Los Agaves

Finally! This foodie has found her place in Estepona. While I love it here and Estepona has many amazing qualities, the local food scene is not one of them. The restaurants go on for as long as the eye can see but what’s that phrase? Oh yes: water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink. In my nearly four months here, until tonight, almost all I’ve found is highly overpriced poor quality food and bad service.

Now, anyone who knows me well knows I’ll eat down and dirty. Give me a shack with dirt floors and chickens running around at my feet and I’m at home, but if I’m in a place that’s going to cost me minimum 25€ for a meal then I’m going to set a fairly high bar. This place met ally standards. It was clean, no sticky table or marks on the dining ware. Everyone who worked there was friendly, a random kitchen employee even walked through the dining room at one point during my meal and wished me a good meal as he passed by. I was neither ignored nor pestered by the staff. If I needed something they were there.

I was dining alone and a different table invited me to join them for a bit and when I excused myself because I realized they were far too intoxicated for my liking there was concern shown that I was okay. Little things like that make a huge difference.

I haven’t even gotten to the food yet! Don’t bother asking for a menu. Just let them serve you. I was served chicken enchiladas and after a quesadilla. Both were amazing. They also serve in house habenero sauce. It was delicious.

I will definitely be returning. You should go eat here right now. Wherever else you’re considering can wait. This is the place to go.