Out of the blue I received an invitation from Steve, our host, to join him for a dinner party at the restaurant Olvido, Nerja. In my innocence, I thought it might be for four of us but the party was for ten and I had the opportunity to meet some nice new friends who already appeared to be in a party mood.
Having been greeted at the door and asked if we had booked a table (very politely), and assured the owner that we were not gatecrashers but indeed, we were part of a larger party, our coats were taken and we were shown to our table.
The usual introductions were made and I tried very hard to remember all of the names but I think I only managed about two thirds of them and had to ask for names to be repeated. I put it down to age and this excuse seemed to work. One of the few benefits of being gray haired I think.
A waiter came and took our order for drinks. A difficult job because we were all busy chatting away, and with the cacophony of chatter from the other tables and our indifferent Spanish vocabularies, (with the exception of Steve, our host, and Aiveen, who has kissed both the ´Blarney Stone´of Ireland and the Spanish equivalent, who can both chat to any one in any language), we gave our orders and hoped that we had picked the right ones.
The head waiter followed and we all listened carefully to what others on the table were ordering to see if we could pick up tips as to what we should select. The choices available to us were legion in number and as a consequence I became confused and asked the charming young lady to my left to help me. She told me that the lamb cooked in French style was delicious so I ordered it. I should have been a little more cautious because the sheer quantity was a little overpowering. Delicious it was, but there is a limit to the amount you can eat in one sitting and I had to ask if the remainder could be put into a doggy bag. (My dog was very pleased that I had limits to my apatite because he manged to enjoy the rest of the meal for the next four days!
Delicious food with a great variety of choices, fabulous ambiance, excellent service and a table of wonderful company; the whole evening left us with a feeling that we had made new friends and I had found a restaurant that I would want to revisit. It was just joyful!
For those with a GPS you can find Restaurante Olvido here:-
36°44′55.04″N 3°52′22.69″ W
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This post was written by editor on Saturday, January 16, 2010
