Serafines - Ibi

Serafines is a nice restaurant in a beautiful setting in the woods. Tables nicely set. Warning, they do not have a printed menu, you need a QR reader app on your phone. On this occasion I had printed the menu from their web site, before going, this made things much easier. Overall staff were pleasant but the service was rushed and way too fast, plates were being taken away before we were finished and the next course on the table only minutes after finishing the last course. Point to be aware of, the menu has most things priced with a ration price and a half ration price, half rations are more than adequate for two people. For the food, we started with squid rings in batter, very nice, this was followed by 4 croquet 's, I liked them, my wife was not so keen, too strong for her liking. Then we had duck foie pate, a huge chunk of pate and packet toasts. The pate was delicious, very rich, this needed time to savor, but again, we felt rushed. For our main courses, my wife had the lamb stuffed with ham, generally a disappointing dish, very fatty and served on a plate with an unnecessary floral display of various salad products, ridiculous. Watching around the room, this seemed to be the norm, every main dish had half a kilo of salad crammed on the plate. The waste in this restaurant must be incredible. For the main, I chose the marinated partridge, a dish I had experienced on previous visits. Unfortunately, this time the dish was awful and I had to send it back, in my opinion it was not edible, the meat was dry and tasteless, again accompanied by the floral display. To be fair the restaurant did take it off the bill without any hassle. To accompany these courses we had the house red, very nice. We also ordered a bottle of still water, they brought sparkling water, not a good start. For dessert I chose the profiteroles which were not bad but they were the largest profiteroles I have ever seen sitting in a bucket of chocolate sauce. We finished with a coffee, beautiful coffee served in stupid cups. The final bill was 61.00 Euros, not bad considering the wine was 14.00 Euros. Would we go back, probably, eventually but we both suffered dreadful indigestion that night so we will not be rushing back in the near future.

Serafines is decorated in a nice traditional spanish way and the menu expresses this as well. We ordered different kind of starters, a Arroces for 2 and a plate with different kinds of pastries. It was a ery positieve experience to eat at Serafines: here you can get a good taste of the local specialties. The waiters and kitchen staff are professionals who know what they are doing. Although this restaurant is not cheap, it is defnitely a place to enjoy good food and good whine!

This restaurant is set in the middle of a natural park consisting of mainly pine woodland, fabulous on a nice sunny day. We started with baby squid and octopus, both dishes were really good. I followed on with a marinated partridge and my wife had hake, both excellent dishes. For wine we chose the red Tarima Hill, simply a stunning wine. Chocolate gateaux to finish with a cup of coffee. Service was good at all times. Not a cheap place to dine, we finished up with a bill for 80.00 Euros with the tip but value for money. Would we go back, absolutely, if you want quality Spanish food you will not be dissapointed.

Diez en todo, no tiene ninguna pega Dietary restrictions: Para los alérgicos lo tienen todo controlado Service: Dine in Meal type: Lunch Price per person: €40–50 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes: Arroz de Montaña, Tarta de Naranja

El Restaurante Serafines es uno de esos lugares que hace treinta o cuarenta años habría merecido una estrella Michelín, antes que la Guía se volviese a ser una inútil recerca de gran experiencias en lugar de lugares donde comer bien . Eso dicho, la cocina local aquí tiene su reino, y reina muy bien: ingredientes frescos, preparación casera, y mucho *mucho* cuidado: tanto a los platos como a quién se los come. Un trato muy agradable, y una atención al cliente siempre genuina y sincera. Todo perfecto? Señores, nadie es perfecto (tampoco los Tres Estrellas), pero no es la perfección la que se busca aquí. Es una stupenda comida casera, de gran calidad en todo, incluso la selección de vinos. Y no olviden pedir los arroces, que son especiales de verdad. En pocas palabras: si estáis en zona, no dejáis de parar!