At the end of the 70s, we began our stage in the restaurant world with a little guest house which belonged to my parents. There, my wife, guided by my mother (a great cook) prepared popular menus. We have devoted to this for five years and we decided to open our own restaurant Casa Cantó in 1983, where we began to retrieve our local gastronomy which is easy to prepare but rich in raw materials because we always try to obtain the best fishes and shellfishes from the markets of Denia and Calpe, and we have been working with some locals fishermen for several years. There are some local farmers who supply us their best vegetables and fruits. We try to obtain our products as directly as possible, from the fisherman or the farmer to us.
Luisa and I have been working in our restaurant for 20 years and now we have included our children Jordi and Ximet, who have added their youth and training (they have studies of Gastronomy) together with an atmosphere of constant training which makes you want to do extremely well.


Our kitchen deserves an special mention too because we have designed it with the help of Pedro Cabrera, Suministros Hosteleros Benissa manager.
The cooker Charvet has 18 burners specially prepared to our well-known “paellitas”. My wife Luisa is in charge of it together with María José (with more than 12 years of experience), Mari Conchi (with more than ten), Ratja and Pere.


My sons and I are at the dinning-room together with Inma, George, Kelly and with Chus at the Reception we try to make you feel welcome.
In conclusion, our philosophy is familial and we try to give an special attention to our clients and friend at home, which has a big Lounge, from where you can see the “Tinença del Cantó”, our big wine cellar and enjoy of beautiful sightseeing. And there are too three Private Rooms for Business or familiar meals…


And as one of the most important gastronomy critics from Alicante said:
" … Ximo Ivars tells us that he is sure that their speciality are home-made dishes. And nobody can refuse to an Arròs Ximo, an Arròs de Senyoret, a Putxero de Polp or a Cruet de Peix (Casa Cantó’s specialities) Casa Cantó is a restaurant (the quality always ready to break out) with the particularity of offering an individual rice not mattering how many people have sat down to eat"
G. Pomata.

We hope that you have enjoyed this moment and we thank you for the visit.

Ximo i Luisa.