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Martini

Martini

Calle Mexico 28, 38660, Arona, Spain

Bife • Pizza • Italiano • Mediterráneo


"I hate it when we’re the only people in a restaurant. Apart from the total lack of atmosphere, it makes you wonder if everyone else knows something you don’t. But I can’t rely on my ignorance on this occasion – we ate here on our last trip and it was quiet then and the food was only OK. It’s slightly off the beaten track, down the side of the Las Palmeras – but only slightly off the track. In itself, you wouldn’t have thought that accounted for why it was so quiet – particularly as the Martini on Av Santiago Puig was rammed every time we walked past. Customers, eh? Fickle so-and-sos. As for the food, a mixed salad was as you’d expect – basic and boring. But it was better than the duck pate which was said to be homemade. And, if that’s true, then the chef needs to get a new recipe – this was awful being bland and boring and only marginally perked up by the mango chutney and the crisped bread (it wasn’t cooked enough to be called toast). A pizza Napolitana was OK, with toppings of anchovy and olives but the base was quite doughy and undercooked. Pork fillet was better.. Three chunks had been batted out to very thin and quickly fried. It came with a nice tangy honey and mustard sauce and topped with slices of fried apple. There was some mixed veg – red green peppers and carrot and some really good chips (the owner is Belgian so should know about really good chips). We didn’t bother with dessert or coffee. We’d given it a second chance – it doesn’t merit a third, I’m afraid."