El Caldero - Santa Cruz de Tenerife

In the menu mark two tapas or rations that we came friends to eat and ask for squid rations, chops and chipirones. very little amount for the price the truth a little discontent.

Local tapas place. Food very good quality, good value. Service ok. Perfect location next to the waves. Very simple place

We have been coming to ‘El Caldero’ for many years for their amazing Paella. The tapas food is also amazing but their Paella is honestly amazing. I’ve read some reviews of the waiters being ‘grumpy’ I’ve never experienced this but I have witnessed them struggling to understand some English visitors that make absolutely zero effort to order and talk in Spanish. Wonderful view and amazing food at a excellent price

Great location. Popular. Unsmiling staff. We ate here twice for lunch but the food we chose was pretty ordinary (sardines that were no more than big whitebait, a caprese salad with rubbery cheese). Maybe we chose badly, but although we would go back for a drink, we won’t eat here again.

We’ e walked past this restaurant so many times over the years when we headed to our favourite little tapas bar across the way. El Caldero was always busy. Our little tapas place has been taken over and just is not the same, so we tried the ever popular El Caldero. This is now our favourite in La Caleta. Freshly cooked food at a reasonable price. The first time we had lunch there, we had a very nice house rosé with grilled sardines, a tapas size tuna salad and grilled goats cheese smothered in the Canarian red and green “mojo”. The second time, we had more of the rosé with grilled prawns and fried baby squid. Absolutely spot on. Sitting in the sunshine, overlooking the sea and the pretty La Caleta, listening to all the different nationalities. Perfect. We’ll be back next year for sure.