Arinsal Restaurants & Eating Out
Arinsal has a great selection of restaurants to choose from including Mexican, Thai, Chinese, British, and Argentinian,
obviously as well as the local cuisine, which is Catalan, and well worth trying. Some local dishes can be found further down the page.
Restaurants
The following guide gives you information on the different restaurants found in Arinsal. To leave feedback as well as read other guests' reviews please visit the forum. You should also look out for the discount vouchers icon which shows you which restaurants have discount available from our discount vouchers page.
Bambu at Hotel Palarine
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A British owned Chinese restaurant. |
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In Erts, just outside Arinsal - call to book a table and they'll come to pick you up free of charge (see map). |
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00 376 835410 |
Can Peré
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A British-owned restaurant with a varied menu offering great British favourites all homemade with fresh ingredients. |
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In the village of Anyos (about a 10-minute drive from Arinsal). |
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Starters from €3.00, main dishes from €8.50 to €18.50. |
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00 376 835415 |
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www.canpere.net |
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As the winner of Arinsal.co.uk's poll for best restaurant 2009-10 the reputation of Cisco's speaks for itself, with a smallish but excellent quality menu of Tex-Mex food. Some favourites include fajitas, ribs, burgers and the delicious mango chicken. When ordering, make sure you say how spicy you want it served! |
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Opposite the bottom of the gondola, slightly up the small road (see map). |
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Starters from €5.00, main dishes from €7.00 to €14.50. |
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00 376 836398 |
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El Moli
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A relaxed restaurant, and non-smoking upstairs. International Homemade made food from pizzas and pastas to thai currys, Chinese stirfrys and popular fish and chips in paper. |
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Directly opposite the bottom of the gondola (see map). |
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Dishes from €4.00 to €20.00 |
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00 376 835281 |
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Recently refurbished, the menu caters for a wide variety of tastes, speciaising in Mexican flavours, but also offering some local choices. Look out for the Mexican specials, including the delicious cactus sorbet, as well as the special daily menus! |
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Located centrally in the village of Arinsal, opposite the chemist (see map). |
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Starters from €7.00 to €11.00, main courses from €12.00 to €21.00. Three courses for €12. |
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00 376 737707 |
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Open all day - breakfast served 08:00 - 10:30, menu 16:00 - 23:00. |
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www.hotel-micolau.com |
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Pampa
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Restaurant and takeaway, serving steaks, pastas and pizzas. |
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Found at the top of the village (see map). |
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Main courses from €8.90 to €17.00. |
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00 376 839630 |
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New bright refurbishment for this season 2011/12! A wide variety of dishes from full English breakfasts to fresh pasta, pizzas, burgers, nachos and a lots more. |
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20 metres up hill from the bottom of the gondola (see map). |
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Open all day - breakfast served 10:00 - 12:00, full menu 12:00 - 01:00. Bar open until 03:00. |
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€4.00 to €17.00. |
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"360" offers a varied menu including home favourites as well as local dishes from lunch time until late. At lunch you have quick options including jacket potatoes, sandwiches, burgers and burritos, and the a la carte menu offers a fantastic selection including octopus, Iberic ham, duck and suckling pig to name just a few. Every day there is a new special three course menu with a choice of dishes for just €11.50, as well as steak, chips and a drink for just €9.50! |
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Beside the river, just 30 metres up hill from the bottom of the gondola (see map). |
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Open 12:00 to 16:30 and 18:30 to 23:00 |
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Lunch from €4.00, starters from €5.95 to €12.50, main dishes from €7.50 to €20.50. |
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00 376 839981 |
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Sant Andreu
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A British run hotel and restaurant offering a regularly updated menu of home favourites with special evenings throughout the week. The bar serves pasties between 17:00-21:00, with chips, pie and beer for €6.00. Takeaway homemade, microwavable curries are available to purchase from the bar until midnight priced from €4.95-€5.95. |
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Found in the Hotel Sant Andreu, a 5 minute walk up hill from the gondola (see map). |
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Dinner is served 20:00 - 22:30 priced at €14.50. |
| Sunday | Traditional roast dinner €14.50. |
| Wednesday | Curry buffet €13.50 - phone for a reservation and get picked up from your accommodation for free! |
| Thursday | Fish & chips €9.95 - phone for a reservation and get picked up from your accommodation for free! |
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00 376 836164 |
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Serving traditional Basque food with two special menus which are typical of Basque cidre houses, both including as much cidre as you like. They also have a regular menu offering dishes such as steak, prawns, pork and fresh fish as well as pastas and salads for a few examples. You can add cidre to your meal for just €8.00! |
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Located in the Amadeus building at the top of Arinsal (see map). |
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The restaurant is open from 20:00 until 23:30 with sandwiches and tapas until closing. |
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menu of the day is €11.50. Special menus from €29.00, tapas from €4.50, and main dishes from €6.50. |
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00 376 838566 |
Surf
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Argentinian steak restaurant serving steaks cooked on on open grill, as well as pizzas, pastas and burgers. |
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Next to the bottom of the gondola (see map). |
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12:00 - 23:00 |
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Main courses from €6.80 to €19.20. |
| Thursday | 'Raise the Steaks' - Argentinean mixed grill and drink €18, reservations needed in advance and to book speak to your holiday rep or call the restaurant. |
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00 376 838069 |
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Timotea
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Pizzeria and tapas bar also serving salads and pastas. |
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In the lower part of the village towards Hotel St Gothard (see map). |
Local Dishes
Some local dishes that you might want to try include the following . . .
Butifarra
The local type of sausage, usually very large and served with pale beans.
Crema catalana
A custard pudding sealed with a coating of burnt caramel.
Escalivada
Charcoal or oven roasted eggplant, red pepper and onions, smothered in olive oil, and sometimes chopped garlic.
Faves a la catalana
Broad beans fried in olive oil with garlic, mushrooms and ham. Sometimes served with fresh mint.
Pan amb tomàquet
Fresh country bread that you add things to, sort of making your own garlic bread, by rubbing tomatoes, garlic, oil, salt and pepper on to it.
Xai al forn
Oven baked lamb, usually sholder or leg of lamb.
