Freshness and abundance at La Escollera, Estepona – Costa Information Spain

For greater than 80 years, La Escollera has been serving up arguably the very best seafood on the Costa del Sol.

Located simply on the sting of Estepona harbour, the place freshness is assured, this coastal gem has survived since 1940 and locals swear by the standard of the meals and the friendliness of its ready workers.

Ask any native from Estepona and they’re going to suggest this place for its native fare earlier than many others. It has turn into a benchmark and a reference level of essentially the most quintessential Malaga gastronomy. If you wish to style Malaga, go to La Escollera first.

Saturday was a busy and noisy evening bustling with serving workers and lengthy waits to get in, even for us who had a reservation. Meal instances in Spain could be reasonably drawn out, and nobody actually is aware of when the desk earlier than you’ll lastly end their dinner. Nevertheless it was properly value it as soon as inside.

That is no location for a quiet and intimate romantic candlelit Valentine’s supper. This vivacious place is for celebrating life and togetherness with family and friends and a cultural should.

We opted, probably over-ambitiously, for the fritura to share, an considerable combined fried fish sharing dish that was virtually an excessive amount of only for two. If I’m trustworthy, it was a lazy selection – the choice of fish and seafood caught that very morning was too copious to ponder. And there’s a pleasure within the freshness of a fritura after having eaten so many pre-frozen ones at chiringuitos up and down the coast earlier than.

To accompany, a Malaga salad with freshly sliced oranges, and an quantity that was in all probability meant for six folks and never two, however scrumptious nonetheless.

Should you’re unsure what all of the Spanish fish names confer with, simply arise and level to the fish counter and what you fancy; the waiters, who all communicate affordable English, are used to it.

No tip is predicted right here, though I felt compelled to, and the costs are family-friendly and spot on. You’ll little question have to e-book a day prematurely, as at peak instances, La Escollera has queues out the door. In reality, this was our third try at scoring a desk.

La Escollera could be discovered on the left-hand facet of the fishing port in Estepona as you face the ocean. To order, name 952 806 354.