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Well, after my brief sojourn away from journalism I have returned to the fold and have now finally got round to visiting Penny Lane which opened in Corralejo about 10 months ago – yes, I know, too many restaurants, not enough nights to dine in them!
Penny Lane is located at the end of the street where you can find the Talk of the Town, Golden Days and The Underground, completing a run of Brit bars. However, this bistro has the advantage of providing a very extensive menu of good quality English cuisine (although, before I dig myself into a hole, food is also available in the Talk of the Town). The restaurant is owned by Eileen from Kirby in Liverpool and her daughter, Carla and son Kevan both help her out.
On my visit this week I was joined by my great friend Jen and her daughters, Danielle and Ashleigh, who are all holidaying here for the third time this year. We took a seat in the interior of the restaurant but while perusing the menu hastily moved outside when a group of 20 or so arrived and distributed themselves at every other table. We decided to place our order before the kitchen was bombarded with work.
We opted for prawn cocktails (as the paté wasn't available) and garlic bread, followed by a Chicken Kiev for me which was served with chips (nice big fat ones) and a choice of peas or salad), Jen chose a Chilli con Carne and the girls had a very large helping of spaghetti Bolognese and egg and chips. All the food was excellent and served very speedily.
The restaurant had
filled up virtually completely while we were dining but there were
plenty enough tables and they are sufficiently well spaced so you
didn´t feel on top of anyone. Eileen and another waitress looked
after us really well and the bill was very reasonable. While we were dining there were a number of people just drinking at the bar and the atmosphere throughout was very relaxed and friendly.
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Penny Lane
The restaurant is divided into two sections –
inside and out (although “out” is still “in” being more of
conservatory area. The inside tables are laid with tablecloths
creating a slightly more formal atmosphere and the décor is bright,
simple and clean. 
However, quickly deciding from the huge
choice available wasn't any easy task. You can choose from
sandwiches, baguettes and toasties, all week roast dinners (as well
as Sunday roast), pizzas and pastas, burgers, grills, steaks – you
name it, it was there.
We followed this with ice-cream
sundaes and a sticky toffee pudding with cream (it was a tough
decision to choose between this and the Golden Syrup pudding – but
there were definitely no complaints.) There were so many others
things to choose from on the menu including, for example, gammon
steak, Cajun chicken breast, steak or cottage pie, chicken curry,
giant filled Yorkshire pudding, lasagne, fillet or sirloin steak,
pork chops and pasta dishes. 