There are a lot of Chinese restaurants in Lanzarote, some of them are excellent and others are mediocre. The Golden City found on the Avenida del Jablillo in Costa Teguise have set themselves apart from the rest by offering an all you can eat buffet but this one is fresh, exciting and only priced at an incredible €4.50 per person.

The restaurant is situated on the ground floor, there is a good sized shaded terrace outside and plenty of seating inside. One thing I don’t like is the PR person on the pavement but please don’t let this put you off, this restaurant really does not need advertising, all the residents know where to go for great value and good quality Chinese in Costa Teguise.

Just in front of the restaurant is a play park which is great for those families with kids as they can go and play once they’ve eaten whilst you go around again and even again, as much as you want to.  read more »

If you think you are a curry queen or master Tiffin maker, Gangas café in Tias is hosting a competition which could be just what you’ve been waiting for.

The team at Gangas is always coming up with new ideas and this one is a winner!

They are hosting a curry making competition each Saturday with cash prizes of 350€ for 1^st prize, 100€ for second prize and 50€ for 3^rd.

The competition is a “cook off”  whereby to enter you choose a date over the coming eight weeks when you want to bring in your dish. It can be any recipe of your choosing but you need to bring around 30 portions into the café by 5.30pm.

It is heated and served in a numbered blind tasting to all the diners that night who then vote for their top three curries.

Points are then awarded according to the votes given by the diners. 1st is 3 points, 2^nd is 2 points and 3^rd is 1 point. Bring along friends and family to sample on your evening to see if they can spot and vote for your dish.

Your scores are then put on the leader board and the grand final on November 30^th will feature the top three curry cookers.  read more »

We’ve already written a couple of restaurant reviews in Arrecife. This restaurant is one of my daytime favourites here purely because of the location, they are situated overlooking the picturesque Charco de San Ginés and we’ve enjoyed a few drinks and meals with them over the years.

On my last visit we’d worked up a thirst whilst shopping in the capital, it was a lovely hot summers day and we found a table under a shady umbrella with a light sea breeze and ordered a glass of vino seco blanco whilst we selected our food.

The restaurante doesn’t have tapas sized portions, so it’s difficult to order a selection to try however there is a good range of traditional Canarian food on the menu. We settled on an ensalada mixto, revuelto de championes and pescado a la plancha to share between us.  read more »

According to the Trip Advisor website, these are the top ten restaurants recommended in the municipality of Tías, which covers the resort of Puerto del Carmen in Lanzarote:

No 1 - Puerto Bahia (based on 17 reviews)

No 2 – Cafe del Carmen (based on 7 reviews)

No 3 – Antica Trattoria di Perona (based on 11 reviews)

No 4 – La Cabaña (based on 9 reviews)

No 5 – Maritoni (based on 8 reviews)

No 6 – La Cascada (based on 9 reviews)

No 7 – Grill La Brasa (based on 4 reviews)

No 8 -  Montmatre (based on 5 reviews)

No 9 – Restaurante Nippon (based on 3 reviews)

No 10 – El Ancla (based on 6 reviews)

You can see the results of the 124 restaurants and read the reviews here: Trip Advisor – Top Restaurants in Tías Lanzarote

I wasn’t sure I agreed with this and then found that there is also a top ten restaurants guide for the resort of Puerto del Carmen too!! Here are those results…….  read more »

I can’t believe that we’ve never been to La Cabaña before. I’ve heard so many good things about the place, but somehow we just haven’t got around to making a booking.

Well now we finally have, and you really should do the same!

La Cabaña is run by Debbie and Darren, a couple of Brit ex pats who have been on the island for around ten years. Debbie runs front of house, and Darren works alone in the kitchen.  read more »

Gregorio from the Italian Restaurant Mamma Carla in Puerto del Carmen told me that because the Lanzarote Information diners are very nice people, he wants to extend his pre summer special offer to you during August!

Remember if you eat at the restaurant between 5 and 7pm, friends of Jules & Miguel at Lanzarote Information receive 50% off your bill.

If you want to eat later, our friends will receive a bottle of wine to take away and if you are a group of 4 people or more there will be a 10% discount off your bill.

These offers aren’t advertised in the restaurant, you do need to tell Gregorio, Mamma Carla or the lovely waiters that you are our friends.

For more information please read our Mamma Carla restaurant review.  read more »

La Cabaña in Mácher is a restaurant often listed in a top ten of favourite places to eat out in Lanzarote. Situated on the outskirts of Puerto del Carmen you need to drive or even better take a taxi to this location and we recommend that you book in advance. The restaurant is intimate, seating up to a maximum of 25 people and has an open kitchen so you can see Darren creating his masterpieces whilst Debbie attends to your every need. The menu has weekly specials as well as some of the regular’s favourites and you can expect some surprises such as Zebra which is hard to source on this island.  read more »

The Sociedad of Tahíche is situated in between the roads of Calle Miguel Hernandez and Calle Benito Perez Galdos in the centre plaza of Tahíche. There is a children’s play park, a skate park and Lucha Canaria sand ring right beside it.

It was founded in 1979 and is the hub of village life especially around the time of the fiestas of Tahíche which are held from 10 - 26th July each year.

As with all the social clubs of the Island you can become a member or Socio to enjoy special privileges and responsibilities or use the club freely without joining.

The sociedad of Tahíche has a great bar and restaurant which opens everyday between Tuesday - Sunday from 10am until midnight.

It is ably run by José Luis who likes to practice his very good English. He told me his requirements for a sociedad are that it is a family based environment which everybody can enjoy, with economical prices for good food.

His menu is varied for tapas and full meals, with specialties of seafood and typical Canarian recipes always on the menu.  They also serve quick snacks such as toasties, steak sandwiches and burgers.

On Sundays they serve “Sancocho Canario” which is a traditional fish stew with potatoes.

The wine served is “Vino Casero”, homemade, Lanzarote local farmers wine, at 1€ per glass. A small beer is also 1€ with a large one priced at 1.50€. Coffees are, you’ve guessed it, 1€ too!  read more »