La Sartenica

La Sartenica is a traditional restaurant and tapas bar on the road up to the Cabo de Palos lighthouse. As its name suggests, its speciality is sharing pans of eggs with potatoes and cured meats, although the tapas and sharing menu is much longer. Almost all customers comment on the quick service.

For tapas

This is a place to order food for the table, with generous tapas and sharing plates. The most frequently mentioned dishes in reviews:

• pans of eggs, potatoes and ham or other cured meats
• montaditos (small filled rolls)
• Croquetas (Spanish croquettes) with various fillings
• patatas bravas (potatoes with spicy sauce)
• squid and baby squid
• michirones (a hearty dried broad bean stew)

There is also caldero (the local fish and rice stew) and meat dishes, one of its specialities. Most people find the prices reasonable for tapas, although some individual sharing plates are considered expensive.

Opening hours

On Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays it opens only for dinner; from Friday to Sunday it also serves lunch. Closed on Tuesdays.

The shop

It has a terrace for summer evenings and an informal atmosphere. As well as eating in, you can order takeaway. The entrance, dining room and toilets are wheelchair-accessible. For more places for tapas in the village, see bars and cafés in Cabo de Palos.