COSTA DE LA LUZ - TARIFA - PLAYA DE BOLONIA - RESTAURANTE LAS REJAS

Miguel Renoir Spanish Guides
3 days ago
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Pristine sand and dunes with a few good restaurants await you at Playa de Bolonia.

RESTAUARANTE LAS REJAS

It is a surfer's beach all year round, backed by the remains of a Roman settlement (the ruins of Baleo Claudia, 380 BC).

The town had a massive theatre and temples dedicated to Juno, Jupiter, Minerva, and the Egyptian Goddess Isis for the next three centuries. The Romans were equal-opportunity believers.

On the shore were the circular stone vats used to salt the tuna.

Restaurante Las Rejas

This characterful, family-run restaurant serves fresh fish and seafood at one end of the stunning beach.

Ensalada mixta

Almejas finas en salsa de ajo y vino blanco (clams in garlic and white wine sauce)

Choco en su tinto (cuttlefish cooked in its own ink)

Arroz con Carabineros (soupy rice with red carabinero prawns)

Served by the very friendly, fun-loving waitress

Their famous dessert, flan de queso (up there with the best I have ever tasted).

A bottle of Balandro from Rueda (verdejo & sauvignon blanc) at €15

I also saw a few people having briquette de Bolonia Frito (local deep-fried fish, crispy skin, delicate flesh, almost steamed, and lots of jellies; only the bones usually remain!) and their world-class patatas de Sanlúcar fritas.

They have a delightful indoor dining room complemented by an outdoor dining terrace. The dining room is very child-friendly and has a great ambience, with an open fire in winter.

There is also a bar area where you can pull up a stool for a drink and have a few tapas.

Remember, this is Spain, so getting used to restaurants not opening until 9 pm can be strange, but it will be worth waiting for. The atmosphere is excellent, even though they don't speak English.

The clientele seems to be mostly locals. The menu mainly features very fresh fish, along with a few meat dishes.

Many famous Retinto cows roam the area. Indigenous to Spain and Portugal, the Retinto is a combination of the Andalusian Red, Andalusian Blond, and Extremadura Red breeds