Antonio's Cafe Mediterraneo

Our most recent visit to Cielo coincided with the opening of this new restaurant a few minutes walk from our front door. The offer of a free bottle of house wine from their regular house list of six wines was enough to tempt us through the door. It's no smoking on the first floor which was just as well as that was as far as we felt the urge to climb with a pushchair.

It was worth the effort. The excellent Free Rioja aside the food was good value. We started with a cooling Gazpacho and Calamari alla Romana - simple enough but so often batter coated squid rings turn out to be too heavy on the batter and too rubbery on the squid. These were light and tender. This was followed by a 'Torro' Burger and Lamb shank with aromatic potatoes. This latter dish could have been quite heavy going on a hot evening but was made lighter by being served warm rather than hot and the potatoes cool. Finally we shared a fresh orange sorbet. The total came to around 40 Euros.

Pleasant and efficient staff, most speaking excellent English, will surely help this newcomer establish itself quickly.

Check out their web site at www.antonioscafemediterraneo.com

Antonio's c/. Juan Bueno, 23, Vejer de la Frontera, Cadiz 11150
Tel: (0034) 956 447 006
Reservations via email: reservas@antonioscafemediterraneo.com