Restaurante Fonda Angeleta

An inn from 1940

Fonda Angeleta is a family hotel and restaurant at Avenida Hispanidad, 46, in Valderrobres, run by the same family since 1940. The dining room has stone walls, wooden beams and red tablecloths, with a room seating 80 diners, so it also works for groups and family celebrations. Upstairs it has five rooms and an apartment: if you want to stay overnight, see the page for Fonda Angeleta as accommodation.

What they cook

The house describes its cooking as home-style and traditional to the area, with some more modern dishes both on the menu and in the set menu. They work with local, seasonal produce from the Matarraña. The website does not publish the menu or specific dishes, nor prices: ask for the day's menu on arrival or enquire by phone.

On weekdays at midday there is a set menu with a selection of the house's most popular dishes, always seasonal. For anyone travelling around the area on a weekday it is the simplest way to eat a hot meal without complications; at weekends, the house mentions only the à la carte menu.

Hours and booking

The website does not publish the restaurant's hours or its closing days. Call 978 850 063 to book a table and confirm whether it opens on the day you are going, especially on Sundays, on holidays and out of season. Guests staying there are served breakfast from 8:30 to 10:00.

Getting there and what to combine

The inn is on Avenida Hispanidad, in the centre of Valderrobres, and from there you walk to the stone bridge and the old town. For parking, the car park beside the river on Calle Elvira Hidalgo is free; the rest of the blue zone is paid from November to May on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

One possible plan is to go up in the morning to the castle and church of Santa María la Mayor, with the camera obscura, and come down for the set menu. In the afternoon, the Parrizal de Beceite boardwalks or the Pena reservoir are a short drive away. If you are looking for another option in the town, the restaurant of the Hotel El Salt does wood-fired grilling at midday.