kaza

Hi all

Has anyone tried the resturant in Valle San Lorenzo called Parisio?

If not, I recommend that you give it a go. The food is fab and the vino even better.

It's only 10 minutes out of Los Cristianos in a taxi. Make a night of it!!

Telephone Number: 922 76 60 06

Mike's directions are spot on.

The addess is:

Paraiso
Valle san lorenzo
Ctra gral. 185
Arona

The original restaurant is on the left and there is a new one on the
right.

Enjoy

makum101

My fave place on the Island to eat.

cld

Any chance of a bit more info please - address / tel no & a desciption of the type of food served, etc. Always on the lookout for good new restaurants to try.

Mike in Chayofa

There's a thread on this somewhere - but I can't just find it.

Heading from LosCris, take the Arona road and just follow the road (don't turn for Arona) through La Camella etc ... or from the Guaza roundabout head straight up the hill to VSL and turn right when you get to the town.

The new Paraiso is on the right a couple of hundred metres down (car park behind if there's nowhere to park on the street) and the original is a little further down on the left.

Typical 'international menu' and the new one also does chicken, steak etc a la brasa.

Huge portions, good food. Bread and a starter will be brought to your table, so be careful about what you order otherwise you will be taking food home and eating leftovers forever.

Price guide - a large, excellent quality fillet steak will set you back around 10€. Half roast chicken just over 5€

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cld

Thanks Mike, will definitely pay a visit.

sammie

Been to the one on the left. Would greatly recommend. Loved the food, nice staff and good prices.

angiedixon

tried the paraiso,,bloody lovely!! try the mixed grill massive!! so much choice too..dont have a starter unless you are very hungry! i had asparagus mornay then steak n ckn,,very nice..other people wi me had mixed sausage starter and roast ckn...camembert wi cranberry sauce starter then escalope wi tomato n cheese!!cheap too..have you tried coconut joes,,gandhi,,rosies cantina,,heroes bar-los cristianos...all do exceptional food all at good prices

Critic

I've eaten here a few times with friends, and will happily return. This is the "barbacoa" on the south side of the road in Valle San Lorenzo - I've never been to the one up the street and over the road.

Ambiance: despite the uncomfortable straight-backed chairs that seem to be common here (who is actually shaped like that, really?), the dining room is a fun, light space, with stunning views. Lunchtimes you tend not to get the view as they keep the blinds closed to block the sun. Early evening it's great. It has a rustic country feel, leaning towards themey but in a batty way that's quite charming. Not sure if it was done with a sense of humour, but it's fun none the less.

Service: good when it's there, but can sometimes be a bit absent. The staff are helpful and happy to advise, and will try and speak to you in whatever language you happen to be speaking if they can - always a plus! Things can sometimes be a little abrupt - occasionally something just turns up and is plonked on the table without much ceremony and you wonder where it came from - but this is more to do with the number of people in the restaurant and the phyiscal delivery of food than the attitude of the staff.

Food: it's Canarian-a-go-go with the occasional touch of creativity; the burbango cordon-bleu it possibly an acquired taste, but somehow I feel it's indulgent and I love it. Croquettas are good. We tend to get a mix of starters and share. I think someone I was with there once had soup and said it was good. For main courses, go for the barbecue stuff at the end of the menu - it's what they do well here. The meat is good quality. Whilst you would think you really can't go to wrong with fresh ingredients simply prepared it's amazing how many places seem to be able to ruin grilled chicken, but not so at Paraiso - it's all tasty. If you fancy a challenge - both quantity and culinary - have the ternera a-la-piedra - they bring out a massive piece of beef sliced up which you cook yourself on a hot stone. One for the boys if they're pining for their barbecues.

Overall: fun, unpretentious, well priced. It is what it is, and it's tasty. It's perhaps a little out of the way - or it seems that way. Why does living here make you feel that 15 minutes in a car is too far? However, if you want a good meal in a group there are worse places to go. Very many worse places! If you want some good old country cooking go here rather than any of the places in Los Cristianos / Las Americas. The money you spend on petrol you'll save in the restaurant, and the food will probably be better.

Recommended.

Janet

I´m afraid that I didn´t like it at all. The restaurant was clean and service was reasonable, prices were certainly low, especially compared with the holiday resorts. But the only reason for going there was to experience a "real" Canarian restaurant, and in this respect it was a total failure.

There are Canarian staff. That is it. There is a menu designed to cater for British tastes ... or rather, that which British tastes imagine Canarian cuisine to consist of. Standard fare is, really, the type of huge servings of mixed grill that you would never ever find in a true Canarian restaurant.

I was hugely disappointed, and won´t be going back ... not least because it was so incredibly noisy there that conversation was impossible. If anyone really wants real Canarian, they´ll need to go a bit further away from Los Cristianos than Valle San Lorenzo.

old golfer

My comments are similar to Janets the restaurant is quite nice the food ok .. But its a tourist restaurant never seen a Canarian family in there ...You will find better just along the road...

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