Where to eat British food in Istan: The Best Restaurants and Bars
Best British restaurants nearby. Discover the best British food in Istan. View Menus, Photos and Reviews for British restaurants near you. including El Banco, Links Bar Aloha Pueblo, The Orange Tree, Blue Palm
1. El Banco
Overall Ratings
4 based on 265 reviews
A friendly bar/restaurant situated in the beautiful Spanish Aloha Pueblo, just 5 minute taxi ride from Puerto Banus. If its just a drink, casual dining or more formal fine dining then this is the place to be! We specialise in meat, fish and Pasta cooked t
Reviewed By frontierman999
We were recommended El Banco by friends from the UK. Let me be crystal clear from the start.....we like Spanish restaurants with Spanish cuisine and Spanish ambience. Were not fans of the British offerings designed to appeal to the Brits wanting a home from home! El Banco is a 100% Brits Abroad with all that that brings. The owners are perfectly lovely and extremely welcoming and warm personalities. It pains me to say that after they found us a table immediately...we had to wait 20â for our drinks to arrive and just under an hour for a sole request of two main courses and nothing else! Two tables next to us arrived after us and weâre down and dusted before we had received our drinks and some bread. Iâm sure that this was one bad example as the clients were largely very happy, there was excellent live music and a great vibe if thatâs your scene. Itâs not ours but thatâs a very personal issue and should in no way detract from El Banco.Having said all this the food was outstanding. The owner very kindly offered a free drink courtesy of the house but we refused. We werenât fishing for freebies just extremely disappointed that the service was so poor despite reminding the waiter about 6 times!If you want a Brit style vibey, buzzing and pretty noisy place to eat with excellent food then check out El Banco. Iâm sure they wonât make the same mistakes again on super slow service.Dear Frontierman99,Firstly I would like to thank you for taking your time to write this review!I would like to re-iterate that we are not a Spanish restaurant and do not advertise as such! We are predominately British & International cuisine and serve a variety of dishes that use fresh meat and fish that is sourced locally. The fact we are located in the beautiful Spanish Aloha Pueblo obviously adds to the confusion too! We do however offer smaller (tapas like) sharing dishes for those who prefer smaller bites. I appreciate the word Tapas may be mis-leading and infer it is a Spanish restaurant, however the word Tapas literally means ' a cover' or a 'lid' and this is a common facet to many tapas origin stories. One says that, since tapas bars used to be standing only affairs, people who ordered a snack had nowhere to put their plate but on top of their glass-hence the tradition.I will not apologise or excuse the fact that the majority of our evening and Sunday clientele are indeed British, Ias well as our lovely Scandinavian friends and other nationalities, They certainly do enjoy themselves (especially on Sundays which is now become a firm favourite where they can enjoy good food, let your hair down and dance to live music!On the evening of your visit,we had been extremely busy for Sunday Late Lunch (from 5:00pm until 9:00pm) with a couple of big birthday parties celebrating and had been fully booked!Normally on Sundays we would have not taken any more bookings, however knowing you were associated with our friends we tried our best to find you a table. I apologise profusely that you had to wait 20 minutes for your drinks to arrive but understand from staff that the two large groups had just ordered a drinks round. The Kitchen then received your food order and having checked the till it was served to you within 40 minutes of being taken from the waiter. Usually on Sundays our guests tend to enjoy the whole experience and are not in any rush with their food, which I hasten to add is freshly prepared and cooked fresh to order so does tend to take slightly longer.I would really like for you to experience, if you would give us the opportunity, another evening at El Banco (maybe not a Sunday) where I think it may hopefully be more to your taste! Please by all means email me on [email protected] and let me know if you would like to visit again and I will personally ensure you are looked after!Many thanks
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2. Links Bar Aloha Pueblo
Overall Ratings
4 based on 163 reviews
If you are looking for the best of HOMEMADE British pub grub here in Marbella, then look no further. We have been established here in the stunning setting of Aloha pueblo for over 16 years and are the perfect venue whether you are a family with children,
Reviewed By KGS66
Iâve been visiting Links Bar for several years now when on holiday, and have always found their staff to be friendly, welcoming and providing great service. The food is great and the menu is what youâd expect of a good bar menu, with something for everyone.There is always lots going on, with sport on the TV, the Friday Night Quiz and their popular Sunday Roast Iâll continue to go back and would recommend to anyone looking for a friendly âlocalâ when on holiday
3. The Orange Tree
Overall Ratings
4 based on 927 reviews
Reviewed By Makkitje
Very friendly welcome.Their menu is not that extensive but everything on the menu is equally tasty and well cared for.If you want to enjoy this very decent food, it's best to book a table in advance, because the place is packed every time.You really enjoy it when you come and eat here!
4. Blue Palm
Overall Ratings
4 based on 310 reviews
Reviewed By mcjimbo
Lovely location very nice staff ate there quite a few times,we had two Sunday dinners good food only down side could been a couple more slice of meat and bit more veg for the money ,sold Cornish pasties ,and 10 Euro meal deal was good value would recommend , good stop off to have a cold drinks and watch the world go by
