In keeping with the Ritz-Carlton Abama, a spectacular resort boasting attractive gardens, palm trees and a whole host of leisure options and one that fully deserves its myriad plaudits, the M.B restaurant exudes the same essence of luxury and exclusivity that is reserved for the chosen few. It features a room used for welcome drinks and after-dinner coffee (including innovatively presented petits-fours) and cocktails, a contemporary-style main dining room with a predominantly white decor, and two glass-fronted galleries that are used as terraces in the summer months. On his meticulously prepared à la carte and two tasting menus, chef Erlantz Gorostiza faithfully recreates the amazing dishes devised by culinary maestro Martín Berasategui (including many of the latter’s iconic dishes and the year in which they were created), through dishes bursting with passion, technique and flavour that are based around the island’s best ingredients. We were particularly impressed by the “soldier shrimp” from El Hierro over an almond kernel with green gazpacho and shiso sorbet.