Our origins

The Bar Guadalest had been La Venta de la tía Dolores, my great-grandmother, and it’s seen millions of people walk by. It may be one of the oldest remaining houses in Guadalest. As far as memories go, my great-grandmother Dolores, a village woman but a fighter and very determined, had this house she turned into a kind of inn.

After my great-grandmother, my grandmother Amparo was trained in the kitchen and, later, with the help of my uncle, my aunt and my mother – and finally my brother – continued to serve meals, but without renting rooms, as the improvements in routes and new means of transport caused demand to fall. The place where animals once rested became an increasingly busy bar, where even a well-known band in the Valle – the Kastells – rehearsed.

Now Toni and I have taken up the family torch, adapting to the new trends and tastes of people nowadays. The idea is to convey the passion we feel for our work, giving value to everything around us, defending local products, but reinventing ourselves with new trends. Humble but good-quality food in La Venta.