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Taberna - Restaurante El Mentidero Málaga

Restaurant Bar Tapas bar Spanish restaurant Seafood market

😠 Awful. Brought my husband the wrong meal, ordered pork in mustard sauce and got medium rare sirloin (not even asked how he wanted it cooked) Waiter just shrugged his shoulders when we pointed out the error. I ordered chicken breast, very basic. Nothing on menu for vegetarians. Charged extra 2 euro f... People often mention good, fried, great,


Address

C. Sánchez Pastor, 12, Distrito Centro, 29015 Málaga, Spain

Contact

+34 952 00 22 10

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.10 (2.2K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Monday: 12:30 pm to 12:30 am
  • Tuesday: 12:30 pm to 12:30 am
  • Wednesday: 12:30 pm to 12:30 am
  • Thursday: 12:30 pm to 12:30 am
  • Friday: 12:30 pm to 12:30 am
  • Saturday: 12:30 pm to 12:30 am
  • Sunday: 12:30 pm to 12:30 am

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (7) fried (7) great (6)
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  • 1/5 Karen D. 10 months ago on Google
    Awful. Brought my husband the wrong meal, ordered pork in mustard sauce and got medium rare sirloin (not even asked how he wanted it cooked) Waiter just shrugged his shoulders when we pointed out the error. I ordered chicken breast, very basic. Nothing on menu for vegetarians. Charged extra 2 euro for stale bread roll on the table. Unlike the UK customers, Spanish guests were given limoncello shots when paying the bill. Expensive for the quality of the food. Will not be returning.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Martin C. 10 months ago on Google
    Excellent food, with very fresh seafood / shellfish dishes, especially the clams. Paella, Cold tomato soup and Iberia pork is also highly recommended. Price is very reasonable as well!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Axel B. 1 year ago on Google
    Very good quality and local cuisine! The prices are a bit higher than the other places but it’s reasonable because of the quality. :)
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Stephen Rodriguez (. 1 year ago on Google
    This is one of the truly hidden gems of Malaga. A must for any visitor to the area to have a truly authentic meal; Charcoal Grilled Fish. This is one of the few remaining places with a running charcoal grill for their fish. Absolutely phenomal and a true explosion 💥 of flavor! Make sure to get the fried sardines - and ask for the true "Malagan" way to eat them. You won't be disappointed 👌✨
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Maniac V. 1 year ago on Google
    I went on a recommendation and it was a success among so many establishments.💯 All very good, especially the octopus. Look at photos.🤤 Mr. Emilio was very kind and attentive. He is pure art, more waiters like him should have everywhere.♥️ One downside: The tinto de verano is so great, but for a pint with so much ice it doesn't reach 33cl. 😬
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Lori D. 1 year ago on Google
    The very best of the best in service! Everyone there works so hard And is so courteous to their guests. I especially appreciate the man that cooks the grilled sardines over the hot fire. The food was traditional and amazing. So good we went twice.

  • 5/5 Anne V. 6 months ago on Google
    Erittäin maukas kala ja kasvikset! 🤌 Palvelu erinomaista ja huomioitiin hyvin. Tunnelmallinen paikka, jossa voi viettää rentoa ja miellyttävää iltaa 👌🏻

  • 5/5 Pavel S. 5 months ago on Google
    For anyone tired of tapas - come here. The seafood soup or the massive steaming-hot pot of arroz caldoso will fix you. Craving a vegetable after all the ham and cheese? Get the fresh tomato salad. The wine selection is excellent, like anywhere in Spain. One of my favorite restaurants in Andalucía.

  • 4/5 Soonyon F. 6 months ago on Google
    We came here for grilled sardine for early dinner like before 6:00 but it was not available. The fried aubergine with dark honey was very tasty! Couldn't stop eating. My husband liked a lot the soup with pork (€32 for 2 people) but was okay for me as the pork flavour was too strong. We will recommend the local beer, alcazar beer! The staffs were very friendly. By the way the olives wasn't great like green olives I tried in a different restaurant as they were too salty and the skin was tough.

  • 5/5 HaJ. K. 6 months ago on Google
    Fantastic, Staff were super friendly and food was brilliant. We got there earlier than its open. But they were already ready to get ordered. Waiter recommended great value wine which matched perfect with food. Paella here was the best out of that we’ve tried. It was my first time to try fried anchovies in Spain and it was delicious.

  • 5/5 C. 11 months ago on Google
    The food was very tasty and fresh. Gaspare is a very polite and handsome!! waiter, who served us very well. We would totally recommend.

  • 3/5 J. M. P. 2 years ago on Google
    We had a small late dinner here. Waiter was friendly and got us a table outside. The tomato salad was nice, and patatas bravas also fine with nice sauce (not spectacular). The jamon was not what we expected, we had quite a few pieces (at the bottom) with more fat than meat. In other places these are not given to people and people get the good pieces with mostly meat and a bit of fat, this was a bit disappointing for us.

  • 4/5 Des 1 year ago on Google
    We are outside here and enjoyed it. Quite a local spot with everyone knowing everyone else. The food was lovely and the service was good. The sardines were particularly nice (flame grilled). The Iberian Pork was also good and the deep fried anchovies were tasty.

  • 5/5 Emanuel A. 1 year ago on Google
    Best paella! The waiter recommended us the best matching verdejo

  • 5/5 Amanda M. 1 year ago on Google
    Good choice of dishes, we had the fried aubergine and mixed fried fish, both were delicious. Friendly waiting staff as well, very patient with a very rude customer!

  • 1/5 Marcin L. 1 year ago on Google
    I ordered mix fried fish 18€ that's what i got on plate, breaded sardines on deep oil. Untasty dish no taste just oil ans bread, no protein.

  • 5/5 Alexandros K. 1 year ago on Google
    Absolutely amazing food, everything we have eaten and top notch service. Loved it and highly recommend it !

  • 4/5 Zane 1 year ago on Google
    Nice place, atmosphere. Very kind, professioanl and fast service. Food was ok, I mean it was tasty but not something unexpected, very delicious or so. For quick lunch place is suitable.

  • 5/5 Jose A. 1 year ago on Google
    We had great dinner here. Nice atmosphere, outside with Sangria, great paella en rub eye steak. Very good and great service frim camarero Gaspero.


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Difficult to find a space
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Salad bar
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Healthy options
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Kerbside pickup
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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