ALICANTE - CASTELLA - ASADOR IZASKUN

ASADOR IZASKUN

We had driven past the sign for Asador Izaskun lurking above the trees on the motorway the day before, and I said to friends in the car that it looked like it could be a nice restaurant. Without realising it, this was our third and final restaurant visit on our short trip to Sax in Alicante to visit our friend Howard Goldsmith.

We arrived at a restaurant set in beautiful surroundings with manicured gardens.

We were taken to a large dining room with extensive window views of the gardens.

The restaurant can be used for large banquets, weddings, etc.

The Basque-influenced restaurant specialises in grilling fish and meat from that area.

This is what we had

Anchoas de Santoña del Canabrico (lata de 10 a 12 piezas) anchovies (Tin of 10 to 12 pieces)

Jamón ibérico de Jabugo 100gm (Iberian ham from Jabugo)

Chistorra a la sidra (a cured sausage from Aragon, the Basque Country, and Navarre and is cooked in Basque Cider)

1.5kg Chuleta de vaca vieja de Tolosa con proceso de maduración de 3 semanas (1.5kg old beef chop from Tolosa with a minimum of maturation of 3 weeks)

Degustación de repostería de la casa (selection of house pastries)

Finished off with coffees.

Only two other tables were occupied in the large dining room that day, and I have read some bad reviews elsewhere about this restaurant from what seem to be local Spanish customers. We can only comment on what we have and have no complaints.