23/08/2026
Being an entrepreneur in Spain… 😂
From the outside, it looks very simple.
You have a restaurant.
Guests arrive.
The tables are full.
Music is playing.
Everyone is smiling.
And you just sit back and enjoy being the boss.
😂😂😂
Yeah, right.
I am, all at once:
purchasing manager, psychologist, bartender, delivery driver, content creator, event planner, guest-experience developer, organiser, problem-solver and maintenance technician.
And if nobody knows what’s going on…
I’m the boss.
If someone knows exactly what’s going on…
somehow, I’m still the boss. 😂
⸻
My day looks roughly like this:
09:00 – Purchasing
“Where are the tomatoes?”
10:00 – Psychology
“Why aren’t they talking to each other?”
11:00 – Technician
“Why the hell isn’t this machine working?”
12:00 – Marketing
“What should we post today?”
13:00 – Event planning
“What shall we do on Friday?”
14:00 – Guest experience
“How could we make it even better?”
15:00 – Delivery driver
“I’ll quickly take this over there.”
16:00 – Bartender
“Where’s the ice?”
17:00 – Maintenance technician
“I’m sure I can fix this.”
I can’t fix it.
😂
18:00 – Restaurant manager
20:00 – Firefighter
23:00 – Still a firefighter
00:30 – “Finally, I’m going home.”
00:31
Phone call:
– Hi, I just have a quick question…
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A QUICK QUESTION. 😂
⸻
And then there’s Spain.
There’s one word that seems to solve almost everything:
MAÑANA.
Need a singer?
Mañana.
Need a technician?
Mañana.
The oven has broken down?
Mañana.
The fridge has stopped working?
Mañana.
Need a part that supposedly doesn’t exist anywhere in Europe?
MAÑANA.
There is, however, one small problem:
The restaurant has to open tonight. 😂
That’s why you need a team that doesn’t say:
“That’s not my job.”
But instead says:
“Okay… so how do we solve it?”
And somehow, we always do.
⸻
Of course, a successful restaurant also needs one more thing:
money. 😂
Because we are constantly investing and improving.
A new oven.
A new fridge.
A new machine.
New technology.
A new sound system.
New lighting.
New ideas.
New events.
New experiences.
And just when you think:
“Finally, everything is working perfectly…”
something breaks.
At least restaurant equipment is reliable.
Reliably unreliable. 😂
⸻
But the funny thing is that the guests don’t see any of this.
They arrive.
They sit down.
They receive a smile.
The wine arrives.
The pizza arrives.
The music is playing.
People are laughing at the tables.
And they say:
“What a wonderful evening!”
And we look at each other:
“Yes… wonderful.” 😂
Five minutes earlier, we were still trying to figure out who knows how to restart the oven.
⸻
And that is exactly the point.
We don’t work this hard because something is wrong.
We work this hard because it works.
Because the restaurant is full.
Because we want to grow.
Because we want to create new experiences.
Because “good enough” has never really been our style.
We are always asking:
“How could we make it even better?”
And the guests don’t need to see the chaos.
They don’t need to see the phone calls.
They don’t need to see the problems.
They don’t need to see the MAÑANA.
They don’t need to see someone standing next to a broken fridge with a screwdriver in one hand, while trying to reach a singer with the other. 😂
They just need to enjoy their evening.
And that is why we warmly welcome our guests every single day. ❤️
Because all the work behind the scenes — the planning, organising, repairing, improving, investing, making phone calls and solving problems — is worth it because you come to us.
Your presence makes it possible for us to keep trying, day after day, to give our very best.
Every reservation.
Every dinner.
Every glass of wine.
Every laugh.
Every returning guest.
These are what give meaning to all the hard work happening behind the scenes.
So while we take care of everything in the background…
you just come in, sit down, relax and enjoy your evening.
We’ll take care of the rest.
Somehow.
As always.
MAÑANA. 🇪🇸😂
❤️ We look forward to welcoming you every day at Trattoria Angelo!
Book your table:
📅 Open daily: 14:00–24.00
We recommend booking a table! 📞
+34 854 62 53 07
[email protected]
Booking link is in the comments.
📍Address: C. Cártama, 17, 29649 La Cala de Mijas,
