ALICANTE INLAND - CASTELLA - ASADOR IZASKUN

Sep 17, 2017
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Updated: Jan 26

ASADOR IZASKUN

We had driven past the sign for Asador Izaskun, looming above the trees on the motorway the day before, and I told friends in the car it looked like a nice restaurant. Without realising it, this was our third and final restaurant visit on our short trip to Sax in Alicante to visit our friend Howard Goldsmith.

We arrived at a restaurant set in beautiful surroundings with manicured gardens.

We were taken to a large dining room with extensive window views of the gardens.

The restaurant can accommodate large banquets, weddings, and other events.

The Basque-influenced restaurant specialises in grilling fish and meat from the Basque Country.

This is what we had

Anchoas de Santoña del Canábrico (lata de 10 a 12 piezas) anchovies (Tin of 10 to 12 pieces)

Jamón ibérico de Jabugo 100 g (Iberian ham from Jabugo)

Chistorra a la sidra (a cured sausage from Aragon, the Basque Country, and Navarre and is cooked in Basque Cider)

1.5 kg chuleta de vaca vieja de Tolosa con proceso de maduración de 3 semanas (1.5 kg old beef chop from Tolosa with a minimum of maturation of 3 weeks)

Degustación de repostería de la casa (selection of house pastries)

Finished off with coffee.

Only two other tables were occupied in the large dining room that day, and I have read some bad reviews elsewhere about this restaurant from what seem to be local Spanish customers. We can only comment on what we have and have no complaints.