Ca'n Panxo - delicious!

[nicbrev]

What a fabulous place! After using trip advisor and this forum for restaurants we decided to try out this place. Not sure if it was there last year as its next to Hells Kitchen and we ate there last year and didn't notice ca'n Panxo.... Anyway, what a delight!
Husband had Tahiki (think that's right!) Tuna - absolutely delicious!
I had black pig which was mouth wateringly good! The children shared a spaghetti bolognese which was delicious and more than enough for a 5 and 3 year old to share. Desserts arrived on a tray for us to choose from - they all looked amazing but we both went for a bannoffee pie. OMG! Divine!!
With a bottle of red, couple of fresh oranges and a half litre of water the bill came in at 70euros.
Excellent value I felt for an excellent meal.

RECOMMEND!

 

[Sherberts]

Agreed! I put a review on TA as we only went there on our last evening unfortunately. The waitress said they'd only been open for 4/5 months but I thought the food was gorgeous too. Hope it's still as good next year!!

 

[sws97sdg]

Did either of you notice if they had much veggie stuff, when we went past they didn't have a menu on display and we need to check before we go in if there is anything for us, so we didn't bother in the end. Would love to try it if they do!

 

[Sparky]

I have just looked at their FB page photos, the salads and pasta dishes look lovely .

 

[sws97sdg]

Thanks Sparky, I couldn't find their FB page, will check again!
Found it now!!

 

[kate1]

I'm so pleased to finally see a review on here for this restaurant as it seems to be wildly popular on TA - it looks great (black pig - gorgeous!) Looks like another excellent addition to PP eating places.

 

[Luckyone]

Thanks Sparky, I couldn't find their FB page, will check again!
Found it now!!

I recommend the Spinach Raviolis

 

[Shinyface]

Good morning from the Maricel apartments.

We had the Black pig on Sunday and it was beautiful.
Totally agree with all comments.

The sun is shining so we're off to the beach shortly.
Sean

 

[Sparky]

Colin and i went there last night........WOW!!!!. The place was packed but the staff were very welcoming and efficient.

We had bread, olives and alioli. The bread was a very dark brown with a lovely nutty flavour .

Most of the starters are to share, we had the homemade pate with pink grapefruit marmalade....fabulous!!!.

We both had the black pig and mango which was served with pan fried veggies and pureed potato......fantastic!!!.

We don't do dessert but they were all homemade and served in jam jars .

So we had great experience and will definitely go back .

 

[pips]

Definitely a new one for next year, always like to try somewhere different.

 

[Gommar Goffer]

So is c'an panxo what was c'an pancho on the corner next to Tots, near c'an ferrar and is now owned run the Tiberi lot?

 

[Sparky]

Yes it is .

 

[Family Ordonez]

Will definately be trying next week, sounds fab

 

[debz1]

One word FAB.....U....LOUS!

It's gone straight in at Numero uno as my top place this year

 

[Carol]

On our list for our next visit in 10 days time!

 

[Gommar Goffer]

Went to c'an Panxo last week. I'm not sure but for me it didn't quite seem to be what it looks like. Although the food was OK, it was not as good as the price being charged and all the food arrived far too quickly for freshly prepared. Also trying to pass off a very cheap sweet Muscat wine as a freebie at the end did not reflect well either. I felt a little cheated.

 

[debz1]

GG we went last week and after my review saying it was fabulous a few weeks ago we too felt cheated. The menu had completely changed from when we had been in September. I ordered a starter of scrambled egg and chorizo on a bed of calamari, which sounded slightly odd but a bit different. When it arrived it was soggy (frozen?) calamari, chorizo and two fried eggs The waitress, who was lovely, then proceeded to chop it all up at the table. Think this was the 'scrambling' and it got lost in translation! It actually tasted quite nice but did not compare to the 'sharing' starters in the Summer. When we asked why the menu had changed we were told the chef had finished for the season and they had had to simplify the menu! They weren't kidding

The first time we went had been served beautiful, freshly cooked and presented food, and it was on a par with Marina Brasserie. It was so good it would have definitely been in my top 5 places.

Let's hope the chef returns next year as I feel a lot of people who went while they were serving the original menu will be very disappointed

 

[supamac]

Went twice in May when our 'kids' were here - lovely jubbly!!

 

[kate1]

After reading the recent ambivalent reviews we felt a bit nervous about trying this restaurant for the first time - it can often be hard to live up to Number One TA billing, and at first our fears appeared to have been justified. Not sure what had happened but their system of waiting on tables seemed to have gone a bit awry with much discussion going on between the staff and a feel of impending chaos - I was presented with a plate of food almost immediately which I clearly couldn't have ordered given that I hadn't yet taken my coat off (or indeed been given a menu) - and for some reason we waited another fifteen minutes before a waiter approached us to present the menus and take our drinks orders. We almost walked out - but I'm so glad we didn't, because from then on the evening went without a hitch. And the food - it was just amazing. Quite innovative and really delicious. Our marinated salmon - which I'd assumed would be similar to smoked salmon - was in fact quite chunky pieces of fish, more like sushi, and served with crispy squares of pastry and a gorgeous sauce with an Asian twist; prawn spring rolls were full of succulent prawns and very flavoursome. OH ordered the black pig with mango and said it was one of the most interesting and best things he had eaten in a restaurant for a very long time; I was quite jealous, but my 'Grandma's' veal cheek stew was rich, dark and filling, with fantastic home made gnocchi - lovely on what was quite a chilly evening. As others have said, the bread and allioli must be amongst the best in the Port. We don't normally do pudding but couldn't resist sharing a jar of tiramisu. I would agree with GG that offering a choice of digestifs at the end would be more befitting of what is actually a restaurant with quite a high-end menu, and Muscat really isn't everyone's choice, but it's a minor quibble. We loved the atmosphere too - it had a real family feel and the decor was traditional and cosy - the outside area was really attractive too but we weren't quite brave enough! This has gone straight into our Top Three, maybe even Two - would thoroughly recommend.