Location: Chipiona
Top Restaurants in Chipiona
Top Things to do in Chipiona
Where to Eat in Chipiona: The Best Restaurants and Bars
Chipiona is a town and municipality located on the Atlantic coast in the province of Cádiz, Spain. According to the 2012 census, the city has a population of 18,849 inhabitants, but this amount increases greatly during the summer holiday period. The town covers an area of 33 km². Being in the lower valley of the River Guadalquivir it is very flat with a maximum terrestrial height of 4 metres. It is bordered on the north-west by Sanlúcar de Barrameda and on the south-east by the port of Rota.
Things to do in Chipiona
1. Restaurante La Concha
Overall Ratings
4 based on 145 reviews
Reviewed By GrandpaTom - Lewes, United Kingdom
This restaurant may not offer a gourmet extravaganza but it delivers great authentic tapas at amazing prices and with terrific service. If you like the Spanish eating experience, it is ideal, especially for families with a wide range of likes and dislikes. In a very seafood town, it provides a wider range of options than most other restaurants tried.
2. PACO
Overall Ratings
4 based on 220 reviews
Reviewed By habaneros - Spain
Rota is growing given the ships that will be stationed and arriving. This is huge news and of significance to the area given the influx of money and positive contribution. The Spanish economy is going through very hard times, but will flourish in these hard economic times because Americans love living on the economy and cannot wait to experience local cuisine and establishments. Most Spanish are grateful and totally customer service oriented, notwithstanding nationality. However, this restaurant is totally dedicated to Spaniards and blatantly disturbed by foreign patronage.
When we arrived, we explained we had already eaten, but were delighted to be at his restaurant for dessert and a glass of wine. He took the order while we were standing and then seated us at a table that was cleared, but had the plastic covering (all other tables had linen and linen napkins). Our glass of wine was literally a splash and we were not offered napkins nor cutlery. When we asked for both, Paco - the manager???? - stated that our arriving and what we were asking for was "a first for him". He did pour more wine, but stated that he could not offer more. He gave us paper napkins.
He was not thinking outside the box that foreigners came to his restaurant and it was a possible money making opportunity. Note: Spaniards do not tip - foreigners tip the greater percentages -- I stated that he was not giving us any reason to give accolades by "word of mouth" for our friends and colleagues to come experience his restaurant. His response was "I don't need them." So, there you go. He is not worthy of our patronage.
Note: I love eating and traveling. I usually find great and good every where I go, so if I am negative on this venue, you have to know it is not recommended. See my other reviews and you will know.
Chipiona is wonderful and there are so many other places to dine.
3. Bar Volapie
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 591 reviews
Reviewed By Jason T - Teteringen, The Netherlands
Popped in here last night 16-9-2016 for a bite to eat, nice small and very busy tapas restaurant. Get here just as it open on the night time around 20.30, gets busy very quickly. Menu is only in Spanish, but it all €2-3 tapas, so if you order wrong it's not costing you an arm and a leg.
Good idea to maybe have a translation app on your phone if you stuck on a few Spanish words.
Nice atmosphere and the owner I think is a great guy.
4. Los corrales
Overall Ratings
4 based on 196 reviews
Reviewed By GrandpaTom - Lewes, United Kingdom
I hesitate to encourage more non-Spaniards to visit Chipina, which is a gem of a holiday location with few foreigners and less concessions to theose who do venture there. There are loads of excellent eateries mostly serving pretty much simlar fare so service is an important differentiator. Los Corrales is wonderfully positioned virtually on one fo the town's Beaches and features a charcoal grill and attractive menu. It also offers higher prices than most others so one expects more so it was a big disappointment to receive less - waiting an hour for mains which required little kitchen time. In fact the waiter was slow to greet, slow to offer drinks, menu... you get the picture. Try alternatives behind Playa de la Regla and Camaron Beaches.
5. La Manuela Cocina Copas
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 305 reviews
The restaurant La Manuela Kitchen Cups, is in front of the Playa de las Tres Piedras in Chipiona, has a Mediterranean cuisine with a base of fish, seafood and rice.Its main specialty is paella and fresh fish market.The restaurant La Manuela Kitchen Cups has several rooms and a chill out area.Below we indicate the services offered by La Manuela Kitchen Cups:In The Kitchen Cups Manuela serves fine cuisine as Mediterranean cuisine and seafood. With a variety of rice and fish.
Reviewed By susan-Ducis - Hampshire, United Kingdom
On a sunny Sunday afternoon we visited for tapas. The Seating was lovely with little private areas and it looked good, they have obviously put a lot of effort and thought into the decor. The service was ramshackle, the tapas were poor and not good value for money. There are other tapas bars near by. A great place to watch the sun set, there are tables out the front virtually on the beach as well as inside.
6. Gastro Monterrey Costa
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 100 reviews
Reviewed By Ian A - Sanlucar de Barrameda, Spain
We have eaten here a total of three times in March and April. This hotel has a large ground floor exterior Terrace (sun shades available) over looking the sea/beach. It was good for the friends we went with who had young children and they could run around safely as the Terrace is enclosed and away from the passing traffic on the sea front but still has sea and beach views.
For the first two visits the service was pretty dire - but we still came back for more the following lunchtime for the second visit because the food was so good! However, they did try to redeem themselves by giving us a free bottle of cava because service was so slow.
During our more recent April visit there was new waiting staff and the service was much improved and finally complimented the high standards of food from the kitchen.
Food is modern "tapas" style with dishes costing between 4-7 Euros. Often the starter dishes were good value and larger portion size with the main courses being smaller but still less than 8 Euros, so for 15 Euros per head a reasonable quantity meal with drinks can be enjoyed.
Some of the starters we enjoyed were tuna tarter, home made pate, salmon Carpaccio, salt cod revuelto, wild mushroom risotto and grilled goats cheese and aubergine. All were excellent and well presented with home made breads and various side sauces and decorations.
For the main courses we preferred the meat dishes to the fish which included very good pork fillet in roquefort sauce, presa iberica, beef fillet wrapped in bacon and good home made (pork) hamburgers.
The home made desserts which included an almond tart and various chocolate concoctions sadly looked better than they tasted but did not lessen the overall good eating experience.
Prices for wine are very reasonable, for example Beronia Rioja Crianza for 10.50 Euros.
7. Venta Aurelio
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 161 reviews
Venta Aurelio is a family restaurant located halfway between Chipiona and Sanlucar de Barrameda, near the mouth of the Guadalquivir River and the Donana Nature Reserve. It offers a select menu prepared with horticultural products from nearby Gardens , wild fish from Chipiona fish pens (Corrales) and Iberian meats. Venta Aurelio is a family restaurant with more than 50 years experience, run by the 3rd generation of Caro Tirado family. It is located in the rural area of Montijo, between Chipiona and Sanlucar de Barrameda towns. Just 500 meters away is the Montijo Beach, one of the few non-urban Beaches that can be found in the the Northwest Coast region. They have direct access to motor vehicles from the highway A-480 (Jerez de la Frontera / Chipiona). The cuisine at Venta Aurelio is basically based in products where the horticultural products from neighboring Gardens wild fish from Chipiona and Iberian meat from of the Sierra ofCadiz and Huelva (Jabugo). Their Stews stand out of the menu, especially the Guiso de Berza,(vegetables with pork and leafy vegetables) Menudo (tripe with chickpeas) and its famous seafood rice. Some of their most popular specialties include Scrambled eggs, anemones ( fried sea anemones), their fried potatoes covered with Iberian ham, (tapaito), their homemade seabass croquettes and the peppers roasted over charcoal. Also, they recommend you to try their homemade desserts, including the rice pudding. Their extensive wine cellar includes more than 60 different wine varieties, from Sanlucar de Barrameda Manzanilla to wines from the Sherry and Cadiz region , white and red ones. There are also wines with Rioja, Ribera del Duero, Rueda and Rias Baixas designations of origin, among others.
Reviewed By WillyGib - Gibraltar
Visited the venta with a large group of friends (38 total) after having previously made arrangements with them, not only did they provide an excellent service but they even arranged parking for our coach. The staff were marvelous and the food SUPERB, we thoroughly recomend the venta to anyone who wants to enjoy an excellent service, good food and accessible to all budgets. Well Done, Pedro, Daniel nd Co
Visitamos la venta con un grupo de 38 amigos. No solamente recibimos un gran servicio pero tambien se encargaron del parking del autocar. El personal nos dio un gran servicio y la comida ESTUPENDA ! Recomendamos la venta a todo aquel que quierarecibir un gran servicio con excellente comida y asequible a todos los bolsillos. Gracias Pedro Daniel y co
8. Bar Las Canteras
Overall Ratings
4 based on 202 reviews
Reviewed By ErrigalLodge - Fortrose, United Kingdom
Don't go if you only want to speak your own language ..... DON'T GO if you want to adhere to non Espanol norms of meal timing and menus .... go ....if you are prepared to speak Spanish, eat Spanish, love Spanish food. This is our fifth visit from Scotland in 12 years,we will be back Chipiona ! Gracias!
9. EL Nautico Casa Ricardo
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 177 reviews
Reviewed By Ian A - Sanlucar de Barrameda, Spain
Normally we go to Paco’s next door but on this occasion we tried here because it was in the sun. We sat on the Terrace which overlooks the carpark (rather than the more scenic marina views) as the carpark view benefits from the winter sun and was busy as a result.
Service was prompt and the menu was tapas, half and full portions. Also other diners were having things from the main restaurant menu, such as salt baked fish, so staff were flexible.
We tried corvina croquetas, breaded corvina, pig cheek stew, paella and achova in spicy adobo batter. All were fine; I have had better fried fish but it was reasonable.
So lunch of five tapas and two glasses of wine and two beers was 22.50 Euros.
10. Bar - Restaurante El Faro
Overall Ratings
4 based on 172 reviews
Faro performs traditional and innovative dishes. Croaker fish care as scallops in sauce or tartar sauce or cheese tapas like crispy rosemary honey , moussaka or clams . Sometimes they also have a delicious stew of cabbages . Summarizing "Good food and good quality." Very good gazpacho sauce and sea bass with excellent scallops. Overall very good value for money . Recommended hundred percent. It has a fixed menu and market . With an exceptional and exquisite gazpacho . Do not forget to ask you.
Reviewed By WenLouise - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
We found a brochure of this restaurant in the lobby of our hotel and decided to give it a try.
The location isn't perfect, but who cares when the food is this great?!
The restaurant is situated just outside the center, and next to a busy road. But we made Reservations for the next day and asked to sit at the porch.
The food is served as tapa or racion (slightly bigger than tapa) and is to die for! Try the white wine Tierra Blanca (regional)! If you like dry white wine, you'll love this one!
We recommend the gambas al ajillo and the fried cheese with honey.
We have travelled through Andalucia for two weeks and were fed up with the fried fish and greasy food. Non of that at restaurante El Faro!
If we ever go back to Chipiona, we'll be sure to make Reservations at this restaurant. Enjoy, I'm sure you will!
