Mil Sabores

The Mil Sabores (1,000 flavors) restaurant is a bit tricky to find, since it is not located on a street that you can drive on (working with Unilocal staff on this). I had read some really good reviews on other sites so I decided to give this place a try, and made reservations. Since my wife and I only have a couple of days in Puerto de la Cruz, we wanted to make sure this was a winner. It was!
First thing to note is that our server was from Belgium, and he spoke five different languages fluently! This made ordering from the menu (Spanish, but with English text as well) easy to do. It was interesting hearing him switch back and forth between languages as he tended the various tables. Since a lot of British visit Tenerife, we knew there was a good chance we would have little difficulty. We decided to go with the Menu Sopresa (surprise) and get five courses, with a mixture of meat, fish, and vegetables:
The first course was a light mixed salad with fruit, muscles, and prawns. It had a light sauce that complimented the meat and fruit and didn’t overpower the salad. Perfecto!
The second course was a carrot soup with fresh pieces of orange in it. While I thought it was good, my wife didn’t care for it so much.
The third course was a salad with large, breaded, jumbo prawns, which were freshly caught that morning. Terrific seafood!
The fourth course was a venison stew that was to die for! The meat was so tender, you didn’t need a knife. It was served with homemade potatoes that were sliced and then fried into a cake-​like patty. There was also a scoop of cranberries that complimented the venison perfectly!
The fifth course was a dessert of tiramisu with a scoop of coconut mousse. It was a good finisher to the meal, and while the coconut mousse stood out, the tiramisu was identical to others I’ve had (but good).
The wine was really good too. I chose a red Spanish Rioja wine, recommended by our waiter, and my wife had a moscatel and Gewürztraminer blend. Delicious, and complemented the meal well.
I would like to mention that the menu had lots of alternatives to the menu sopresa, so if you’re in the mood for something lighter or something specific, you cannot go wrong here.
To sum it up, I would highly recommend Mil Sabores if you find yourself in Puerto de la Cruz, even if it is for one evening. Make sure you make reservations though, as getting a table can be difficult on a busy evening.