We were en route from Albarracin to Cuenca when we spotted this place at the side of the road and pulled in for some lunch. The dining room was quiet when we got there but it filled up fairly soon afterwards and I'm not surprised. Families, roadworkers, truck-drivers, and a couple of policemen... ||||The food is not spectacular but it's tasty and there's certainly a lot of it - my partner's salad starter was big enough to be a main in many restaurants. I really enjoyed the revueltos (scrambled eggs) with peppers and asparagus. My pork main was nicely cooked while the stuffed peppers my partner ate were full of flavour. Tiramisu is not a traditional Spanish dessert, but theirs was very full-bodied and completely covered in dark chocolate powder. Throw in bread, water and a quarter of house wine and you're back on the road only 12 euros poorer per person. Who can...
Read moreWe were en route from Albarracin to Cuenca when we spotted this place at the side of the road and pulled in for some lunch. The dining room was quiet when we got there but it filled up fairly soon afterwards and I'm not surprised. Families, roadworkers, truck-drivers, and a couple of policemen... ||||The food is not spectacular but it's tasty and there's certainly a lot of it - my partner's salad starter was big enough to be a main in many restaurants. I really enjoyed the revueltos (scrambled eggs) with peppers and asparagus. My pork main was nicely cooked while the stuffed peppers my partner ate were full of flavour. Tiramisu is not a traditional Spanish dessert, but theirs was very full-bodied and completely covered in dark chocolate powder. Throw in bread, water and a quarter of house wine and you're back on the road only 12 euros poorer per person. Who can...
Read moreEl trato excelente, además de tener comida casera de buena calidad el trato del personal es impecable, recomiendo comer de menú, si bien es cierto que hay ofertas por menos de 15€ en otros restaurantes, el precio de 15€ del menú está completamente justificado. Hay una gran variedad de primeros, segundos y postres a elegir, todo comida casera. De primero me gustaría destacar las gachas y los pucheros, aunque los demás platos también tienen muy buena pinta. De segundo me gustaría destacar la brasa del restaurante, en especial la pluma ibérica o el lomo de vaca, cortes gruesos y jugosos en su punto justo, como apunte, las carnes que traen salsas, estás vienen en pequeños recipientes por si la salsa no es del agrado del cliente o no puede tomarla por algún motivo, debido a que un familiar tiene diabetes es un punto a tener en cuenta. De los postres destacar que todos son caseros, mi recomendación es el tiramisú, la combinación de cacao con el merengue y la base de bizcocho de café es exquisita. Generalmente suelen sacar una ensalada mixta al centro por parte de la casa que siempre viene bien en lo que salen los demás platos, los platos salen muy rápidos y a la vez para todos los comensales, como he dicho antes el precio del menú puede parecer a priori ligeramente alto pero merece la pena cada euro. Es conveniente reservar con mucha antelación para poder conseguir mesa ya que el restaurante se suele llenar todos los fines de semana. Sin duda una alternativa perfecta ligeramente alejada de la ciudad pero que merece la pena considerar, eventualmente y dependiendo de la época se podría dar un paseo por el monte o pasar el resto del día...
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