Restaurante La Herradura, Prol. Avenida del Mar, s/n 03187 Los Montesinos, Alicante, Tel. 96 672 10 78

We visited this lovely old restaurant on UK Mother´s Day for lunch. The meal was wonderful, the service excellent, the staff friendly and welcoming, plus English was spoken for those of us whose Spanish language skills leave a lot to be desired.

We started with Special bread la Herradura with tomato and garlic. Alsolutely gorgeous and for those of us who love Spanish bread, this tops any I have ever eaten. With the Alioli and tomato, it was fabulous.

We decided to be a little adverturous with the starter – and chose a Canneloni stuffed with spanish black sausage (Morcilla). It was absolutely sublime, I mean seriously – the combination of morcilla sausage, crispy canneloni and cream of mushroom sauce was just, well, it was out of this world.

For our main course we both chose Chopped Sirloin with Spring Garlic, vegetables. The spring garlic and chopped sirloin combination was excellent and whilst I have never been a fan of caramalised garlic or onion, this was beautiful.

To finish we had a homemade cheesecake with a berry coulis. It was a rare treat for me as I haven´t enjoyed the cheesecakes served in restaurants whilst in Spain until Sunday. They are usually watery and tasteless, not this one.

We had house red wine, water and finally Cafe Solo followed by a complimentary glass of Cava.

We were met at the door by the lovely head chef who chatted to us for some time and after each course asked if the meal was up to standard. During my time in Spain, I can honestly say this was the best restaurant I have ever visited. The meal was excellent and I will be returning in the not too distant future.

On Friday evening, La Herradura has a Flamenco night, which I am told is very good. I look forward to seeing it.

They also have a website and it is well worth a visit restaurantelaherradura.com