering the fact that the Spanish usually can't brew a cup to save their lives... It was served, as is customary on the Canary Islands, by the local spirit of choice, Ron Miel, which is essentially honey-infused rum. Staff was very professional and accommodating, which seems to be the standard over here. All in all I had a very pleasant experience at la Casa Roja.

Because of it's 5 out of 5 stars on Tripadvisor, we decided to have diner on the terrace of this…read morefish-restaurant. We enjoyed it! For starters we choose a tuna and green salad. They were fresh and fine. For mains we had the "mixed grilled fish", a big plate with 5 catch-of-the-day fishes and some salad and local potatoes. Really delicious! Although we were quite full, we decided to share a bienmesabe dessert, a Canarian specialty. Mmmmm! Unfortunately the coffee was not so good, it had a "burned" tasted. But the food, atmosphere, rapid and friendly waiters and the sea view with sunset will surely make us come back some other time!

After a beautiful sunset at Los Hervideros, we chose to have our own tapas style dinner where we…read moreordered a large variety of dishes to share. The food was pretty fantastic. We ordered the local specialty, lampas, which come on a roasting pan covered in green mojo sauce. We also got razor clams, which weren't actually on the menu but we specially requested, and clams in garlic oil. All the seafood dishes were well cooked and delicious. We also ordered the Canarian potatoes w/ mojo sauces (because of course), shishito peppers, seafood croquettes, and bread + butter (which they charge for). Overall we left quite satiated and the bill wasn't overly pricey. We were, however, offput by the service. They spilled a whole glass of cava while filling and didn't even offer to replace the portion lost (we ordered a bottle). There were so many mishaps and it was difficult to get ahold of them - overall we attributed this to a laid back style of dining. Although we dined at night, the view is definitely a major selling point.

It was a beautiful sunny day end of December and we were attracted by a cosy restaurant in from of…read moreAtlantic Ocean. Fresh fish served the way you like as well as many fish and crustacean "entrantes". Wines of the land, available in small bottles for those who drive. Desserts list not exciting, so you better enjoy with lots of fish which is the speciality. Waiters are nice and can give you the right advice.