Mediterraneo

Not many restaurants in the area. Beach was under construction

The property is fine, but I will describe the strengths/weaknesses of La Pineda to help others. On the first day, I thought La Pineda was “functional” because there is no traditional centre (which I would like). But in the end, we all liked it very much: the atmosphere was good; the beach is really excellent quality; and the town layout with the ‘promenade’ road and grass near the sea is well designed and well managed. The hotels seemed a mix of quality and mid-range, which makes a good mix of people. The people were mainly Spanish, but fairly international and we were always welcome. unexpectedly, we did not visit the water park. We did take a bus to Tarragona for an evening, which I recommend. It was 20 minutes, €2.05 (in 2022) each way, and ends at the bus station at the end of La Ramblas so very central. The biggest weakness of La Pineda seemed to be the restaurants. There were many slightly expensive seafood oriented - we only tried one (Ocean, in the same complex as the apartment) and the experience was nothing special. The food was mixed. We liked “El Rincon” tapas - although the service was just as unpredictable as “Ocean”, and more than expected we liked “Texas” which looks down-market but was very welcoming, had the widest choice (salads, tapas, burgers, pizzas, chicken, and curries made by the Indian host). Although I recommend “Texas” to people who might pass it, I would highlight that there was a gap in La Pineda of quality “mid-range” restaurants unfortunately. we ate at Texas & El Rincon twice each, which is unusual for us, because there simply was no other choices. This is one reason I recommend an evening in Tarragona - we had the best Tapas of the week there.