Raff San Pedro

Two floors below Calle San Pedro

Raff San Pedro occupies 16th-century stables in Cuenca's old town, at number 58 Calle San Pedro, floor -2: the dining room is two floors below street level. The header of its website also gives the Ronda de Julián Romero, the street running behind, so confirm which way in when you book. In charge of the kitchen is Miguel Escutia, who cooks traditional, locally rooted food: local seasonal produce from Castilla-La Mancha, with contemporary techniques.

The menu, with prices

Starters run around €15–23: traditional ajoarriero (€16), wild partridge (€17), river crayfish in tomato and fennel stew (€16), Cuenca vegetable-garden pisto (€16), crispy pig's ear (€16), a selection of La Mancha and mountain cheeses (€20) or the house foie gras (€23); the Iberian ham croquette is sold by the piece, at €2.50. There are several vegan-friendly dishes, such as the grilled aubergine tartare, the roasted pepper soup or the braised leek.

For fish, cured trout with ham meunière (€25), salt cod with ajo blanco (€25) and market fish. For meat, roe deer tartare (€25), smoked duck ravioli (€26), hind with mushrooms and a creamy tuber purée (€28), shoulder of milk-fed lamb roasted in its own juices (€30) and beef at market price. Desserts cost €8, flan included. Bread, Alcarria oil and butter are charged separately, at €2 per person each. Prices include VAT and the menu marks the allergens.

The Acervo menu

If you would rather not choose, the Acervo menu costs €65 per person and is served to the whole table: seasonal bites and starters, a river fish, a game meat from the surrounding hills, a pre-dessert and dessert. It changes with the season, and changing dishes carries a supplement.

Cellar and bookings

The cellar brings together wines from Cuenca and the main denominations of Spain, with its own wine list. It is open Thursday to Monday, from 13:30 to 17:00 and from 20:30 to 23:30; closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Book on its website or on 969 690 855.

Calle San Pedro climbs from the Plaza Mayor towards the castle, and from the cathedral it is a few minutes' walk. It fits as lunch on the Sunday of Hanging Houses, cathedral and Huécar gorge or as dinner if you sleep in the old town, at the Posada de San José.