Open every day
1pm - 4pm / 8pm - 11.30pm
Recommended by Andalujo
GPS: 36.51034,-4.92939

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Type of food: Mediterranean
Starters: 16.50€ - 29.50€
Main course: 18€ - 195€
Desserts: as of  9€ / home made
House wine: wine menu & Sommelier
Menu of the day: No
Children's menu: possible to make
VAT: not included

Parking: in front
Outside seating: in the garden
Wifi: No
Credit cards: MasterCard, Visa, 4B
Dogs not allowed

Turn off the Golden Mile in Marbella and drive a short distance up the hill and you will arrive at La Meridiana del Alabardero. Set in beautiful, luscious Mediterranean gardens with an imposing entrance you will enter this famous restaurant and be embraced in its elegant, noble atmosphere. Brushed terracotta floor tiles, indirect lighting, mirrors and chrome, evergreen plants and flowers combine to create a high class yet cosy ambience. There is evidence of a large variety of aperitifs and digestives set out on shelves and trolleys around the restaurant and the wine card is a book of delight for any wine aficionado. José, sommelier par excellence and Mario our waiter greeted us in a most friendly manner, were attentative and highly professional explaining the food served. José recommended the right wine to accompany our menu and took time to answer our many questions about the wine's origin and its characteristics.

A variety of small sized crackers and popadoms were served with our aperitifs. A basket of complimentary 3 different home made bread rolls (rye, chiabatta, with black olives) was offered and then a tray with 3 different Andalucian olive oils were shown to us, their origin explained and then poured into small bowls for us to dip the bread! Such a wonderful way to enjoy bread. This was followed by "tapitas". In this case consisting of crispy, airy shrimp pancakes, slices of partridge breast on a mushroom cream and a glass layered with a tier of lemon cream, beetroot foam and topped with basil cream. It looked like a dessert but it was a wonderful starter. We chose a fresh rosé wine to accompany and José recommended a Catalan wine of the D.O. Penedes region called Radix. Made from the Shiraz grape it almost looked like a red wine and was a perfect companion for fish and meat.

Our first course was dark ravioli, lying on a bed of finely cut mushrooms and covered with gentle topping of freshly grated Parmesan. Light and with subtle flavours, a wonderful introduction.The second course was perfectly Roasted Hake with Tomato Cassé, which was followed by our meat course; filleted Duck on a bed of chopped pineapple and mango sauce. Our last course was a wonderful scoop of vanilla ice cream in a small bowl of white chocolate "soup" on top of a brownie. José served a semi-sweet local dessert wine from Competa called Jarel. Perfect.Our whole meal was a set menu, which was ideal for providing us with an overview of the excellent cuisine. If you eat à  la carte, be sure to leave room for the desserts as they come in abundance on a dessert trolley wheeled up to your table! Coffee was accompanied by an assortment of  "mignardises" or petit fours. We had dark chocolate-coated almond slivers, a mini cheesecake with lemon cream and a small glass of liquid toffee topped with cream.Chef cook Benjamin Alloza certainly does La Meridiana del Alabardero proud and we can certainly recommend his cuisine to anyone on the coast who wants a meal to remember.

Andalujo 2010