Restaurant · Covarrubias and Santo Domingo de Silos
Restaurant at the Hotel Santo Domingo de Silos
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- Where
- Santo Domingo de Silos
The restaurant of the Hotel Santo Domingo de Silos stands right opposite the monastery walls. It is run by the hotel's family and has two faces: the café, which is the meeting point for anyone coming out of the cloister or vespers, with tapas, raciones and sandwiches, and the Mudéjar dining room, named for its decoration, with a set menu and an à la carte menu of Burgos cooking.
Wood-fired roasts and picadillo
The menu, published with prices on the website, sticks to local food. The roasts are cooked in a wood-fired oven and ordered for two people at least: kid, lamb or suckling pig, at €28.50 per person. Before that, Burgos blood sausage (€7.60), the house picadillo (€8.50), roast chorizo (€6.70), red beans (€7) or Castilian soup (€4.60); in season, saffron milk caps (€10) or boletus mushrooms (€17.50). If you do not want a roast, there are lamb chops (€15.90), sirloin (€23.50), lamb sweetbreads or kidneys, trout (€9.80) or hake.
For dessert, the nuns' cake (€6), sheep's curd with honey (€4.80), Burgos cheese with walnuts and honey or home-made rice pudding. The wine list is short and local: Arlanza from €12, Ribera del Duero from €12 and a Pesquera for €29.90.
Two set menus
- Special menu, €29: a starter to choose from potato salad, pumpkin cream, green beans, paella, Castilian soup or red beans (melon with ham or gazpacho in summer), a main such as lamb chops or cachopo, home-made dessert, water and bread.
- House menu, €42: the same starters and, as a main, roast kid or lamb with salad, minimum two portions; home-made dessert, water and bread.
Wine is extra on both.
Three dining rooms
Besides the Mudéjar, the hotel has the Cid room, for about 120 people, with stained glass alluding to the monastery, the Cid's exile and the slaughter, and a neo-Mudéjar coffered ceiling, and the El Claustro dining room, for up to 330, which imitates the Romanesque cloister and is used for weddings; next to it there is a patio with a small children's play area.
Book by phone or WhatsApp
The website does not publish the dining room hours or the closing day: book on 947 39 00 53 or by WhatsApp on 947 92 64 09. The hotel has a garage and car park.
Between the cloister and vespers
Lunch falls between the visit to the Silos cloister and the vespers with Gregorian chant, a few steps away. For the afternoon, the Yecla gorge is a few minutes away by car.
What to order: Ibeas red beans or Castilian soup, and a roast as a main; for dessert, curd cheese or rice pudding.
Practical details
- Phone
- +34 947 39 00 53
- [email protected]
- Opening hours
- Cuisine
- Castilian, Burgos
House specialities
- Wood-fired roast lamb, kid or suckling pig
- House picadillo
- Burgos blood sausage
- Red beans
- Nuns' cake
Tips
- Roasts for two or more The wood-fired roasts are served for a minimum of two people.
- The €42 menu already includes the roast The house menu brings a starter, lamb or kid and dessert: it costs almost the same as ordering those three dishes from the menu.
- For a snack, the café If you only want something between the cloister and vespers, the café serves tapas and raciones.
Frequently asked questions
How much is the roast lamb?
€28.50 per person, with a minimum of two.
Does it have a set menu?
Yes, the special at €29 and the house menu at €42, with roast; wine is extra.
Can I get something quick?
Yes, at the café: tapas, raciones and sandwiches.
Where is the Mudéjar dining room?
Opposite the monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos.
Is there room for groups?
Yes, the Cid room holds about 120 people and El Claustro up to 330.