During a wine tour of the Ribera del Duero region, our guide brought us to this restaurant in…read moreAranda de Duero. I am usually leery of restaurants on tours, but as soon as I saw how packed this place was at 2:00 and how we were the only tourists in the building, I knew we were in for a treat. My wife, brother in law, and I sampled a few varieties of meat centric tapas at this Castilian restaurant. They specialize in roast meats here, and both the roast lamb leg and grilled lamb chops were excellently seasoned and succulent. Other highlights of the meal included the housemade morcilla and the mushrooms with foie gras and fried eggs. For those who want to eat slightly lighter, we too appreciated the ventresca tuna belly with anchovies and roasted marinated peppers. We did not imbibe, but the restaurant serves multiple wines by the glass from the associated winery. The ambiance here is old school tapas bar with legs of ham hanging from the ceiling, a perpetually busy bar, and dark wood furnishings. Additionally, the basement of the restaurant houses an authentic wine cave and museum which demonstrates the old way of making and storing wine. Wear comfortable shoes if you plan on exploring the cave, as the steep steps can be slippery. While far from the lightest meal we had in Spain, this restaurant offered memorable meat dishes and a delightfully old world, local ambiance. If you are in the area, you could do far worse for a meal.

We arrived a bit before 1, had some Aranda Rosé, stayed with Cecina with foie gras, main course as…read moretheir grilled wild catch, not only their service was great, food was incredibly prepared, delicious and without spices! Our server Ely was super nice and recommended different dishes from the start to desert. No wonder they received more than 1800+ 5 stars review!!!

It is shocking to me that I cannot find another review of this restaurant in Yelp. This by far the…read morebest place for milk fed baby lamb in the world. (the Spaniards call it lechazo). It is roasted in a wood fired clay oven and the same chef has been working the oven every time I have dined in here for the last fifteen years and that must be at least ten times. If you feel a little spendy make sure to have the Jabugo de Bellota as an appetizer it is the greatest ham on earth! The service is first class and the place is really busy so make sure to make a reservation or be prepared to wait. I usually have lunch here around 3pm and it is always packed, I think all of Spain comes here as some kind of pilgrimage!