# El Convento de Mave restaurant

Restaurant en Santa María de Mave · Aguilar de Campoo and the Romanesque of Palencia

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/aguilar-de-campoo/where-to-eat/el-convento-de-mave-restaurant · Revisado: 2026-11-12

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Restaurant of the El Convento de Mave hotel, beside the Romanesque church of Santa María de Mave: Castilian cooking, roast lechazo to order and Pisuerga trout.

A convent next to the church of Mave
El Convento de Mave is a rural hotel set in the buildings of the former monastery of Santa María de Mave, right beside the Romanesque church, about 10 km south of Aguilar de Campoo and on the banks of the Pisuerga. Its restaurant is also open to people who are not staying there. The dining room occupies a stone hall with wooden beams, wooden tables and modern chairs; outside there is a garden. It is the meal that fits a Romanesque morning best: you leave the church of Mave and a minute later you are sitting at the table.
What you eat
The cooking mixes Castilian tradition with signature dishes and monastic recipes brought up to date. The speciality is roast Castilian lechazo (milk-fed lamb), which is roasted to order: the quarter, meant for two people, costs €67 with salad. You must order it the day before or, at the very least, three hours ahead, on 979 123 611.
The menu, which it publishes as a PDF with prices, starts with cured meats and cheeses from the area: Palencia cheeses from the Cerrato and the Montaña with homemade quince paste (€18), grilled Palencia morcilla, Astorga cecina and Iberian cured meats from Guijuelo. Then come Iberian ham croquettes, duck foie gras with a Ribera del Duero reduction and salads such as the pickled quail salad or the smoked Pisuerga trout salad. Among the spoon dishes, Castilian garlic soup with egg (€10.50) and a dish of the day of Saldaña beans, lentils or chickpeas (€11).
For main courses there are fried eggs with local potatoes and chorizo, truffled chicken, a block of Pisuerga trout with almonds, cecina and Torquemada pepper confit (€21), lamb stewed Tierra de Campos style (€22), lamb chops, veal cheek made to an 18th-century Benedictine monks' recipe, and Iberian sirloin and secreto (pork shoulder cut). The homemade desserts cost €7: cheesecake with Aguilar biscuit and red berries, tocinillo de cielo (egg-yolk custard) or chocolate truffles. Wood-oven loaf bread is charged at €2 per person. Prices include VAT.
Hours and season
It serves lunch from 13:30 to 15:30 and dinner from 20:15 to 22:00. It is closed all day Monday, on Tuesday at midday and on Sunday evening, so on Sunday it serves lunch only. Watch the season: according to its website, the establishment closes from 1 November to 20 March. Call beforehand if you are going in the weeks around opening or closing.
Getting there and what is nearby
From Aguilar it takes about 15 minutes along the Mave road, heading south. You park at the door. Next door is the Romanesque church of Santa María de Mave, and a few kilometres away are the Olleros rock hermitage and the KARST centre, which explains the landscape of Las Tuerces.

Qué pedir: the roast lechazo, ordered the day before; if you have not ordered it, the Pisuerga trout or the stewed lamb.

## Practical details

- Address: 34492 Santa María de Mave, Palencia
- Phone: +34 979 123 611
- Email: info@elconventodemave.com
- Opening hours: Mon closed; Tue 20:15–22:00; Wed–Sat 13:30–15:30 y 20:15–22:00; Sun 13:30–15:30
- Closed all day Monday, Tuesday at midday and Sunday evening. The establishment closes from 1 November to 20 March
- Cuisine: Castilian, seasonal
- House specialities: Roast Castilian lechazo to order, Castilian garlic soup, Pisuerga trout with almonds and cecina, Lamb stewed Tierra de Campos style, Cheesecake with Aguilar biscuit
- Details checked on 12 November 2026.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Web: https://www.elconventodemave.com/restaurante-mave-aguilar-de-campoo
- Coordenadas: 42.7238, -4.275

## Cerca de aquí

- [Romanesque Church of Santa María de Mave](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/aguilar-de-campoo/things-to-do/santa-maria-de-mave), a 53 m
- [Rock-Cut Hermitage of Santos Justo y Pastor, in Olleros de Pisuerga](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/aguilar-de-campoo/things-to-do/olleros-rock-hermitage), a 2.5 km
- [KARST Centre of the Las Loras Geopark](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/aguilar-de-campoo/things-to-do/karst-centre-las-loras), a 7.7 km
- [Plaza de España, the Collegiate Church of San Miguel and the Castle](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/aguilar-de-campoo/things-to-do/aguilar-castle-and-old-town), a 7.7 km
- [La Posada by Seasons](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/aguilar-de-campoo/where-to-eat/la-posada-by-seasons-santa-maria-la-real), a 8.0 km
- [Posada Santa María la Real](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/aguilar-de-campoo/where-to-stay/posada-santa-maria-la-real), a 8.0 km
- [Santa María la Real Monastery and the ROM Museum](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/aguilar-de-campoo/things-to-do/santa-maria-la-real-monastery), a 8.0 km
- [Hotel Valentín](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/aguilar-de-campoo/where-to-stay/hotel-valentin), a 8.0 km

## Consejos

### Order the lechazo
Without an order there is no roast lechazo: call the day before.

### Combine it with Mave and Olleros
Both churches open on Sunday from 11:00 to 14:00; do the visit before lunch.

### Check the calendar
It is closed from November to March, on Mondays and on Tuesday at midday.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Is it open on Sunday?
Yes, at midday, from 13:30 to 15:30. It closes on Sunday evening.

### Do I have to order the lechazo?
Yes. It is roasted to order, with a day's notice or at least three hours ahead.

### Is it open in winter?
No. According to its website, the establishment closes from 1 November to 20 March.

### How much does a meal cost?
The menu runs from €10.50 for soups to €26 for the chops; a quarter of lechazo for two, €67. Desserts, €7.

Destino: [Aguilar de Campoo and the Romanesque of Palencia](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/aguilar-de-campoo.md)