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#1 by Jane Bye at June 18th, 2009
AT LAST, A DECENT INDIAN RESTAURANT IN THE MOJACAR AREA, I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 20 YEARS AND LOVE INDIAN FOOD, LAST SUMMER A NEW INDIAN RESTAUARANT OPENED AT LAS BUGANVILLAS, BETWEEN GARRUCHA AND VERA. I DECIDED TO TRY IT, (AS A LAST RESORT) AS I LOVE INDIAN FOOD, BOY WAS I IN FOR A TREAT, THE ONION BHAJEES WERE THE BEST I HAVE EVER TASTED, THE PORTIONS WERE BIG, THE FOOD VERY TASTY, ITS NICE TO HAVE A VINDALOO AND STILL TASTE THE FOOD, I WENT WITH 3 OTHER FRIENDS WHO WERE ALL MORE THAN SATISFIED WITH THERE DINNER, EVEN THE DESSERTS WERE ALL HOME MADE. SERVICE WAS EXCELLENT, I WAS A BIT DUBIOUS WHEN I WALKED IN TO SEE AN ENGLISH LADY BEHIND THE BAR, BUT SHE WAS VERY WELL INFORMED OF EVERYTHING ON THE MENU AND VERY EFFICIENT AND FRIENDLY, WE HAVE BEEN BACK TIME AND TIME AGAIN AND WONT GO ANYWHERE ELSE NOW. THE RESTAURANT IS CALLED THE GOLDEN AMRITSAR AFTER THE CITY IN INDIA WHERE THE CHEFS ORIGINATE. THE RESTAURANT IS CLEAN AND NICELY DECORATED WITH COLOURFUL PRINTS ON THE WALL. ON 2 OCCASIONS WHEN I HAVE BEEN THERE, THERE WERE INDIAN PEOPLE IN THERE EATING, THAT TO ME SAYS IT ALL REALLY,
#2 by Jamie at July 16th, 2009
Wonderful, friendly restaurant and Bar… Los Limoneros located in Cortijo Grande…I have been coming to the golf course for more than 25years and always had a wonderful time with the characters in Cortijo Grande. You can find them hanging out in the bar Limoneros there most afternoon and eveings. Food is just fine and the staff are oustanding. Julie and Mark are great so friendly and accomodating and doing their utmost to make a success of this ever changing surviving restaurant. You can always note that if you have been there before the amazing Gavin ( a comical chap with a great personality ) will remember what drink you like best… but be nice to him or he’ll bite your head off. Try it but don’t expect anything posh ….be yourself and you’ll just fit right in…Bring your swim suits and take a kool dip in the pool……..
#3 by Brendan Keeley at July 23rd, 2009
Another bad fire in the Cortijo Grande, Smut and ash landing on the streets of Mojacar Pueblo right now!
BK
#4 by Brendan Keeley at July 23rd, 2009
6pm Mojacar Pueblo, Extreme heat from the fire can now be felt on the wind coming off the Cortijo Grande. Lota ofd smokw ,soot,and ash, in the streets.
BK
#5 by caroline hawthorne at July 23rd, 2009
how safe is garrucha?
#6 by Brendan Keeley at July 25th, 2009
All fires in the Mojacar / Garrucha area all extinguished ! Scariest thing I encountered for a while, Brilliant work by the emergancy services!
BK
#7 by Paul at September 14th, 2009
I have an apartment in Mojacar Playa which is regularly let to holidaymakers. I have always recommended the La Cabana Argentinian Restaurant on the Playa as an excellent special night out for clients.
However, I have just had some clients return from Mojacar telling me that not only had the prices of steaks increased hugely (in euros) but also the sizes were substantially less. They felt it was now not worth the money.
Was their experience just a one-off, or have other people found the same? It may be that I need to revise my recommendation.
Thanks
Paul
#8 by admin at September 14th, 2009
The operators of La Cabaña got kicked out when their lease ended, and the landlord reopened with his own staff (taking advantadge of a good thing, obviously).
The operators have now reopened in a nice restaurant in Pueblo Diana, in front of El Levante
#9 by Paul at September 14th, 2009
Hello. Thanks for the comment, but this was at the moved Cabana in Pueblo Diana, not at new lookalike in the original premises.
Until now our recommendation to use Cabana has always been successful. But if the euro price of a fillet has risen so hugely and if the steak is also smaller, I am reluctant to recommend again as being worth it. I’m trying to find out if my guests’ experience was just a one off, or if others had found the same.
I would like the Playa to have a mixture of food prices from low (so that families can afford to eat out) to high (for a special event). But certainly my guests (who had been to Cabana several times over the years in its original location) felt as though it had now become extremely overpriced.
Regards
Paul
#10 by admin at September 14th, 2009
Oh, right. I too found it overpriced, as I wrote here:
http://www.davidjackson.info/2009/la-cabana-argentina-mojacar-playa.htm
Try La Estancia in Turre, cheaper, tastier, friendlier and less chance of running into Mr Guardia on the way home.
#11 by Paul at September 14th, 2009
Thanks David. Thanks also for an excellent site. Your hard work is much appreciated.
Regards
Paul
#12 by Harry Dokman at September 29th, 2009
Hi David, my name is Harry Dokman and I´m a fan of your blog, after a stop of 10 years I´ll have started again with Harry’s Exotic Cuisine (dinners), I´m a hobby cook who grow up with and almost in an Indonesian kitchen, I started again recently with Carmen from el Balconcito in Vera playa, I use to cook in her restaurant GOA in Mojacar Playa as a guest cook prepare and cooking Indonesian rice tables, ones every two weeks. Which several years ago the restaurant has changed owner and name, and is now called Mar Salada. Carmen and Cali (her brother) are well known sins her tapas bar in Mojacar Village (before Goa), next to the arch where Walt D. was born. Anyway so I had my first night cooking in el Balconcito and it was a success, with a minimum of publicity we had almost 30 people (there is a reservation limed of minimum 3 day in advance because of the preparation time), I prepared 12 different dishes, soto ajam, stuffed rice rolls, chicken, sate, beef, pork, fish, prawns and a variety of vegetable also 1 vegetarian dish gado gado (Steamed vegetables) with Lontong rice and peanut sauce. For this evening I used 4 different kinds of rice plus side dishes and will change the menu every time. I´ll had Bojo (Suriname yucca pi) and fried banana as desert.
I hope with this message I have aroused your interest, sins I noticed that you love to go out eating, well this will be a new experience for you. The text on my poster is: Exotic set dinners with a choice of 2 starters and
4 main courses, with dishes such as:
Peanut soup with tomtom, Chicken soup with rice noodles, rice roll, spring roll, and other varieties.
Among the main courses you´ll find combinations of:
Beef or Lamb, Chicken, Pork, Saté, Fish, Prawns, Gado Gado (steamed vegetables) with peanut sauce), salads, fried rice (Nasi Goreng) or fried noodles (Bami goreng) and Pandan Thai rice.
Menu varies every diner.
We also make a special ‘rice table’
for 6 people or more, please talk to us.
The direction of el Balconcito is Avda. Cuidad de Barcelona s/n (Calle del Hotel Vera Playa, nudist beach) 04620 Vera Almería call for information and reservations – 635 58 99 09. To talk with Harry, call 679560251.
#13 by Harry Dokman at September 29th, 2009
So I noticed that if you click on my name (Harry Dokman) you go directly to http://www.gyllenbjorn.com this is a website with paintings from my friend Raphaël Gyllenbjörn he passed away in 2002, we just like everybody to enjoy his work, so have a look.
Harry Dokman
#14 by Julie at October 1st, 2009
why are builders allowed to dump their rubbish here in these beautiful andalucian mountains!!?? I am stunned and disgusted!! I walk for miles with my dogs up and down the mountain paths and im absolutely amazed at the most inaccessible mountain creveses that builders rubble is dumped at, (i wouldnt have thought even a donkey could manage to get up the mountain never mind a van!). Its a shame that authorities turn a blind eye to this, and i do mean a ‘blind eye’ it is blatently obvious when you see the waste rubble dumped round the edge of the Cortijo Grande Golf resort car park. Not only is this an eyesore and ‘blot on the landscape’ Its an accident waiting to happen with chunks of concrete with wire sticking out, old rusted remains of metal dustbins stuck out of the ground,glass, bricks,metal frames etc, non of which is bio degradable!!!And all dangerous to humans,dogs and wildlife!