Oh man, I LOVE this place!…read more Every time I visit family, I spend my lazy afternoons here. The baristas here are funny and quirky, the coffees are (not only real, non-watery-sugary-gross-American stuff) delicious, and the pastries and ice cream cups aren't too shabby either. I introduced my friend to this place, and we went on almost a daily basis. It's a great place to relax and chat. The only con is, if you sit outside, they charge you 0.15 euros per item you consume. But I don't care because I love this place, and I like to sit inside with the funny waiters anyway!

AVOID this rip-off place for food. After spending a wonderful day in the beautiful city of…read moreCartagena with my family (husband, parents and 5 year old son) we decided to look around for a nice little restaurant for dinner. Unfortunately we were a little early (18h) and were about to head home when my Dad spotted Il Café di Roma. The waiter Hicham seeing $ signs and easy targets dragged us in. Warning bells should have gone off at that stage however we were hungry and he said they did paella. We asked the price and he told us €13 per plate which we thought was pricey but decided to go with the Marisco, the Valenciana and the Mixta. All 3 paellas were bland and tasteless and the portion size small. We also ordered 2 pizza slices (we were 5 people) and were charged €8 a slice! The pizza slices were good but no way were they worth €8. But what I feel most angry about was that I asked for a side salad - I never thought to ask the price of the salad - big mistake - he charged €9 for a couple of lettuce leaves, some tomato pieces and a couple of olives - this is what I found the most offensive. Another thing is that there were no prices marked on the menu for the food, probably so that they can raise the price depending on the diner and rip off tourists. As regular visitors to Spain and Cartagena we have never been ripped off so we were shocked at this experience. We also ordered a bottle of wine and 2 desserts. The whole bill came to €92.15. To make matters worse my son got sick on the way home and I attribute this to the dessert he ate which was probably lying around for days. Please do not make the same mistake we did - AVOID EVITAR. I regret that I didn't complain there on the spot in the restaurant however I was with my family and didn't want to upset them.

Despite the language barrier, the owner was kind. We very much enjoyed our pastries and cafe con…read moreleche. We sat outside and enjoyed the cool weather and the passerby.

Our tour guide mentioned to try the cafe acciatico at this location. They have other options too…read morelike crème brûlée, original and horchata flavors. There is a tasting bar attached with the store but it's a one taste only which defeats the whole purpose of tasting. The service was not helpful and a little cold.

Ice cream store? What else can you expected. They have 15+ flavored of ice creams looks good but…read morehaven't tried all of them just yet. But yeah good service. Good yogurts. Good ice cream. That's all you want right?

Nice local store of the chain store across Spain. It offers traditionally made nougats, dried…read morefruits, and home goods/food gift sets. A worker was making up some samples of dried nuts, but there were no samples of the many different flavors of nougats as it seemed to be a very slow day as well as cold and overcast. The inside of the store was very spacious and immaculately clean, which led to a very inviting storefront when walking by. The staff was not making fresh nougat in the copper pot in the public area due to the slow pace, but when it is going, it is a neat thing to see how it is traditionally made fresh in-store and then packaged directly to shelves.

Possibly the best place around to have great views while having a cocktail or a milkshake. It's on…read morethe side of a hill/little mountain which leads to the lighthouse so you can expect very nice views of the whole Bay from the terrace. At night, with the lights and all, makes it pretty romantic to take your other half :) The menu is rather extensive and the staff is friendly, the taste is really good but I think it's slightly overpriced - the location and the size of the portion explains a bit of this "high price" but probably not all of it. Yeah, definitely a place to visit if you are around! I haven't tried any food, but I bet it's worth the try! Cheers!

Found this burger place while randomly walking around Cartagena. As a burger fanatic, it drew me in…read morewith the aesthetic of the place. Inside is a kind of eclectic chic vibe that jumps out from the several-hundred-year-old building in the surrounding blocks. The inside was immaculately clean and the service was great. I ordered the Emily Burger with fries. The fries were unfortunately cold, which you could tell they had most likely been done before the burger was close to being done. The bun for the burger was nice and soft, and you could tell it was freshly made. The grilled onions and spicy sauce were good, but the bacon and burger were so-so. The bacon was very well done in most spots and well underdone in others. The burger was a tad underdone for how it was ordered in the center, which happens, but made me skip a few of the last bites. The flavor of the burger was definitely different than what you would find in a burger from the USA, but I could not tell if it was just a different ratio of beef used or a possible pork mixture. I would most likely order a standard burger and ask for it a little extra done next time. The location offers both online ordering, ordering from the QR code at the table, and going up in person. The staff brings the food out to you, and you just self-toss the trash. Cost-wise, it is pretty decent and what you would expect to pay at a nicer gourmet burger place, equating to €10-12. The place is a chain across Spain, and each location looks to be unique with an eclectic decor, which is nice to have every location different.