Restaurante El Olivo

Restaurante El Olivo is a family-run restaurant in the Gran Alacant shopping centre, open since August 2008, with a calm, refined atmosphere. The cooking is Mediterranean, built around rice dishes, grilled meat and fish from the Bay of Santa Pola, made with fresh market produce. Visitors recommend the artichokes, anchovies, tuna tartare and croquettes, and among the rice dishes the arròs a banda, fideuà and traditional rabbit-and-snail paella. Among the desserts, reviewers mention the turrón coulant. According to reviews, the staff are attentive and friendly without being intrusive, and the menu includes vegetarian and gluten-free options.