Hi Pargaluvva,
When you were there was Luis on as the PR? Mad Spanish guy with curly hair? They got rid of him early July and the place seemed to die on it's a*** after that, never busy. They had either decided to sell before that and let it go down or he really had an impact when he left. The same people who had Eves have the Marquesina on the harbour so we are going to give it a try and see if the quality is the same.
The new restaurant is called La Telegraphe and is French. It will probably be closed within 6 months unless it is really special. I am gutted me, I just need Bodeguita Andaluz and Caracoles to shut and I'm leaving the island

Wow have just read through this thread to get some ideas of where to eat in Correlejo when we come over in a couple of weeks, and my mouth is watering already

Have made a list and am looking forward to giving some of them a try - thanks Peacock

Just a quick question (sorry if it sounds a bit thick) but are there plenty of places to park in Correlejo in the evenings

Thanks

Hi,
You can normally get parked somewhere in the evenings, near the harbour is a good bet or one of the side streets in the old town. Just avoid anywhere with yellow lines. It's free too!

Thanks for your help

HI there

just had to write to update people about the utter dive that Los Pepes is! i am in Fuerteventura at the moment and took my boyfriend there last night for what i hoped would be an excellent meal! avoid this place like the plague! apparently new owners since June and they havent a clue!!!!! every meal over the last 6 days we have had has been most enjoyable - tasty food, great service and very reasonably priced.
Los Pepes however was the worst and most expensive! my 6ft 2" boyfriend couldnt squeeze into the TINY table in the middle of the floor so the owner told the guests at next table to 'shove up a bit'! very professional!!!!!!
the lighing in the place was super bright - no soft lighting or candlelit meals here. i havent time at mo to rant about this place as much as i would like to, basically everything we asked for on the menu they didnt have and what we di get was nt what we ordered eg tarrangon mash with no tarragon, a chicken pepper and basil terrine which wasnt a terrne, a 'mixed seafood lasagne for my boyfriend which was basically cod with prawns!!!!!attitude of owners left alot to be desired.
just please avoid like the plague, extremely disappointing and well below par.

Hi all,
Have eaten out quite a bit over the Xmas and New Year period and thought I would do a review.
We had our Xmas dinner on the 23rd of December at Tiffany's. For those who don't know, Tiffany's is near Oasis Tamarindo on the outskirts of town. They are open from 9am until 9pm for meals and it is a place we often go to for breakfast but we had never had the roast dinner before.
Becky and Billy who own Tiffany's were determined to spend Xmas with their families and also felt that a lot of Xmas meals in other places are a bit of a rip off. They decided that they were closing after breakfast on Xmas day and having their xmas dinners on the 23rd and charging NORMAL PRICE. This means that the roast dinners were 8.50 for an adults portion or 10.50 for a jumbo sized one.
We ordered Turkey, mainly because we weren't having one on Xmas day. Our plates were piled high, we got a mountain of meat, yorkshire pudding, sausages wrapped in bacon, roast potatoes, 3 veg and gravy and it was absolutely delicious and the place was packed.
On a normal sunday evening roasts start at 6pm and the choice is beef, lamb or chicken. They also have a huge selection of puddings with custard for 4 euros, but we couldn't manage one as dinner was so big.
On Xmas day we went to Tiffany's again in the morning for breakfast. We often go because the food is so good and the prices aren't bad.
A small breakfast is 4.50 and consists of 1 sausage, 1 rasher of bacon, 1 fried egg, the choice of beans or tomatoes and toast.They have a big selection and do a vegetarian brekkie too. I always go for the small with an extra hash brown because I love them and it is more than enough. Tea is 1 euro and coffee 1.50, as is the OJ.
On Xmas day they were doing special breakfast we had bucks fizz to start, a small brekkie with hash brown included, a mince pie and tea and it was 6 euros a head, with some money being donated to the orphanage. The atmosphere was brill and again it ws packed out.
Tiffany's also has an extensive lunch and dinner menu with sandwiches, jacket potatoes, cottage pie, fish and chips etc. If you need a british food fix, you could do a lot worse.

Xmas night.
The wife refused to do a roast on Xmas day as there's only 2 of us, it's boiling hot and we aren't in England any more. Last year we went to the Taj Mahal for an indian on xmas night and this year we went to La Chalana.
La Chalana is right on the Corralejo harbour next door to the nautical school.It is open every day from 7am until 2am, serving breakfast lunch and dinner.
We saw the Xmas menu whilst we were having lunch there in November and thought it was such excellent value for money that we had to go. It cost 40 euros a hed, which sounds like a lot, but wait til you see the menu
Starters were a choice of either smoked salmon or mixed meats, 3 of us had the salmon which was masses with capers, boiled egg, caviar and toast. 1 person had a huge plate full of all different types of hams, chorizos and salami.
2nd Starter was either, avocado with langostines, endive salad with strawberries or lobster bisque. 2 had the avocado, 2 had lobster bisque. The food was presented beautifully, the avocado was fanned out, there was a salad garnish and loads of prawns, the bisque was full of pieces of lobster and smelt divine.
Then there was lemon sorbet to cleanse the palate. Main courses were a choice of sole fillet with pine nuts and raisins and butter, lamb shoulder cooked in the oven, filet mignon or king prawns flambeed with brandy. I had the lamb, her indoors had the prawns and our guests had the steaks. Again the presentation was fantastic, the steaks were cooked perfectly and the vegetables tasty.
Desert was a choice of either homemade creme caramel with a strawberry creme or 2 kinds of chocolate mousse. The puddings were fabulous, the chef had made some caramel to go on the top, so we had soft creme caramel and crunchy caramel. Delicious!!
We also got 1/2 bottle of house wine and 1/ bottle of cava per person! For 40 euros, it was brilliant.
We walked round town before xmas and some places were charging 40 euros for a crappy roast dinner without wine!!
My biggest regret was that we couldn't go back for New Years Eve because the menu was even better and it was only 50 a head!
Roll on next year I know where I'm going.

Thanks for posting yet another review, much appreciated
Pippy

Spent Christmas in Correlejo, had lovely time.

Two restaurants to recommend:

Napoli (or Da Napoli?) downstairs near a few British pubs. Lovely pasta and pizza. Had lunch there a couple of times. The gnocchi portions are just huge.

Los Pepes. I was surprised to read the review above - we went to Los Pepes for a fantastic Christmas dinner, ended up having a drink with the owner and lovely waitress, Mo. Very friendly people. The Christmas dinner was excellent - very generous portions. Went back and I had river cobbler in champagne and mushroom sauce. The fish was cooked beautifully, so tender. The next time I had the seafood lasagne which I have to say wasn't just 'cod with prawns' - it was hake and prawns on sheets of homemade spinach lasagne and a rich creamy cheese sauce. Both myself and my husband loved that particular dish. And my husband is 6'2" and didn't have a problem with the seating...

It is a tiny restaurant, which is why the menu is limited. I live in an apartment and my kitchen is bigger! I found the owner and waitress very friendly and welcoming and had no problems with the food or the service. I'd definitely recommend it!

Hi,

I've heard Los Pepes had been closed down, this is obivously not the case. I had heard good reviews on this place and was hoping to try it out. We are due to go to Corralejo on 23rd January, we've been before in 2004 but didn't get to see all the places we wanted to so we're going back. Hopefully the place has not changed too much. Our favorite restaurant was La Taberna where I had a really lovely Dover sole, so looking forward to visiting that place again. Didn't like Poco Loco much although a lot of people raved over it. They got my order wrong and when I told the waiter he more or less told me that was what I'd ordered and to avoid a row I agreed to have it. Service was very slow here too I remember. It was also our most expensive meal (57e) remember this was back in 2004. There was a few other restaurants we liked Tio Bernabe, Miranda del Sur for steak, and The Slow Boat chinese. This time we would like to try some more of the restaurants in the old town and around the harbour.
I will do a review on them when I return.

Catie

We have just returned from a week in Fuerte.i have 2 restaurants to mention.The first is EL Rancho in the village of Villaverde.We have now been there twice .Once last year & again this time.We booked just to be sure this year as it was for my wifes birthday.we took along the owners of the villa we were in @ Corralejo.Our party now included the disabled son of the villa owners.When we arrived there were birthday decorations on the table & wall.The food was superb.Do try the lamb in canarian sauce.We went thro to the bar after our meal ,& were introduced to one of the ''locals''.A member of Slade.Now lives in Fuerte with his wife.A brill evening for us all.
The other restaurant is El Galeon in the small fishing village of Puerto Lajas.Its off the main road from Corralejo to Rosario.Soon after you leave the main road you hit a dirt road to the village.Turn left & you will see 2 restaurants next to one another.Only El Galeon was open when we made our 2 visits.First time we had lunch.The Sardines fried in sea salt & the prawns with mushrooms in garlic oil were very tasty.Three days later we returned for an evening meal.After our starters we all had sirloin steaks.Three had roqfort sauce ,& the other mushroom sauce.The meat was so tender & the sauces were great.At first I was dissapointed when told My choice of dessert was not available.But then the chef appeared & asked if we would like him to make Fresh strawberry flambe with ice cream.Tough decision !!! This appeared with a bottle of champagne {the real thing} on the house.In conclusion have to say this was the best dining experience of our lives, & we are in our 60s.During our stay we were treated like royalty. To coin a phrase we arrived as strangers, but left as friends.What more can be said.

Hi,
I am glad you enjoyed your time on Fuerte and got to experience the warmth and hospitality of these wonderful people. It just highlights the need to get in a vehicle and get off the beaten track.
Hope to see you again soon

Dave

Le Telegraphe - Corralejo

This restaurant purports to serve both Spanish and French cuisine, but it tasted more like over-priced British school dinners. Upon arrival a very friendly tall, blond & tanned waiter (who bore an uncanny resemblance to a young Arnold Schwarzenegger) greeted us and showed us to a table. We both quickly realised that all the waiters looked like body-builders and were obviously recruited from the local gym. With some advise from the waiter, we selected a bottle of Rioja and at €25 was one of the more expensive wines on the menu, it didn't disappoint and was very good indeed. The goats cheese salad starters, which we both ordered, arrived on a slice of processed white toast"¦ well we thought it was goats cheese, but there was so little of it, it was hard to tell - that and the fact that it had no taste whatsoever. The accompanying salad consisted of a quartered tomato and some limp lettuce - not off to a great start so far!

Being hungry, we both ate our cheese on toast and waited for our main courses to arrive. My friend ordered beef stroganoff and I chose the duck al' orange. Both dishes were served with a small bit of rice, some overcooked and cold vegetables and a large lukewarm baked potato, still crudely wrapped in its tin foil and smothered in garlic butter. My two generous portions of duck were both tough and cold and my friend's stroganoff was also cold. We called the waiter over and explained the problem and he rather sheepishly apologised and returned them to the kitchen. From where I was sitting, I had a straight line of sight into the kitchen and was somewhat perplexed to see the chef (who seemed rather uncomfortable in his surroundings) put our plates one on top of the other, under the kitchen grill. A few minutes later our food arrived back and it was indeed warmer, but my duck and potato now had charred skins on them. I attempted to eat my meal, but eventually had to succumb to the chef's incompetence. If there had been any subtly to the orange sauce, it would clearly have been over-powered by the big dollop of garlic butter on my baked potato anyway. My friend managed to finish her meal, but that probably had more to do with hunger than anything else. The waiter then came to clear our plates and enquired had I not enjoyed my meal? When I informed him that I found it inedible, he looked perplexed and responded, "but the duck is the chef's specialty, I would eat it twice a day if I could" (well I suppose protein is good for building muscles). I told him he was more than welcome to have mine. We were offered no apology or discount, only two complementary liqueur shots, which I had previously noticed that everyone got at the end of their meal anyway.
If you like your food cooked with care, skill and pride then Le Telegraphe is not the place to eat. However, if you like your meat thick, tanned and topped-off with blond hair - this is the place for you!

Brian

I've heard bad reviews about this place, which is why I have avoided it like the plague. Why a French restaurant has flamenco dancers on its signage I will neve know. By the way if you want a really excellent red rioja for less than 20 euros, drink Marques de Caceres. Thanks for the review, it's saved me having to brave it.

El Sombrero

I've been walking past this place on the front of Correlejo for the last 6 years and had never ventured inside. However we have been twice in the last 6 weeks in the name of research and have really enjoyed it.
It is the almost the last restaurant before you hit the harbour, next door to the Mystic shop and Cafe Latino, the decor is all wooden tables and chairs and cows everywhere! The owner collects them and there are hundreds, it also give a wee clue as to the main meat they serve in the restaurant.
The menu is not huge and the prices are reasonable, I think, and it is always busy. We have been on a Saturday night both times and at 10pm it is nearly always full, but by 10.30 is emptying of tourists and the locals start to arrive.
Wine and beer are usual prices, ie bottle of Vina Sol 12.50, 1/2 litre of house wine 5.50 and pint 3.50.
There is a good choice of starters, tomato and mozzarella salad 5 euros, avocado and prawn cocktail 8.50, smoked salmon from Lanzarote 11.50 etc,
Main courses are fun and tasty, you can go for traditional steaks, kebabs and fish dishes or they do 3 different specialities which are really popular. The first is the Sombrero which is the mexican hat on top of the burners so you cook your own steak how you like it. There are 2 versions, 1 comes with fillet steak and pork for 12.50 per head and the other is just fillet steak for 13.50 a head. You get 2 salads and 3 sauces and chips to go with them.
The second special is the pirates gallows, which is a huge spiked club hanging from a chain, with the meat studded on the spikes, again you get the sauces etc and the prices are the same as the sombrero. We had this between us the first time we went and the meat was well cooked and the chips hot and crunchy, the sauces are lovely, there is a mexican one, which is a bit like a ratatouille, a spicy tomatoey butter and a peppery one. We enjoyed it as a gimmick and it is very popular with the tourists.The 3rd special is the fondue, they do a bourginon sauce and a cheese sauce. I haven't really see anyone have it so I can't comment on what it looks like. Prices start at 9.50 a head for the cheese sauce.
You can have chicken if you aren't a beef person, most chicken dishes are 9.50 each. They also have a good pudding menu, but we never manage so I have no idea what is on it. I don't like to ask to see it if I am not going to order as it wastes the poor waitresses time, and boy do they get busy in here.
We went again last night and I had a fillet steak with the spicy butter which they call the Cafe de Paris, I asked for medium and that is what I got. The other half had the mixed kebab, which was 6 huge pieces of steak, with the mexican sauce drizzled over. We had the tomato and mozzarella salad to start, 1/2 liter of house rose, a bottle of water and the 2 coffees at the end. The bill was 37.80 and we agin really enjoyed our food.
So, don't walk past for 6 years like us, go in and have a good time.

Namaste Indian

So the Sitar is no more (see review above)
We were interested to see what would appear in it's place and we have been pleasantly surprised.
The new restaurant is called Namaste, the decor has remained the same and I think so has the chef. The best bit is the new menu offer, which is 11.95 for 3 courses.
We have been twice and will continue to go back because it represents good value for money, compared to most other indians which are as expensive as back in England.
The choices for starters are good, we have tried the chicken tikka kebab and the vegetable samosas. We think we will stick to the chicken in the future, 4 big pieces of chicken, which comes on a sizzling hot plate with peppers and onions.
You can literally have any main course dish from the menu, in our 2 visits we have had chicken jalfrezi, lamb with spinach, vegetable bhuna and chicken madras, all have been really tasty and satisfying. You can have either a plain nan or rice with it.
Pudding is a choice of 3 ice creams or have a coffee if you don't eat pudding.
The service is very friendly and the drinks prices are normal, so they don't try to rip you off to make back the profit on the food.
It is a pain to find, turn left at Mango on the main street of Corralejo, but it is well worth it. Call into Rock Island or Hello bar on your way there or back as they are both excellent watering holes.
Hi this one has disappeared too.

We eat in Los Pepes a year ago and it was superb, i didnt know the english couple who ran it had know sold it.

Restaurants to avoid

1.Tony Roma - poor quality food.

2. Piri Piri - quite possibly the worst meal I have ever had on the island. Looking forward to some tast piri piri chicken, I had to endure a half of chicken dumped in a deep fat fryer, with no flavour or hint of piri piri at all. The children's food was the almost obligatory chicken nuggets (spongy reformed chicken - that has no comparison to the real thing) and a thin burger that you would not evn feed to your dog. I would be embarassed to be the chef. Truly shocking.

The Great Wall Chinese in Costa Caleta has been taken over by new owners 4 months ago..the food was tasteless and cold..it used to be very good. Dont waste your cash go somewhere else.

Caleta de Fuste/Costa Caleta

Try Nestors just behind Caleta Gardens - really beautiful food

Also La Torre Italian restaurant oppostite Fado Rock and up the stairs - much nicer than the Italian in the centre of Caleta whith the fairy lights!

We never miss out on visiting these 2 restaurants and have never had a bad meal there!