Restaurant Aradi – in Platja d’Aro
The second stop on our mission to experience Costa Brava through our taste buds was Restaurant Aradi for dinner.
Restaurant Aradi is located in the heart of Platja d’Aro. The restaurant has an elegant feel without being stuffy. You can dine inside or people watch on the outdoor patio.
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Aradi offers many dining choices. You can order a variety of seasonal dishes, select from a fixed “Fruits of the Sea” menu that looks absolutely divine, order off a menu of the day, the Fave menu, a special cuisine Jornades or a standard menu.
K started off with his new favorite food, croquettes. They are little balls of potatoes, chopped vegetables, meat or fish that are covered with breadcrumbs and fried to perfection. Each restaurant makes them differently, adding their own spin on these little bites of goodness.
The staff at Aradi was considerate of Lucy’s temperamental tastes. She ordered fish (usually her favorite) but didn’t like it. Go figure! The fish was excellent. I think she was just overtired and not in the mood for seafood like she thought. They quickly brought her out a bowl of spaghetti bolognese which she promptly devoured.
The adults all choose from the Menu of the Day. Derrick & I both started off with the ensalada de colores con alcachofas a la vinagreta de crudités, artichoke salad. The salad was completely different from any salad I had tried before and was incredibly tasty!
Derrick’s main course was pierna de cordero a la brasa con guarnicion, grilled leg of lamb, and I shared paella de arróz parellada, “clean” paella, with another Mom from our group. The paella was delicious and not having to peel the shrimp or remove the mussels from shells was an added bonus.
Did you know?
Paella is usually served for 2 people? You can find restaurants that make a single serving, but it’s usually a dish to be enjoyed together.
Dessert was crema catalana – similar to a Creme Brulee. It’s one of my favorite desserts from Catalunya. We also had a refreshing glass of local white wine, Peredala Blanc de Blancs 2014. Okay, maybe more than one glass…
Address:
Travessia del Cavall Bernat, 78
17250 Platja d’Aro, Girona, Spain
Phone:
(+34) 972 81 73 76
Website:
http://www.restaurantaradi.com/
Child Friendly:
Yes
The entire family enjoyed our first dinner on the TBEX family tour. Everyone was exhausted after a day of exploring, so it was nice to finish off the evening with a great meal in a relaxing atmosphere. If you need more ideas on where to eat, check out the Platja d’Aro tourism board.
Have you dined at Aradi or are planning to in the future? Share with us your Restaurant Aradi review.
My family was invited as guests to experience the food, atmosphere and family-friendliness of the restaurant. All opinions are 100% my own and may differ from others.
Im very hungry now – YUM!
Nothin’ like a good artichoke salad and paella! It’s always good to have good sit down options in Spain that stand out! I ate almost nothing but tapas when I was there.
We ate a lot of tapas too. Especially in Barcelona. Give some of these options a try next time you’re in Spain. You won’t be sorry.
Lunch time is the WORST time to read this post. Everything looks delicious, and it’s great that they were so accommodating with your daughter 🙂
I’ll have to put a disclaimer at the top, Warning: don’t read when hungry 🙂
The food looks great and made me miss Spain more.
Cozy restaurant we good food. Paella looks delicious.
The salad certainly looks good… and different! Luckily I’ve just had some rice for dinner, otherwise I might be craving for some paella now.
Looks like a fantastic dinner! I love the food in Costa brava – can’t wait to go back again myself.
DISCLAIMER: I am a picky eater! I would never consider eating pasta at a restaurant unless in Italy, or at an Italian restaurant where I know the chef and the cook is Italian. I never trust it! Having said so. I like paella 🙂
Ha I feel the same Claudia. Italy is our curse 🙂
I will let you know once I get to Italy this summer 🙂
Paella is wonderful isn’t it…2 is the absolute minimum in my experience.
The best croquettes are not made with potatoes but with a very thick bechemal type of sauce that is ‘filled’ with cheese, meat or fish and allowed to set before being cut/rolled into shape, crumbed and fried.
Interesting. I’m still learning about croquettes. Maybe that’s why while my son liked them all, some were better than others?
That artichoke salad looks really good! I really shouldn’t read blogs when I should be cooking dinner – makes me way too hungry.
Ha, sorry. I’m the same way.
Always love a good family-friendly restaurant! The paella looks fantastic too.
Sounds delicious, with so much choice. I really fancy that artichoke salad too!
It was good! I would definitely try it again.
I should not have read this hungry – lol!