Nerja
Kronox Cafe

Kronox Cafe

Plaza Balcon De Europa 5, 29780, Nerja, Spain

Café • Desayuno • Cafetería • Cafeterías


"On our holiday in Nerja we felt that breakfasting here was ‘a given’ for us because: • it was very close to our accommodation • the standard of food and drinks are invariably very good • the breakfast menu offers plenty of choice • tables and surrounding areas are kept clean • it is inexpensive for the quality offered • there is comfortable and sheltered outside seating • the service is very good and friendly, with English being understood by the majority of waitering staff • it is located in an attractive and busy open location in the cultural centre of Nerja • it’s great for people-watching The only issues we have is: • The tea has a barely average flavour; far too weak, even when we asked for, and were happily provided with, two teabags per cup. The coffee was conversely very good: strong with a bitter burnt caramel flavour that we both enjoy. In our experience tea in most restaurants anywhere in the world (including the UK) is rarely as good as it is when we brew it at home. So, this issue is most probably unavoidable: unless we take our own teabags with us? • Sadly, some of our fellow customers find it necessary to smoke and, as lifetime non-smokers, we hate the disgusting stench of drifting cigarette smoke. As the law stands there is nothing that we can do about it, and every outside dining area is likely to suffer with much the same problem. So, again this issue is probably unavoidable. The yoghurt, with fruit or cereal, is lovely; but we found it necessary to ask for less of the heavily-sugared strawberry syrup that is poured into the bottom of the sundae glass, the yoghurt is then added, but not stirred. This request was accepted without issue and, as a result, when we mixed-together all the ingredients, it was far less sweet (and unhealthy) than it would have otherwise been. The toast, in the form of a small soft-crust baton roll, that followed was pretty good and the butter was of a good quality brand. There were preserves provided, but we avoided those, because of the high sugar content. Service, as I say, was a joy and the small pager device on the table usually brought a prompt response. Bills are printed on a small portable printer that is clipped to waiters belts. It’s easy and prevents delays in paying, and releases tables for following customers."

Rocky's

Rocky's

Calle Vía Real, 29780 Nerja, Spain

Pizza • Británico • Sin Gluten • Hamburguesa


"Only tried it because I heard it was under new ownership (used to be **** it now has new owners, and it 's still ****). In fairness, the fried brie starter I had was lovely and my father really liked his cod whatever they weres. But, I ordered a Caeser salad— I 'm not a salady person, but love me a Caeser. What turned up was a mixed chopped salad with that nasty red bitter lettuce thing included, onion, tomato, the world 's smallest ever soft crutons and a dressing that looked and tasted like it was left over from a 1970s Beefeater Prawn cocktail. Oh, and fresh coriander sprinkled all over it. WTF?!!!! I love coriander, but all over a pretend Caeser salad? No bueno. One bite. Gross. Politely said to the server that it tasted a bit off . She told me to hold on. I held on. Enter Mr Angry Chef. He proceeded to mansplain that it WAS a Caeser salad, because it has Caeser dressing on it (highly debatable, but whatever Angry Chef dude). I told him, no, a Caeser salad is romaine lettuce, crutons, shaved parmesan and a dressing made from garlic, dijon, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, Worcester sauce and anchovies (sometimes egg). Mr Angry Chef looks at me..... angrily. I 'll make you one with romaine lettuce then, he snarls. I decline. What do you want then? He growls. I tell him nothing. [I 've worked in enough kitchens to know better than to eat anything prepared by an angry chef.... worth remembering BTW peeps). In their defence, they didn 't try and charge for it. But no apology — at all —and Mr Angry Chef dude 's attitude seriously stinks, even for a chef. Oh, and my mum 's meatballs seriously sucked too, but she didn 't say anything because she was embarrassed and the server took away her full plate without even asking if things were OK or if there was a problem (huge red flag). So there you go. Personally, the biggest issue for me is having a nasty angry man right up in my grill just because I pointed out the Caeser salad ain 't a Caeser salad, and that it tastes off. Maybe they don 't care about customer service because they mainly cater to tourists who only go there once. Or maybe their customers love **** to mediocre food and nasty surly chefs. Who knows? Who cares? I don 't, I 'm off to Colombia in six days. But yeah, if you do go to Rocky 's then step away from the meatballs and give the Caeser salad, a really wide berth... go for the fried brie and the cod whatever they weres. Oh and pray that you don 't bump into that chef dude in a dark alley."