El Gourmet Restaurant
April 21st, 2008 - Sandra MarshallThank you to Alex Adamson-Leigh for this review of El Gourmet. This is a restaurant that I have been to but not for a number of years, but after reading this and having a chat, I can feel a visit coming on, certainly next time we want a special meal.
On Sunday together with some Dutch friends we had lunch at El Gourmet in the square in Almerimar. We were warmly welcomed by the co-owner and served aperitifs of fino sherry and gin and tonic. As a starter we shared a plate of excellent Mangalica ham and the house salad. We all had fish with two of us enjoying cod wrapped in salmon and caramelised onion sauce.. I had fillet of dorado cooked in a spicy sauce and the remaining main course was prawn and mero (grouper) sautéed in a light curry sauce with pineapple and banana. All delicious, well cooked and beautifully presented. We had a couple of bottles of excellent 1999 Reserve Rioja red and the usual accoutrements of pan, tortilla and agua sin gas. The ambiance was lovely and although there was a major celebration party in the outside part of the restaurant the service was first class. That we didn’t leave until 5.45pm confirms our enjoyment of the meal. The meal cost €160 including tip which I feel represented great value for money.
Sounds great and as I understand the excellent 1999 Rioja accounted for around 50 euros of the bill, defenitely good value for that type of meal.
About Almerimar
Almerimar is located in the region of Andalucia, Spain. The nearest airport is 30km away in Almeria. Other airports that are within 3 hours include Malaga, Murcia, Granada, and Alicanti. Other holiday resorts in the region include Mojacar , Aguadulce and Roquetas de Mar
Almerimar is a great place to live as an expat amongst the expats, or to work amongst the Spanish. There are all kinds of properties including villas, apartments and town houses for rent or sale. It is a very traditional part of Spain, with traditional Spanish foods so if you plan to travel to Spain either to look for jobs, for your company to trade with companies in Spain, or to learn Spanish and enjoy the Spanish weather then come and take a look.
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April 23rd, 2008 at 2:42 pm
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