Calle de la Alameda de Andalucia, 32
Antequera
Tel 952 841 607
€ € €
Food 5 | Wine 6 | Service 6 | Ambiance 7
This was something of a tale of two visits. On my first morning in Antequera, arriving on an early train from Sevilla with a friend, we came here for breakfast as it came highly recommended by my Twitter pals @PolloyEnsalada. And we weren’t disappointed. This seems to be their forte, the place was busy, and we had one of those great typical Andalusian breakfasts – traditional Antequera molletes with serrano ham, olive oil and tomato, and a “tapa” of churros with hot chocolate (love that in this part of the country you order churros by the “circle”).
On the second evening we came back for tapas, with mixed results. The tapas menu was, shall we say, limited, and even some of those were not available. Then our first order of “secreto al ajillo” was so bad it had to be sent back, and we were debating whether to stay. Full marks at this point to the waiter, who persuaded us to try the gambas al ajillo (actually langostinos), which turned out to be very good, and they also made my friend a nice bocadillo for his journey home that night.
two rondas of churros
mollete with (lots of!) serrano ham and tomato
the bar
secreto al ajillo – as disgusting as it looks
sizzling king prawns al ajillo – much better
