Restaurante Alcaravea — Restaurant in Ávila

We were blown away by the value for money. Everything tasted really good and the price was very reasonable. Their Chuleton would’ve easily fetched £100 in London. It’s probably one of the best steak I’ve ever had and I’m not even big on steaks. Their omelette with crisp Iberico ham was seasoned very well and their vegetable tempura with molasses was such a revelation. I highly recommend this restaurant. Just to add as well, as most restaurants in Avila, they close at 16:00. We arrived 15:15 and stayed until almost 17:00. They even allowed us to have desserts. Oh and just to add to the steak as well, due to the language barrier, they probably didn’t understand that we wanted ours medium well done so they brought it to us medium rare. We had to ask them to cook it a bit more and it was no trouble at all. If anything, it became even juicier. Excellent service. You also feel old world luxury on their setup with their heavy table cloths and starched napkins. All in all, this alone is worth a trip to Avila. Feels like a bonus to see the...

Amazing food!! We ate on the terrace, right in front of the cathedral, we were the first people for (Spanish-time) lunch at 1.30. We had the ensalada de rúcula for a starter (delicious, sweet/tart honey dressing, goat cheese + cranberries) then the enscalope de tenera (seemed a bit simple but good) and the solomillo de avileño (juicy perfectly wood grilled steak, makes my mouth water thinking about it again) for the mains, sorbete de limón for dessert. There is a 10% charge for eating on the terrace, and they bring bread automatically and charge for it, just be aware. The wait staff were incredibly nice and accommodating- splitting the two main courses and bringing them one after the other so we could share. I would definitely...

Score would be somewhere between four and five, but we opted for five given the excellent value for money. We had dinner there. As a starter, we had beef carpaccio and a beef tartare. Both were simple and good. We then had two generous fillets of local beef served with potatoes. Both were excellent. A milk pudding and a chocolate mousse as dessert, with the first being better than the latter. Wine recharge is very reasonable. The restaurant is on the first floor of a building overlooking Ávila's cathedral. The rooms were recently refurbished. The atmosphere was very pleasant, as well as the service.

Overall, we spent 140 eur for two. Which we found very reasonable for the amount and quality...