** N . B . WITH THE CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP THIS ESTABLISHMENT HAS BEEN RENAMED & TAKEN OVER BY ANOTHER . INITIAL REPORTS ARE EXCELLENT . More news later .
Restaurante TOSCA : Arenal beach , on the bridge overlooking the creek and close to Jávea Parador . Creative cooking . Approx . € 35.00 . Very excellent Menu-del-día c . € 18.95 . Muzak here can be irritating ( they say they play it to cover the noise from the kitchen !) - they also turned it off . BYO is a good idea but " corkage " is charged here at € 9 so you need to bring a VERY good bottle !! Tel : 96 579.3145 / f . Monday midday E-mail : ferrantosca @ hotmail . es http :// www . restaurantetosca . com
JÁVEA OLD TOWN – TAPAS
Bistro CASA GRAU : C / Mayor 16 , Jávea ( Old Town ). Warmly applauded restaurant offering something different with imaginative dishes ( just down the C / Mayor from the Ayuntamiento ). Delicious starters / tapas and excellent steaks . Good value ( but not cheap ). Open : tlj ( 11 – 16h & 18 – 23h ) Tel : 96 579 2756 / casagrau @ gmail . com
MOVED TO join AIRE ( off Cami Cabanes ) ** IBERIA GASTRO BAR , C / de San Buenaventura 9 ( off town hall square , Jávea ). This superb establishment has now moved to join its sister AIRE ( just off Cami Cabanes ) and will be operating from early March . See under AIRE .
** N . B . WITH THE CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP THIS ESTABLISHMENT HAS BEEN RENAMED & TAKEN OVER BY ANOTHER . INITIAL REPORTS ARE EXCELLENT . More news later .
EXCELLENT ( c . € 25-30 per head )
Restaurante CALIMA : Jávea port , Avda . de la Marina Española - pedestrianized seafront . Next to Piri-Piri and recently refurbished . Imaginative and sometimes rewardingly experimental . Jazz ( live ) on Thurs . ( shared with Piri-Piri ). Menu del dia € 11.95 ( Mon-Sat ) but Sun . € 13 . Tel : 96 579 4821 / open daily . restaurantecalima @ gmail . com www . restaurante-calima . com
Restaurante CHALET - SUIZO : [ Jesús Pobre road nr . Almendros ). Swiss restaurant offering wonderful meat and fondues . Invited here just recently and enjoyed a marvellous fondue ( moitié-moitié ). Prices of main course cover the whole menu . Just look at the number of cars outside - should tell you all . Clearly you MUST book ! Tel : 96 579 6813 / f . Sunday http :// www . chalet-suizo . com
Restaurante CHEZ ANGEL Jávea Arenal - close to Humpty Dumpty on right after Arenal traffic lights ). Brasserie style . Excellent meat - absolutely the best Châteaubriand in the area ( with Masena at No . 2 !). Wonderful Cous-Cous . Daily special offers . Serves copious vegetables . Note special daily offers listed outside and a TAKE AWAY service is now operating . Menus del dia c .€ 17.00 & € 25.00 . Tel : 96 579.2723 / f . Tues