Restaurants & Bars: At Desert Springs

The Crocodile Club

This is the Resort Centre of Desert Springs and of the Lodge @ Desert Springs. It is set on a high point overlooking Desert Springs with views to the sea and the surrounding mountains, the Serrania Almeriense. It is housed in an enormous African style thatched long house built by South African craftsmen of poles and thatched with reed from their country.  The concept comes from Elsa’s Kopje, a luxury Game Lodge in Meru National Park in Kenya, in which Stephen Hitchins has an interest.

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The “Croc” Restaurant

For reservations please call: +34 678 746 706

The “Croc” features an eclectic menu of Mediterranean, Pacific Rim and Thai dishes, along with fresh fish and grills, Pastas and Pizzas and Desert Hamburgers; lots for kids and something special for the adults.  Tables are available in the restaurant around the open fire or on the terraces or outside in the semi-secluded terraced garden.  The restaurant is open for lunch and/or dinner according to the season.

• Click here to view the Croc Restaurant Menu (PDF)
• Click here to view the Croc Club Sunday Lunch Menu (PDF)

The Rosewood Bar

The bar is made of huge trunks of old dried rosewood from the Namibian desert and features a circular sitting out area; an open sided, canvas windowed ”Rondavel” looking out, African style, over the local wildlife at the water holes and in amongst the rocks and sand bunkers, to the surrounding plains and the sea. 

This is the number one meeting place for early, and indeed not so early, evening drinks on the resort and features a delicious, but dangerous, selection of  “croctails”.

El Chiringuito

For reservations please call +34 637 545 620

Serving light lunches and a range of superb healthy fruit punches of the innocent and more grown up variety, the pool bar is a great place to lounge and shoot the breeze.  The tiny shop offers casual beachwear, sandals, kikoi wraps from Kenya, sunglasses, sunscreen and other requisites for long sunny days.

• Click here to view the El Chiringuito Food Menu (PDF)
• Click here to view the El Chiringuito Bar Drinks Card (PDF)