Restaurants we like in Calahonda

All these family run restaurants can be found in Calahonda, all offer great value for money and warm friendly service.  

Fong Sheng  Chinese restaurant can be found on The Strip, great food and excellent value for money.

El Zoco Centre Here you will find many excellent restaurants and bars, a few of our favourites include "The Meson de Calahonda", "El Olivo" both Spanish, and for traditional Fish & Chips try "The Boathouse"

Irvings The home of home cooking, quality home cooked meals at value for money prices in a warm friendly atmosphere. Just a drink? no problem!!! choose from our wide range of beers, wines and spirits, take away service available.

Golf

With over 40 excellent golf courses to choose from, to suit all levels of play, at any time of the year the Costa del Sol is a golfers heaven.  There are 3 golf courses within a 5-minute drive of Calahonda and at least 12 within a 20-minute drive.

We can arrange:

• Accommodation.

• Chauffeur Driven Excursions.

• Tee-Time Reservations.

• Full Range of Services.

• Packed Lunches (if required)

All golfing services are provided by Solsolutions.

For a stress-free golfing holiday on the Costa del Sol.

This is  in Fuengirola, about a 10 minute drive from Calahonda. It has  numerous slides and flumes,  wave pool, an adventure river, a leisure pool, and a good kiddies mini water park,  great for kids and adults of all ages.

                                                              Tivoli World.

A small theme park based in Benalmadena, about 15 minutes from Calahonda. It is a traditional park, set in lovely gardens with lots of family shows such as Flamenco Dancing, Wild West Shows etc. There are numerous small childrens rides, plus water log flumes, roller coasters and lots of fairground type rides, lots of places to eat, It is open all year round, at weekends only in low season, and in high season opens daily in the  evenings.

                                                 Crocodile Park.

Situated in lively Torremolinos in the heart of the Costa del Sol. The Crocodile Park houses prehistoric creatures which have miraculously survived 200 million years of evolution. These carnivores knew the dinosaurs and use the same cold, merciless hunting techniques. From a distance of less than 2 metres, you can wonder at the gigantic crocodiles by silently walking beside them, observing the secrets of one of the  most fascinating creatures of our world.

                                                  Sealife Centre.
 

The Sealife Centre recreates the different natural habitats of more than 100 marine species. It includes touch pools where visitors can handle specimens or feed the fish in the Ray Tank, and a Mediterranean reef with anemones and starfish. You can also walk through a glass tunnel and look at the largest collection of sharks in Europe, along with morays and barracudas.You can expect to spend a couple of hours looking around and more if you opt for the 3D video presentation. There are also several daily demonstrations, there are some fabulous sea creatures, including several different species of seahorse, angel fish, lobster, cardinal fish, yellow-tailed sturgeon, scorpion fish, conger eels, jellyfish, sea slugs and crabs. The decorative tanks, several with shipwreck themes, have magnifying and minifying glass which work effectively to give a three-dimensional wide-ocean feel.

                                                 Fuengirola Zoo.

During July and August the zoo is open at night giving a chance to see nocturnal animals by moonlight. Set amidst tropical forests of Madagascar, Equatorial Africa and south-east Asia, this zoo is designed to replicate the natural habitat of each of the animal species living here. Large areas have been created in which water and vegetation are plentiful - rivers, gigantic trees, waterfalls, bamboo-shrouded temples, hanging bridges and abandoned mines.

                                                   Horse Racing.

There is a new horse racing track "The Hipodromo" at La Cala de Mijas, approximately 15 minutes from Calahonda, there is evening horse racing most Saturday nights during July & August and on Sunday afternoons in the winter months, there are numerous restaurants and bars actually in the complex, riding lessons are available for all abilities.

Amongst the many leisure activities available in the area are horse riding, health club, tennis, gym, sauna, paddle, shooting, water sports, scuba diving, mini golf, ten pin bowling and bowls.