Restaurant Masnou — Restaurant in Santa Pau

Great food, lovely location, very atmospheric inside. Unfortunately, as guests without a reservation and on a day when there was only one person dealing with everything outside the kitchen (reservations, orders, serving, etc.), we had to wait 40 minutes for our drinks and another 30 minutes for our food, and, in the end, we were never assigned a set table in the garden section, as promised; we ended up eating at the tiny makeshift table at the entrance to the grounds where we were first told to sit down and wait. In the meantime, a few other groups of Spaniards got the set tables and were served more promptly than we were. We don't want to think that this was intentional, but it did bring down our score for service. Let's just put it down to a lack of staff...

I went to Restaurant Masnou in the fall. It's located in a gorgeous area, so we made a day of it. First, we parked at the restaurant to go for a walk around the Santa Margarita volcanic area, then off to the restaurant. We had a nice appetizer on the terrace with amazing views of the countryside. The waiters were really professional and didn't rush us at all to sit at our table inside. Then we had a generous taste menu. Of all the dishes I enjoyed, the most surprising was the peus de porc, or pig's feet. I'm normally not a fan, but they serve it up finely sliced and well-accompanied. I ate it all! The rice was also cooked to perfection, not soggy. The dessert was also the refreshing and the perfect end to a...

An absolute delight! So unexpected in the middle of our hike but absolutely brilliant. We had the pigs trotters (which just melted in the mouth, mouth wateringly delicious), anchovies and tomatoes on crostini (great textures and balance of flavours) and a traditional cannelloni (delicious creamy sauce and stuffed full of meat). For dessert the fruit "tiramisu" was fresh and delicious and the hazelnut ice was beautifully creamy. Really high quality ingredients and brilliant cooking. All in a charming building with a beautiful garden and views of the meadows and volcanes for coffee afterwards, and friendly helpful staff. Highlight of our trip...