Carmen Playa - Santiago de la Ribera

One of the best meals we have ever had in Spain. If I could give 10 stars I would. The food here is cooked from the heart, at a Mitch star level The dishes are freshly prepared to order, so nothing is precooked. I see reviews moaning about slight wait times, great quality food takes time! And it is so worth it! The presentation, flavour combinations and expertise which goes in to each and every dish is amazing. We can not thank Javi his sister enough, they both were fabulous and the service was top notch! We will be back the next time we are in Spain, excitedly awaiting to try the other half of the menu

June 2022 A meal to remember. Beautifully cooked to perfection. Javi chose for us so it was one surprise after another, washed down with excellent wine. Highly recommended. June 2023 Back again 11 months later and standards are to usual excellent level. A culinary delight!

Visited this restaurant for the 1st time in August 2020 after reading a post about it from David Lopez (LdE). It was super and since then we visited many times (every time when we are in actually). The dishes of Javi are spot on and have been continuously evolving since then. Great flavours and quality ingredients. I suggest you try them all, but it will take more then 1 dinner to do this I guess The same goes for the wines of Carmen. She always has something special in the house, the winelist is impressive. It’s our favourite restaurant in this area and beyond. Highly recommended! Keep up Javi and Carmen and lots of success.

Memorable. Una de las mejores experiencias gastronómicas de los últimos años. No te lo puedes perder. Cualquier plato recomendado es excelente. La carta de vinos es corta, pero de alta calidad. Los precios son muy asequibles. Debes visitarlo si te encuentras a menos de 75 km.

¡Muy buen lugar! Recomiendo el nugget, la berenjena, la croqueta de camarones rojos, el calamar en su tinta, el brioche y, especialmente, el pastel de limón. ¡Un gran descubrimiento!