Restaurant El Remei

A dining room more than a century old

El Remei is at the end of Passeig del Remei, in the upper part of Caldes de Montbui, opposite the Remei hermitage. According to the house itself, its origins predate 1892: in the area there were quarries that produced paving stones for Barcelona and other parts of Catalonia, and the founders settled opposite the hermitage to feed the quarrymen and pilgrims. Since then the style has not changed: home-style Catalan cooking, traditional recipes made as always and fresh local produce.

What you eat

The speciality is the chargrill, of meat and vegetables. The menu is organised into cold starters, hot starters, fish, chargrilled meats and meats; the website also lists butifarra negra and xató. The website does not publish the dishes one by one or the prices: ask at the table what there is that day.

The menu of the day

From Tuesday to Friday at lunchtime, except public holidays, it serves a menu of the day with four starters, four mains, bread, dessert and a drink. It is the simple option if you come on a weekday for the thermal baths. The website does not publish the price of the menu.

It also does menus for groups and family celebrations, vermouth sessions and, in season, alfresco dinners; conditions are requested by phone.

Fork breakfasts

From 9:00 to 11:30 it serves breakfasts. There are sandwiches of loin, bacon, pancetta, butifarra, omelette or fuet, and fork breakfasts: eggs, butifarra, churrasco, pig's trotters, samfaina or white beans. It is a good start before strolling round the village.

Hours and bookings

The website does not publish general opening hours or closing days, and bookings are by phone only: call 938 650 002, especially before going on a Saturday or Sunday.

Getting there and what to combine

From the Font del Lleó, in the centre, go up Passeig del Remei to number 110. After lunch, go down to the old town to see the Thermalia museum or take a bath at El Safareig. If you are looking for a weekend table outside the village, La Rectoria de Sant Sebastià de Montmajor is ten minutes away.