pepet
On Tuesday we had to pick up a parcel from the neighbouring town of Pineda de Mar. Like most of the towns in Maresme, Pineda is joined to Calella – the conurbation from Barcelona up the Mediterranean coast towards France goes on for miles. Most towns are half a dozen or so streets deep, between the sea and the mountains. We thought we’d profit from the excursion by having lunch somewhere different.
interior
Restaurante Marisqueria Pepet is a stylish fish restaurant, which is celebrating it’s 30th anniversary this year.
I took one look at the prepared fish
along with the fresh fish and meat fridges and knew we’d eat well here.
pepet menú del día
There were quite a few things I fancied on the menú del día, which was reasonably priced at €15, for 4 courses including wine.
vi rosat
We ordered the house vi rosat, which came in a carafe, but was nonetheless, a very drinkable wine.
llonganissa i olivas
First of all came little plates of llonganissa i olivas (a cured Catalan sausage [also known as salchichón in Spanish] with olives)
braves amb all-i-oli
and braves amb all-i-oli (boiled potatoes with a garlic and olive oil emulsion). These are unusual, as patatas bravas are normally fried and served with a picante sauce.
pa rústic
The bread is worth a mention here – it’s a lovely pa rústic with a good crust.
còctel de gambes
Oli ordered a còctel de gambes (a superior prawn cocktail, complete with endive bunny ears).
combinat de navalles i zamburinyes
I had the combinat de navalles i zamburinyes planxa (deliciously sweet baby scallops and razor clams, cooked on a griddle).
combinat de peix planxa
Oli’s main course was the combinat de peix planxa (combined fish [hake and sole] cooked on a griddle and served with potato and tomato).
plat mariachi
Mine was the plat mariachi – pop brasa, xoriço i morcilla (a beautifully tender octopus tentacle, on deep fried potato sticks with a chorizo and morcilla).
assortit d’fruita
We both ordered the same pudding, assortit d’fruita natural, taronja, meló i pinya (assorted natural fruit – apple, melon and pineapple). Our waiter had us sold on the dish, when he mentioned that it came with spiced rum!
carajillo
Naturally, I had a carajillo at the end …to give me the energy to walk home.
la factura
Our bill came to €36 including coffee – I can definitely envisage coming back here!
Restaurante Marisqueria Pepet is at: Av. Montserrat, 43, 08397 Pineda de Mar
Oh, absolutely no problem food- or pricewise for me . Have always judged a restaurant by its first courses . . . that prawn cocktail is considerably more moreish than most I have seen and you didn’t need a sales pitch for me to order scallops and razor clams not always available here . . . wish I had been sitting on your shoulder again . . . . .
Thanks Eha – it was a fabulous lunch!
Pineda de Mar looks like a lovely area. I was especially drawn to the Montnegre Park as it has that wonderful mountain to sea appeal I so enjoy. As for the restaurant, it’s perfect for me. I was hooked the minute I saw that lovely looking octopus. Thanks for taking us along.
Thanks Ron – that was perfect tender octopus. Sadly they have become quite expensive lately.
Outrageous value. I paid almost that for two sandwiches and coffee in a mid market cafe in Dublin today. Looks amazing.
Thanks Conor – I imagine it costs that much per dish in the evening, though alcohol prices stay the same …quite cheap!
Razor clams, a huge favourite!
Me too!
I think if my husband and I had been at the restaurant, we would have ordered exactly the same way.
Ha ha – one day we’ll see you there!