La Ponderosa - El Campello

We were so excited to visit this lovely looking restaurant in El Campello. Fish, seafood speciality! It was horrendous, any fish we asked for on a reduced menu on an evening wasn’t available, one fish offered was a red mullet asking us to pay £40 for one person and it was the last fish they had. Asking for other courses/ fish we were told there was none. Paid £80 for two courses of delicious octopus and tuna plus wine which we asked to take with us as we didn’t wish to stay as there was one excuse after the other! On asking to speak to them manager he hid at the bar. Really disappointed as the restaurants in this area are superb! We won’t be back! Waste of a Saturday night special meal idea! We had better food after up the road at Coco Beach!!

Loved this place when it came, but now only pricy, medioker food and slow service. Only reason to visit are the beachfront location!

First:I live in Playa San Juan since 2006 it means that I'm not a tourist. The restaurant is beautiful with a grate view of the beach and sea. We,my wife I,ordered a plate of sepionets a la plancha:tasteless hard(never got such disappointed taste in Spain).Main courses were rodaballo rape a la plancha(acceptable).1bottle water +half bottle wine(good).Total:€71.00. Adios never again.

We've been going to this restaurant for years, as long as we're criminals. The best rice you can eat. We always ask for the same: sea rice, never fails. highly recommended. Once you eat rice here, no one else will see you well.

Antiguamente íbamos muy a menudo toda la familia (6-10+ personas) pero tras una experiencia muy destacable y desagradable que el arroz estaba casi incomestible de tal cantidad de sal que llevaba y una atención al cliente bastante lamentable, no hemos vuelto ni volveremos.