Casa Alfonso Restaurant

Mountain Cooking on the Plaza Mayor

Casa Alfonso is at the entrance to Aínsa's Plaza Mayor, inside the medieval old town. It is a family restaurant run by chef Alfonso that works with local, seasonal produce. The menu mixes the traditional mountain dishes with more elaborate ones, made with current techniques, and the wine list draws on the area: wines from Somontano and other nearby designations. It has terrace tables, from which you enjoy the square, and indoor rooms for long meals or celebrations.

What to Order

The house prides itself on its meats. The Pyrenean veal chop and the Aragonese Pyrenees lamb are the dishes people come for, and the trout is the alternative if you prefer something lighter. The menu also has salads and starters, including croquettes, with vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options.

There are four ways to eat:

• Set menu, the day's special.
• À la carte, with the digital version linked from its website.
• Chop menu: appetiser, two starters and a Pyrenean veal chop of at least a kilo. The house recommends booking it.
• Paella menu: appetiser, salad and, to choose, mixed meat or fish paella or "señorito's" seafood fideuá.

For dessert there is chocolate coulant served warm, Fonz sheep's milk yoghurt, curd cheese flan, lemon and lime sorbet and a three-layer Canary banana dessert. To drink, whites, rosés and reds from Vignerons de Huesca and the Somontano D.O. The website does not publish prices for the menus or the à la carte: ask when booking if you have a fixed budget.

Bookings, Groups and Hours

Book by phone, on 974 500 981, or by email at [email protected]. The website publishes no hours or closing days: call to confirm whether it is open the day you are going, especially out of season. If you want the chop menu, ask for it when booking.

Casa Alfonso also receives large groups and celebrations: weddings, christenings, communions, anniversaries and company lunches or dinners. According to the house, they adapt the menu to each group's taste and budget.

Getting There and What to Combine

You do not drive up to the old town: park in the new part, beside the river or near the junction, and walk up; it is a few minutes uphill. The restaurant is in the square itself, so it fits before or after the guided tour of the old town, the castle and Plaza Mayor or the collegiate church of Santa María. To walk off the meal, the Cinca viewpoint is a short walk. If you are looking for an occasion meal in the same square, there is Callizo, with a Michelin star; Casa Alfonso is the everyday table with local meat.