The latest news of Mencey’s Cookery Classroom, August 2015

By Luke Durden in gastronomic hotels

Summer is a month to unwind, relax, forget about your preoccupations and enjoy a well deserved holiday. And there is no better place to enjoy the summer, the sea and the beach, nature and culture, and gastronomy, than the idyllic island of Tenerife. The Grand hotel Mencey, owned by the popular hotel chain Iberostar Hotels & Resorts has prepared a host of activities and services for its guests, in order to discover the greatest pleasures available on the Canary Island.

Bellow you will find some of the novelties of the Grand Mencey hotel for this August 2015.

Aula de Cocina del Mencey, Santa Cruz de Tenerife

Los Laureles Restaurant

The restaurant and terrace Los Laureles has elaborated a new menu for this summer, where local products stand out, with an exotic touch, in combination with the influence of international cuisine. It has a great terrace from where to enjoy the famous Tenerife sunset. Open Monday to Sunday, from 19.30 to 23.00

Special “Mencey Lounge Night”

On Friday nights, on the 7th and 28th of August, the Grand Mencey hotel and restaurants celebrates a special Mencey Night Lounge. The first event will focus on “ceviches” and tartars, with a strong Latin influence in the menu. All accompanied by delicious cocktails, such as Pisco Sour, Cuban Mojitos or Mexican Margaritas.

On Friday the 28thof August will be an evening of barbecue, with succulent meats on the grill, such as marinated chicken with curry and yogurt, chutney or tuna steak from the Atlantic Ocean.

Both evenings will be enlivened by the best live music from 19.00 to 23.00. Limited tables available.

Spa Sensations

During the month of August, the Mencey Spa offers fantastic deals regarding health and beauty treatments. An example includes the 90 minutes in the Spa circuit, and a couples massage for only € 108 per couple.

Also, you can combine a day at the Spa with a gourmet meal, GatroSpa Gourmet, vegetarian GatroSpa, GatroSpa Vegan, for only 35€ per person.

For more information, visit the official website of Mencey’s Cookery Classroom, and don’t forget to book in advance!

What to do in Santa Cruz de Tenerife

By Luke Durden in gastronomic hotels

If you have chosen Tenerife as a destination for your next holiday, maybe you are checking in internet for accommodation, leisure activities, the best beaches, where to eat, and where you can have a night out, where you can relax, what to see, opening hours, there will be endless questions…

We propose alternatives to all these questions starting with accommodation.

If you are looking for a five star hotel with every commodity and luxury, we recommend the Iberostar Grand Mencey in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.  It is the island’s outstanding hotel with regard to history and glamour and it is also a well-known gastronomic hotel in Tenerife.  It has all the guarantees of an Iberostar hotel, which makes it a safe choice.

 

Gourmet restaurant in Tenerife

Gourmet restaurant in Tenerife

With regard to activities, our recommendation is an excursion through the Canarian countryside, following the trail from the Cruz del Carmen and the Llano de los Viejos.

It is an easy route, suitable for everybody of all ages with a duration of 45 minutes.

One of the most visited and attractive beaches of the island you will find in Costa Adeje.

In this area you will find numerous beaches, the most outstanding is the beach of Fañabe, the most popular choice of Tenerife’s residents.

One of the best restaurants in Tenerife is the restaurant Los Menceyes, which is part of the hotel Grand Mencey.  Top class cuisine, with an emphasis on local produce and an avant-garde interpretation of typical Canarian dishes. In the same hotel you will find the Iballa Cocktail Bar, famous for their Jazz concerts and exotic cocktails.

Regarding the most emblematic places to visit, one of the highlights is whale and dolphin watching in the middle of the ocean, the Tenerife Adan Martin auditorium, the Arona Pyramid, the volcano’s and landscapes and not forgetting the extensive offer of night time leisure activities.