Reviews - Open
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9.4/10
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10
Open is a real gem in Alicante. Innovative food, great service.
10
WOW! we see why @restauranteopen got a michelin nod. from the moment we sat down from the greeting at the door, the ambiance, attentiveness of the staff and of course the amazing food. we’ve already made reservations for a second and third time. we started with smoked oyster, grilled razor clam, cockles with sherry and glasswort then they split our mains se we could each try the grilled fish and pork trotters with shrimp and mushrooms. the desserts reminded me of stephan pyles (a dallas chef) the way the flavors complemented the others. we also found a new cava too! overall an amazing evening worth repeating. well done open!
10
Getting to the bottom line up front, Open is a sensational restaurant with fantastic service and truly exceptional plates. It will be a go-to for me from now on, especially when I have out-of-town visitors. Alicante is a true epicurean town with a vast array of cuisines and more restaurants than anyone can count. Open stands out. My starter of smoked eel sausage with cauliflower and mushrooms was unique and something I will recommend to others. I was having trouble deciding on my main course, but Open conveniently allows for half orders in such cases so I ordered both the fish of the day, served with what seems like an incongruent mushroom sauce but, in reality, was simply fantastic. My other half's entrée was the Pork Trotters with shrimp and mushroom in a savory sauce that made me want to order more bread. I am running out of space, so I won't describe the dessert (grapefruit with blood orange and Compari ice cream), but it may be the best I've ever had. Go to Open, it is great!
10
+1Sat at the chef’s table! Food served were all very sumptuous!
10
Very nice experience, the food was super and so was the service! We will definitely come back 👍🏻
9.5
+3The food was really good ! Creative, intelligent, gastronomy But the service of servers were not that nice.. but food was really good. I’ll go one more time if I go to Alicante
10
Theis restaurant provides inventive tasteful food. The atmosphere is urban and friendly. The staff is super knowledgeable. One of our favourite restaurants in Alicante.
10
Excellent service and very inventive meny, loved the sharing option as more flavours could be tasted. The recomended wine pairing was also excellent.
9.0
The tomato carpacio is excellent. Great place!
6.0
The people are lovely, and the food really is pretty good. although too heavy on the meat and not enough vegetables, but their theory is that everything should be split in half, so that if you are sensitive to one thing you have to eat it. if your partner wants to eat it. it is their theory and it is the way they do things but it is not something I enjoy
10
+10I came dining solo and the staff treated me well, including amazing food, kindness and professionalism. The food was amazing.
10
We were 4 persons who was placed at a table in the kitchen and we had one of the best dinner experiences ever. There were attention all the time and we got ongoing explanations of food and wine. Fantastic experience which will be told among our circle of friends and family, Will definitely be repeated
9.5
Very creative use of typical Spanish ingredients. Cleverly, they had an English menu with a QR code and were very helpful when our Spanish failed us. It is probably best to plan to share meals, but we did not and very much enjoyed our food. Highly recommend the atún catalana and the whisky cheesecake (much milder than cheesecake in the US) was delicious. If you are going on a Saturday night, parking may be dicey so plan accordingly.
10
+2Great service. Great food descriptions. Worth every penny.
10
OPEN restaurante is first class dining at its best. The menu is Mediterranean cuisine with the right balance of flavors & textures offering a wide variety of shared fish & meat plates. The food is creative. We dined last night with some friends and they surprised us by offering us the Chef's Table in the kitchen where we enjoyed watching the Chefs creating each dish. The wine list offers local & regional labels. This has truly become one of my absolute favorite restaurants in Alicante!
10
Ambience and food were great! Dress slightly well or else you’ll encounter some Karens!
10
Amazing food and experience. Thanks for an unbelievable service and up close-experience in the kitchen. We will definately come back!
10
Inventive cuisine. Excellent preparation and taste. A real gem.
9.0
The food in this place is truly incredible, though definitely Spanish in its origins, each dish is far from the usual fare. I miss a bit some more variety in non-alcoholic drinks, Coke just doesn’t go with it, how about some home-made lemonade or something? The service can get so much it gets confusing, but overall professional. Just the place is too cool, we were freezing…
9.5
Perfect service Magnificent food
10
Creative and truly well cooked food based In local cuisine with international influences.
7.0
Disappointing. Looks nice from afar but inside is austere and overpriced. Pass.
10
Read excellent reviews of Open and guess what they were right it is a gastro delight.
10
Amazing food and service
9.5
The food and ambience is always top notch. This was my second visit in a year and to be honest I was expecting a change of the menue since the first time I visited the restaurant was in springtime. I hope for a new fresh menue next time because I will be back, that’s for sure!
10
This restaurant is a real hidden gem. Interesting and innovative food ideas. Every mouthful was a taste experience, it made us very greedy and we wanted to try everything on the menu! Service was a good balance of attention . All round a great find
9.5
I sat toward the kitchen at the bar and could talk with the chefs. It was interesting to see how fast and effective they created the plates.
10
Open was fantastic. The food was excellent and the staff matched it with the level of their service
10
One of the best restaurants we’ve experienced in Alicante. Tasty, original, fair prices, great wine and service!
10
If you like sophisticated dishes with no chichi, great service, all at a very affordable price, don’t miss it. Open is a gem. I’ve rarely eaten such good Bouchot mussels, and the cod balls were outstanding. This place deserves to be know as one of (if not the) best restaurant in Alicante.
10
The food and service were both great. Innovative and delicious. A really great experience. Would definitely recommend. The Gilda was
9.0
Very good food and service
8.0
Good modern cuisine. Carpaccio and higo fois highly recommended. Service is a bit slow though.
8.5
We had a very interesting and pleasant experience at the Open, it had very interesting interior, ambience and great service. The food was very exquisite and with great flavors. Wine menu had also very good wine selection. Its one of the unique restaurants in the town.
10
Second time dining here in two months and both times it was amazing. Chill vibe, excellent service and the food preparation and menu are fresh and intriguing
10
Simply excellent !
10
Not your typical Alicante tapas restaurant. Greetings at the door , wonderful relaxed interiors and a full review of the menu by staff at our table of 4 was a pleasure. A smaller menu offers a modern twist on tapas which was refreshing. We shared 3 tapas and each ordered a larger plate with a bottle of wine, perfect. The creative food, personal service and wine offerings will bring us back to enjoy once again.
6.0
We had a reservation for 3 people and got a table in front of the toilet, we asked for a another table(there was free ones) and the staff refused to change it, overall with that and the way staff handled it was disappointing and unprofessional. Also when we asked something about the drinks we didn’t get any answer. Note that there was only one table plus us so the staff could have served us better, meaning the head of the staff who was clearly avoiding our table, two other staff member were clearly new so can’t really blame them. We felt so unwelcome that we left and went to another restaurant, sad because we have all the other times been very satisfied, now don’t think we will ever return there.
10
What an amazing dining experience. As soon as we walked in Jordi made us extremely welcome & at ease. The tapas menu was obviously in Spanish but we were confident going with his recommendations from the start with an organic vermouth - delicious! We enjoyed 4 very tasty dishes & a bottle of white ...well worth €110 all in. If you’re a foody then this place is for you.
7.5
Best is to let hte owner decide the dishes, you will be peasantly surprised. Great food. Service was not very good. Inexperienced waitress, who made small mistakes (food to share was put in front of each guest, did not speak English, served G&T as if she was at home, etc.)
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