Asador Las Brasas - Manilva

We started to go to Las Brasas weekly last Autumn after our choir rehearsal moved to a venue nearby. The intention on our first visit was just to have a drink, but after we 'd been seated for a few minutes, the waitress arrived with breakfast bowl sized French fries with a fried egg on the top. For each of us! This was the free tapa which went with the drink. This continued for about 4 weeks, then the free tapa changed to Russian salad, but we were told that we could buy the egg chips for 1.50€. Well, why wouldn 't we? This has continued happily, through various changes of staff, until last week when instead of individual portions, they brought bowls twice the size with 2 eggs. OK, no problem, we 'd share. Then we discovered that the double size costs 5€! Complaints, which escalated to the manager (who wore a t-shirt with the slogan I 'm not anti-social. I 'm anti-stupid , which we thought he would be if he drove us away, as during the non-tourist months he 'd be losing up to 35 customers each week) eventually brought about a compromise. This week, we made sure that we ordered individual portions, but when the bill came, it included Solomillo de cerdo with a whole load of sauces . The staff took some persuading that we had only had drinks and egg chips, but the revised bill escalated the price of the egg chips to 2€, presumably to make up for the solomillo de cerdo that they no longer had anyone to bill for. Some increase in price is to be expected, given how all prices have gone up in the last year, but 33% in one week is a bit steep. One of the problems seems to be the fairly high turnover of staff, which is never a sign of a happily run restaurant. Do not ask for ketchup, mayonnaise, etc as you will be charged 3.50€ for a small dish of the sauce. Or ask for a bowl of chips, as without the egg, the chips cost 3.00€

Unpretentious, basic furnishings, outdoor seating in a back-street. But food is excellent value for money. Loads of good quality meat, well cooked seasoned. Definitely worth a visit.

We love this place! The food is different from most other places in the area, and the staff are very friendly and generous. If you’re looking for bbq ribs/chicken, etc. this place is a must!! They’ve always been really busy ever since they opened years ago, which says a lot!

Si pasas por Sabinillas, este es un buen lugar para comer. La relación calidad precio es fantástica, y las cantidades son generosas. El contrato de personal es muy bueno. Tiene una terraza muy grande. Te ofrecen comida con arroz o con papas fritas o pobres como acompañante.

La mejor comida, la mayor cantidad, la atencion espectacular, y como es logico en un lugar tan especial, mucha gente, y al estar tan concurrido el ruido de la gente al hablar es logico, como tambien es logico la espera para llevar tu pedido, y esto es de años, y si la gente sigue llendo es porque esta satisfecha con la atencion y con la calidad