Restaurant L'Antic Ramonet — Restaurant in Arbúcies

NOTE: It's helpful to speak Catalán, or at least passable (Castilian) Spanish here, as there are no English menus available, and the staff does not speak much English.

That said, the food here is great! The menu lists traditional dishes from across Catalonia as well as various other provinces of Spain. Prices here are moderate, and well in line with similar restaurants. A "menú al día" is also available, even on weekends. That is a bonus!

We opted for the menú. The list of dishes available for your first and second courses is pretty extensive, and even has a few vegetarian options. I've been eating a pretty fair amount of the local cuisine lately, and had been hankering for a salad - so that's what I chose for the first course. It was... Enormous. Delicious. Complex. Satisfying. It had just the right amount of cheese, nuts, seeds, dried fruit and fresh strawberries to make it a significant part of the meal. It was terrific! For my second course, I opted for the Bacalao (codfish). Usually prepared from salt cod, this dish can occasionally be a bit too salty for my taste. To their credit, however, they served it with a type of baked bean that really ameliorated the salt. Well done! Oh, and the fish itself was firm and flavorful - and a generous portion, to boot. My wife selected the Hake, which came with a confit of sautéed onions, potatoes and raisins, all baked on the fish. Delicious!

Even the dessert card was pretty long. I went with the flan and cream, and my wife had the cheesecake. The flan was extraordinary, and the cheesecake was light and delicious. The "menú" included a bottle of wine and a (large) bottle of water. I opted to top it all off with an Irish coffee. They did it right and did not skimp on the ingredients.

All of that good eating cost us €20 each; my Irish coffee added another €5 to the bill. ...

Fuimos con los niños, y tomamos el menú de fin de semana por 23,50€ + IVA con la bebida incluida. Tienen varios primeros y segundos, con lo que seguro que algo es de tu agrado, o incluso puedes tener algún problema en decidir :) Yo tomé los guisantes con butifarra negra, que estaban buenos, pero los encontré algo secos, quizás con algo del jugo del sofrito y butifarra les haría ganar mucho. También tomamos los caracoles, que eran correctos, y los macarrones, que gustaron mucho. De segundos pedimos, el bacalao con mongetes, las carrilleras de cerdo con reducción de ratafia y la solomillo de cerdo con salsa de boletus. El bacalao estaba divino, el solomillo, todo y pedirlo poco hecho llegó un poco pasado, eso sí, la salsa muy buena. El premio se lo llevaron las carrilleras, una auténtica delicia, muy melosas, se desacian en la boca, y la salsa espectacular. Los postres estaban buenos, la tarta de queso correcta y la crema inglesa (parecía más una natilla) con helado de turrón estaba buena. La atención fue correcta, y el espacio es acogedor. En conjunto me pareció un buen sitio, quizás un pelin caro, pero seguro que no...

We had an excellent lunchmenu for 13 Euro/pp after a nice hike in the area. Service was very attentive and friendly, good salads, grilled vegetables, tasty fish and grilled meat. All very well prepared. We will be back! Do make a reservation as the place was fully packed...