El Cafe De Santa Ana - Elda

Great food but Friday is so busy we could not get a seat out side the food was lovely and we enjoyed it family and friends kind of place worth a visit

I filled this form in in Spanish and the three star grading uses the word Normal where it probably says average in the English version and Normal describes this restaurant exactly. We got some perfectly decent food at a very reasonable price with cracking service. None of the food was anything to write home about but there was an attempt to be a bit different by adding three little bits of entrees to the usual starter, main and pudding plan for the 10.50€ set meal that we ate. The entrees were interesting a goat's cheese, honey and aubergine one for instance whilst the mains were very standard I had gazpacho manchego (a sort of rabbit stew) and my partner had rice , a paella, with chicken and artichokes. For starters I had the meat balls in broth, pelotas or relleno and my partner had a meat and potato dish, pastel de carne. Puddings were the long list of cheese cake, pan de calatrava, tarta de la abuela, contesa etc, etc. The service was fast, pleasant and accurate. We didn't even have to wait for the bill. A clear recommendation if you want something to eat rather than an eating experience. it's an interesting bit of Elda too near the Town Hall and Tourist Info office.

The place is loaded with locals between 14-15. 3 course lunch including wine and coffee 5.75€. Nice and price worthy!

We were the only tourists in a full dining room, received a friendly welcome and were surprised by the quality and very good value of the lunch menu.