ALMERÍA - GARRUCHA - RESTAURANTE ESCÁNEZ

Miguel Renoir Spanish Guides
Mar 31, 2022
2 min read

Updated: Feb 9

RESTAURANTE ESCÁNEZ

We returned to an old favourite, Restaurante Escánez. Located on the Almeria coast, in the municipality of Garrucha since 1982, it was remodelled in 2004. A few years earlier, we were invited to Almería2019, a food celebration held after Almería was made Capital Española de la Gastronomía 2019.

We had a tour of the fish auction, and then we went for a lavish feast at Castillo San Ramón / Las Escobetas on the outskirts of Garrucha. Local chefs, including Paco Escánez of Restaurante Escánez in Garrucha, Antonio Carmona of Terraza Carmona, and Juan Moreno of Restaurante Juan Moreno in nearby Vera, cooked the meal at the Castillo.

You can read an article about the event HERE.

This well-appointed bar/restaurant overlooks the still-working harbour. It offers a substantial tapas selection, a cosy dining area, and outdoor seating on the terrace.

On this occasion, we had the following meal

Láminas de ahíja (tuna sushi)

Insalada Escánez (salad of local produce)

Galenes de Tempora

These small, tasty fish are only available for a few weeks of the year

Camerón de Garrucha

These small local prawns are marinated in lemon and served in a bowl of ice.

Gambon rojo de Garrucha

The famous red prawn of Garrucha

Patatas a lo pobre (poor man's potatoes)

Dessert

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The excellent fresh seafood platter for two people contains red prawns, langoustines, crayfish, mussels, clams, razorfish, and shrimps, all sweetly succulent and attractively served.

Zarzuela de marisco (a stew of various fish and seafood, which is very typical of restaurants in Northern Spanish Levante, but not so much here)

Crispy octopus leg Grilled vegetables Steamed mussels Grilled hake

To drink, we had Jose Pariente Verdejo (Rueda) 2018, which went well with the seafood. The wine list offers a great variety.

Leave some space for the dessert; they have excellent posteros.

There is a charming promenade where you walk off your meal.