Alicante Restaurants

Using 'LOCAL' as an appropriate theme hardly does descriptive justice to the wonderful dishes, perfectly executed, by the Mou Manolin chefs. Yes they serve numerous tapas and other spanish dishes but they do it in such a sophisticated yet unassuming way.
We opted to lunch in the street level bar but private rooms were available. In the evenings diners usually move upstairs to the elegant dining room.
Our lunchtime main 'dishes of the day' cost 12 Euros each so not much more than other places around. The whole meal, plus a glass of wine each, cost around 45 Euros. (We shared a starter and a sweet) didn't look at an a dinner menu but I'm sure there would be much more expensive things on offer.

Favorite Dish: We loved everything.

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Oh! Finally the only decent place in Alicante' San Juan beach promenade offering an exciting menu !!! Great food and drinks at very reasonable prices; super chill out music; candlelight; few lounge sofas to taste their incredible mojitos & caipirinhas and plenty of tables and comfortable chairs (NO plastic chairs, thankfully!) facing the sea and palm trees as well as inside.
Their cuisine is more fusion. Excellent, with fresh products every day. We tried several dishes and were pleasantly surprised by their quality. Their meat is perfect as is their fish. My husband loved the Asian salmon cooked to perfection and I was impressed by their salads and their filet mignon.
Service is efficient and friendly. Management is hands on which ensures you'll be treated as royalty.
We loved the Ibiza feel of it, very laid back and yet with an elegant air to it.
Worth a visit ! You'll thank me later.

Favorite Dish: Asian salmon - loved the gingery sauce
Tuna fish tartar
Wok Chicken with stir fry fresh vegetables
Paillard with foie gras
Gambas Acqua - sauce to die for
Grilled fillet mignon

La Casona Alicantina is located in la Calle Mayor, probably the best street to eat local dishes. Although it was conceived as a restaurant, on the area of the bar they serve tapas, wine and beer. If you plan to stay longer, you'll have to choose among fifty dishes, all of them local and only some of them vegetarian dishes. You can chose among the bar, two saloons and the terrace.

Favorite Dish: The prices of the menus are kind of abusive (from 30 to 50 euros). The quality of the ingredients partly justify such a high price (three or four starters, a heavy dish, dessert and drinks) but only if you are a tourist. Locals would never visit La Casona unless someone else's paying (like local politicians pigging out everything they have). The treatment is correct, but far from corresponding to their prices.

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Its an excellent Tapas restaurant. You can pick anything you like and sit down. Afterward, the server will bring you very delicious and warm things you cannot exist. The atmosphere is very friendly and the servers are relaxed and humorous.

Favorite Dish: All kinds - meat and fish

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As it was nearing time to eat, we started looking for a restaurant. Our last town during our trip along the peninsula was Denia. We found a lovely restaurant LA LLOTJA, which featured a Menu for 8 Euros.
It was almost 4 o'clock and nearing closing time, but the Senora said we could come in. For appetizer Hans had the mixed meat plate - a nice selection of thinly sliced meats and I had the Salad which was awesome, with olives, tuna, lettuce and tomatoes. We shared the two dishes. For the entree, I had escalope, which was absolutely delicious and Hans had a plate of fish and squid, which he enjoyed.. The price also included Pan ( Bread with a delicious garlic butter ) and Bebida ( drink ). The manager Kiko was delightful and very entertaining. All in all a very pleasant dining experience.

Since LA PALLOZA was conveniently located right next door to Mont Royal, we decided to have a bite to eat there. We had Albondigas Pieza or Meatballs, Patatas Fritas or Fried Potatoes and Racion Pan (basket of bread & butter) Nothing fancy but tasted good and filled our tummies.
We also had breakfast there twice as it was included in our hotel rate. It consisted of coffee, fresh orange juice and two pieces of toast with butter and jams.

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now the local change de personal and the boss and now are a portugues restaurant, with many food with "bacalhau" (special fish from portugal) and some "tapas" so diferent and special, and so friendly boss and her mother do the best dishes i taste before, so i invite all people to visit that restaurant and taste his dishes and his cheaper menu about 6 to 10 €, and sorry about my english jejeje ;-)

Favorite Dish: i think my favprite dish are the " balhau a bras" a seefood dish with bacalao (fish from portugal) with potatoes and salad and "olivas pretas" very good and simple.

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My brother-in-law, a Welsh language speaker spotted this restaurant in a back street near to the Town Hall and identified immediately with the language of the menu and its similarities with his own tongue.
So - decision made - this was where we would have lunch.

We sat at a table on the pavement (too smokey and hot inside!) a white van drew up alongside and a stray cat joined us almost at once so not the most salubrious of surroundings, but we had a very good meal - a variation on Welsh Cawl , pot au feu or Languedocian Cassoulet - in other words a hearty stew or casserole, the universal dish of ordinary people using whatever meat and vegetables are available.
Although such "classical"dishes may have standard ingredients poor people can't afford to starve because the Lamb for their recipe is too dear - when cheaper pork may be bought !
This turned out to be one of those unexpected memorable meal time occasions.

N.B. Our visit was in March2006 but on our recommendation friends ate there in May 2008 and reported back just as favourably.