Very, very good home cooking, with extreme detail regarding fresch herbs and spices. Traditional and typical tuscan recipes with great variety and served with a smile from both Cynzia and Andrew! We all love to go there and for months afterwards the kids always say : ``Can you make Cinzia`s lasagne?`` Now there´s a compliment on my cooking!!!! more

I visited Il Girasole on the 8th December after having read the reviews on Tripadvisor and I have to say that I was not dissapointed. The service and recommendations provided by Andrew were excellent. I had melted cheese, tomatoes and cured ham for starter and ravioli stuffed with spinach and ricotta with a tomato, onion and basil side salad for... more

Having returned from Benalmadena recently i must say that Il Girasole was the favourite meal out of the holiday. Andrew was a charming host, serving us excellent food with a smile. Definately the best food I had all holiday, Thanks again. more

Everything here is full of love to Italy, to Italian nature, Italian cuisine. This small and cozy restaurant leaves an impression that you are not a client but a guest. Perfect place for romantic dating or quite evening with intimate friends. Strongly recommended! more

My wife and I dined three times at this restaurant in one week and found each experience to be first class. On Costa del Sol dining out options are endless with a central tendency to oversized, overcooked, overpriced and deep-fried offerings. But not here! Portions are just right; ingredients are top quality and specially purchased or freshly made (pastas). Recipes... more

I have lived in spain for some time and I am constantly amazed at the lack of decent restaurants.I was delighted to find Il Girasole and I was very impressed with the reviews posted outside the restaurant. My meal howeved was a huge disappointment and I will not be recommending this restaurant or visiting it again. The amount of salt... more

Il Girasole is a small Italian family run restaurant near the whirlybird roundabout.The home cooked food is quite exceptional and reasonably priced. The Tuscan menu cooked by Cinzia includes a wide range of dishes. We found the porcetta and tiramisu memorable and the service provided by Andrew welcoming and helpful. We strongly recommend this family restaurant. more

Il Girasole is a lovely family run restaurant situated on the main road not far from the windmill roundabout. We have just come back from a short 5 night break and ate there twice. On both occasions the food was excellent quality, tasty, hot and reasonably priced. Cinzia cooks and Andrew serves. It is definitely the best place we have... more

sept 2009 went here and had amazing food, great starters and for main pork just about cooked, yum. we are changing our pub in the u.k to italian food and are interviewing at the moment. If we end up as good as this place i will be over the moon. Dont change anything, well maybe open on tuesdays coz we... more