Besuch bei Emma’s Cantina Mexicana

Nachdem wir bei unserem letzten Besuch auf Lanzarote ein paar Mal an Emma’s Cantina Mexicana vorbeigekommen sind, sind wir dieses Mal dort Essen gewesen.

Emma’s Cantina Mexicana in Calle Teide

Das Essen ist sehr gut und die Speisekarte beinhaltet sowohl scharfe als auch nicht scharfe Gerichte. Sogar die Kinderkarte hat mexikanische Gerichte.

Die Fajitas sind eine besondere Erwähnung wert – Tortillas die man selbst mit Huhn-, Rind- oder Shrimps und mit einer Auswahl an Saucen füllt – sowie das hausgemachte  “Chili Rojo”.

Als wir gingen bekamen wir einen Gutschein über 15% auf die nächste Rechnung wenn wir an einem Donnerstag oder Sonntag wieder kommen würden – wovon wir dann auch Gebrauch machten.

Auf der anderen Seite fanden wir, dass die Desserts überteuert waren. Vor allem die Brownies, die sich als drei kleine Brownieecken herausstellten für 6 Euro (plus I.G.I.C.).

Eine besondere Erwähnung sollte auch die deutsche Übersetzung der Karte bekommen, die eine der besten ist die wir auf der Insel gesehen haben.

Unsere Empfehlung: hingehen, die Atmosphäre und das exzellente mexikanische Essen genießen, aber vielleicht ein Eis auf dem Heimweg  in Erwägung ziehen statt eines Desserts.

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Emma’s Cantina Mexicana (revisited)

After passing by Emma’s Cantina several times on our last visit to Lanzarote, we finally made it there this time round.

Emma's Cantina Mexicana in Calle Teide
Emma’s Cantina Mexicana in Calle Teide

The food is of a very good standard and the menu includes both spicy and non-spicy Mexican dishes. Even the children’s menu has Mexican items on it!

The fajitas are worth a special mention – tortillas that you fill yourself with either beef, chicken or prawns and a selection of sauces – as is the home-made “chili rojo”.

As we left we were given a voucher for 15% off our next meal if we went back on a Sunday or a Thursday – something we did make use of.

On the downside, we felt that most of the desserts were overpriced, with the worst being the „brownies“ which turned out to be three small brownie wedges for 6 Euros (plus I.G.I.C.).

A special mention should be given to the German translation of the menu, which is one of the best that we have seen on the island!

Our recommendation: go there and enjoy the atmosphere and the excellent Mexican food, but maybe consider an ice cream on the way home as an alternative to the desserts.

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24 Hour Shopping in Puerto del Carmen

Visitors to Lanzarote coming from the UK will be familiar with the concept of 24 hour shopping, but for visitors from other countries it may come as a bit of a surprise.  Now a supermarket in the old town of Puerto del Carmen has caught on to the idea and is open “a todas horas”.

24h supermarket in Puerto del Carmen
24h supermarket in Puerto del Carmen (Photo: C. & L. Tappenden)

Not that they were not open late into the night before.  The whole arrangement looks a bit like a cashpoint – “hole in the wall” would definitely be a fitting description.

The supermarket in question is “Marcelo” in the Calle Roque Nublo.  Customers select their goods from around 2000 items on a touchscreen built into what really does look like a cashpoint at the front of the store.  Alcoholic drinks can only be purchased before 10pm, and only then after the security camera operator has confirmed that it is an adult making the purchase.

Once the shopper has finished chosing their items, they then pay for their items – the machine takes Euro notes up to 50EUR – and wait for their goods to be delivered in a drawer below the machine.

So will it catch on?  Well, according to an article on a local website a second machine was due to open at a petrol station in Arrecife.  The creators claim that the system is unique to the Canary Islands, which, although maybe a shame for shoppers elsewhere who would also like have such a facility, it does mean that it will be something I definitely want to see on my next visit to Lanzarote.

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