There a serious scam going on with this restaurant!! My friend and I visiting from California, made same day reservations on June 26th for two on line!! The reservation required credit card authorization!! We had no problem.. It was for 8 pm. We showed up tall dressed up o the address walking distance from our hotel, to find the restaurant CLOSED!! No signs of anyone there all doors closed and we even called the restaurant from the location and there was no answer!!! Later on I found out they have charged my credit card 500 Euros!!! Can you believe it!!! A closed restaurant with no one to answer phone for dinner at 8pm and THEY CHARGED MY CARD 500 Euros!! When I disputed the charges they said it's their policy to charge for no shows!! Where they were closed!! We ended up walking to a close by restaurant and had our dinner there!! Scam!! Scam!! Scam!! read more

While in Marbella, we had the pleasure of dining at Skina, a two Michelin star restaurant, and it was one of our top culinary experiences to date. They have made good use of their new spacious location. From the moment we stepped into the entrance hallway, where we were greeted with a delightful concoction, to the dining hall where a savory mushroom appetizer awaited us, every detail was crafted to impress. It was a fun experience! The tasting menu was exceptional as expected. However, what truly stole the show for me were the wine pairings that accompanied each dish. They took the food to another level. To top off a great dining experience, the dessert platters at Skina were also a stand out. Skina is a foodie must-visit! read more

Skina - Spanish Near Me - Marbella, Massachusetts

Stopped here for lunch on a tour. The Sancocho was delicious. Staff were quick and friendly. Wish I had time to try more selections. read more

Skina - Sancocho w/ pork - Spanish Near Me - Marbella, Massachusetts

So, we're in Marbella and somehow Michelin stars get worked into the conversation. Someone says "let's see if there's any here" and I'm like "ok, but there won't be any"....forgetting of course that we're in Spain and it's the land of Michelin stars! So, to my surprise we find Skina, and I decide to put in a lunch reservation for 2 days later, for a party of 8? 10? I forget, but there were a lot of us. I figured we'd get a rejection, but to my surprise we got in! Success! Some people mentioned the restaurant being hard to find, but most of us found it easily, since we were already used the pedestrian only sections of Marbella, we found it pretty easily. The restaurant itself is tiny, like maybe 20 seats max, so we took up half of it....sorry to the other diners as we may have been a bit loud lol. Service was of course Michelin star worthy and we really appreciated all the attention to detail and the wonderful explanations of each course. The menu was quite large as it featured two different tasting options, and some a la carte options. Since the whole table was unable to decide on a tasting option, we did the a la carte, I believe was 3 courses, and pretty much got to try everything. Even still, this came with quite a few add on surprise dishes etc, so we definitely left feeling full, happy, and really pleased with the whole experience. The wine pairings, for those who went that route, were absolutely outstanding as well. read more

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Just stunning. Probably my second favorite meal experience to date and better even than several 3 Michelin starred restaurants we've been to, across ambience, service, and the dishes themselves. They do some really fun things with the experience (first two courses are not at your table) and all of the servers are very warm and professional. With just a few tables, the servers kept an eagle eye on us without ever letting us feel like we were being watched - napkins switched out, wines brought quickly, each dish finished followed immediately by the next, without ever making us feel rushed. The food is stunningly plated and the flavors on nearly all of the dishes are phenomenal (and those I didn't love, I believe are because I'm not a fan of a couple of the flavor profiles local to the area). I had a huge smile on my face the whole time - it was a pleasure to watch them work, a pleasure to take in the intricate details of the creation, and a pleasure to eat. Highly recommend. read more

Really nice place to go for a date night/special occasion for a small group Outstanding food, both quality and presentation, nice wine pairings, prompt and unobtrusive service. I would recommend inside sitting , as outside gets a bit loud with all the Marbella dinners crowd read more

So, what is the most unlikely place you've eaten at which has held a Michelin star? No doubt there's some tiny noodle stall in Tokyo which holds a star (Tokyo holds the most stars out of all the cities in the world) but there can be fewer unprepossessing Michelin starred restaurants than Restaurant Skina Located in a tiny residential street located just off the Old Town tourist drag in Marbella, in the summer, Restaurant Skina has its tables in the residential street with locals having to squeeze past tables to get into their houses! Unfortunately, I missed this unique dining surroundings as I was in town when it was too cold to eat alfresco in the evening The cozy indoor area feels much more fine dining in atmosphere with one wall dominated by a large temperature controlled wine cabinet and the door to the kitchen swished open and close in a futuristic way The menu offers a la carte or tasting menu options, both for the same price. As the same dishes are offered on both menus, it's a no brainer to go for the tasting menu as you get to try more dishes. They were also very accommodating in allowing subsitutions on the tasting menu if there was something else guests preferred to try instead The restaurant philosophy of 'Tasty Creativity' is proudly emblazoned all over the restaurant and with head chefs from Japan (Hideaki Yoshioka) and Catalunya (Jaume Puigdengolas), I was looking forward to an evening of molecular gastronomy fun. This was enhanced by Marco, the maitre d's passion and pride for the food, the wine and the quality of his establishment. Perhaps sensing that I was a bit of a foodie, he assured me of a great evening's dining 1. Variety of tapas Three inventive plates arrived in succession: - wafer with whipped goat's cheese served on edible pebbles. Light and tasty - tuna cracker with tuna consomme. The cracker was packed with umami goodness, almost like crunch tuna jerky. The consomme was a technical triumph but the depth of flavour suffered a bit in conparison with the amazing cracker - deer ham with celery. Another dish with deep flavour of deer enhanced by the curing process 2. Lobster tartare with strawberry Now why hasn't anyone thought of this dish before? This was the most intriguing dish on the menu and brought the biggest smile to my face all evening when I ate it. The lobster tartare was sweet and the raw nature of the lobster meat actually allowed me to taste the full lobster flavour where too often, cooking lobster turns it into more of a prawn texture. Here, the lobster flavour was then complimented by slightly tart but still sweet early season strawberry. The tartare was topped off by 2 nice slices of cooked lobster 3. Mediterranean salad of sea bream sashimi, grapefruit, purple onion, radish & salmon caviar It was almost too pretty to eat. A perfect harmony of simple clean flavours combining to enhance each other. I tried eating different combinations of components and they all tasted great 4. Spinach rice with Malaga white prawns Like a lot of the dishes, this arrived on a bespoke custom made dish - the only other place I've seen this is at Alinea in Chicago. The rice was more of a risotto texture. A nice dish but perhaps I could have done with a sweet or tart counterpoint to the savoury overtones of the dish 5. Seared sea bass with parsnips and Jerusalem artichoke puree Lovely piece of sea bass cooked to perfection and nicely accompanied by the Jerusalem artichoke puree as well as a slightly sweet sauce made from the fish cooking sauce. The only technical problem with the cooking all evening was with the parsnips which turned out a little too hard to cut with the fish knife that I had 6. Roasted pigeon served with cereals This arrived in 2 preparations - breast served on a little cake made with cereals and the little pigeon leg served on a separate plate. This dish is perhaps designed to prove that they can do precise technical cooking as well as be inventive. Though so very easy to overcook, both bits of pigeon were moist, tender and gamey 7. I was given a complimentary plate of cheese served table-side 8. Apple with yoghurt, celery and ginger Another triumph in the food matching department. Yes, even the celery went well with all the other ingredients 9. Orange cream with carrot ice cream A lovely citrus end point to the meal - after all, when in Spain, you must have some of the great local oranges. The key to the dish was that the carrot ice cream wasn't overly sweet 10. Just in case they haven't raised enough smiles already, they have one last treat up their sleeves - a trolley filled with amazing petit fours. A fantastic way to end the meal They were also very proud of their home made bread, presenting it whole to the guests before being taken away for slicing. The bread arrived with olive oil for dipping. I must also make mention of their freshly squeezed orange juice, which was like nectar An amazing meal topped off with a kitchen visit. Thanks, Marco! read more

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Phenomenal! Excellent service and excellent food. Choose the wine tasting option, they do perfect wine pairing. I recommend.

If you get a chance, try Skina. The food, service and experience are outstanding. We have been to 2-star Michelin in France, and Skina was better. read more

This place was amazing. Lo-key, which I liked - sat outside - no stiff collars like some Michelin places do. The service was really what makes this a five star -- fantastic (Marco - thank you! Really aimed high to please, and passionate about the place). I had the Andulucian tasting menu with wine. They kept pouring and pouring. Unbelievable amount of food and wine for what I got. I admit, I wasn't a fan of every single dish (burnt paella not my thing) - however, I really can´t complain. Three desserts that followed at the end sealed the deal. read more

Wow. We had the tasting menu with wine and it was a tour de force. Fantastic service, lovely preparation, absolutely delicious and terrific wine pairings. One of the best meals in a very long time! Only warning is the price as this set us back Euro 389 for 2 people which seemed pretty steep... read more

My wife and I had our anniversary dinner here and we're not disappointed. The service was exceptional and the food incredible. We sat out on the sidewalk in a warm October night and enjoyed dish after dish paired with fabulous wines. The wait staff were friendly and informative. The food, while based on local ingredients and cuisine was original and inventive. Highly appreciated! read more

Must eat, Marbella. Food is perfect, service is perfect. Only quality has it s price! Great setting, nice winelist, more than you can wish for! Really this is a must eat , Marbella! If you have not dined here, you have missed the meaning of coming to Marbella... read more