# Mater Terrae, the Terra Dominicata restaurant

Restaurant en Escaladei · Priorat

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/priorat/where-to-eat/mater-terrae · Revisado: 2026-11-13

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Cooking by chef Fran López in the farmhouse that was the Escaladei charterhouse's farm, with more than 300 wines from the Priorat and the Montsant. Lunch and dinner, adults only.

Mater Terrae is the restaurant of Terra Dominicata, the hotel and winery in Escaladei, and occupies the old farmhouse that was part of the Carthusian monks' estate of olive trees and vines. On the hotel's website it now appears as Restaurant Terra Dominicata, although the menu still carries the name Mater Terrae. It is at kilometre 13 of the T-702, among vines, with the Montsant cliffs above.
The farmhouse of the Carthusian estate
The kitchen is run by chef Fran López, with local produce and contemporary technique. The dining room is in the historic house and, when the weather allows, there is a terrace. The rule of the whole estate applies: over-14s only, also for those who come from outside to eat.
Rice, sea and land: the menu with prices
The menu published on its website, with a lunch and a dinner sitting, gives an idea of what it costs:

To nibble: glass coca bread with tomato (€4), wild boar civet croquette or crispy oxtail (€3 each), Santoña anchovies (€18), acorn-fed Iberian ham (€35, half portion €18).
Starters: warm roast vegetable cannelloni or fried duck egg with squid (€17), almadraba bluefin tuna tartare (€28).
Rice dishes, at midday: vegetable risotto with goat's cheese (€25), young pigeon rice (€28), creamy cuttlefish and red prawn rice (€35).
From the sea and the land: sea bass with citrus or octopus (€35), roast chicken cannelloni (€25), Iberian secreto or beef sirloin (€32); in the evening, confit cod with sanfaina or bluefin tuna parpatana from L'Ametlla (€32).

A roast vegetable cannelloni, an Iberian secreto and bread come to €53 per person, without wine or dessert.
A cellar for comparing villages
The wine list has more than 300 labels from the DOQ Priorat and the DO Montsant, designed for trying the differences between terroirs and villages. Ask the dining-room team for a wine from Porrera and another from Gratallops, with one from the estate itself alongside. The house wines, such as Umbra or Garnatxa Peluda, are also sold in its shop.
Opening hours and booking
Lunch from 13:00 to 14:30 and dinner from 20:00 to 21:30. The website does not say which days it is closed: confirm when you book, on the booking page of its website, on 877 91 22 92, by WhatsApp on 661 24 26 57 or at reservations@terradominicata.com. It is open to those not staying at the hotel.
Before or after
The Terra Dominicata winery visit, with four wines for €20, fits before lunch, and the Escaladei charterhouse is about 40 minutes' walk among vines. To stay, the hotel is in the same house.

Qué pedir: a rice dish or a dish from the surf and turf menu, and ask the dining-room team for a wine from another Priorat village to compare with the house ones

## Practical details

- Address: Carretera T-702, km 13, 43379 Escaladei, Tarragona
- Phone: +34 877 912 292
- Email: info@terradominicata.com
- Lunch from 13:00 to 14:30 and dinner from 20:00 to 21:30; the website gives no closing days. Over-14s only; the terrace opens when the weather allows
- Cuisine: Catalan, seasonal
- House specialities: Creamy cuttlefish and red prawn rice, Wild boar civet croquette, Roast chicken cannelloni, Almadraba bluefin tuna tartare
- Bookings: https://terradominicata.com/reservar-mesa/
- Details checked on 13 November 2026.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Web: https://terradominicata.com/restaurante-mater-terrae/
- Coordenadas: 41.2412, 0.8098

## Cerca de aquí

- [Terra Dominicata, hotel and winery in Escaladei](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/priorat/where-to-stay/terra-dominicata-hotel), a 0 m
- [Visit to the Terra Dominicata winery, on the Carthusians' farm](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/priorat/things-to-do/terra-dominicata-winery-visit), a 0 m
- [Visit and tasting at Cellers de Scala Dei, the charterhouse's winery](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/priorat/things-to-do/cellers-de-scala-dei-visit), a 739 m
- [The Escaladei charterhouse, the first on the peninsula](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/priorat/things-to-do/escaladei-charterhouse), a 1.1 km
- [Amics restaurant, at the top of the Buil & Giné winery](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/priorat/where-to-eat/amics), a 5.5 km
- [Tasting at Buil & Giné and a Vineyard Bath on its Gratallops estate](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/priorat/things-to-do/buil-gine-tasting-vineyard-walk), a 5.5 km
- [The rooms at the Buil & Giné winery](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/priorat/where-to-stay/buil-gine-rooms), a 5.5 km
- [Hotel Cal Llop, in the old quarter of Gratallops](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/priorat/where-to-stay/cal-llop), a 6.0 km

## Consejos

### Book a time
The sittings are short: from 13:00 to 14:30 and from 20:00 to 21:30.

### Ask for wines from several villages
The list is designed to compare terroirs of the Priorat and the Montsant.

### Rice dishes are for lunch
They are not on the evening menu.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Can you eat at Terra Dominicata without staying?
Yes, by reservation and if you are over 14.

### Does Mater Terrae serve dinner?
Yes, from 20:00 to 21:30, as well as lunch from 13:00 to 14:30.

### How many wines are on the list?
More than 300 from the Priorat and the Montsant.

### Can children go?
No, over-14s only.

Destino: [Priorat](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/catalonia/priorat.md)