All you lovers of good food and fine wines are in for a special treat with this place. Situated on the Paseo de la Esplanada in Motril, Álvaro and Manuel have managed to marry tradition and modernity to create a spectacular restaurant.
At this point, I must confess to just going there and having a couple of beers with accompanying tapas. But I did have a walk around the dining area, which is beautifully decked out with carefully chosen artwork, and an intelligent feel for interior design, and the food coming from the kitchen looked spectacular.
But, as I mentioned, I haven’t actually eaten there, so here is a little bit of input from our good friend, Heloise Nolan, who is lucky enough to have sampled the food:
A well thought out small menu in Spanish at present, although the owners say they will be getting a translation into English at some point in the near future The menu is changed four times a year through the seasons. Nouvelle Cuisine, so big eaters may need to have a starter, main and dessert to fill up on but all are delicious and extremely well presented. The present menu has a wonderful, slow-oven-cooked duck leg, which just falls off the bone and is presented with fruit sauces or try the baby lamb legs placed on a bed of shell pasta, drizzled with a mustard and sweet sauce.
If you are a fan of desserts then you will be in heaven as their delicious range has plenty to choose from. Don’t be afraid to ask for potatoes or vegetables, as we are training the restaurant to add additional side dishes
The Zarcillo restaurant has at last managed to raise the bar several notches here in Motril and their restaurant has some lovely touches to the decor and the overall presentation and service is excellent.
You can rest assured readers, it will not be long before I force my wife to treat me to a meal here, and if you beat me to it, we’d love to hear what you thought. I for one am very excited that such a top venue should appear in Motril and let’s hope the owners get all they deserve from such a venture.
If you want to have a walk around the place, without actually going there, check out www.restaurantezarcillo.com it’s fantastic!
Restaurante Zarcillo, Paseo de la Esplanada 2, Motril. Tel. 958 824 887 or 635 945 769 or 686 455 992.