08-04-2010, 22:32
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Just come back from a week over Easter and as some of our party of 6 were on a tight budget we made full use of the MDD option so thought I'd update this thread.
Trio and Tango were reliable as always ....... with tax the MDD is about 17euros and that is for starter; main; desert; half a bottle of Faustino or a beer (or a soft drink if you must!) bread, olives and alioli and complimentary liqueur but probably that was based upon the sheer number of meals we've had in here over the years
We had mains (bigger shoulder of lamb than you can sensibly eat); desert. Bottle of wine and 4 soft drinks in Bar Coral for just under 20euros a head and also got complimentary schnapps
We had the special Easter MDD in C'an Josep ( went there after forum recommendations and weren’t disappointed ) again starters ( Cod and Vegetable crepes ; ravioli or soup ) mains ( Lamb ; cod baked with veg and something else I can't remember ) and a selection of deserts, bread olives alioli, water and 2 bottles of wine and I am pretty sure they would have opened a third had there been anyone else drinking it with me ( joke ) then a complimentary schnapps Cost was 19.75 Euros each and is normally 14.50 when not Easter for similar
And then the revelation of the week........... the 12.50euro menu of the day at Maxims ......... before I discuss the food, I must say I have slated Maxims in the past, not because of the quality of food but because the service has been surely and just too fast and leaves you feeling like you are on a conveyor belt and they just can’t wait to get you out of the place..... not last week ( there again only half full ) .......... we had 3 courses, a glass of wine or beer or soft and bread and olives ( I think we may have paid an extra euro each for this - can't remember ) ...... Starters were soup; serrano parmesan and date salad or something else. Mains were fish; pork in pepper sauce or chicken in mushroom sauce and deserts were tiramasu or creme caramel but they obliged some of our party with ice cream as a substitute
So basically ....... we ate really well for an average of less than 20euros per head ( with exception of a few occasions where one or other of us went "off piste" .... but that was from desire to choose something else rather than dislike of what could have been chosen as part of the mdd )
By the way , I do know we could eat for even less if we wanted to and I also know we could get great mdd's at lunch but we didn't want that and although we didn't want to spend loads each evening , we didn't really want to compromise either ..... we wern't actively looking to "do it on the cheap" we were just mindful of everyones budget
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