After a winter of chasing around the Ronda area trying to find a bar open in the evenings for a pre-prandial drink or two, and often failing, not just three come along at once, but six!
This dearth of places to have a drink was partly brought about by 11 named violent storms, heavy rainfall, high winds, flooding and lots of damage to homes, outbuildings, crops and livestock, evacuations and several deaths.
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I wrote recently about three grand openings as we move into Spring, but the owners of three other bars / restaurants let it be known that they had either recently opened, or were due to open or to re-open soon.
Bar Stop, Benaojan Estacion
This bar had just re-opened "in an old guise", when the barriada was closed off and had to be evacuated partly for fear of serious flooding.
For two years Bar Stop had functioned as Bar Ankanita after owner Anita retired. However, she decided to come out of retirement, renovate and open up again.
Now, after the unexpected shut-down, Bar Stop is up and running again.
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A great breakfast and lunch venue, Bar Stop is as good as it ever was and has made a welcome return to the scene.
Venta El Pelistre, Llano de La Cruz, Arriate
This popular watering hole and restaurant shut for two weeks holiday, then the road was blocked by mud and flood water for a few days and the chef had to have an operation, so the owners Manolo and Isa extended their closure by another two weeks.
They are scheduled to re-open tomorrow, Friday February 27th.
[Restaurant Guru]
El Pelistre has been sorely missed, so many will be glad to see it back!
Restaurante La Cascada, Fuente de la Higuera, Ronda
Their planned re-opening on St Valentine's Day (February 14th) after their extended winter break, didn't happen as the swollen river Guadalcobacin, which is adjacent to Hotel Molino del Puente, where La Cascada is located, breached the flood defences and entered the ground floor to a depth of half a metre.
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The clean-up is now almost complete, the hotel has dried out and the affected areas re-painted. According to owners Ian and Elaine Love the re-opening is planned for Thursday March 5th.
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