Puerto del Carmen – a look around the harbour

October 26, 2007 By 2 Comments

This video from YouTube shows the harbour in Puerto del Carmen. To the left, the boats that take tourists and divers out in the daytime moor for the night. On the right-hand side are the restaurants with there tables overlooking the water.

At about this point there are lots of little fish in the water, waiting for visitors to through them scraps of bread to eat. They often fight over the bread and can cause quite a splash. Every now and again a stingray comes into the harbour to feast on the fish.

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La Casada Puerto

October 25, 2007 By 1 Comment

La Casada Puerto is a restaurant in the old town part of Puerto del Carmen. It is located in the Calle Roque Nublo and specialises in meat and fresh fish specialities. Next door to the restuarant they even have their own Bodega. They are open daily from 1pm until midnight.

And it must be good – because when we wanted to eat there, there were no free tables! We would have to wait a little bit, so we made the mistake of walking up the street a little bit. When we returned there was a queue to get into the restaurant, with about 10-15 people waiting for tables!

So I can only assume, that they are so good, that people are prepared to wait a considerable amount of time to get a table.

In case you want to book in advance, here is the telephone number: 928 512953.

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I.G.I.C.

October 24, 2007 By 5 Comments

I.G.I.C. (Impuesto General Indirecto Canario) is an abbreviation that you are most likely to see on the bottom or back of menus when eating out.

The best way to think about it is as a form of VAT (value added tax). The Canary Islands are outside the EU VAT zone and therefore, as Spanish VAT does not apply, IGIC is could be considered to be the local VAT.

There are different rates ranging from 0% to 35%, but the one that you see most is the 5% added at restaurants.

That’s right – added. Over half the menus that you encounter will show prices exclusive of IGIC, meaning that when you ask for the bill the 5% will be added at this point.

If you are used to working in a business environment and adding VAT or an equivalent on at the final stage, then you probably won’t have too much difficult coping with this concept.

More likely, you are used to consumer pricing being VAT inclusive, and so having 5% added to your restaurant bill at the end of the meal can be anything from a few cent to a big shock!

Of course, there’s nothing you can do about it. Just don’t forget that everything will actually cost you a little bit more than you see on the price list (eg. 12,95EUR becomes 13,60EUR).

More importantly, don’t forget that this is a tax which the restaurant has to collect. It is not a service charge, so any tip you wish to give will have to come on top of the final, IGIC inclusive, price.

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