Samal Opening Hours, Menu and Opinions

Costa Brava Baix Empordà Platja d'Aro Places to eat

About Samal

Carrer Freser, 28 - 17251, Platja d'Aro
+34 972 65 09 19

Comment by Bravissima about Samal:

Located in the beautiful Costa Brava, Restaurant Samal at Carrer Freser, 28, CP 17251 is a charming place that promises an unforgettable dining experience. This family-run restaurant stands out for:

  • Exceptional customer service: The staff is known for their friendliness and attentiveness, creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere.
  • Delicious food: Dishes like the paella and escalivada pie are made with fresh ingredients and have received praise for their flavor and presentation.
  • Lovely surroundings: With a beautiful terrace under the trees, it offers a serene space ideal for enjoying a meal with family or friends.
  • Great value for money: The menus are accessible and varied, ensuring a fantastic experience without breaking the bank.

Although some visitors mentioned that service can be a bit slow during peak times, the quality of the food and the friendly service more than make up for any inconvenience. Definitely a place to return to!

Opening hours

  • Monday: Cerrado
  • Tuesday: Cerrado
  • Wednesday: 13:00–15:15, 20:00–22:30
  • Thursday: 13:00–15:15, 20:00–22:30
  • Friday: 13:00–15:15, 20:00–22:30
  • Saturday: 13:00–15:15, 20:00–22:30
  • Sunday: 13:00–15:15, 20:00–22:30

Samal: Reviews

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Wim Van Puyvelde 03/05/2022

Fantastic experience: Tasty and cozy

Jordi Bertran 27/04/2022

Fantastic experience: Sensational eating and treats it perfect. And we will be back for sure.
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Salva Valls 20/04/2022

Fantastic experience: Family restaurant where you eat very well and the service stands out for its friendliness. Very good paella. We will be back!
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maria almansa 20/04/2022

Fantastic experience: Super good, always very attentive to customers and very good food.
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Angel Tetua Sabri 20/04/2022

Positive experience: Very good offer to eat.. unbeatable its escalivada cake.. very friendly and familiar service.. the quality/price ratio quite tight.. recommended if you can get out a little from the price of the standard menu..
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imanol gomez garcia 14/04/2022

Fantastic experience: I went with my partner recently by chance as he caught us in the travel area and it just turned out that they were carnival in calonge (late from February to April). I have to highlight very positively the attention received at all times despite having the restaurant full of groups from the carnival troupes. The food is very good and to highlight the pepper cake that they make homemade. Weekend menu at around 23€.
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Sara Mas Garcia 04/04/2022

Fantastic experience: A beautiful place, amazing staff and great food!
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Jean-Michel Carlier 04/04/2022

Fantastic experience: Excellent service, warm welcome, beautiful setting under the trees, and delicious meals !! Top !!!
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Laura Del Bosque Parrilla 04/04/2022

Fantastic experience: Samal, everything perfect! We have celebrated our wedding and everything is second to none !! The treatment of the waitresses is incredible, they have treated us with incredible affection! The dishes were delicious !! Everyone was delighted! Thanks Carlos and family for the treatment, before and after !!
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Joe Parsons 04/04/2022

Fantastic experience: Amazing food, best in Calonge. Been coming here for a long time and it has always been great

Roberto Duran Baquero 04/04/2022

Fantastic experience: We have eaten in quite a few restaurants in the area and without a doubt the best quality. The perfectly prepared fish. Efficient and attentive service.
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ana echarte 04/04/2022

Fantastic experience: We repeat. One day dinner and another lunch. The best of all the places we have been! The place Great service! The beautiful and professional girls. The fideua, the turbot ..., etc. I have even flocked the macaroni of the txikis! The fish very well done! We went to others where they destroyed it. Here spectacular. Quality is combined, with very good work and a very cool place! The price in line with the quality and detail! Ahh I forget some Scottish to finish perfect !!
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Alexya Pellerin 04/04/2022

Fantastic experience: Magical restaurant with its setting and its welcome. The menu is divine, we loved it and our teenagers too. Go there with your eyes closed
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René De Vries 04/04/2022

Fantastic experience: A family business where you have to have the time. Lovely on the terrace under the trees. Food excellent, service superb! Book in advance!

Carme Martínez 04/04/2022

Fantastic experience: Very good food, very friendly waitresses, but better not go if you are in a hurry. Once seated at the table, at the agreed time, it took a long time to take our order, but for me it was worth it. I will repeat if I am for the area, for the friendliness, the environment and the good food
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Irene Llorens 04/04/2022

Fantastic experience: Very complete menu and very good quality. Impeccable service and very nice people. And the terrace is super nice.
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Magda Martinez Padilla 03/04/2022

Fantastic experience: Lovely..and delicious food!

Helga Castellet Utrilla 04/01/2022

Fantastic experience: Great attention. Great food, great "caselana" food
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Andre Momo Eisner 04/11/2021

Fantastic experience: Warmly welcomed in a beautiful ambience just outside of Calonge-Mitte, we can report on an all-round perfect evening. The food was perfect (except for the degree of doneness of the Duroc steak). We both had the 3 course menu. € 27 p.p. is an announcement! The selection is large and the quality is even greater. The whole off-season on a Sunday ... we were the only guests. Nevertheless, the owner was warm and gave us a great service. His recommendations were 100% sat (eat). Together with his wife, he then threw up the kitchen and served high-quality dishes (broccoli terrine, tomato cappaccio, baked sea bream, Duroc steak with pepper sauce, cream catalana, house-style cheesecake - must have) We definitely come back every time we are in the area. Muchas gracias
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Monica 04/11/2021

Fantastic experience: Good food, good service and very cozy place, we will repeat !!!

Heike Jacobi 04/11/2021

Fantastic experience: Memories, and the quality is still top Thank you Heike Jacobi (Thelen)
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Aurelien Bourdaillas 04/10/2021

Fantastic experience: Top from top !!! very good ... homemade and fresh products! A great waitress ... smiling and very good advice! I highly recommend this restaurant !
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Gerd Graesser 04/10/2021

Fantastic experience: Fine Spanish / Catalan cuisine. Cozy outdoor area under a cooling canopy of leaves, friendly, sufficiently English-speaking service. Mainly local guests. Reservation strongly recommended.
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Michel Paschoud 04/10/2021

Fantastic experience: El Samal is a cozy place with a beautiful terrace that looks like a vegetable cave. The very successful decoration, especially at night with the intimate lighting, supports the excellent gastronomic experience offered by the head chef. Both the presentation and the flavors hit the spot and the service is attentive and friendly. At night, € 26.50 all-inclusive menu, impeccable. If you have to find a negative thing, the price of the cane, 2.90 € seems exaggerated.
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Catherine Parsons 04/10/2021

Fantastic experience: Always have a fabulous meal here- freshly cooked and very tasty. Summer setting is on the outside terrace under an awesome canopy of trees. The inside area has also now been redecorated and refurbished. Very friendly service- best place in Calonge for a really tasty meal.

Anne Schauvlieg 03/10/2021

Fantastic experience: Very tasty and fresh....

Thierry Wlodarcsak 03/10/2021

Fantastic experience: Great no complaints
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Toni Casas 29/08/2021

Fantastic experience: It has enchanted me. A friendly family and concerned about doing well. Everything is very good.
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Sara Ll 15/08/2021

Fantastic experience: Charming restaurant, quality price to match. Although it was all exquisite, the turbot and cod with garlic cream were unbeatable! Without a doubt, a place of reference for a delicious dinner if you are in the Costa Brava. Perfect care
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Antonio Gutierrez Gonzalez 04/07/2021

Fantastic experience: Very nice atmosphere on the terrace covered with fig trees, good mencha and also very good service. We'll be coming back
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Eddy De Smet 04/07/2021

Fantastic experience: Always quality, pleasant dining and excellent service. We have been coming here for 7 years and always look forward to it.

p galleg 04/07/2021

Fantastic experience: Highly recommended menu, correct and efficient customer service, although in some situations a bit slow when taking the order. Waitress in this case very close, friendly and controlling the service. The very cozy terrace under the mulberries with background music. We will be back if we can
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mashle 04/05/2021

Fantastic experience: EXCELLENT very friendly staff, very good menus, quality products, a great service and all that in a beautiful location. I highly recommend
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Inma M. 04/05/2021

Fantastic experience: Very good and well presented dishes. Nice and welcoming place. Efficient waiters. Perfect environment for a fantastic evening.
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Eduard Girbau Girbau 04/05/2021

Fantastic experience: Good food, great terrace and great service!

Eli Vives Fargas 04/05/2021

Fantastic experience: Amazing food and impeccable service. Highly recommended. We are so glad we had dinner so well!
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JOSE MARIA MORON 04/05/2021

Fantastic experience: Good place to taste, embers!
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Chema Fernandez 04/05/2021

Fantastic experience: Very well served. Very good food. Possibility of incarnating to carry. The paella very good
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Huguette Sterckx 04/05/2021

Fantastic experience: Very nice home. Nice atmosphere and very good food.
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Julian Ungerer 04/05/2021

Fantastic experience: Very good food and a relaxed atmosphere - I can recommend it!
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joaquin 04/05/2021

Fantastic experience: A pleasant, serene and quiet environment, along with its gastronomy I really liked, I recommend it
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NURIA Bonet 04/05/2021

Fantastic experience: The photos we've found online don't do this place justice. Charming, quiet, very careful details and very friendly and attentive staff. The food is exquisite, and the prices are not bad. There is a menu at night that is very good quality / variety / price ratio. Without a doubt, a restaurant to return to.
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S J 04/05/2021

Fantastic experience: I have been here twice and i have had a really good experience! The service is great, the waiters are friendly and attentive. The food is delicious and well presented! I would definitely come back here again.

Sébastien Biancu 04/05/2021

Fantastic experience: Excellent food, pleasant setting, very affordable price, an address to recommend without hesitation.
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GRACE LARRETA 04/05/2021

Fantastic experience: Simply unsurpassed, all delicious, and the presentation of the dishes very well, and the cozy place we will return for sure.
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Enric Barros Foneria Ripollesa S.L. 03/05/2021

Fantastic experience: Great

Kim von Salzen 04/05/2020

Fantastic experience: Great location! The food is great too! I can highly recommend the menu for 25 €. Starter, main course, dessert and 1/2 liter of wine - very good value for money!
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Cindy Giraud 04/05/2020

Fantastic experience: Friendly, very nice, delicious and service at the top I recommend.
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stephanie fielding 04/05/2020

Fantastic experience: Lovely cool and shady outdoor terrace. Very pretty in the evening. Great choice of food (menu in multiple languages), good prices and service. Child friendly too.

Sabrina Charlier 04/05/2020

Fantastic experience: Super restaurant! Very nice food under the trees.

julien - linda van bosch - volckerijck 04/05/2020

Fantastic experience: Great Food Overlooking The Bay of Riells in L Costa Brava Scale

Alice Vlieg 04/05/2020

Fantastic experience: Fantastic eaten in the garden o der the leaf of the trees. What an atmosphere. And the food top. 3 course choice menu for € 25.00 including wine and coffee.

Alfred Laguna 04/05/2020

Fantastic experience: Cozy
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Roland Meier 04/05/2020

Fantastic experience: In a new look, good food and nice service.

Evelyne Enjalbert-Melet 04/05/2020

Fantastic experience: We shared a great time with friends. The dishes were delicious and the smile of the waiters very pleasant. We will return soon.
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Renate Ruf 04/05/2020

Fantastic experience: Delicious. The evening menu for 25 euros including wine and mineral water fully corresponds to the price performance ratio. The ambience is also very nice. We will definitely go back
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Martine Baptiste 03/05/2020

Fantastic experience: Excellent and super nice boss

Dolors Vila Ribas 03/05/2020

Fantastic experience: A very good meal in a nice space and good ambient music
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Jo sóc el del compte 03/05/2020

Fantastic experience: We will repeat Very kind The desserts are 10 !!!
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Rebeca Ortega Hernandez 03/05/2020

Fantastic experience: All perfect!!!! 100%

Julie Septon 03/05/2020

Fantastic experience: Perfect. As usual

***ROLIBUS*** 04/05/2019

Fantastic experience: Very good Authentic relaxing setting Quality food and nice boss
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Devleta Dupp 04/05/2019

Fantastic experience: Delicious food, delicious sangria, great surroundings If you are here on vacation, definitely stop by, simply recommended
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Rb Rb 04/05/2019

Fantastic experience: Very Good

Jonathan Vadaine 04/05/2019

Fantastic experience: I recommend it to the French who are on vacation in the area, the boss and the team at the top. Thank you to you for the welcome every year.
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Elena Karsonova 03/05/2019

Fantastic experience: Good home cooking. And homemade wine is not bad.

Jesus Ruiz 03/05/2019

Fantastic experience: Excellent. It is worth going.
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Jessyka Heidelberger 03/05/2019

Fantastic experience: hangout

King Mace 04/05/2018

Fantastic experience: Very nice restaurant We were there on our last day of vacation and were completely satisfied. Delicious food, very nice staff and the atmosphere of the restaurant is very nice. We will come back more often on our next vacation here.
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Jack van Rossum 04/05/2018

Fantastic experience: Delicious food, friendly service. Not too touristy.

Jean Mahiat 04/05/2018

Fantastic experience: Is and always is of excellent quality and of impeccable quality. A peaceful and very pleasant place. Shaded even by heatwave.
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V R 04/05/2018

Fantastic experience: Excellent restaurant, great food, fresh, very beautiful terrassa, and Carlos the boss un.crack ... bravo to all team
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Neil Woods 04/05/2018

Fantastic experience: Love the place,food,service,all to the highest standard you want from a holiday treat....Carlos and all the staff are top class. Been going for 20+years....5 star...love it...

Richard A Cheetham 04/05/2018

Fantastic experience: Fantastic local restaurant Carlos and staff attentive menu local and international. Setting under Merrel trees beautiful

David Hadrick 04/05/2018

Fantastic experience: Great food, excellent service. Courteous and helpful staff

Gerard Macias 04/05/2018

Fantastic experience: Good service very fresh terrace food good great desserts
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Monique Gressier 04/05/2018

Fantastic experience: Very welcome in French and delicious meal very reasonable price beautiful place on the terrace I highly recommend
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Helmut “Ralle” 03/05/2018

Fantastic experience: Nice restaurant with delicious food and very friendly staff and boss. We recommend! !!!!
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Kentoet1 Ketekoh 03/05/2018

Fantastic experience: Our favorite restaurant!
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Eduardo Rojas 03/05/2018

Fantastic experience: Excellent meal
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Joaquin Gallego Paradeda 03/05/2017

Fantastic experience: It is comfortable I feel at home
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Eric Manes 03/05/2017

Fantastic experience: A charming restaurant with very good dishes
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