You never know where you when up when you travel, and what to ultimately expect. Case in point we…read morehappened upon this restaurant out of hunger! We were delightfully surprised at the amazing and charming service from the waitress, and other staff. It's a simple restaurant with an espresso bar as well and outside tables. The secret here is simple, home made style of food, decent portion size and very low pricing. And it works very well. For starters we had fried cuttle fish which was lightly battered and hit the mark. This was followed by grilled tuna seasoned perfectly with garlic and olive oil, with some fries as the side. The tuna was cooked just the right amount so as to still be tender and flaky. Finally we tried the house paella with tomato base and seasonings with calamari, baby clams, and shrimps. It was spectacular. Like I said, you never know what to expect, and this time it was really nice.

Across the car-park from the old fish market of Isla Cristina, is Bar Abuelo Mañas. You would be…read morehard pressed to find a more typical bar serving Andalucian seafood with locally produced sherries and wines and complimentary olives. We ordered cold grilled shrimp, which the waiter said are always more fresh and a better all around option than fried shrimp. Lightly salted and very tasty. Then came the clams in Olive Oil - very tasty. The server seemed a little untrustworthy as he kept encouraging us to buy more food because it was supposedly cheaper (?...). He also suggested for our purse to be taken off the table and put on the chair adjacent to us even though there was plenty of space on the table to accommodate it as well as what we had ordered. We said we wanted to keep our stuff in eyes view because of thieves. He rebutted by saying that thieves don't operate in the area (?...). In the end, we kept our belongings on the table and had a great experience.

Incredible service. Very attentive. The dishes we had were: Tomatoes al Gato, and Calamaris a la…read moreplancha. Both were perfect. I could never imagine that I would appreciate this much a plate full of garnished tomatoes. This is the first place I'll visit, the next time I'm in Isla Cristina.

Great spot for dinner. Lots of…read moreSpanish-Mexican-Japanese-Indian fusion dishes. The apsmosphere is easy and the staff is very attentive and pleasant. Had seafood risotto, fried octopus, gazpacho, and eggplant and zucchini tapas. All were top notch except for octopus, we asked for medium, but it felt a little rubbery. Overall great experience and we won't hesitate to come back.