You probably wonder why if you are a reader of my blogs why 'menu del dia' features on a regular basis. Well, the reasons are these:
1. The kids are at school. So, peaceful lunches, with no indigestion, well not from the kids interruptions/bad behavior - anyway!
2. They offer good value for money. You barely need to eat again for the rest of the day!
3. The choice is immense. Every Spanish restaurant that I am aware of does a menu del dia. Although the food on offer is fairly similar. Catering to the local workers who enjoy good wholesome food. You can tell the better ones because they are full of local workers, mainly males working in the construction industry. The larger restaurants offer a separate areas for workers and tourists/locals/foreigners.
Anyway that is where Los Cucalos comes in. It's a very large Spanish restaurant with a conservatory area and a separate playground for the kids if they do come with you.
Lunch was: Starters Entremeses or lentil soup. Mains: Roast lamb, beef in sauce or Hake. We both had coldmeats/cheeses - Entremeses and Lamb. Lamb came with chips. There was the usual salad and bread and we also had alioli [garlic mayonnaise] - yum. Pudding [postre] was the usual offering rice pudding [arroz], a Spanish form of bread and butter pudding, ice cream [helado] followed by coffee. Half a bottle of vino each or solft drink, beer or water. All for 9 Euros.
This restaurant's normal menu in the evening and is very good if you have kids because they can go off a play in the playground. I can personally recommend any of the fish dishes, my favourite being sole in Almond sauce and also their meats are very good. Leg of lamb is only if you have a large appetite. The steaks are good and also the pork in mustard sauce.
Puddings are not bad. The best I think was banana crepes but only if you are still hungry. The paella was typical for the region which means it is cooked in quite a heavy stock. Personally, I prefer paellas not from this region, the lighter ones. But, each to their own!
Los Cucalos means Miner birds. Their is one in a cage in the entrance who occasionally squawks.
How to get there:
From La Zenia roundabout on the N332 go to towards Villa Martin. Go over the bridge which goes over the AP7 Motorway and at the mini roundabout go left [2nd exit]. Now go straight. The road forks and appears to turn into a dirt track. Take the track Los Cucalos is a building on it's own with a mural painted on the side wall.
Bon appetite!
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I've always thought it amusing how Brits call it pudding and Americans call it dessert. I used to think all you ever had for dessert was pudding (I guess you'd call it custard).
I think I gain a little weight everytime I read about your restaurants. They sound so much like the beachside bistros around here- fabulous fresh food, tons of it, and for not so much.
Yep, I think you'll start to see a pattern forming with my blogs. Food will always feature. Rootietoot - I saw your blog on Sonny's restaurant. Yum. If it's the same chain we went to as the one in Florida. Yummy yum yum.
Hubby is a bit of a foodie and drags me, yeah, literally drags me to different restaurants. My head is saying no! no! no! no more calorific meals out with no preparation and no clearing up. "I never get into my jeans." But, the rest of me just caves in. I can hear the little devil on my shoulder making me say "Yes OK lets go" and I find myself getting into the car. The little Angel [who has a tiny, little, wee voice that is barely audible is saying "No, no, no, only chicken salad with no dressing" and "lets burn some cals!" - I'm sure we could do another 10,000 steps - [uphill]." It's lucky that in Spain the puddings [desserts] don't make the same standards as the US ones, otherwise I would be as big as a house! rather than the svelt, small bungalow that I am.
Brilliant Resturant,Excellent Spanish Cuisine + Good Value For Money..... Would Reccomend Chicken Breast In Garlic + Aliolli
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