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By *morous twosome OP Couple
over a year ago

Northeast

Hey

We are looking to head to PDI for our second time the end of February. Our last holiday we went All Inclusive, however, this time we are debating what will be better value.

Looking for recommendations for places to eat for lunch and evening meal with an idea of cost for main meal and a bottle of wine or a few beers ? What are the prices like for supermarkets the basics and alcohol please?

People who go self catering how much money do you take for one week ?

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By *I TwoCouple
over a year ago

PDI 12-26th Nov 24

"Hey

We are looking to head to PDI for our second time the end of February. Our last holiday we went All Inclusive, however, this time we are debating what will be better value.

People who go self catering how much money do you take for one week ? "

You can get a snack down at the AnexoIII bars like El Buccanero between €5-10 for a sandwich or burger and chips n

A beer is €3ish

El Poncho is a great steakhouse and a steak each and a bottle of wine will be around €60

Munich Bar in Cita does schnitzel and chips with a beer for €8

Chez Luigi do nice pork chops and chips for about €8ish

A pizza will be about €12-15

A pizza in the supermarket from €4 upward

Chicken breasts in the supermarket about €5 for 4

Most of the handy supermarkets are smallish unless you go to San Fernando and the prices are probably similar to small supermarkets at home

Wine in the supermarkets is practically free !

El Poncho is one you don't want to miss.

We have spent anywhere between £400 and £700 on meals and drinks for a week but it's possible to eat in and spend a lot less.

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By *ed Hot ReeniesCouple
over a year ago

gran canaria

"Hey

We are looking to head to PDI for our second time the end of February. Our last holiday we went All Inclusive, however, this time we are debating what will be better value.

People who go self catering how much money do you take for one week ? "

Some of our favorites:

El Chacho in yumbo for Mexican food

Wapa Tapa in Yumbo for tapas

Adria in Cita for meat and fish

Marcello in Cita for pizza and pasta

Mac's Tearoom in Cita for breakfast and lunch, and don't miss out on their cakes

Innovador on Avenida Tirajana for Chinese buffet, order from menu and freshly prepared for you

Angie's corner bar and bistro for Sunday roast, also for afternoon drinks with a beautiful sunset

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By * nice oneMan
over a year ago

north east

Tipsy hammock has great food and cocktails

And for something special try Cafe Del Mar

Just along the coast at Meloneras

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By *I TwoCouple
over a year ago

PDI 12-26th Nov 24

"Hey

We are looking to head to PDI for our second time the end of February. Our last holiday we went All Inclusive, however, this time we are debating what will be better value.

People who go self catering how much money do you take for one week ?

Some of our favorites:

El Chacho in yumbo for Mexican food

Wapa Tapa in Yumbo for tapas

Adria in Cita for meat and fish

Marcello in Cita for pizza and pasta

Mac's Tearoom in Cita for breakfast and lunch, and don't miss out on their cakes

Innovador on Avenida Tirajana for Chinese buffet, order from menu and freshly prepared for you

Angie's corner bar and bistro for Sunday roast, also for afternoon drinks with a beautiful sunset

We keep meaning to try Innovador .. next time

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By *ed Hot ReeniesCouple
over a year ago

gran canaria

"Hey

We are looking to head to PDI for our second time the end of February. Our last holiday we went All Inclusive, however, this time we are debating what will be better value.

People who go self catering how much money do you take for one week ?

Some of our favorites:

El Chacho in yumbo for Mexican food

Wapa Tapa in Yumbo for tapas

Adria in Cita for meat and fish

Marcello in Cita for pizza and pasta

Mac's Tearoom in Cita for breakfast and lunch, and don't miss out on their cakes

Innovador on Avenida Tirajana for Chinese buffet, order from menu and freshly prepared for you

Angie's corner bar and bistro for Sunday roast, also for afternoon drinks with a beautiful sunset

We keep meaning to try Innovador .. next time "

They also have one in Arguineguin, that one is right next to the beach, same good food but much nicer location

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By *emptation6580Couple
over a year ago

playa de ingles

Have to agree with Chez Luigi’s and Mactearooms.

If you like watching sports while you eat try Game on bar in the Cita.

He does wonderful Dutch snack foods and his chips are amazing!

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By *-4pleasureCouple
over a year ago

Belfast

"Have to agree with Chez Luigi’s and Mactearooms.

If you like watching sports while you eat try Game on bar in the Cita.

He does wonderful Dutch snack foods and his chips are amazing!

Great bar - very welcoming

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By *hropsGuy69Man
over a year ago

telford

Must admit I tend to go breakfast only now as the food / restaurant options are so plentiful & at reasonable prices .

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By *issKissBangBang69Couple
over a year ago

Fareham/Bournemouth

We love El poncho it’s amazing. We would also add Blue marlin sushi by the faro in maspolamas very cool rooftop vibe and for stunning seafood Rias Bajas next to the yumbo which is stunning.

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By *iggy69Couple
over a year ago

Aberdeen

Rias Bajas is excellent yes. Mundo and Pappas Grill. El Poncho definitely and Misbah in Melanores if you like Indian.

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By *nnocentdeviantsCouple
over a year ago

Birmingham

La cuidella is great for lunch. It’s a few doors down from tipsy hammock & mc Donald’s on the beachfront. Half a chicken & chips at lunchtime is 8 euros. Fillet steak in the evening is 22 euros. Wide range of dishes available. Many of the beachfront restaurants have similar prices but we found the food in la cuidella to be way nicer than a lot of the local competition.

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By *ewillshowyouCouple
over a year ago

Fabsville

Evening wise check out Savoy in Cita for an awesome little place and superb steak. Wapa Tapa in Yumbo is a must and a unique twist on tapas, you must book though so look them up before going or you won’t get in. Further on by Kasbah centre there is El Gaucho for a good steak and really nice romantic restaurant or round the other side to Torro, this place has a huge menu and pretty well priced.

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By *he Masked SwingersCouple
over a year ago

Maspalomas

Our favorites are:

El Chacho

El Poncho

Aisa house

Lola’s (amazing food)

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By *erseypairCouple
over a year ago

liverpool

Some other ones

Mulliagans irish centre, for a decent cheap eat, with music.

Valentines ? Yumbo centre, romantic great service...May have name wrong

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By *ondscotMan
over a year ago

glasgow

My fav restaurants.

1. Marco Polo Spanish / Italian in CITA

2. El chacho Mexican in yumboo

3. La Perla Nega in CITA.

All offer great value for money.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Good vibes

Great food and cocktails and the service was spot on..

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By *4tCouple
over a year ago

warrington

Tipsy hammock doing nice meals, most of the restaurants along melonaras front

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By *aspalomasloveCouple
over a year ago

close to you

La Costa & Good Vibes

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By *morous twosome OP Couple
over a year ago

Northeast

Thank you everyone for the recommendations. Made note of the all for our trip in February

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By *ddsoxs2Couple
over a year ago

north east

Mulligans is really nice and watch a live band while eating great atmosphere x

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By *inkForLifeCouple
over a year ago

North Shields

Chez Luigi gets out recommendation. Around £50 for good steak and few drinks.

Tipsy Hammock too.

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By *ecretsinnersCouple
over a year ago

Yorkshire

Some of our go to’s…

Good vibes street food and cocktail bar on Avenida de Tirajana.

Adria upstairs in the Cita centre

Ritz in Yumbo (Italian)

Samsara in melonares for Asian fusion. Order one starter and one main between two people. Stunning restaurant.

If you’re there for a while and need a break from the resort, we very highly recommend La Cabanita Park restaurant. It’s a beautiful traditional canarian restaurant and just a short taxi ride just past aqualand. It’s our favourite by far and go once a week whilst there.

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By *ecretsinnersCouple
over a year ago

Yorkshire

Forgot to say we always go self catering as we like a change of food and scenery.

Budget wise we aim for €100 per day for drinks, food and taxis. A few years ago it was ok and came home with a bit but now we find we have to throw a bit extra on the card. So maybe €120-130 a day. Ish..

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By *ecretsinnersCouple
over a year ago

Yorkshire

Supermarkets.. depends which you go to. In resort, more expensive. Out, you have lower prices. We’ve seen cans of lager as little as €0.39, wines from €0.99 a litre and vodka €5.65 a litre. Obviously you can spend more for good brand names.

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By *lamourpussyCouple
over a year ago

Cirencester

Cafe del Mar is lovely, great food, atmosphere and entertainment

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By *otdoggieCouple
over a year ago

Tenby

Sakura III right by Cita is a nice Japanese restaurant.

Indian opposite Muligans is great.

So many fab places out there and so much cheaper than here. Have fun x

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By *nigmatic DuoCouple
over a year ago

Portadown

For lunch we would recommend La Ciudadella, a few yards from the Tipsy Hammock. A half chicken and chips is €8. Paella is similar. For Chinese, try The Great World opposite Shenanigans. 2 starters, 2 sizzling main courses and a couple of beers for about €40. Royal steakhouse in the Yumbo is worth a try too x

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By *eforfuncplCouple
over a year ago

Morecambe

We asked similar question last year and got the response from a really nice cpl. We visited a few of the places and all were great.

Restaurants in Playa del Inglés / Maspalomas Fat Frank Avenida de Tirajana 13 Telephone 828047816 Closed Tuesdays Just opposite. Wolfgang is the waiter, Scandinavian owner, varied foods and one of our favourites. Al Circo (Italian) Avenida de Tirajana 24 Apartamentos Tinache 35100 Playa del Inglés Tel: 928 765 99 Next door. Good Italian and take away pizzas. El Saloon Avenida de Gran Canaria 34 35100 Playa del Ingles Tel: 928 772 386 www.elsaloongc.com Best tapas, very reasonably priced and very friendly Belgian owner called Patrick. Good veggie tapas. El Chacho Avenida Estados Unidos (inside Yumbo centre, 1st floor) 35100 Playa del Inglés Tel: 671 167 325 Closed Sundays Excellent Mexican good and delicious margaritas! El Méson del Cordero (the house of lamb) Avenida de Tirajana 11 35100 Maspalomas Tel: 928 760 941 Typical Spanish resto, not touristy. Excellent lamb. Right across the street. Just order “roast lamb” from the menu. Tandoori Masala Avenida de Tirajana 9 (below Edificio Tenesor) 35100 Maspalomas Tel: 828 912 214 Great Indian restaurant. The garlic Naans are to die for! Can do take-aways. Restaurante Mundo Avenida de Tirajana 9 (below Edificio Tenesor) 35100 Playa del Inglés Tel: 928 937 850 Interesting international cuisine including good veggie dishes. Run by Fernando. Chez Luigi Inside the Sandia commercial centre (at the back) Avenida de Alamania 4 35100 Playa del Inglés Tel: 928 766 837 Very good fish and meat, as well as typical Italian cuisine. Il Sapore Italiano Da Savino Avenida de Tirajana 35100 Playa del Inglés Tel: 928 777 784 E

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By *enny Ls8Man
over a year ago

leeds

Best steak i had was at Little Brazil near to HL Suites

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By *1CorkCouple
52 weeks ago

Cork

Olive in the Cita is outstanding. We had the Tapas sharing plate for two, and it was honestly the best meal and best value meal we had over there. The friendliness of the staff and quality of drinks added to it. Can’t recommend highly enough.

El Poncho was overpriced in our opinion. Chips with the steak were very ordinary and greasy. Everything - veg and meat - was plastered in salt. Decent meal if is was half the price, but poor value.

Tipsy Hammock burgers were outstanding and a huge meal. We made the mistake of getting meat tapas plate to share to start, which is a meal in itself, so we were full when the brilliant burgers arrived and we rolled out of there after. Great vibe in there, perfect for stepping off the beach.

We went to La Ciudadela (bit beyond Tipsy Hammock) intending to get the 1/2 roast chicken based on recommendations on this thread, but when we got there we ordered the meat and fish Paella. It was decent solid food, nothing spectacular but very tasty and good value.

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By *1CorkCouple
52 weeks ago

Cork

Olive in the Yumbo!!!

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By *ushandkittyCouple
52 weeks ago

Gloucester

"Best steak i had was at Little Brazil near to HL Suites"

Was that at the kasbah centre, it was closed when we went there 2 years ago post covid

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By *orneadorlpMan
52 weeks ago

london

Mojo y cilantro restaurant its a good place avenida tirajana

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By *TcoupleCouple
52 weeks ago

Dartford

If you guys like some nice steak go to Brüder By 1906, next to Mercadona. and the best Expresso coffee as well. amazing place we will go back there again in April.

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By *izandScottCouple
52 weeks ago

Gatwick

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By *izandScottCouple
52 weeks ago

Gatwick

We think that the advice you were given is brilliant. We have been to all of these places and think they are great. However Fat Frank is now closed and Wolfgang the waiter now works next door at the pita place.

We ate at El Meson again last night, the lamb is still great and one of our friends loved the venison.

All good.

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By *orneadorlpMan
52 weeks ago

london

Hi wolfgan its a good persons IS my friend

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By *asher11Man
52 weeks ago

market harborough

if your self catering theres a lidle not far from eden club

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By *ran_can_twoCouple
52 weeks ago

"Mojo y cilantro restaurant its a good place avenida tirajana"

Always one of our go to places when in pdi

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By *asher11Man
52 weeks ago

market harborough

the red cow next to the yumbo does as the name suggests does traditional british pub grub at reasonable rates

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By *hippedcreamCouple
52 weeks ago

Outer London

Our votes are with _emptation6580 Chez Luigi (back of La Sandia centre next to GOLD) and with K4t suggestion Tipsy Hammock beach bar (surprisingly very good)

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By *-4pleasureCouple
52 weeks ago

Belfast

"Our votes are with _emptation6580 Chez Luigi (back of La Sandia centre next to GOLD) and with K4t suggestion Tipsy Hammock beach bar (surprisingly very good)

Chez Luigi is excellent

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By *asons_CarounnCouple
52 weeks ago

Manchester

Tango Tapas was very good when we last visited.

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By *everFullyDressedCouple
52 weeks ago

Belfast

"Chez Luigi is excellent

We agree! Tasty, fresh, good value and great portions……the complimentary after dinner drinks certainly help too!!!

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By *-4pleasureCouple
52 weeks ago

Belfast

"Chez Luigi is excellent

We agree! Tasty, fresh, good value and great portions……the complimentary after dinner drinks certainly help too!!!

Nothing like a after dinner few brandies to set you up for the Cita

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By *hippedcreamCouple
52 weeks ago

Outer London

"Nothing like a after dinner few brandies to set you up for the Cita

Ha three big bottles get dumped on your table, FOC, and you've not even finished the sangria!

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By *everFullyDressedCouple
52 weeks ago

Belfast

"Ha three big bottles get dumped on your table, FOC, and you've not even finished the sangria!

They brilliantly appear out of nowhere!! The holy trinity of liquid deserts…Brandy…..Honey Rum…..and….arrrgh….what’s the third one!?

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By *I TwoCouple
52 weeks ago

PDI 12-26th Nov 24

"Ha three big bottles get dumped on your table, FOC, and you've not even finished the sangria!

They brilliantly appear out of nowhere!! The holy trinity of liquid deserts…Brandy…..Honey Rum…..and….arrrgh….what’s the third one!? "

Cheap whisky is one of them but it does vary

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By *havfunCouple
52 weeks ago

Sheffield

"Ha three big bottles get dumped on your table, FOC, and you've not even finished the sangria!

They brilliantly appear out of nowhere!! The holy trinity of liquid deserts…Brandy…..Honey Rum…..and….arrrgh….what’s the third one!? "

In our experience it’s usually some fruit based drink about 10% per of. Honey Rum is 20% and the brandy isn’t really a proper brandy (but still drinkable) at 30%. We did spend a lot there one night and a 4th bottle at 40% also appeared - I think it was a Grappa.

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By *eachfun1Couple
52 weeks ago

Epping

"Ha three big bottles get dumped on your table, FOC, and you've not even finished the sangria!

They brilliantly appear out of nowhere!! The holy trinity of liquid deserts…Brandy…..Honey Rum…..and….arrrgh….what’s the third one!? "

Peach schnapps

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By *ushandkittyCouple
52 weeks ago

Gloucester

"Chez Luigi is excellent

We agree! Tasty, fresh, good value and great portions……the complimentary after dinner drinks certainly help too!!!

We may have to try it later as its just round the corner

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By *ushandkittyCouple
51 weeks ago

Gloucester

Had brunch today at The Bistro, was excellent, fantastic eggs Royal and a top full English

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