And we’re done. It was a very social group and people bonded and were chatting throughout. This doesn’t always happen so it’s always good to see and make for a much more fun experience.

Back at the hotel now and a coffee and a local brandy to close off the night. The pour size this evening was ‘everything left in the bottle’



Tonights tour was called the Genuine Malaga Wine and Tapas Tour and it is highly recommended. Our guide was knowledgable and gregarious and really added to the experience.

A recap of the night and the various dishes

Stop one was for a glass of Vermut. The bar was crazy busy, obviously the place to see and be seen but the Vermut was tasty although it was served with lemon and I am more used to it being with orange. Because I was really late I didn’t have much time to dwell over it before we were leaving.

Stop two was Donde Carlos and in Post 33 you can see our guide, the waiter, and Carlos himself. The guys were on top form during this stop and it was a lot of fun. We had the meat and cheese plate accompanied by a glass of manzanilla. Again, highly recommended.

Stop three was El Gallo Ronco where we had padron peppers, prawns in garlic and chilli, and pork loin. All three dishes were good and I introduced my neighbour at the table into the society of ‘keep the prawns, gimme the oil!

Last stop of the night was Eme and again great fun staff. Dishes were a fish soup made with a mayonnaise base, ham croquettes but not as you’ve ever had them before, and an incredibly rich paella. I asked about paella being a lunch dish and the explanation given was that it is a demonstration dish on the tour… not sure I buy that.

All in all a really good a filling evening and a great way to spend three and a half hours.