El Buen Comer

I’ve always had faith in old-​fashioned looking places — they serve the most honest food. I’m not saying modrn, hipstery restaurants are always bad, but if there’s one thing I can’t stomach, it’s pretentious kitchen. Nothing like that here. El Buen Comer is exactly that: good food. First comes a modest looking, grilled bread with aioli that’s divine. It’s easy to spoil a garlic sauce: add one hint of garlic too much, and it becomes a burning nightmare. Here, aioli is perfect; just slightly garlic-​y and buttery; we’re almost full before the starters arrive. Crocquetas, any Spaniard’s fave, are great — not greasy at all. Order a paella alicantina, which is made with chickpeas and rabbit, in addition to your usual seafood. here’s a surprize: paella is not salty, which it tends too be so often. Grilled fish are amazing, rice is moist and sauvory. A bottle of crisp local house wine (with a D.O. status, mind you) is less than 9 €. It’s a highly recommended little eatery — brilliant in its modesty. I’ll be back.

Man sitzt toll draußen. Die Bedienung ist sehr freundlich und hat Charme. Die Paella ist sehr zu empfehlen. Die Preise sind fair. Die Weinkarte hat eine große Auswahl zu ebenfalls günstigen Preisen. Wir kommen gerne wieder.

Pretty much everything along this restaurant-​row in Alicante is a solid bet, but our first night was here at El Buen Comer and it really set us up for a great holiday. The service was just lovely, something that continued in every stop in this area. Two of us shared the set menu and the value was just incredible, we were stuffed to the gills! Also on the table was the assortment of Tapas which my friend enjoyed, a portion of calamari which was HUGE and spaghetti bolognese, which was perfectly lovely. We also got sangria and while it wasn’t our favourite batch from the few days, it was very tasty.

We had the menu for € 18.80 which is good value.
The tapas and the paella were tasty, but not spectacularly so.
I can recommend this restaurant for its value for money; however, anybody looking for a fine dining experience, should go elsewhere.

«Good collection of Spanish Favourites»
Reviewed 29 April 2012
We visited this restaurant on our first night in Alicante. It has a good selection of Spanish favourites to choose from. We opted for the set 3 course menu. Our choice was a selection of tapas (ham & cheese, Calamari and Patatas Bravas), Paella, bread and butter pudding and ½ a litre of wine or sangria each — all for 18 euro’s. Pretty good value, although you can eat cheaper in Alicante. We sat outside in an atmospheric cobbled alley, which was a great option in warm months and the service was extremely good. On the whole, no complaints and worth a punt if you like the authentic touch.
Visited April 2012
3 of 5 stars Value
5 of 5 stars Atmosphere
5 of 5 stars Service
5 of 5 stars Food