16/08/2026
We want to share some sad news with you ❤️🦜
For all our friends and customers who have known Willie and Yuyu for so many years, today we want to share something that is especially difficult for us.
This Friday, we received a visit from the Guardia Civil, specifically SEPRONA, following an anonymous complaint concerning the way our parrots live and the claim that they are not being properly cared for and that we are making a business out of having them at the restaurant.
After the inspection, we were informed that, as we do not have a zoological centre licence, we have to remove them from the Tenere. So, from tomorrow, we will temporarily take them home with us, where they will continue to be cared for and surrounded by all our love. ❤️
But it is impossible not to feel sad, because those of you who know them understand that Willie and Yuyu are much more than just two parrots at the restaurant.
They have grown up here. And all of you have shared a little part of their story too.
They have received countless visits, smiles and so much affection. Customers who came back year after year and would go straight to see them. Children who spent hours watching them, talking to them and enjoying their company. People who brought them sunflower seeds, stopped to say hello before even sitting down to eat, or simply spent a little time with them.
And they probably never knew just how important they became to so many people.
But we do. ❤️
That is why it is so difficult for us to imagine the Tenere without them. They were part of its atmosphere and part of so many memories we have shared with all of you.
From tomorrow, they will be at home with us. We know they will be safe, happy and well cared for, but we will miss having them here — and we know many of you will too.
All we can do is say thank you. For every sunflower seed, every word, every smile, every visit and every moment you spent with them. Thank you for keeping them company all these years and for loving them as part of our little family. ❤️
Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts, for understanding.
The Tenere will remain the same, but there will always be a little piece of Willie and Yuyu in its story. 🦜❤️
With love,
Team Tenere.
