Just a stone’s throw from the elegant Parador Hotel in Carmona, La Yedra (the ivy) is certainly very pretty, with a shady outside patio, a small bar area, and an inside dining room. This latter was very pleasingly decorated in light tones, with a sloping wood-beamed roof, terracotta flooring and a window to the outside patio.
When we there it was deserted except for a couple of locals at the bar, and a little lacking in atmosphere, but this was a hot late July lunchtime; when we came past later in the cool of the evening the patio was quite full, and much more lively. Service was a little reserved and impersonal to start with, but warmed up with a little prompting. The food was good, but not quite the high quality I would have expected for the price (an exception was the little fried calamares on black toast – exquisite!).
General Friere 8
Tel 954 144 525
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Food 8 | Wine 8 | Service7 | Ambiance 9
squid ink toast, saffron alioli, crispy little calamari
tempura veggies and prawns with soy-sesame sauce
pork tenderloin with grilled padrón peppers, fried potatoes, mojo picón