Pinocchio
Calle Cristo 51
29780 Nerja
Tel: (0034) 95 258 72 48
Pinocchio, located on Calle Cristo, is a popular and charming restaurant offering both Italian and International dishes. A log fire oven makes for tasty pizzas.
The restaurant also has a ‘patio Andaluz’ for those who want to enjoy alfresco dining.
Opening Times:
Open Daily 12:30 – 15:30 and 18:30 – Late
JP says:
We ate there once. Both our starters were tasty as was my wifes maincourse but mine wasn’t very good.
They were also served halfway the starters wich wasn’t very pleasant.
I ordered a Risotto Marinara but I never thought Italians could rape a pleasant dish like a risotto.But when you try to cut corners by using a cheap rice intead of arborio the result will not meet the standard obviously.The staff wasn’t very friendly or serviceminded either.
mick kirwan says:
my wife and i have to force ourselves to stay away from this great restaurant
we pass many others to get to it
always good – always full – excellent prices – lovely atmosphere – terrific staff
Ray says:
The food here has got worse in the past year, even went back a couple of times just in case it was a bad night.
Shame because it used to be so good.
robert says:
I have eaten in Pinocchio’s several times, the first time was great but as Ray has already said has gone downhill in quality. Is there a new chef? I also find that the staff are very hit and miss, sorry won’t rush back there.
Ian says:
We had a superb meal here on New Years Eve. Although we hadn’t booked, the waiter managed to prepare an extra table for us, in a really good position. The NYE set menu consisted of five courses, all of which were good, with all drinks, including a bottle of wine, plus a pack containing party hats, garlands, rattles etc, and then a bottle of bubbly and a pack of grapes to see the new year in (as per tradition) on the Balcon.
The staff were extremely helpful and friendly.
We will be back.
Sue says:
We have eaten here a few times over the last 5 or 6 years but not so much recently as we found that the service was incredibly slow – although it goes get so busy in high season that you do expect to wait then. Lovely terrace which is fab on a nice warm evening, and the food is nice, but you need to get right into the manana mentality and be prepared to wait a long time for your food at certain times of the year!
Paula says:
We were given a table for 4 within minutes of coming through the door, which considering the place was busy was unexpected.
Two guitarists came in as we were ordering & meandered through the place strumming and singing, which created a very authentic experience.
The starters came to the table quickly & these were polished off and declared delish. My warm bread & alioli was very moreish!
A glance around at our fellow diners the mains portions seemed generous and many people were umming and swapping tasty morsels which we usually take to be a good sign.
Our main courses arrived and my husbands spaghetti with olive oil & garlic tasted like the garlic had been charred a little too much, possibly burnt. We arent greedy by any means but he found the portion a bit mean, barely covering the base of the plate. He didnt want to create a fuss and our Spanish isnt fantastic and we didnt want to offend. Perhaps you get smaller portions if you have a starter?
My sons cannelonni was just that in a small square dish although my daughter said her pizza was delicious, it was large and looked very tasty. My spaghetti vongole was ok. I wasnt asked if I wanted a cream or tomato base sauce (which I recall is the choice on the menu) so I received neither, which was my fault for not asking when I ordered.
No pepper or parmesan was offered at the table although when we received the bill, which I had to ask for twice, the manager asked us if we cared for a liquer on the house which we thought was a nice touch, but declined.
All in all it was ok, but we’ve had better on our travels.
nikkodemus says:
90 minutes of waiting for the starters… come on