Frequency: Monthly: 3rd Tuesdays Venue: Moraira and local areas Group Leader: John Snell
The Dining Group Hosts
John and Meri Snell
Brian and Aileen Malone
Hilary and Stewart Wass
The purpose of the group is for its members to have a good time, meeting old and new friends while dining out at different restaurants in the local area. The group normally meets on the 3rd Tuesdays of each month, from September to November and January to May, at a restaurant chosen by the hosts for that month. Most events are held in the evenings, but occasionally at lunchtime during the winter months, or if the events are held a bit further away from Moraira.
Details of the chosen restaurant, menus and costs are e-mailed to all group members well in advance of the event, and it is then up to the group members, (couples and singles), to decide whether they wish to attend, and then inform the hosts with their menu choices.
Depending on the restaurant, there are six to eight people per table. Table allocation at both events each month is randomly allocated by the hosts, thus giving people the chance to meet new friends, at restaurants that they may not know.
The price per person for the menu will normally not be more than 35€, to include a 3 course meal, half a bottle of wine per person, water and a staff gratuity. Payment (cash only) is collected by the hosts at the event.
On Tuesday 21st October the dining group held our event at The Olive Tree restaurant in Moraira. Sandra and Harbey the owners and their staff worked hard to ensure that the 58 diners had a lovely evening. The three-course menu with wine was delicious and well received by the diners who attended. The menu was varied with choices to cover all tastes, from starters including spicy fish cakes and the all time favourite of traditional prawn cocktail to mains of chicken breast …
Restaurant Maxim, Calle Cabo de San Vicente 1, Moraira (Actually on the Moraira-Calpe Road, before the big Pepe La Sal) Tuesday, 18th November 2025 Time: 7:00 for seating at 7:30 p.m. (Tables for 6 or 8 people) This evening at Maxim’s will be just a little bit different. Maxim has put together a lovely 5-course tasting menu for us (7 courses if you include the tapita and sorbet), so no need to make difficult decisions on what to choose! Maxim’s …
The Dining Out group held their first event after the summer break on the 23rd September, with a lunch held at the Victoria Station restaurant in Parcent. The combination of cooler weather (at last!), people returning to Moraira after holidays or swallows settling in for a few weeks or months, and an excellent menu at a very reasonable price enticed 63 diners to a very convivial gathering. The high number of diners meant that the lunch had to be held …
On April 15th the Dining Out group met for a lunchtime event at the always popular La Cumbre Restaurant in Benitachell, with its lovely views over the sea through the restaurant windows. Eloy, Celia and their team produced, as always, an excellent meal for us, beautifully presented. After a welcome glass of cava, five varied tapas, including Millefeuille, spring salad, croquettes, stuffed cabbage and potato crisps with tuna flakes were served for all to share. A lemon and champagne sorbet …
On Tuesday 18th March the dining group held our event at the AL Mar restaurant in Moraira. Lou, the owner, recently opened the AlMar as a fine dining restaurant and in a short time has gained a reputation as such …
The Attico Restaurant at Javea Port, with its stunning views to the Arenal, is always popular with our Dining Out group and the event in February was fully booked for 56 diners within a day of the invitations being sent out. The evening was a delight. The team of chefs and servers led by Luz and Louisa excelled with a delicious and varied choice of dishes for us …
On October 15th the Dining Out group event was held at Restaurante Maxim in Moraira. Maxim and Lola started the restaurant in 2016, and the group has held several events there over the past 8 years. It has always been a very popular venue and so it was this time with nearly 80 diners enjoying a meal in the still, warm evening outside on the large welcoming terrace. A glass of cava was given to the diners as they arrived, …