Torrevieja Restaurant Guide

Read our Torrevieja Restaurant Guide to get the best out of eating in Spain. Our guide will help your taste buds to sample the delights of the best restaurants in the area.

Torrevieja Restaurant Guide

Sea front restaurants

Restaurant El Muelle
Located on Paseo Juan Aparico.
This restaurant is a cracker, it looks great both inside and out. The service is efficient; the staff are smart and speak English. Generally speaking this is an Italian but covers several nationalities.
The pizzas are to die for and the steaks are good too. It is a more expensive restaurant but well worth a visit.

The Indian Palace
Located Avda. De la Purisima.
This is a nice walk down the front with a waddle home. This is the best Indian I have ever had. Very good service coupled with a great menu. The NAANS are the best. The prices are very reasonable. Give it a try.

Nan King Chinese Restaurant
Located on Calle Orihuela, at the top near the roundabout and petrol station.
The best chino I have had, it is very popular and busy. The service is great. If you took the set menu, you receive a full bottle of wine and free rice spirit at the end. Stuffed as a pig for 21 Euros for two including the bottle of wine, how do they do it?

Bar 103
Located on the beach front directly in front of the end of Calle Montesinos. At the back of super market Dial Prix.
A good British bar with food and drink whilst watching the Mediterranean flow in front of you. Sometimes I believe there is entertainment in the evening. Service is good prices are average. A good breakfast is served here and next door at Surf n Turf.

Flamenco dancing whilst you dine

Indian on the beach
Located next door to Bar 103.
A good Indian, especially the daily menu del dia. A bit on the expensive side for evening food, but worth a visit particularly during the day for the special. Service good. Menu del dia was 9 Euros for a meal, beer and a chapatti.

La Troika
Located on the Puerto Deportivo Marina International.
The best restaurant in town (in my opinion), located on the fantastic harbour side, this restaurant has a fantastic menu, fantastic service, and a real feel of sophistication. Presentation is second to none. Prices are expensive for Spain but cheap for UK. You could be in Puerto Banus. A good last night to remember.

El Charro Negro
Located in Plaza Waldo near the fountain and sandwiched between a chino and an Italian.
This was my favourite restaurant in town until they put up the prices! A lovely restaurant with staff dressed in authentic garb. The interior decoration is great. Service is a little frosty and prices are now expensive. Mexican food is served here from Burritos to Chimechangas.

Queen Burger
Located on Rambla de Juan Mateo (town centre).
This, although a fast food bar, is worth it whether for late night munchies or a snack. It sells burgers (obviously) and kebabs which are fantastic, they are priced reasonably and are served in a typically Spanish fast food way.

The Latin Corner
Located on Calle Ramon Gallud number 23.
This is an unusual place but it is quite pleasant. The food is a cross between Mexican, Spanish and Columbian which makes for some interesting combos. It is not made for a British palate, more Hispanic which adds to the charm but makes the meal look strange but if you tuck in, you will not regret it. Price is very reasonable and the service was very good.

The Vegetarian Restaurant
Located centrally on the street that runs behind Plaza Waldo.
This restaurant is reputedly run by an Australian, and I can honestly say it is the best vegetarian restaurant I have experienced. Price is rather expensive for Spain. This restaurant is very popular, surprisingly so when you think Spain is not famous for vegetarianism. My Aussie amigo who visited it, remarked that he had "an a*** like a didgeridoo" the day after, probably the roughage!!

Great service and low prices

Restaurant Jaunjos
Located at the bottom of Calle san Policarpo.
From outside this restaurant looks rather sad but inside it is much better. The food is pretty good; steaks and pizzas seem the order of the day. The service is excellent, the prices are good.

The Torretta Strip
Located on Urbanisation Torretta III which is located to the rear of Torrevieja town directly behind the Parque of the Naciones (about 15 mins ). Here you will find a group of bars that are a mixture of Brit/Spanish, I could imagine some people who live locally never venture out of this area as there are places for everything, a supermarket, restaurants, bars etc.
The Plough, is a large welcoming bar/restaurant that is popular with the Brits, the Menu del dia is very good and the steaks are excellent. The veranda is a nice sit out place and I believe they have BBQs every Saturday night. There is also a pool table.
Shanes bar, run by classic friendly scousers this bar is another Brit haunt and is good for a bit of chatter. Also the food from the restaurant (particularly the ribs) looks fantastic.
Bar el Gordo, I think this is a play on words as this mean fat in Spanish and the bar is long and thin, good bar for a chat and the quiz on Thursdays is a good one. This bar has been featured on tv.
KC's bar, seems very well attended good for a chat, drink is very reasonable. There is a quiz but check the day.
The Steak House offers good steaks at reasonable prices and has a constant smell of BBQ, which is very tempting. In 2002 they had an excellent party for Halloween for the kids it was great!
Onkel Ottos famous Bavarian type restaurant. I have yet to indulge.
Flower of Scotland this bar is small but very friendly, the landlord being the nicest I met on one of my many trips, it pays to be nice to El Al. The food looks great, particularly a chicken dish they were serving that had enough to feed three.

Swagat Indian restaurant
Located at 68 Avda. Dr. Gregorio Maranon (at the back of playa de Acequion).
Good Indian, service good prices average worth a visit, but personally I prefer the Indian Palace.

The Miramar (or Seesea)
Located on the harbour on Paseo Vista Alegre.
This is a top place, loads of tables on a covered veranda, their food is great and so is the atmosphere over looking the med and the boats in the harbour. It is great on Sundays when Spanish families come out to play! There are two pool tables.

Traditional fish and chips too

Stefans Restaurant
Located at the sea end of Avda de las Habaneras.
This restaurant is a rave restaurant with food from all over the world. Definitely more big meal than snack. An excellent night out. Prices dearer than norm but a must if you are a "foodie".

Meson de la Costa
Located centrally just 5 mins walk from the Burger King on the front on the street behind.
This typically Spanish restaurant has to be seen from every angle to be appreciated, it is an amazing architectural building. This is a waxy ham paradise, severed limbs are bountiful! Ask to see their wine cellar, it is huge and holds wine floor to ceiling. I saw a barrel of octopi just sat ready to be cooked at the doorway. An experience. The service is excellent and the price is dear for Spain.

The Bell
Located on Calle Caballero de Rodas, a couple of hundred yards from the church square going towards Alicante.
Under new management since November 2003, newly refurbished and open as early as 9am except Sundays. They serve breakfast, lunch and have an extensive dinner menu for the evenings.
Click here to read more details about The Bell.

Café Central
Located in the central church square namely Plaza de la Constitution.
A great place to eat and drink in the afternoons. The food is great, the patatas Bravas being the best I have ever tasted. The menu is extensive and is all quality. You can drink coffee or something stronger and watch the world go by. Service is good and the prices are fair. Internally the walls are covered in scarves of football teams from around the world.

Chino Hong Kong
Located on the road running from Plaza Waldo towards Calle Ramon Gallud.
The first chino we visited on our first stay. The prices were so cheap we had to ask if the set meal was each or for both, to our great surprise it was for two. You, as is usual in Spanish chinos, get a free bottle of wine, and spirits afterwards. Great centrally located Chinese. Service great. Prices greater.

Bar Antiguo
Located up the road from the above Chino.
A British haunt that you have to queue for. It sells all home made meals, including favourites, such as steak and kidney pie, cheese pie, fish and chips etc. a delight in a town of foreign cuisine. A Brit and a Scandi run it.

Sands Bistro
If you find the columns, sort of roman totem poles on the front and walk back two streets you will find the Sands. A wholly British concern this bar is difficult to get into and you can tell why when you eat the typically British dishes on offer. Excellent in every respect, including prices.

Corkeys Irish bar
Located within a stones throw of Bar Carlos near the Friday market.
This bar is a good Irish bar, plenty of chattering and good bar food. There are a few tables outside and an amusing set of regulars.

Bar Rendezous
Located opposite Corkeys Irish bar.
This bar is run by a UK expat couple. A good friendly bar with many Brits. The Sunday night quiz is great but do not put a silly name as your team name as this will not be tolerated! Brian the bar man is a star! They also do food but I have no experience of this (c'mon I would be the size of a small donkey by now) . The beer prices are very reasonable.
Click here to read more details about Bar Rendezvous.

IK Mullins Irish Bar
Located on Calle ? can be found by walking down Avda. de las Habaneras.
This was the first Irish bar in town (although it is really Spanish). It is a big bar, with good fittings and good atmosphere. There is seating outside and good food. The service is excellent with Brits and Irish youngsters as waiters. They screen the football and have regular groups as entertainment. Booze is dear!

Coral Island
Located as the first beach bar on Playa de Acequion from the Torre end.
A frontline beach bar, that is welcoming and fun. The bar is good when you are on the beach and need a drink or a snack. Prices are reasonable and so is the food.

Durty Nellys Irish Bar
Located on the corner of Mar Baltico and Pola de Siero, near Playa de Locos.
Probably the best Irish bar in town. Entertainment, food, big bar area, English pool, good service. One of my favourites. Entertainment on most nights and BIG SCREEN FOOTBALL. Sunday lunch here is hard to beat. I recommend going to watch footy on a Sunday and have a Sunday lunch, great Sunday out.

The entertainment complex
Located on the Crevillente road not far from Carrefour on the way back into Torre town.
Here is the Palacio de la Caribe apparently a nightclub for all ages, but beware you pay up at the end and prepare for a shock. There is a casino, KFC, a bowling alley, a cinema, and many other bars and restaurants. This area is smart and is really aimed at the Spanish but bowling could keep the kids happy whilst you have a drink.

Shannons Irish Bar (and the commercials next to it)
Located on the Crevillente road a little past Carrefour on the left going from Torre town, look out for a chino, and a wooden fronted Irish bar.
This bar in my opinion is the smartest set up of any Irish bar in the town, the patio is wooden with original type features and cast tables, the inside is very smart and must have cost loads. The service is very good, the prices are ok, and the footy screens are great, unhindered by pillars etc. well worth a visit.
The other bars include:-
The Lemon Tree a new bar set up by Lancastrians who are lovely and friendly, their bar is reasonably priced and has a nice sheltered patio that has great winter sun. They make food.
The Chip Shop a true English chippy, I did not go in but the place was busy (a good sign) and it looked bright and fresh. They do both sit in or take away.

The row also has a couple of cafes and a pie shop.

The Old Tower
Located on Calle Caballero de Rodas, the street with the main church on it (about 50 feet past the church).
This bar has been closed for two years, someone has decided to reopen it, yeah!. It is very smart and another Irish bar. The food looks good, but I cannot tell you more until it gets going a little more!!

Jack and Theresas Bar
Located centrally on Calle Rambla de Juan Mateo near the Brazil ferreteria.
A good local with many brits, and a nice (southern) landlady. We had a couple here and were most welcome

The Missipi Queen
Located on Calle Morera in La Mata, near the park of Molino de Agua (watermill).
What a place, a real steam ship, land locked with a restaurant built into it. Fantastic setting, fantastic food, great service. A total must, even if its just for the experience.the park along side is also truly beautiful.

My many thanks go to El Al for this very informative, useful and humorous review of pubs, clubs, bars and restaurants in Torrevieja.

Places that function as a bar and a restaurant are also shown in the Torrevieja Bar Guide.

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