Toruño del Rocío Restaurant

Toruño is the eatery of the hotel of the same name, at 22 Plaza del Acebuchal, in the centre of El Rocío, a step from the hermitage and with the marsh on the other side of the street. Raúl Daza reopened it with the idea of giving the village back a place with history, and it is open to everyone, staying or not, every day of the week. Its cooking is the classic local kind, seen with today's eyes.

Mostrenca, Huelva prawns and marsh rice dishes

The menu, from July 2026, draws on the surroundings. Mostrenca beef, the breed that grazes freely on the marsh, appears in a tosta with mayonnaise (€15), in carpaccio (€20), in a cannelloni with the cream of its own stew and Huelva cheese (€16) and in a creamy mostrenca rice, the house's marsh stew, at €18 per person. There is also seafood rice with scallops, Sanlúcar langoustines and Huelva prawns (€21 per person).

At the bar and at the table: salmorejo (€8), glass-prawn ensaladilla (€14), shrimp fritters, Iberian ham or confit duck croquettes, adobo and fried cuttlefish, all around €13 or €14. The sea from the Huelva coast carries weight: boiled or griddled Huelva prawns at €32 per 200 g, Punta Umbría purse-seine squid with shiitake and pork jowl (€28), Sanlúcar-style sea bass, estuary turbot. Among the meats, pork cheek, Iberian presa, lamb chops from Los Pedroches or Angus fillet. For dessert, poleá with honey from Doñana's flora (€6) or tocino de cielo with yoghurt. Bread, picos and service, €1.80 per person.

With a starter to share, a rice dish and dessert, it comes to €35 to €45 per person without wine.

Lunch, dinner and the Abuelo terrace

Open Monday to Sunday from 12:30 to midnight. The kitchen serves lunches from 13:00 to 16:00 and dinners from 20:00 to 23:00; from May to September, dinners are from 21:00 to 24:00. Outside those hours, the terrace stays open for drinks, coffees and cold tapas. That terrace, right on the square, is next to the oldest wild olive tree in the area, which in El Rocío is called "El Abuelo" (the Grandfather). For groups, communions or company dinners they prepare set menus. Book on 617 72 56 29 or on its website.

Fitting it into your day

Toruño is a step from the El Rocío hermitage and the Paseo Marismeño, and it is a practical lunch after the 4x4 tour from El Acebuche, because it opens every day, Mondays too. Above it are the rooms of the Toruño hotel.