This is a review only of the restaurant, not the hotel accommodation. Canillas de Albaida is a very attractive, somewhat remote, village in the Axarquia region NE of Malaga.
The square, which is pedestrianised, is dominated by the restaurant, the hotel, the ayuntamiento, and an attractive little church (not open very often but worth a look inside if you can). We sat outside in the square, and had a perfectly nice meal, pleasantly served. Prices were fair, including wine. The menu has a few nice little surprises for a village bar/restaurant - places of this kind tend to be very predictable and vary mainly on quality of food and cooking, and service: but here there were a few different dishes, some reflecting the non-Spanish staff, I suspect.
It's better than the three-star 'average' for Trip Advisor, hence the rating, but 'very good' is perhaps a stretch. From our base it was a 70-minute drive and therein lies the real question - was it worth that length of drive. Probably not as there are better restaurants in the Malaga Province. But if you are nearer, then it's definitely worth a visit.
