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HAS RETURNED TO BEING VERY GOOD INDEED # Bar/Restaurante LAS OLAS : (on the Cabo de la Nao road, on the right, half way between CAIXA BANK (formerly Barclays) & the Ferreteria PLA48). Frequent recent visits have shown that the troubles are over and reports have been regularly very good again.... a visitor reported a superb Osso Bucco ....(a new chef, perhaps ?). The mass of cars parked outside tells us something ! Comments welcome, please. MUZAK ANNOUNCEMENTS: Marks & Spencer UK kill their muzak - by public demand (Tiendas sin ruido - shop & restaurant owners, please note !). E-mails of congratulation may be sent to their CEO Steve Rowe chairman@customersupport. marksandspencer.com See also Spanish site : www.comersinruido.org/ MUZAK at Trip Advisor : Post a note about a muzak-free or muzak-fouled restaurant on Trip Advisor. With the holiday season now starting, many people will glance at Trip Advisor to check up on an hotel or restaurant. If you have recently visited a place free of piped music – or conversely one polluted to the rafters with it – say so clearly and prominently on Trip Advisor. If enough people praise a place for not having piped music, or conversely criticise it for having it, this should encourage the managers concerned to go or to remain muzak-free. All power to the customer! Click on the link https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ PIPEDOWN - UK’s anti-muzak operation : www.pipedown.info SPAIN's BEST BEER ‘After putting 31 of Spain’s beers to the test, the country’s OCU consumer watchdog has decided that the El Corte Inglés department store’s Hipercor brand lager offers the best value among classic beers, while Ambar and Estrella Galicia come top in the speciality range. he OCU says that Hipercor’s 33cc tin is not only "tastier" than its better-known rivals, such as Mahou and Heineken, but that at €0.36 cents a can, it’s significantly cheaper...’. The best beers to drink during summer's tournaments http://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/food-drink/euro-2016-best-beerseurope-england-france-germany-spain-italy-portugal-belgium-a7070721.html   THE VERY TOP OF THE CLASS - for all true Gastronauts ! JÁVEA :  Restaurante BONAMB CHEF WINS TOP AWARD : Alberto was rewarded by “La Academia Valenciana de Gastronomía” with the title “Best Valencian chef in 2015” : http://ccaa.elpais.com/ccaa/2016/02/06/ valencia/1454763535_803207.html Situate on the Tarraula roundabout at the end of Camí Cabanes and the beginning of the Benitachell/Golf Club road, BonAmb offers a sophisticated and comfortable interior and beautifully laid out gardens and terraces and, it must be said, the finest cuisine in Jávea. Opened in July 2011 it has since been rewarded with one Michelin star and, in November 2014, 2 "suns" of the Spanish counterpart - the Guía Repsol. Clearly recognised professionals. This establishment has put Jávea firmly “on the gastro-map” completing the triangle of world-class restaurants formed by Quique Dacosta (Denia) and Casa Pepa (Ondara).  Reports, especially from serious gastronauts, are consistently full of praise. Their wine cellar has over 400 entries from all over Spain, including the most prestigious ones. Let the sommelier advise you which wine is best to accompany your meal selection.  Booking strongly recommended.   Guests can either eat ‘à la carte’ or choose from one of 3 menus Menú Montgo: 7 dishes preceded by aperitifs   € 68 Menú Ambolo:   9 dishes preceded by aperitifs   € 88 Menú Full Équipe: 11 dishes preceded by aperitifs   € 108 f. Sunday p.m & Monday. Tel : 96 508 4440 / Reservations: fill in webmail form http://bonamb.com/bonamb.com/index.php/en/en-reservas or e-mail to: [email protected] Website (new, in preparation) : http://bonamb.com/