The sale of Málaga, a favorite of actor Robert De Niro for its excellent French fries:

As we wait for the cold to finally settle in Málaga, we talk about what should be a mandatory stop this winter in the province. Today we discuss a sale with a lot of tradition, one of those lifelong ones that has been in the same place for half a century: Venta Los Patos. It is a roadside sale on the way to Antequera where "none other than Robert De Niro said he had eaten the best fries of his life."

The actor, winner of two Academy Awards for his roles in The Godfather II and Raging Bull, and remembered for his performances in other great films like Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, or The Irishman, once visited this iconic Antequera sale, Venta Los Patos, where he tried some of the best fries he ever ate, which he instantly fell in love with. The story is told by Pepe, known on social media as atrapatupadre for his tips on renovations and DIY, where he refers to this "emblematic sale where time seems to have stopped."

"It is on the road that goes up to Torcal de Antequera," he points out, while showing one of those portions of fries that enamored the very Robert De Niro, one of the actors with a history full of successes, as well as other dishes on the menu where he praises the enormous quantities: "The dishes you are seeing here on the table are half portions, not full portions."

The fries from Venta Los Patos.

Venta Los Patos is located exactly on the Diseminado Poligono 163, 10, a few kilometers before reaching Antequera. Its menu is full of traditional recipes, as hearty as they are energetic. From rabbit with garlic to braised cheek, stewed trotters, montes dish, or migas with eggs and pepper. You can also find flamenquines, loin with tomato, or porra antequerana, all priced very reasonably for the portions or half portions, which are more than substantial. But what really shines here are their excellent fries offered in four sizes: small plate, plate, platter, and mega platter.

"I have been fortunate to eat in very prestigious places, including some Michelin-starred ones, and without meaning to be disrespectful, I must say that at Venta de los Patos, you eat the best fries in Spain and I advise that if you love them, order the large portion, you won't be able to stop eating," says one of the Google users who has tried Venta Los Patos and its fries, which many rave about: "The homemade fries are very good for a couple like us one dish is more than enough", "do not miss ordering fries with any of the dishes." or "traditional sale, with simple and tasty food, the fries are essential, highly recommended".

Prices at Venta Los Patos.

The most demanded dishes at Venta Los Patos, beyond their fries, are the loin, their Cordobese flamenquín, the Plato de los Montes, their chorizo, the cheek, or the rabbit. On Google, they have an average rating of 4.2 out of 5 after 568 reviews.