Novelli's

[Paula]

Went to Jean Christophe Novellis restaurant on Friday at Hotel Locrimar Banus. Food was fab, great service, and really not as expensive as I thought it may be. Worth a visit anyone in the area.

[Scot]

I had his haddock mornay on a bed on spinach last night (Findus).

[Campo Steve]

Fresh or frozen chips?

[Paula]

I had his haddock mornay on a bed on spinach last night (Findus).

Sounds pretty messy to me

[Scot]

Don't do chips - with mash. Not messy at all - kept it all well contained

[Colinm]

really not as expensive as I thought it may be.

ok go on then, spill the haricots, how much is 'really not as expensive as I thought'........
€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ ?

[Paula]

307e (4 people, inc wine and pre dinner drinks)

[fincalospinos]

[quote][/quote]307e (4 people, inc wine and pre dinner drinks)

I would want B&B included for that price.

How the other half live !!!!!!!

[Campo Steve]

307e (4 people, inc wine and pre dinner drinks)

Our daughters wedding cost less than that per person last month, in Spain, and it was posh!

The organist was brilliant!

[Paula]

But I can't recommend your daughters wedding as a place for people to eat

[Campo Steve]

Just trying to make the point that €307 i.e. €77 per head is a lot of money for a meal, in my opinion. I honestly don't believe any meal is worth that. But each to their own.

[Enrique]

Hi ,
I think you're paying for the name. The guys done well for himself started of in a bakers Can't knock that, I like to see someone doing well.
Guess me and you Steve would be pushing the boat out on 15€ a head, in fact the other month had a real special meal including pre meal drinks and it came to 10€ a head. All with views of the mountains
The joys of living inland

[Paula]

I didn't say everyone had to go there, nor pay more than they think a meal is worth.
This is the restaurant and bar section of the forum, there may be people in that area who would like to try it out, so just giving my opinion really It was packed so obviously there are people that are interested in this type of restaurant.

[Enrique]

Hi Paula,
Thanks for posting, at least it saves Campo Steve and myself even looking at the menu.
I've posted my recommended restaurant on this section too .

[Wicksey]

Hi ,
I think you're paying for the name. The guys done well for himself started of in a bakers Can't knock that, I like to see someone doing well.
Guess me and you Steve would be pushing the boat out on 15€ a head, in fact the other month had a real special meal including pre meal drinks and it came to 10€ a head. All with views of the mountains
The joys of living inland

I'm with Sid at the Taj Mahal (on the Light of India thread) .... 52€ for 4 all-in sounds about as much as I can afford (We've just had a very nice 3 course lunch for two on the beach with a drink each that came to 17.50€ in total.) There's obviously still a lot of people with a stash of euros to spend if Novellis was packed

[Scot]

Paula not saying she eats there regularly and so what if she indulges, life is for living!
Wonder if Novellis will open a branch east of Malaga

[fincalospinos]

[*Wonder if Novellis will open a branch east of Malaga]

Not if he's got any sense

[Paula]

Thanks Scot, we will indulge now and again. We don't actually eat out that often compared with some, when we do, we go somewhere that we really want to go, because I hate going to a retsaurant and paying for something that I feel I could have done better at home. Of course Novellis was packed, there are lots of people around willing and able to pay that amount for a meal, try any top restaurant in London, you can't get a table.
If I were to comment on everyone elses recommendations of various menu del dias etc saying "who wants to pay 20 quid for a meal out", I'd be accused of snobbery (quite rightly, as it is a personal choice/enjoyment thing after all) whereas mention an expensive restaurant and it seems inverted snobbery is fine.

[Scot]

Ok we have El Chicle in Torrox Costa and a few decent restaurants in Nerja but I want a designer chef too Incidentally, we don't eat out at all only stopping for the odd coffee or drink

[Devils Advocate]

Don't worry about the stick Paula .........I got ripped to pieces on another site for letting slip I took OH to Harry Ramsdens for that "special one off occasion" and that it cost the thick end of 35 quid just for the two of us

[Paula]

DA

Never mind Scot, In Tunbridge Wells you will be about a 30 minute train ride from London. Excellent restaurants to suit every pocket, and the cheaper or more expensive will knock spots off most restaurants here Not to mention the theatres, galleries, museums, shops, markets, I could go on......

[Scot]

STOP I'm counting down the days OH here next Friday tho we not back in UK until 2 September. I'm going straight to M and S
I did eat in some nice restaurants when I worked in London. L'Escargot and the one owned by a famous actor, can't remember, think it was Michael Caine. Kettners wine bar and Stringfellows I didn't pay tho, the whining and dining was all through work. Had a great time but don't miss all those late nights and hangovers!!

[Devils Advocate]

the whining and dining was all through work.

Scot, thanks for that.....just fell of my seat

[Paula]

the whining and dining was all through work.

Scot, thanks for that.....just fell of my seat

Sounds like an accurate description for company and business after hour do's


If TW has a Fenwick, M &S fullsize foodhall AND a poundland you have almost found utopia

[Scot]

[fincalospinos]

I didn't pay tho, the whining and dining was all through work

Must be an MP :D

[katy]

Paula do you realise that the price of that meal is almost some people's budget for the month...Ms disgusted

[Scot]

Nope no second home for me. Could hardly afford the 1 bed flat I was in

[Paula]

Paula do you realise that the price of that meal is almost some people's budget for the month...Ms disgusted

The only meal out I have had this week I got change out of 20euros. Two happy meals and a salad at McDonalds