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Restaurant Monells: El Roure Blanch

This is a lovely, typical restaurant in the plaza in Monells.  It is reasonably priced, friendly, and very fresh. I had a typical “green salad” or ensalada verde (which in Catalunya means all vegetables).  And the grilled turbot.  Great lunch with a tiny...

La Cantonada: La Bisbal

Lunchtime at La Cantonada on a Friday is always busy even in February!  Friday is market day in La Bisbal, so people like to go to lunch after the market.  For half the price of my meal yesterday at La Fabrica de Gel, the menu del dia is quite good.  For the first...

La Fabrica de Gel: Restaurant Palamos

Yesterday went to the acclaimed Fabrica de Gel in Palamos.  It definitely lived up to its reputation.  I had the Menu de Mediodia.  The food was fancy, but not overly precious.  I was seated next to a multigenerational birthday party with one of the guests turning 80...

Sportscars Club Meeting in Monells

I had lunch at Roure Blanch and afterwards went to get my car, and saw this impressive array of very very fancy sportscars.  All of their owners were having a noisy, fun looking lunch at the Hotel Arcs de Monells. ...