El Candil de San Pedro en Marbella

Fail to understand why we have left it so long to visit El Candil. After a drink in Charles Bar we fancied something different and popped into El Candil on the off chance. Even for a Tuesday night in San Pedro the restaurant was busy and really inviting. Managed to get a table and the first thing one of the waiters did was bring a water bowl out for our two dogs and gave them a cuddle - sold on El Candil before we had a chance to look at the menu. Ordered a glass of Rioja and the bottle was left on the table. Great idea, they work out how much you drink from the bottle when it comes to the bill. The selection of wines looked incredible. Ordered 2 half rations and 1 full, food was great although next time we will ask for some advice on the menu, We feel we missed so much. My favourite was the habitas con jamon . Will definitely go back and be a bit more adventurous. El Candil represents all that we love about San Pedro, you can still find authentic Spain in the cosmopolitan buzz of Marbella.