Benahavis Restaurant Rufino
The Benahavis restaurant Rufino is a local favorite offering fresh Spanish cuisine in a charming hilltop village located only 15 minutes from Puerto Banus.
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This Spanish restaurant has been serving local cuisine for years in Benahavis at a reasonable price offering great value.
Address: Avenida de Andalucia. Take N340 from Puerto Banus towards Algeciras. Exit at Benahavis and continue up the mountain until you reach the roundabout with fountain. Continue upwards until you hit the first restaurant on the left corner as you enter the village of Benahavis.
Tel: +34 645 492 543
Hours: Open for lunch and dinner from 12:30pm - 4:00pm. Closed for break until dinner at 7:00pm-11:30pm. Closed on Wednesdays.
MarbellaFamilyFun grade: 8.5
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Mom's evaluation: Restaurant Alfredo is a great place to try a typical Spanish meal. The menu offers everything from seafood favorites such as gambas pil-pil (spicy shrimp in garlic, oil & chili) to hearty meat dishes. The service was very friendly and gave special attention to our kids with a few jokes and lollipops at the end of the meal.
Before we even ordered we were served a tiny glass of port wine and the kids were given tiny Shirley Temple cocktails to make them feel grown up. They then brought us a an appetizer of olives, manchego cheese, and pate to satisfy our rumbling tummies as we decided what to order. The kids shared an orange duck, while my husband had the steak and I had an order of fish. Everything was delicious, but I have to warn you that the portions are gigantic! Thank goodness the kids shared the duck. My husband had three slabs of steak on his plate while I had four fish fillets. This meal is what I would normally serve over the course of three evenings in my family. The vegetable and potato sides were served "home style" in a huge dish placed in the middle of the table for all of us to share. The meal certainly was fit for a king and the price turned out to be very reasonable considering the amount of food we had eaten.
We thought we couldn´t fit any more into our bellies until they brought us the dessert platter. We were convinced to try the lemon meringue, the chocolate cake and arroz con leche (rice with milk). The best was by far the lemon meringue as it was so light you could manage to stuff it in. The chocolate cake was a bit dry, so I found it to be average and the arroz con leche was very nice, but I´ve had better.
Benahavis is a very nice little village just 10-15 minutes from Marbella and is a pleasant place to visit for lunch when looking to explore a bit further out of Marbella. Although there is only one small main street in the whole village there are lots of restaurants to choose from. Restaurant Alfredo is definitely worth a visit. If the weather is good, they have a nice terrace outdoors to enjoy a pleasant meal. Grade: 8.5
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Elaine's family (San Pedro) grade: 10
Mom: Rufino Restaurante in Benahavis is child friendly yet slightly formal. They welcome you with a glass of sherry and paté. Their speciality is lamb and, ladies, ask for half a portion or share, as the portions are more than generous! I can honestly say not only is the food fantastic but the standard and quality of the food and service is always the same. We've been eating at this restaurant on a regular basis over the past 18 years and have never had a bad meal there! Grade: 10
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