Miraltren

Miraltren is at Avinguda de l'Estació 56, right in front of La Pobla de Segur station: you step off the train, cross the street and you are inside. Its website links the Tren dels Llacs and the village tourist office, and presents itself as a stop for those arriving on it.

From breakfast to lingering over coffee

It opens from 8:30 to 15:30 every day except Thursday. It does not serve dinner. It opens early enough to have something before setting off for Collegats or the ferrata, and its main service is the midday meal, for those arriving by train or passing through on the N-260.

A kitchen that changes with the market

The cooking is market-led, with Pallars and seasonal produce, and techniques ranging from grilling to slow cooking, steaming and crisp finishes. On its website they show dishes that have been on the menu: the house risotto, the fideuà, the Friday rice, an autumn rice, prawn curry, crispy octopus, smoked sardine, slow-cooked cheeks, pasta with Pallars cheek, xisqueta breed lamb, the Empordà wagyu burger or a beetroot hummus; for dessert, carrot cake or crema catalana with cherries. They warn that these are examples and that the menu moves with the season, so don't go counting on one in particular.

Menu of the day, or the menu from your table

There is a menu of the day, which they publish each day as a PDF; the price does not appear on the website, ask when you arrive or by phone. The à la carte is ordered from the table with your phone, on the Pikotea platform, and if you have allergies or intolerances they ask you to tell the team before ordering. They also prepare takeaway food, useful if you are spending the day in the gorge.

Booking on a train Saturday

Book online on CoverManager, which sends the confirmation, or on 973 68 10 16. On Tren dels Llacs Saturdays, the train arrives at 12:35 and leaves at 17:00, and all the passengers look for lunch at the same time: book before buying your ticket. After lunch, the Espai Raier, in the same square, opens on summer Saturdays until 14:00, so in July and August it is best to see it before sitting down. To sleep without crossing the village, the Hotel Solé is on the same avenue.