[RECAP] What to eat in Isla Cristina?

Last 24th of June we had a fantastic FoodCrawl in **Isla Cristina. **This town is located in the SouthWest of Spain.

It´s an small island that emerged after the earthquake that happened on 1755 and which epicentre was in Lisbon.

The summer had just entered so we decided to had our meet-up very close to the beach.

Sun, blue sea, food and Local Guides … The best mix for a funny meet-up :blush:

We choosed the Restaurante Ocenano Playa. Today I noticed that something strange has happened on Google Maps:fearful:

When I was linking the place to this post I saw that the restaurant is permanently closed !!!.… I am not sure about this information… Now, in summertime… a restaurant on the beach closing… I will have to check it…

We had our meet-up three weeks ago (the restaurant was obviously open) and I could link it when I created the meet-up…

[Note (27/07/2019): The place is open again at Google Maps :clap::clap::clap:]

We started our meet-up at 3 pm. A little late but a reasonable hour to start lunch in Spain. We usually end eating when in other countries are begining dinner or maybe finishing… specially when we are having fun and non stop talking !!!

Here are some samples of what we eat:

I am going to present it in the order we eat it , the collage put it in the order it wanted :weary::

2. Iberian ham, Iberian loin and cured cheese (1 plate per person).

7. Salmorejo (soup consisting of tomato , bread, garlic, vinager and water). (1 plate per 4)

4. Tuna belly (1 plate per 4)

1. Prawns (1 plate per person)

8. Scrambled eggs (1 plate per 4).

5. Fried variety (cuttlefish., marinated dogfish, shrimp lollipop) (1 plate per 4).

Whe had to choose between: 3. Tuna or

9. Pork sirloin

6. Icecream (1 per person)

One of the attendees, @MariaDelAguila have GlutenFree restrictions so she contacted with the restaurant the previous days …

Her impression was middle… I would prefer that she explains us her point of view :wink:. Meanwhile here you have a photo.

And we tried to reach the goal, made contributions to Google Maps meanwhile having good time :dancer::dancer::dancer:

Another important aspect we checked were the facilities for people with reduced mobility :wheelchair:.

There were ramps for accessing and enough space for a wheelchair :heavy_check_mark:

Toilets were not adapted… :x:

After having lunch we decided to go to one of our favorites places in Isla Cristina with amazing views Espacio Capitana.

Espacio Capitana is an establishment of recent construction. The new Spanish laws require that new buildings must be adapted to be used by ALL citizens :wheelchair:

In the following photo we can see how there is an elevator to go up to the first and second floor, not only accessible for people in wheelchairs or baby stroller but also for blind people with buttons on written in Braille and also has acoustic signals and voice :heavy_check_mark:

On the ground floor we also find a perfectly adapted toilet.:heavy_check_mark:

It was a fantastic meet-up with an incredible time together.

Even the fun started a few days before when we created the event together and @Aneyuxue and @MariaDelAguila joined de Local Guides Community :)))

And how @Aneyuxue made her presentation on the month of Jun and was marked as spam :sweat_smile:, luckily she reported it to the Local Guides Team and was immediately solved !!!

I don´t forget you @SandraCarlou , always ready for a meet-up :clap::clap::clap:

Thank you very much to the Wonderful LGs that joined the Meet-Up and to the ones that aren’t LGs (yet :wink:) but wanted to be with us :sparkling_heart::sparkling_heart::sparkling_heart:

And many many thanks to you for reading this RECAP :blush:

Greetings from the South of Spain,

Alejandra

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Namskar…

** @AlejandraMaria **

Wow… very exciting…

Nice Recap, all photos are awesome, happy to see you after long time, yummy food…

Thanks for Sharing…

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@AlejandraMaria great post! it seems you guys had a wonderful time together! congrats!!!

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Hi @AlejandraMaria Waow it’s a great meetup. Thanks for sharing lot of things. All the Best!

Regards!

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Namskar @Shrut19 !!!

Nice to see you too :slightly_smiling_face:

Yes you are right, I have been quite busy during last months… Luckily I am back again and very happy of reading your nice comment :))))

Have a nice day,

Alejandra.

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¡Hola @marcorp !

La verdad es que lo pasamos genial.

La mitad de las que participamos somos Guías Locales y además amigas; el resto son potenciales guías locales y además amigas :smile:. Esto facilita muchísimo la quedada, la diversión está asegurada :)))

Vivimos en una zona preciosa, con una luz espectacular y un clima suave… Siempre que podemos nos vamos a la playa.

Muchísimas Gracias por pasarte por el post y dejar un comentario :blush:

Un saludo desde el Sur de España,

Alejandra.

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Hi @OmarBD !

I am glad you liked our foodcrawl meetup . You have made a virtual visit to the South of Spain :smiley:

Thank you very much for your motivating comment.

Greetings from the Southwest of Europe,

Alejandra.

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Great meet up, @AlejandraMaria . Looks you have a great time spend together!

Question: So the information that said the restaurant was closed on Google Maps was incorrect?

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@AlejandraMaria Nice recap, you tried many plates there. Which one did you enjoy the most? Thank you for sharing your experience with us.

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Namskar…

** @AlejandraMaria **

Have a great day…

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Awesome meetup @AlejandraMaria your pictures are nice i think wonderful recap,thank you for sharing with us…

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Hello @AlejandraMaria ,

Thank you for sharing this fantastic recap! I’m glad you had a lot of fun at this foodcrawl and all the food you’ve tried looks so delicious and beautifully decorated! By the way, I can see mostly women at the photos, was is a ladies party?

It’s great that you paid attention to the accessibility of Espacio Capitana and the restaurant is built according to the law. I hope the restrooms will be adapted soon as well. What impressed me the most is the view, it’s unbelievable!

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Hi @iorikun301 !

Answering your question:

We had our meet-up 3 weeks ago and the **Restaurante Ocenano Playa **was opened, I could created the meet-up ¿Qué comer en Isla Cristina? and as you can see in the 4th photo we could upload pics and add information on Google Maps.

Yesterday, when I made this post was when I realized that the restaurant is “permanently closed” on Google Maps … It´s a bit strange that the place close in the begining of the summer… although everything is possible… So when I will go to Isla Cristina again, I will check it and verify if truly is permanently closed and modify the information on Maps if it is necesary.

Thank you very much for reading the post carefully :blush:
Greetings from the South of Spain,
Alejandra.

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Hi @Ant_Bad_Yogi !

Nice question :clap::clap::clap:

We tried many many many plates :sweat_smile:, the one I liked most was the marinated tuna belly because is one of my favorities meals; I always try to eat it whenI go to a restaurant in the area.

The tuna needs to be very very fresh and practically raw. It melts in the mouth and leaves the taste of vinegar, garlic, virgen olive oil… It’s the mix of sensations that happen on the palate that I really love.

Here is a photo with the ones I eat. The plate was in the center and we shared it.

Many many thanks for your comment :blush:

Greetings from the South of Spain,

Alejandra.

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Hi @NirmalTeja !

I am very happy you liked our Meet-up.

It´is fantastic to join other LGs and spend time together :smile:

We always learn something, this time I learned a bit more about Gluten Free meals …

Thank you very much for your nice comment.

Greetings from the South of Spain,

Alejandra.

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Hi @RadieN !

Yes, most of us are ladies, there aren’t many LGs males that want to join us … :thinking:

I hope that the restrooms of Restaurante Ocenano Playa will the adapted soon. For people that needs wheelchairs is better to choose new restaurant (no more than 10 years)to be sure or the areas are perfectly adapted. There several options on the beach too.

**Espacio Capitana **is amazing with incredible views. It ss one of my favorites restaurants in Isla Cristina, is great for watching the sunsets and is adapted to ALL.

This is a photo was taken 2 years ago. We had a real party with many others friends even there were boys :sweat_smile:

Thank you very much for your motivating comment :blush:.

Greetings from the South of Spain,

Alejandra.

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Hi @AlejandraMaria

Thank you for sharing meet up post.

it’s look like beautiful meet up. All the pictures were beautiful to see. Too many love for the host.

:bangladesh::bangladesh::bangladesh::bangladesh:

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Hi @SharifImran !

Thank you very much for your nice comment.

Meet-ups have something special… is a way of connecting with LGs and Google Maps in the real world :slight_smile:

Greetings from the South of Spain,

Alejandra.

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My pleasure @AlejandraMaria

:bangladesh:

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Que envidiaaaa me dais, un saludo a tod@s.

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