Anti-crisis menus in Tenerife

In the resorts, no doubt, there are all sorts of discounts on the Full English Breakfasts and Roast Chicken dinners, but if you're reading this blog, I will assume (maybe foolishly) that you're up for trying some of the local food when you're abroad - something that's no longer quite as laughingly cheap as it used to be.

So, if you want something that fills you up and doesn't cost a fortune today, look out for the various offers available, such as this "M€NU anticrisis", which surely requires no translation, at a typical roadside bar / restaurant.

You'll find these modest establishments all over Tenerife, where workers go for lunch and where filling, home-style cooking is served at reasonable prices. Eating here is more like getting an invite to someone's home.

This one is at the restaurant La Viña, on the main road between Tacoronte and the Valle de Guerra and, says the big banner hanging out front of their establishment, they're offering a hearty menu of lentejas (Canarian lentil stew) to start, followed by bistec con papas fritas (steak and chips), bread and a cuarta de vino (a quarter of a litre / 'bout half a pint) of wine, all for a mere 8 Euros, which as we know, these days works out to just a whisker under 8 quid.

We suggest that you WALK from Tacoronte to the Valle de Guerra, in order to work that lot off, not to mention not driving after the half-pint of wine!

Similarly, Lo Que Pasa en Tenerife report on Desayunos anticrisis (Anti-crisis breakfasts), where a dulce (sweet - I assume some sort of pastry: the local answer to a Danish) and a coffee are being served for just 1 Euro / 1 Pound ish.

If you've found any of these bargain menus being offered in Tenerife, especially if they're somewhat off the beaten track so that readers can enjoy some alternative scenery, whilst we can drive some traffic towards family businesses that must surely be feeling the pinch, let us know and send us your photos of the restaurants, the meals you ate or the surrounding countryside.

NB: For those of you who really can't afford to go out, or sadly aren't anywhere near Tenerife, try watching this video from the blogs at newspaper, Canarias7, Entremesas: Gastronomía y Rock&Roll, showing you how to cook Lentejas Sinatra (My Way). It's simple, cheap, filling and healthy - we know, because we've been cooking that way already at Secret Tenerife Towers for years!