An early dinner with children in Costa Adeje: the garden's first hour

Why the first hour is the easiest

We open every day at 5pm. To a lot of people, and especially to anyone who lives in Spain, dinner at five sounds like an afternoon snack, so that hour stays almost empty. For a family with children it's the other way round: it's the easiest time of day to sit down to eat.

• It's light all year. In Adeje the sun doesn't set before 6.10pm, even in December, when it gets dark earliest. In summer, it's after 9pm. At five the garden is always in daylight.
• There's room. You can choose a table on the terrace or in the garden without waiting, and the children don't have to sit still between full tables.
• There's parking. We have our own free car park, with limited spaces, and early on there are still some free by the entrance.
• It's calm. The piano starts at 8pm. Before that, all you hear in the garden is conversation and birdsong, and it's easy to talk to the children without raising your voice.

The hour a lot of people avoid is the one that suits children better than any other: daylight, room, and nobody in a hurry at the next table.

If you'd like the children to hear the music too, you can come at 6.30pm or 7pm and stay until the piano starts. No piano and daylight, or a little piano after dark: it's up to you.

What to order for the children

There's a children's menu with four dishes. These are the prices from the winter 2026–27 menu, including IGIC (the Canary Islands sales tax, instead of VAT):

• Pasta with Napolitana sauce, €10. Homemade pasta with Napolitana sauce and grated parmesan. Contains gluten, dairy and celery.
• Chicken nuggets, €11. With vegetables and chips. Contains gluten.
• Cheeseburger, €12. With chips. Contains dairy and gluten.
• White fish fillet, €12. On a bed of mashed potato. Contains gluten, fish and dairy.

For pudding, the simplest are the three-flavour ice cream (€10) and the strawberries with cream (€10). The flambé desserts are made at the table and children love watching them, but keep an eye on the bill: they're charged per person, with a minimum of two. Flambéed strawberries are €15 per person.

If a child has an allergy, tell us when you order: every dish on the menu lists its allergens, and in the dining room we'll confirm the details.

How long dinner takes

It mostly depends on what you order. Two things make dinner longer, and it's worth knowing about them beforehand. Paella is cooked to order: on average it takes about 25–30 minutes from when you order it. And a flambé dessert is made at the table, without rushing. If you have small children and want a quick dinner, tell us when you sit down: we'll put the children's order in first and let you know which dishes take longer.

Worth knowing before you come

• High chairs: we have them. If you need one, mention it when you book so it's at the table when you arrive.
• Pushchairs and wheelchairs: there are no steps into the garden, and there's an accessible toilet.
• What's charged separately: bread and butter, €4 per person. There's no service charge.
• Booking: at five there's usually room, but booking makes sure you get the area you prefer. An online booking is a request: we confirm it in writing.

We're at Av. de Austria 5, San Eugenio Alto, Costa Adeje, exit 29 off the TF-1, on the same road as Aqualand. If you're coming straight from the park, which closes at five for most of the year, we cover that in What to do in Costa Adeje after Aqualand.

Where this comes from

• Children's menu, desserts, allergens and prices: El Molino Blanco menu, winter 2026–27. The prices on the website are the same as in the restaurant.
• Sunset times in Adeje: sunrise-and-sunset.com (opens in a new tab), checked on 10 November 2026.
• Opening hours, high chairs, step-free access, accessible toilet and piano times: information from the restaurant, November 2026.

If anything here has changed, tell us at the table or on +34 620 77 00 72 and we'll put it right, with the source in front of us.