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good reports and have now attended a very successful group lunch involving a wide range of excellent dishes - but be warned the menu-del-dia on an earlier occasion was dull and dry. Considerate and friendly service. Take-away service is available. Low muzak - but wouldn’t a sitar be better! Tel : 96 577.0230 / E-mail: [email protected] THAILAND Restaurante PAD THAI: Same family as own Buddah Palace (who have moved across the road into the old Shanghai opp. Humpty). A new addition for Arenal. If this family can be trusted then this, too, will be a good experience but, for the moment, it is too early to judge. My Nasi Goreng (Indonesian !!) was not up to the usual standard of this owner. Further reports welcome, please. 96 577 9824 / Mob: 602 834351 / E-mail: [email protected] / 7/7 CHINESE Restaurante The WOK BUFFET Jávea (On roundabout opp. the CAIXA Bank (formerly Barclays). Recently re-furbished. Very good for families and with an extensive choice of shellfish included in their super- bargain price. Eat all you like for €10.95 (€6.95 for kids under 7). Go early (12:30h for lunch, 19:30h for dinner) when the huge spread is at its best. Attentive service. No muzak. A bit of a “canteen” ambience but this is a high quality “fill-up” if you are hungry and/or are feeding hordes of kids. 96 579.7016 / daily 12-24h. Restaurante (the 5-star) BENI ASIA***** (BENITACHELL) : Has undergone an excellent refurbishment and, in parallel, an improvement in the cuisine. On right side of the Cumbre del Sol road which leads off Benitachell high street (left at traffic light s just after Mas-y-Mas). This is regarded by very many (including