Monday, 09 March 2015 12:01

Eating Out at Puerto Rico in Gran Canaria

Beachside dining at Puerto Rico in Gran Canaria Beachside dining at Puerto Rico in Gran Canaria

Most of the restaurants in Puerto Rico resort are in the colossal shopping centre but there are options by the marinas and the beach, and good spots for dinner tucked away amongst the apartments. 

Puerto Rico Shopping Centre

The Puerto Rico shopping centre is stuffed with restaurants selling resort cuisine: Big steaks, garlic prawns, enormous ice creams etc. Most serve perfectly good food although margins are squeezed by the number of places.

Most have a tout outside so we'd encourage you to choose a place with friendly staff, plenty of customers and obvious pride in their food. Walk away from any restaurant with an aggressive or unpleasant frontman.

The Las Vegas Steakhouse gets good reviews from our 10,000-strong army of Facebook fans.

Alex says: Some of the best spots in the Puerto Rico CC aren't on the main walkways but are tucked away. For example, the Happy Valley Indian restaurant on the first floor just by the lift. It does quality Indian food to eat in and take away and also has a beachfront restaurant at Amadores.

Agua la Perra

This mini version of Puerto Rico just behind the Puerto Base marina (get to it by walking under the road just by the Marina Suites apartments) is worth the walk if you want good food.

The little shopping centre just up the hill from the marina has several of Puerto Rico's best restaurants. The Cosi Como Sei Italian is currently top of Tripadvisor's list of 138 restaurants (there must be lots more) in Puerto Rico.

Just next door is El Cenador grill: a low-key restaurant popular with Canarians who work in the resort as well as with repeat visitors. It serves great steak and has a famously friendly atmosphere. 

El Gaitero, a typical resort restaurant with a big menu also gets good reviews for service and friendliness from our Facebook fans.

The Marinas

The Grill Costa Mar in Puerto Base gets good reviews and so does the Taj Palace. Bambus Bar is popular with the Scandinavian crowd.

In Puerto Escala, the Puerto Escala chiringuito does good-value seafood and salads while the Puerto Rico Beach Club on the first floor of the little shopping centre has great views and does good food.

In the resort

Small restaurants dotted around the resort are often good quality as don't get people walking past and have to attract them with good food and service. Ask around at your accommodation and in the reception. 

Up the hill

The Europa Centre up the West Hill isn't as busy as Puerto Rico CC but has great views of the resort. The El Toro Negro restaurant is always busy and serves big steaks. MIA Restaurante Pizzeria also gets good reviews.

 

Published in Puerto Rico

Join the Gran Canaria Info newsletter list

endanlfifrdeisitnoplptruessv

 

 

Follow us on Facebook

Tip of the day

  • Tip Of The Day: Avoid Bank Card Charges By Paying In Euros
    Tip Of The Day: Avoid Bank Card Charges By Paying In Euros

    Save money and avoid rip-off bank charges while in Gran Canaria by paying in euros when using your credit or debit card.

    Many bars and restaurants in Gran Canaria, and in almost all European holiday destinations, give you the option of paying in euros or in your home currency. Opting for your own currency, while it may seem like the safer option, can add as much as 5% to the bill as it triggers dynamic currency conversion. 

    DCC basically means that the exchange rate is calculated at point of sale rather than by your bank. It allows you to see the total cost of the transaction in your own currency but adds up to 5% to the total because it uses a terrible exchange rate. 

    Since the extra money is shared between your bank and the merchant, some places will automatically bill you in your own currency and hope you don't notice. You have the legal right to refuse and void the transaction should this happen. 

    ATMs too

    The same applies when taking money out of ATM machines in Gran Canaria (and anywhere in Europe); Always choose the local currency option to avoid losing money to poor exchange rates.

    If you opt for the local currency option, using bank ATMs is often the cheapest and safest way of getting euros in Gran Canaria. It's far safer than having a big pile of euros hidden in your room or tucked into your shorts.

    More details in this Daily Telegraph article.

Latest articles

Who's Online

We have 5116 guests and no members online

Login / Register

Take this website to the max, login or create an account now! By clicking on any Social Media platform logo, you can login with just one click.