2018-05-23 Sant Carles de la Rapita, Costa del Azahar, Spain

Tonight we take our friend Ricci to dinner as a thank you for all the extra work he has helped us with on the Tangaroa

Canbatiste is the restaurant attached to a small boutique hotel

We have heard the food was very good here and the restaurant itself was very nice also

We decide to try the chef’s choices menu…….our first dish that arrived were the olives marguerita

…..followed by a couple of amazing local fresh oysters

As usual we sample one of the local vino tintos

This wine had the most amazing nose and accompanied our small dishes beautifully

All the dishes were beautifully presented

Raw monkfish with avocado…wonderful

Amazing local cockles served with a wonderful sauce

We tried the sea slugs which were surprisingly tasty

The deep fried cuttlefish served on a spool were amazing

Next we were served a seafood risotto with Norwegian lobster and shrimps

Grilled monkfish with grilled vegetables was the last of the main dishes

The cheese course came next with local white cheese served in parcels to be devoured together…..they just melted in the mouth

A refreshing palate cleaner came next

We order a dessert wine to accompany the next course

This quite sweet amazing wine is produced in the Terra Alta wine area which is quite close to Sant Carles

Our final dish is a luscious mocca chocolate pudding served with whipped cream