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Restaurante LA RENDA : Cristo del Mar , Jávea Port , right beside the Cinema Jayan . Beautifully appointed restaurant with some serious , adventurous and very creative cuisine - we even found sweetbreads on the menu . Menu del día € 12.50 . Live music on Friday . Muzak turned off on request . Tel : 96 579.3763 / Web : www . larenda . es / E-mail : larenda . javea @ gmail . com

NEW LISTING Restaurante SOTAVENT : Cristo del Mar 8 , Jávea port . Two super establishments one beside the other ( La Renda , above ). Delightful and charming location with excellent dishes . Reports welcome . Tel : 660 341266 / E-mail : sotaventxabia @ hotmail . com

FAMILY RESTAURANTS / GOOD & RELIABLE ( Euros 25 - 35 per head )

Restaurante AMANECER : c . 300m on the right , along the ridge of the headland going to the Cabo San Antonio ( off the summit of the Jávea-Denia mountain road – the fire got rather close !!). What a surprise to find this restaurant now so wonderfully refurbished with shaded pool-side bar and eating area , comfortable pool-side furniture and , within , an elegant air-conditioned dining room . During their visit the Southampton Uni Symphony Orch . spent the whole afternoon here and all spoke very highly of how well they ’ d been looked after . If you , or your relatives , do not have a swimming pool here is a place to have lunch and spend the afternoon ( with the grandchildren ). The dining area is large enough for social