Eating at "Govana" restaurant, Alicante, Alicante 🇪🇦 - First visit👍

in Foodies Bee Hive • 2 years ago

Read this post on TravelFeed.io for the best experience

To be honest, I hadn't heard about this family restaurant before but then, having lunch at another different restaurant, a chef from there told me that I would eat one of the best paellas in Alicante at Govana restaurant so, intrigued, I decided to come visit it.

Their specialties are, of course, paellas and rice dishes (since both the current chef José Antonio López and his father are Master Rice Cooks), as well as fresh bay fish and meat from Galicia (northwest Spain).

The premises are from a renovated old traditional restaurant, with some parts of mahogany wood that reminds of fancy restaurants from at least 30 or 40 years ago.

Their attention and service are good as well as their good quality/price ratio.

They currently have a ⭐4.4 rating on Google Maps (based on 458 reviews) and my personal rating was ⭐4.

My table, under that little three shelf bookcase - Picture taken from their photo gallery.
My table, under that little three shelf bookcase - Picture taken from their photo gallery.

We started ordering some good homemade Iberian Serrano ham croquettes (€2.80/unit) and they also brought some toast with grated fresh tomato and homemade aioli sauce (€2/ bread service) - Pictures missing.

A non traditional Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes red wine from 2014, full of nuances with berries, toasted bread and minerals touches with volume and full of flavor (€26.90/bottle, at the restaurant) (1).
A non traditional Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes red wine from 2014, full of nuances with berries, toasted bread and minerals touches with volume and full of flavor (€26.90/bottle, at the restaurant) (1).

A non traditional Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes red wine from 2014, full of nuances with berries, toasted bread and minerals touches with volume and full of flavor (€26.90/bottle, at the restaurant) (2).
A non traditional Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes red wine from 2014, full of nuances with berries, toasted bread and minerals touches with volume and full of flavor (€26.90/bottle, at the restaurant) (2).

Marinera clams (on seafood sauce) (€16.90) (1).
Marinera clams (on seafood sauce) (€16.90) (1).

Marinera clams (on seafood sauce) (€16.90) (2).
Marinera clams (on seafood sauce) (€16.90) (2).

Marinera clams (on seafood sauce) (€16.90) (3).
Marinera clams (on seafood sauce) (€16.90) (3).

You can choose about more than 13 different paellas and rice dishes, being our choices the Onion and Fresh Tuna Paella (a classic of the house, very recommendable) and the Vegetables Rice (pictures of the Vegetables Rice are missing).

Close up of the Onion and Fresh Tuna Paella (€16.90/per person).
Close up of the Onion and Fresh Tuna Paella (€16.90/per person).

After that we ordered some different desserts to share.

Orange yolk custard (€5).
Orange yolk custard (€5).

Pastry cream mille-feuille (€5.50).
Pastry cream mille-feuille (€5.50).

Roasted puff pastry wrapped apple stuffed with Jijona almond nougat sided with vanilla ice cream (€6.50).
Roasted puff pastry wrapped apple stuffed with Jijona almond nougat sided with vanilla ice cream (€6.50).

Before finishing this post, I'll share with you the new dish we tried as snack at Maillard restaurant, before coming to Govana restaurant.

Red mullet sashimi on its spine with ”Galician caldeirada” (Galician fish stew sauce) and its fried scales (€21.90, out of menu) (1).
Red mullet sashimi on its spine with "Galician caldeirada" (Galician fish stew sauce) and its fried scales (€21.90, out of menu) (1).

Red mullet sashimi on its spine with ”Galician caldeirada” (Galician fish stew sauce) and its fried scales (€21.90, out of menu) (2).
Red mullet sashimi on its spine with "Galician caldeirada" (Galician fish stew sauce) and its fried scales (€21.90, out of menu) (2).

Red mullet sashimi on its spine with ”Galician caldeirada” (Galician fish stew sauce) and its fried scales (€21.90, out of menu) (3).
Red mullet sashimi on its spine with "Galician caldeirada" (Galician fish stew sauce) and its fried scales (€21.90, out of menu) (3).

Overall evaluation of the restaurant: 6.5 points out of 10.

Background image (facade of the restaurant) and inside premises taken from their Photo Gallery.

Rest of the photographs taken with my Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G camera.

Source on which I relied to give some accurate info about Tiento de Carrascas wine: (1)    

Govana restaurant website.

View this post on TravelFeed for the best experience.
#food #foodie #travelfeed #traveladvice #traveldigest #foodoftheworld #pinmapple #restaurant #tourism #spain #alicante #gastronomy
2 years ago in Foodies Bee Hive by
$3.68
151 votes
Reply 3
Sort:  
  • Trending
    • [-]
     2 years ago  

    Congratulations, your post has been added to Pinmapple! 🎉🥳🍍

    Did you know you have your own profile map?
    And every post has their own map too!

    Want to have your post on the map too?

    • Go to Pinmapple
    • Click the get code button
    • Click on the map where your post should be (zoom in if needed)
    • Copy and paste the generated code in your post (Hive only)
    • Congrats, your post is now on the map!

    $0.00
      Reply
      [-]
       2 years ago  

      Congratulations @dresden.theone! You received the biggest smile and some love from TravelFeed! Keep up the amazing blog. 😍 Your post was also chosen as top pick of the day and is now featured on the TravelFeed.io front page.

      Thanks for using TravelFeed!
      @invisusmundi (TravelFeed team)

      PS: TravelFeed is in social media to reach more people, follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

      $0.00
        Reply
        [-]
         2 years ago  

        Thanks @invisusmundi and @travelfeed for passing around! 😇

        $0.00
          Reply