Tapas in a Cave

San Miguel de Salinas is a small Spanish town very near to the Torrevieja. (Apparently its not the place where the beer is from, I checked.)

One of the really cool things about this place, is that some of the residents live in cave houses in the centre of the town. According to the restaurant website (yeah, i do my research) the caves were used as homes back in the 1500's due to the lack of materials in the area to build proper homes. Admittedly it it's not very picturesque. In fact it all looks a bit run down from the outside. But that's kind of what makes the town pretty. It has character. 

One of the caves has been converted into a restaurant. With the very imaginative name of Las Cuevas. Which if you can't guess, translates to 'The Caves'. 

The place is beautifully decorated, and the staff were very friendly. Although the town seems very traditionally Spanish, they spoke good English, and the menus are translated into a few different languages. 

There is two sections to Las Cuevas. The restaurant and the Tapas Bar. We went to the Tapas Bar, although to me, it was still a restaurant. 

The menu was excellent, and I struggled to pick. There had a selection of 'Special Dishes', which were meals for those who may not want Tapas. My Tapas experience had previously only been '3 for £10' ready meals from Tesco, so I was keen to give it a go. I ended up picking 5 dishes, because someones got to be the pig. The waitress did even say 'wow, you're hungry' whilst I was ordering. Awkward. 

When we arrived they put a sampler on the table for us when they delivered our drinks. I'm not 100% sure what she said, as I was pretty lost in the menu trying to get my choice of 10 dishes down to something a little more acceptable/affordable. I believe it was some kind of seafood salad. Whatever it was it was yummy, and did not help me with my menu situation. 

Eventually I decided on meatballs, ravioli, a mushroom dish, nachos, and my experiment of the night, octopus! I was pretty much in food heaven. Each dish was delicious, and I can confirm I am a fan of octopus. They were all pretty much 1 person sized dishes, although the mushrooms and the nacho's could have been shared (if you're not a little piglet like myself). 

The prices average at around €4-5 per dish, which I thought was very reasonable. 

The evening was my favourite meal of the whole holiday, and I would love to go back and try some more of the dishes. I would definitely recommend it to any one who may be visiting the area. 

We did book a table, however there were plenty available. Saying this however, there was a fiesta taking place in San Miguel on this evening, so this may have affected the amount of diners that evening. It may normally be packed.