# Mesón Cervantes

Bar en Salamanca · Salamanca

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/salamanca/where-to-eat/meson-cervantes · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Precio: €€

A mesón right on the Plaza Mayor, with a terrace; raciones, the house patatas bravas and Salamanca morucha beef.

What it is
A mesón in the very heart of Salamanca's Plaza Mayor, at number 15, under the Pabellón de los Reyes, with a terrace on the square itself. César Domínguez opened it in 1950 and Tito García has run it since 1980, so it has been feeding people on the same spot for more than seventy years. It serves breakfasts, tapas and pinchos, raciones, lunches and dinners, with a menu of Castilian cooking, both traditional and modern. It has a tapas bar, a dining room and the terrace on the square, each with its own menu.
What to order
Its two calling cards are the special house patatas bravas (€11.50), the most popular ración, and morucha beef, the native cattle breed of Salamanca. The dining room's ración menu has plenty to share: acorn-fed Iberian ham with Guijuelo D.O. (€24.50) or the Iberian board with loin, chorizo, salchichón, morcón and sheep's cheese (€27), Iberian ham or cheese croquettes (€17.50 for seven), grandmother-style onion sweetbreads, Burgos black pudding with roasted peppers, Galician-style octopus, hook-caught squid, prawns in garlic and Padrón peppers.
Among the meats are the grandmother-style cuchifrito suckling pig with salad and home-made chips (€25), lamb chops (€26), roast shoulder of suckling lamb (€35), a 500 g Charra veal entrecôte (€28.50) and a one-kilo Charra veal chuletón (€45). The terrace has its own menu, with sandwiches, combination plates, raciones, small beers and sangria.
Menu of the day
From Monday to Friday there is a set menu of the day, with four starters and four mains to choose from, bread, wine or water and dessert. It is not served on the terrace, only inside. The website does not publish its price.
Opening hours and bookings
The website does not publish opening hours or closing days. Book by phone on 923 21 72 13 or through the form on its website.
When to go and what to combine
For an informal meal without leaving the square, or for a late-night bite after seeing it lit up. The Plaza Mayor is the centre of any walk around Salamanca: from here you can walk to the Casa de las Conchas, the Historic University Building and the cathedrals. If you prefer a longer meal, Casa Paca is on Plaza del Peso, next to the Plaza Mayor.

Qué pedir: patatas bravas, its most-ordered ración, and morucha beef.

## Practical details

- Address: Plaza Mayor, 15, 37001 Salamanca, SA
- Phone: +34 923 217 213
- Opening hours are not published on its website; call to book
- Cuisine: Castilian, raciones
- House specialities: Patatas bravas, Morucha beef
- Details checked on 12 November 2026.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Web: https://www.mesoncervantes.com/
- Coordenadas: 40.965, -5.6637

## Cerca de aquí

- [Plaza Mayor of Salamanca](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/salamanca/things-to-do/plaza-mayor), a 25 m
- [ConSentido](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/salamanca/where-to-eat/consentido), a 81 m
- [Casa Paca](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/salamanca/where-to-eat/casa-paca), a 126 m
- [Bambú Tapas y Brasas](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/salamanca/where-to-eat/bambu-tapas-y-brasas), a 161 m
- [Casa de las Conchas](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/salamanca/things-to-do/casa-de-las-conchas), a 265 m
- [Microtel Placentinos](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/salamanca/where-to-stay/microtel-placentinos), a 400 m
- [Historic University Building and the frog](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/salamanca/things-to-do/university-old-building), a 445 m
- [Old Cathedral and New Cathedral](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/salamanca/things-to-do/cathedrals), a 536 m

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Is it on the Plaza Mayor?
Yes, at number 15, with a terrace on the square.

### What is morucha?
The cattle breed of the Salamanca dehesas.

### Does it have a set menu of the day?
Yes, from Monday to Friday and only indoors, not on the terrace.

Destino: [Salamanca](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/salamanca.md)