# La Garganta Restaurant

Restaurant en El Chorro (Álora) · Caminito del Rey and El Chorro

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/caminito-del-rey/where-to-eat/la-garganta-restaurant · Revisado: 2026-11-13

- Precio: €€

Málaga cooking with a terrace over the Desfiladero de los Gaitanes, 300 m from the south exit of the Caminito: suckling kid, grilled meats and breakfasts from 8:00.

The La Garganta restaurant occupies the ground floor of the hotel of the same name, at 1 Avenida Caminito del Rey, next to El Chorro station and about 300 metres from the south exit of the Caminito del Rey. It has a rustic-feel indoor dining room, the glass room, and a large terrace overlooking the Desfiladero de los Gaitanes. The house has a Repsol Guide Solete and in 2023 received the hospitality employers' association award for a business committed to sustainability.
Kid, grill and migas: the September menu
The digital menu of 14 September 2026 is described as traditional Málaga cooking with local produce. To share there are homemade migas (€9), an assortment of croquettes (€14), a board of Iberian ham with Ardales oil (€17) and a board of Málaga goat's cheeses with regañás and homemade jam (€25). Among the first courses, porra (€8.50), ajoblanco with melon, picadillo soup or Málaga kid pastela (€16).
Kid is the house dish: roast leg of Málaga suckling kid costs €28 and kid in aloreña sauce, cooked over the fire, €20. From the grill there is Iberian secreto (€20), entrecôte (€23) and beef fillet (€32); from the oven, pork knuckle, acorn-fed presa in manteca colorá or the ribs with Gaitanejo dark beer barbecue sauce (€21). Among the fish, salmon, low-temperature cod or grilled bluefin tuna (€25). Homemade desserts run from €4 to €8, with grandma's cake at €6. Bread and picos, €1.20. With a dish to share, a main and a dessert, count on €30 to €45 per person.
There are vegetarian dishes and the house adapts others to be gluten-free or lactose-free; it has gluten-free bread. Mention your intolerances when ordering.
Breakfast at eight, kitchen open all day
The bar is open from 8:00 to 23:00 and serves breakfast from 8:00 to 11:00: toast from €1.70, molletes from €3 to €4.70, eggs and orange juice. It is a good place for breakfast if you leave your car in El Chorro and take the shuttle up to the north entrance. The restaurant serves from 12:00 to 22:30, with the kitchen not closing in the afternoon, so you eat at whatever time you finish the walk. The last dinner booking is at 21:30. The website doesn't publish closing days.
Booking a table
You book on 607 707 759, by WhatsApp or through the form on its website. It is advisable at weekends, on public holidays and in high season, when the terrace fills with people finishing the Caminito del Rey. Groups leave a €5 per person deposit, which is deducted from the bill, and have their own menus, ordered separately. For parking, the car park at the south access to the Caminito is about five minutes' walk away.
If you are staying the night, the La Garganta hotel is upstairs.

Qué pedir: the leg of Málaga suckling kid or the kid in aloreña sauce, migas to share and grandma's cake

## Practical details

- Address: Avenida Caminito del Rey, 1, Barriada El Chorro, 29552 Álora, Málaga
- Phone: +34 607 707 759
- Opening hours: Mon–Sun 08:00–11:00 y 12:00–22:30
- Bar 8:00 to 23:00; last dinner booking at 21:30
- Cuisine: Málaga, Mediterranean
- House specialities: Leg of Málaga suckling kid, Málaga kid in aloreña sauce, Ribs with Gaitanejo beer BBQ sauce, Grilled Iberian secreto, Grandma's cake
- Bookings: https://lagarganta.com/restaurante-en-el-chorro/
- Details checked on 13 November 2026.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Web: https://lagarganta.com/restaurante-en-el-chorro/
- Coordenadas: 36.9062, -4.7593

## Cerca de aquí

- [El Chorro Via Ferrata with a Guide](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/caminito-del-rey/things-to-do/el-chorro-via-ferrata-with-guide), a 0 m
- [La Garganta Hotel](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/caminito-del-rey/where-to-stay/la-garganta-hotel), a 0 m
- [Olive Branch El Chorro](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/caminito-del-rey/where-to-stay/olive-branch-el-chorro), a 209 m
- [Sport climbing at El Chorro](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/caminito-del-rey/things-to-do/el-chorro-climbing), a 209 m
- [The ruins of Bobastro and its rock-hewn church](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/caminito-del-rey/things-to-do/bobastro), a 2.0 km
- [The Caminito del Rey, from Ardales to El Chorro](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/caminito-del-rey/things-to-do/caminito-walkway), a 3.1 km
- [Kayaking on the Conde de Guadalhorce Reservoir](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/caminito-del-rey/things-to-do/kayaking-on-the-conde-de-guadalhorce-reservoir), a 4.3 km
- [Parque Ardales Campsite](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/caminito-del-rey/where-to-stay/parque-ardales-campsite), a 4.3 km

## Consejos

### Book with a margin after the walk
Work out when you leave the Caminito and book half an hour later: handing back your helmet and walking over takes a while.

### Have breakfast before going up
If you park in El Chorro, have breakfast here from 8:00 and take the shuttle to the north.

### Arriving by train
The commuter-train halt is about 100 metres from the door.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Can you eat in the middle of the afternoon?
Yes, the kitchen serves without a break from 12:00 to 22:30.

### How much does a meal at La Garganta Restaurant cost?
Mains run from €12 to €32; with a starter to share and a dessert, between €30 and €45 per person.

### Are there gluten-free options?
Yes: gluten-free bread and dishes adapted to be gluten-free or lactose-free. Tell your waiter.

### Do I need to book?
It is advisable at weekends and on public holidays. Groups leave a €5 per person deposit.

Destino: [Caminito del Rey and El Chorro](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/andalusia/caminito-del-rey.md)