Restaurant El Pati

A courtyard between rock and walnut trees

The El Pati restaurant is on Carrer Hospital, in the heart of the medieval centre, in the same building as the hotel of the same name, an 18th-century Catalan house. What gives it its name is its large courtyard, enclosed by the natural rock on which the village stands, with walnut trees and plenty of plants; inside it also has cosy dining rooms for cold days. The Forallac tourist office highlights careful cooking from quality produce.

When to go and how to book

It opens at lunchtime, from 12:30 to 15:15, and in the evening, from 19:30 to 22:15, and closes on Wednesdays. Booking is by phone, on 972 634 069, or by email at [email protected]. Its website does not publish the menu or set menus, so ask when you book if you want something specific, if you are going with children or if you need a vegetarian dish. In summer, in good weather, ask for a table in the courtyard: it is what makes this restaurant different within the village.

Getting there and parking

You can’t drive into the centre. Leave your car in one of the three car parks outside (Dalt, l’Església, opposite Sant Esteve, or Baix) and walk up to Carrer Hospital, a few minutes away. At Easter, from 14 June to 14 September and on the weekend of the Fira Medieval, parking is blue zone, with the first half hour free. If you are also sleeping at the hotel, you don’t pay. Before sitting down you can walk the medieval centre as far as Plaça de les Voltes and the moat cut into the rock.