El Cartujano Mijas

Firstly the communication was terrible to where the pickup was it said a bus stop there was not one there. On arrival we had a drink the staff were extremely friendly behind the bar, and lovely girls sorry young ladies. Then came the horse show for a start the show is in a ring most of it was at the side opposite to where we were sitting so we knew all the horses' backsides very well for most of the time that's all we saw. The show itself was very poor except I think the third set of horses the two horses were tremendous if it was them I was giving the rating it would be five stars they deserved it. The rest was poor and extremely boring. Now on to the food personally I didn't like what was there nothing to do with it being good or bad just not for me, however, my friend enjoyed it and the flamenco dancing. Once again the staff did a great job serving that number quickly and efficiently again they deserved five stars.

The bus arrived on time and communication with the organisers was good. We bought a drink without any fuss when we arrived. The horse show is first, then the meal (salad then paella) and flamenco show. What a fantastic experience - the horse show and meal are very good, but the Flamenco show is absolutely incredible. Such passion and emotion, but also such skill - some in our party were literally moved to tears. It was the last night of our holiday and was a great ending. Highly recommend.

We left early through the horse show. Anyone that doesn’t know horses wouldn’t notice the lame horses, which I have videos of. Very sad to watch, Couldn’t stay and watch them in pain, didn’t stay for the food or flamenco so can’t review that. Complained to the ticket person who spoke very good English said “I don’t know” Another family who is also knowledgeable about horses also left early. Why would you also put the show on at a very hot time of the day. The food should be first and the (non lame) horses should be worked later in the day when it’s cooler.

It was an amazing experience, we took the bus which was on time and a very nice crew, than we arrived and enjoyed the equestrian show. The meal was not incredible but the flamenco show was extraordinary. This is a very well managed family business !

Fantastic show and dinner. If you want to truly feel the soul of the region, this will bring it to you. The Sanchez family are exceptional horsemen and hosts.