El Cantal is a rice restaurant in Calpe near the harbour, with large windows overlooking the bay, the port and the Peñón de Ifach rock. The cooking is Mediterranean and built around rice dishes and paellas (minimum two people), with more than ten varieties on the menu alongside fideuà, fish and seafood. The restaurant says it buys its produce at the local fish market (lonja), which can be seen from the dining room. The spacious, modern interior has enclosed fireplaces beside some tables, and there is a weekday lunch menu. Reviews most often mention the lobster rice, arròs del senyoret, anchovies and octopus carpaccio, as well as the view and the service.
Guest favourites: paella and other rice dishes (e.g. pork rice with aioli), gambas al ajillo, fish, steaks, the weekday lunch menu. Paella is ordered for a minimum of 2 people.
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