Such a shame as we love tapas and used to visit this restaurant a lot when it was situated in Whyteleafe. The food was dreadful - The salad was swimming in oil, the lamb was so fatty it was barely edible, the whitebait had a strange taste to it like it had been cooked in old oil and the worst of all was the patatas brava which tasted like the potatoes had been reheated from the night before. The waitress was rude and quite aggressive when I expressed to her how bad the food actually was. We will not be back and would not recommend this restaurant to anybody.
Heather H
I chose Costa Del Sol to provide 3 paella dishes for my 60th Birthday for 45 people. What a HUGE success, Joe & his wife delivered the the dishes of steaming hot paella to my Son’s home in Crawley spot on time on Sunday afternoon: There was a mixed fish full of delicious prawns, muscles & other tasty fish, a chicken & chorizo & a vegetarian all presented beautifully on large paella dishes. The food was OUTSTANDING, everyone loved it, so tasteful & beautifully cooked. I cannot thank them enough & would HIGHLY recommend the food. Sadly no one took any photos. I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND Costa Del Sol, they made my Birthday Celebrations complete.
Imogen W
I recently took a large. staff team out for dinner here having previously been with friends and family. I'm delighted to say that the usual 5 star service, atmosphere and food quality was enjoyed by all 17 of us! The owners' friendly and professional work made everything, from the initial booking to the final night itself, a real pleasure. I would definitely recommend a visit - you will not be disappointed! Thank you to the team - you made our night very special indeed. Imogen
864dazf
Always outstanding for food and service. Can't recommend enough. The aubergine bake is must. Great specials board too.
neilp714
We ate here last night as it was our anniversary , well just wanted to say we had a lovely evening, food was delicious and plenty of it we choose tapas dishes all were great, a lovely glass of cold white wine and a beer topped it off!! We will be back
sallyrN5898KL
Wow, what a find ! We were travelling to Gatwick and arrived at tea time ... 10 mins from the airport this is a fantastic restaurant the best Spanish food !!! From the warm friendly staff their attentive service was outstanding . Generous portions that could not be faulted . I would recommend a visit to anyone who maybe passing or travelling from Gatwick . I we lived nearer we would be here every week. Thank you ?
999sharris
We came to Costa del Sol as a couple and have a great night. The restaurant is lovely and authentic with Spanish music in the background and was a real happy vibe with most tables full. I’ve been here a few times and have to Say that this was the best visit yet, the food was amazing, the service was also really good and the staff here are great. Can’t wait to go back!
V895OEkc
We stayed here for 3 nights. We reached the hotel late at night around 21:30 for check-in, and the reception was so kind and straight away, said our room is ready and we can go have dinner (we booked halg board) abd then do check-in formalities. We were given room to roadside view, we requested if its possible to get a sea view room and luckily we got one but for extra cost. The room was very tidy and good modern bathrooms too. Our room had a big balcony with sunrise and sunset views. The beach is the backyard of this hotel. We can walk right through the restaurant and reach the beach. We had breakfast and dinner part of our booking. Breakfast is a buffet. Dinner has 3 course style menus for each day. The food was freshly prepared and tasted very good. We tried most of their dishes, and all of them were good. The staff are a nice bunch of people, speak limited english but very helpful in all possible ways. The hotel is 30 mins from the airport, and we used Uber, which cost around €35 to get there. The road where the hotel is located has a lot of restaurants and cafes and nice walking paths along the beach. We highly recommend this to anyone looking for a relaxing place to stay in Malaga
GIllian S
A family lunch to celebrate my brother’s 80th birthday. Warm welcome, nice range of food and drink and really friendly staff. Thank you for helping us to enjoy a special day.
Pip C
We shared six of the tapas; only one (the kidneys dish) was nice whilst the other five were either bland or unpleasant. The service and wine were good, but still a big disappointment overall.
Just got back from a week in Rincon de la Victoria in Hotel Rincon Sol. Solo traveller so a little apprehensive. Started badly as I got my admin all wrong and had a problem with credit card and inboard boarding pass. I have nothing but praise for all the staff in this hotel from waiters to housekeeping, but the reception staff were outstanding! They put their heads together and sorted both problems and saved my holiday from disaster! I am so grateful to them for their sympathy and help. I had a sea view and was able to enjoy the beautiful sunsets from my tiny but adequate balcony. The beach is just across the path and sunbeds and towels are available from the hotel. I loved the resort, so much going on, a great selection of bars and restaurants on the beach road and buses up and down the coast are available from the front of the hotel. The little red train was well worth the 3 euros and provided a great overview of the resort with a commentary of the historical sites locally.
Kandace C.
Great food, exceptional service, & excellent price. Have eaten here for breakfast & lunch no matter what time wouldn't go wrong eating here.
Oliver_Ciaravella
Stayed at the Sofitel Gatwick and this place was a nice 30 minute walk from the north terminal. We are so glad we chose this. We have the seafood paella for two and a jug of sangria. The paella was probably the best we have ever had. My partner felt ill and so needed the assistance of the staff but they were great and supportive. I 100% recommend this place
kev_hume
Was in Horley for a few days while working at Gatwick. Booked this place on my last night after liking the look of it waking past. The service was very friendly, attentive, and made good recommendations. The food was stunning. Very well presented, tasted great and the portions were slightly bigger than id expected. We were £80 for 6 tapas, and 4 drinks which I thought was perfectly reasonable.
DanielleJ23
Great location, on the seafront with plenty of restaurants and supermarkets nearby. Rooms are very basic but clean. Walls very thin (or maybe we just had very loud neighbours!). Breakfast was included and was okay. Easy to get a taxi into Malaga which we did on a couple of occasions.
Such a shame as we love tapas and used to visit this restaurant a lot when it was situated in Whyteleafe. The food was dreadful - The salad was swimming in oil, the lamb was so fatty it was barely edible, the whitebait had a strange taste to it like it had been cooked in old oil and the worst of all was the patatas brava which tasted like the potatoes had been reheated from the night before. The waitress was rude and quite aggressive when I expressed to her how bad the food actually was. We will not be back and would not recommend this restaurant to anybody.
I chose Costa Del Sol to provide 3 paella dishes for my 60th Birthday for 45 people. What a HUGE success, Joe & his wife delivered the the dishes of steaming hot paella to my Son’s home in Crawley spot on time on Sunday afternoon: There was a mixed fish full of delicious prawns, muscles & other tasty fish, a chicken & chorizo & a vegetarian all presented beautifully on large paella dishes. The food was OUTSTANDING, everyone loved it, so tasteful & beautifully cooked. I cannot thank them enough & would HIGHLY recommend the food. Sadly no one took any photos. I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND Costa Del Sol, they made my Birthday Celebrations complete.
I recently took a large. staff team out for dinner here having previously been with friends and family. I'm delighted to say that the usual 5 star service, atmosphere and food quality was enjoyed by all 17 of us! The owners' friendly and professional work made everything, from the initial booking to the final night itself, a real pleasure. I would definitely recommend a visit - you will not be disappointed! Thank you to the team - you made our night very special indeed. Imogen
Always outstanding for food and service. Can't recommend enough. The aubergine bake is must. Great specials board too.
We ate here last night as it was our anniversary , well just wanted to say we had a lovely evening, food was delicious and plenty of it we choose tapas dishes all were great, a lovely glass of cold white wine and a beer topped it off!! We will be back
Wow, what a find ! We were travelling to Gatwick and arrived at tea time ... 10 mins from the airport this is a fantastic restaurant the best Spanish food !!! From the warm friendly staff their attentive service was outstanding . Generous portions that could not be faulted . I would recommend a visit to anyone who maybe passing or travelling from Gatwick . I we lived nearer we would be here every week. Thank you ?
We came to Costa del Sol as a couple and have a great night. The restaurant is lovely and authentic with Spanish music in the background and was a real happy vibe with most tables full. I’ve been here a few times and have to Say that this was the best visit yet, the food was amazing, the service was also really good and the staff here are great. Can’t wait to go back!
We stayed here for 3 nights. We reached the hotel late at night around 21:30 for check-in, and the reception was so kind and straight away, said our room is ready and we can go have dinner (we booked halg board) abd then do check-in formalities. We were given room to roadside view, we requested if its possible to get a sea view room and luckily we got one but for extra cost. The room was very tidy and good modern bathrooms too. Our room had a big balcony with sunrise and sunset views. The beach is the backyard of this hotel. We can walk right through the restaurant and reach the beach. We had breakfast and dinner part of our booking. Breakfast is a buffet. Dinner has 3 course style menus for each day. The food was freshly prepared and tasted very good. We tried most of their dishes, and all of them were good. The staff are a nice bunch of people, speak limited english but very helpful in all possible ways. The hotel is 30 mins from the airport, and we used Uber, which cost around €35 to get there. The road where the hotel is located has a lot of restaurants and cafes and nice walking paths along the beach. We highly recommend this to anyone looking for a relaxing place to stay in Malaga
A family lunch to celebrate my brother’s 80th birthday. Warm welcome, nice range of food and drink and really friendly staff. Thank you for helping us to enjoy a special day.
We shared six of the tapas; only one (the kidneys dish) was nice whilst the other five were either bland or unpleasant. The service and wine were good, but still a big disappointment overall.
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Just got back from a week in Rincon de la Victoria in Hotel Rincon Sol. Solo traveller so a little apprehensive. Started badly as I got my admin all wrong and had a problem with credit card and inboard boarding pass. I have nothing but praise for all the staff in this hotel from waiters to housekeeping, but the reception staff were outstanding! They put their heads together and sorted both problems and saved my holiday from disaster! I am so grateful to them for their sympathy and help. I had a sea view and was able to enjoy the beautiful sunsets from my tiny but adequate balcony. The beach is just across the path and sunbeds and towels are available from the hotel. I loved the resort, so much going on, a great selection of bars and restaurants on the beach road and buses up and down the coast are available from the front of the hotel. The little red train was well worth the 3 euros and provided a great overview of the resort with a commentary of the historical sites locally.
Great food, exceptional service, & excellent price. Have eaten here for breakfast & lunch no matter what time wouldn't go wrong eating here.
Stayed at the Sofitel Gatwick and this place was a nice 30 minute walk from the north terminal. We are so glad we chose this. We have the seafood paella for two and a jug of sangria. The paella was probably the best we have ever had. My partner felt ill and so needed the assistance of the staff but they were great and supportive. I 100% recommend this place
Was in Horley for a few days while working at Gatwick. Booked this place on my last night after liking the look of it waking past. The service was very friendly, attentive, and made good recommendations. The food was stunning. Very well presented, tasted great and the portions were slightly bigger than id expected. We were £80 for 6 tapas, and 4 drinks which I thought was perfectly reasonable.
Great location, on the seafront with plenty of restaurants and supermarkets nearby. Rooms are very basic but clean. Walls very thin (or maybe we just had very loud neighbours!). Breakfast was included and was okay. Easy to get a taxi into Malaga which we did on a couple of occasions.