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A new initiative for people who like to eat out, but cannot afford to eat out as much as they would like to, has been brought to the clients within the Axarquia area. This is likely to grow in popularity very quickly as the concept catches on; it has been introduced by Dinner4two.

Essentially, people will be able to buy dinner for two and eat out once a month for 60 Euros including wine.  Participating restaurants will provide a good menu for this price and the couple will just present a card to the restaurant.  The bill will be paid by the Dinner for two association.  The dining couple just pay the one-off fee of 100 Euros, and they have paid in advance for six meals out for two persons.

Although this is in its early stages, it is planned to have a string of restaurants of high standard along the coast from Benejarafe to La Heradura and from the coast up to Frigiliana, Vinuela, Periana etc.

Originally conceived as an idea to help pensioners who perhaps can’t afford to dine out as often as they would have wished, it was later decided to to open the scheme to everyone who likes to eat out with friends and make the whole scheme very affordable.

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Las Mayoralas restaurant serves a selection of dishes from the surrounding area of Axarquia and Andalusia beyond. Each dish is prepared with fresh, local produce and served in the charming, traditional-style dining room.

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This is a tourist complex but has a very good restaurant open to non-residents. Food is good, but pricing could be a little more competitive.

What another visitor had to say:-

“We stayed at Cantueso in June this year. It is a beautiful and peaceful place which has the added benefit of a brilliant restaurant just steps from the cottages.”

The GPS location is:  Lat 36 55 30 N, Long: 04 10 24 W
IARU Locator: IM76VW

Address is: Camino del Estacion, 29710 Periana, Spain

Telephone: (0034) 699 946 213
E-mail: info@cantueso.net

Location maps are shown on the restaurant’s website: cantueso.net

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I set off from Velez-Malaga full of anticipation at enjoying an evening with friends at the Bistro.  Of course, completely in character, I managed to get lost even though I was using SatNav to find the place.  Eventually some charming Spanish people gave me directions and I arrived to find an entertainer with a wonderful singing away.  As my eyes slowly adjusted to the subdued lighting I gradually recognized friends that I had not seen for a while and I was pleased to find that although I was about thirty minutes late, nobody had started to eat yet.  In fact orders had not been taken.

The ambiance was really nice and I was quickly into the spirit of the evening.  Everyone was out to have an enjoyable evening and the entertainment was very good.  I had decided that I would wait until after the first course before asking anyone to have a dance but it was not very long before a couple broke the ice and were showing us how it was done as they strutted their stuff on the dance floor.  The dance area was not very big and the more flamboyant amongst us were going to find it just a little restrictive.  However as the evening wore on it soon became clear that close proximity to others was not going to inhibit some of the ladies who gracefully demonstrated, even with the constraints of the dance floor, they could perform some amazing and ingenious dips and twirls.

As the food arrived and served with impeccable style, I became more engaged in the interesting conversations around me and the food was everything one could wish for.   I had elected to start with a tuna salad and it was a fresh well balance starter with just the right amount of fish and salad that had not been overwhelmed by lettuce.  This was helped by a generous helping of red wine from my friends,  Steve and Carol.  As I had decided to be very sparing in the amount of alcohol that I consumed this was sufficient for the whole evening.

Of course, as this was a dinner dance evening, each course was followed by a dance or two or three.  This was definitely an evening where you could burn off your calories as you consumed them.

I had elected to have the chicken in mushroom sauce as my main course and I was served with a generous helping which kept me from dancing for about thirty minutes unlike some of my table companions who were were much quicker off the mark and had eaten their meal and were dancing the night away with enthusiasm.  (I did not know that anyone could eat that quickly.)

The desserts arrived and mine was waiting for me as I came off the dance floor.

Eventually, the singer had decided that he had entertained us long enough and bade us goodnight.  He was generous enough to concede an encore and sang us one more song and then it was time to thank the organizers and be on our way at something like 12.45.  However, not before the restaurateur had played us a song with his guitar.  It was a little while before we realized that it was the song about living next door to Alice.  Some of my friends were quite  imaginative with the  wording.

We made our way to our respective cars and prepared to go home, knowing that we would really like to revisit the restaurant, having had a really good night out.

The whole evening was organized by Tony and Judith from Move to the music If you ever fancy a good night out dancing then try them.  Good music, good dancing and very good company.  Note:  They have changed their venue.

Bistro The Gallery,Avenida Del Prado 4, Aloha
29660  Nueva Andalucia, Marbella

Telephone 952 818 262
Mobile 661 826 652

For those of you with GPS you can find it at:-

36°30’1.17″N  4°57’35.95W

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I went on a visit to the restaurant Viuda because it was recommended as a very good restaurant with fabulous fish dishes with my good friend Michelle from axcespropertydirect.com. The outside was very unobtrusive, unostentatious, indeed I have driven past many times and not seen it before.  Having been told it was wise to book first and in particular, for a Saturday night, I had taken the advice and went and found it and booked a table for two.  On arrival I could see that my informant had given good advice because every table was occupied and there was a happy, chatty atmosphere.  The spectacle that awaited us as we were shown to our table was breathtaking.  The beginning of sunset at around 8 pm had begun and nature’s artistry was at the very height of its glory.  We were looking over the sea and towards Malaga and the colours displayed were awesome.  Awesome is not a word that I would use very often but frankly, it is the only word suitable for the sunset display that we were witnessing.  All we had to do was wait and see if the food was as good as the ambiance.  I ordered a prawn tortilla and my companion, a prawn cocktail.  The waiter was very tolerant of our poor Spanish, but our food and wine arrived after a few minutes and we started to really enjoy selections.

For a second course I had ordered a mixed grill of fish and Michelle ordered a single fish dish as we chatted.

It was some time after 11 pm that we finally took our leave and I think we were the last to leave but at no time did the staff seem at all impatient.  They just busied themselves with whatever restaurant staff do when they are anticipating going home.  We had had a thoroughly enjoyable time and would highly recommend a visit.  But…. one word of caution.  The helpings are generous and in order to do justice to the food it is wise not to eat anything for six to eight hours before arrival because you will never be able to complete your meal which is beautifully cooked and served with the minimum of fuss.

For those of you with a GPS  the restaurant can be found at the following:-

36°44’40.67″N  4° 2’30.77″W

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