Restaurante Corocotta — Restaurant in Cartes

Cartes is a charming little village. It was pretty empty that day. But the courtyard of this restaurant was pretty busy. Looked really inviting and the menu had some interesting items. So we took a table outside on this sunny day. Our Bulldog was welcome as well.

Staff/owner was very friendly. The setting in the courtyard was very relaxing and everybody seemed to have a good time.

Had two glasses of white wine each. Fresh, nice, crisp.

Ordered a plate of "Revuelot de Ajetes, Gambas Y Setas". A nice mix of scrambled egg, mushrooms, garlic and veggies and shrimp. An unlikely combo, but a perfect match. Tasty!

Then the "Foie de Oca Y Compota de Manzana". Half-warm Foie Gras on apple compot. And some Balsamico. And wow...this was one of the best (maybe THE best) Foie we've ever had. And we've had may. The combination with the sweet/sour apple compot was just a match made in heaven. Ordered a second plate soon after. A highlight on this trip and I can't recommend this item enough. Surely, this place can cook. Too bad we couldn't come back here anymore (was our last day on vacation), because the other items looked great as well. Definitely will come back the next time when we are in Northern Spain. I would drive hours just to come...

Sin duda lo mejor el ambiente, el sitio cuenta con una terraza que cuando hace buen tiempo mola mucho.

La comida de precio bien, pedimos una ensalada cocorotta y nos sorprendió mucho por cantidad y sabor. El cachopo, sin embargo, la carne tenía algún que otro nervio y estaba relleno de una mezcla de jamón y jamón York de supermercado (o eso parecía) que la verdad fue decepcionante. Eso sí, el huevo y las patatas muy ricos. También es verdad que por 10€ ese combinado se podría decir que sabes lo que pagas.

En cuanto al servicio, le pongo una estrella porque al ir al baño yo ya después de haber comido, le dijeron a mi chica que si habíamos terminado que se fuera (aún había más personas comiendo y estábamos esperando la cuenta para pagar cuando yo fui al baño), sin esperar ni siquiera a que yo volviese del servicio, y ni un gracias...

The food was disappointing. I tried croquetas with three different flavors, but they all tasted the same. Also, the price (€10) for them is too high. The place looks a bit dirty. Overall, the young staff working there are friendly and polite...