Restaurant · Sierra de Cazorla
Casa Alfonso X Restaurant & Bistro
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- Price
- €€€€
- Where
- Cazorla
Casa Alfonso, formerly the restaurant Alfonso X el Sabio, is at Plaza Consuelo Mendieta, 2, in the centre of Cazorla. Since 2020 it has been run by Ramón Jurado, owner and head chef, and Julia Figueroa, who came to the town in 2016 to organise an international student-band competition and ended up setting up their hospitality group here. The house serves chef's cooking based on the recipes of Jaén and on the olive oil of the district, with tasting menus as the main way to eat.
Three Menus Built Around Oil
The menu is organised into three tasting menus, all including VAT and excluding drinks. The Sensaciones menu, at €47, starts with Jaén appetisers (sangre de lagarto, gilda spheres, a tasting of local oils with olive butter and oil with chocolate, pipirrana) and continues with Cazorla talarines pasta with rabbit, gazpacho with oil, Cazorla trout chalupas al pastor and Segureño lamb in Sephardic style with hummus, finishing with grandmother's torrija. With wine pairing it costs €65.
A second menu, at €69, lengthens the journey with braised endive with pork jowl and smoked eel, salt cod pil-pil made with oil and olives, deer tataki with pistachio salmorejo and an oil dessert in textures; with pairing, €100. The longest costs €88, or €130 with wines. The pairings draw on the local area: vermouth, water from the Sierra de Cazorla, La Yedra beer brewed in the town, and Andalusian wines. The house warns that dishes may change.
The website lists several prizes from tapas and olive-oil cooking competitions, and a Michelin Guide mention in 2021.
Wednesday, Closed
It opens at lunchtime, from 13:00 to 16:00, and in the evening, every day except Wednesday, when it is closed. Book on 953 72 14 63 or at [email protected], especially at weekends: with long menus, it is best to arrive on time.
Eating in Cazorla After the Sierra
The Plaza Consuelo Mendieta is in the centre of the town. A meal here fits after a morning in the old town (the Cerezuelo river vault and the Castillo de la Yedra) or as dinner after a day in the park. The Sunday by 4x4 through the reserve on this site includes an olive-oil menu in the town. For somewhere to sleep a short walk away, the Hotel Ciudad de Cazorla is on the Plaza de la Corredera.
What to order: the Degusta Jaén menu, with Cazorla talarines with rabbit, trout al pastor and Segureño lamb; for dessert, the olive oil in textures
Practical details
- Phone
- +34 953 72 14 63
- [email protected]
- Opening hours
- Mon and Tue13:00–16:00 and 20:00–23:30
- WedClosed
- Thu–Sun13:00–16:00 and 20:00–23:30
- Cuisine
- Andalusian chef's cuisine, game, olive oil
House specialities
- Cazorla talarines with rabbit
- Cazorla trout chalupas al pastor
- Segureño lamb
- Extra virgin olive oil in textures
- Jaén pipirrana
Tips
- Start with the Sensaciones It is the shortest menu and already covers the house's olive-oil cooking.
- Wednesday, Closed Plan dinner for another day.
- Local Pairing It includes La Yedra beer, made in Cazorla.
Frequently asked questions
How Much Do the Menus Cost?
€47, €69 and €88 without drinks; with wine pairing, €65, €100 and €130.
Which Day Is Casa Alfonso Closed?
Wednesday.
Is There an à la Carte Menu?
The website publishes only the tasting menus; ask when you book.
Who Cooks?
Ramón Jurado, owner and head chef.
