Rancho Blanco - Orihuela

We have been visiting for over 20 years. Great location and service is still good, but the owners have moved upmarket and it is now too expensive for our extended family lunches. Many items which were once included are now charged at extra per head. Our family of 16 visited last Sunday. I expected to spend around 300 euros, but the bill was 483 euros. Maybe OK for a couple or small group, but too much for us and we will not be visiting again. The famous lamb shoulder is not as well cooked as hitherto.

We had booked in advance, but were placed on a side table, which wasn’t set/ready with condiments etc as other tables were. The table was similar to a park one and my partner’s arm got covered in sap weeping from the wood. From the beginning we were having to try to get the waiters attention. 25 mins to get our drinks order taken. The starter of bread/aioli with croquettes was quiet pleasant. We specifically asked re accompaniments as the menu didn’t provide any detail and requested Spanish potatoes and vegetables. Our main courses recommend by the waiter; they were ‘very’ poor and came with a bowl of chips between us. No vegetable. We basically had scraggy meat with chips. After waiting ages for the table to be cleared we just asked for the bill. To then get the wrong one for €124. After querying we were given the correct bill for €72. A significant bill for such a poor experience (inc €19 for our chosen bottle of wine) Upon paying I remarked to the waiter ‘la mesa olvidada’ the forgotten table ! He simply said ‘sorry’ I had a feeling it wasn’t an unusual process …

Es un restaurante precioso me gusta muchísimo Jose el camarero muy atento.

Ambiente ideal,buenísima comida, postres deliciosos y las carnes un 10

Great service and excellent food at a low price! Will come back..