# Mesa 12 Restaurant

Restaurant en Alcalá de Henares · Alcalá de Henares: university, Cervantes and Complutum

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/community-of-madrid/alcala-de-henares/where-to-eat/mesa-12 · Revisado: 2026-11-13

- Precio: €€

The restaurant of the Miguel de Cervantes hotel, on Calle Imagen: a seasonal menu with local produce, open every day at lunchtime.

The restaurant of the Miguel de Cervantes hotel
Mesa 12 is at number 12 Calle Imagen, inside the Miguel de Cervantes hotel, a step from Cervantes's birthplace and Calle Mayor. It is a modern, spacious venue, with several spaces and private rooms that also serve for business lunches and celebrations. The cooking mixes familiar flavours with new touches, with quality produce, local ingredients and a menu that changes with the seasons. It has a terrace, wheelchair access and air conditioning, and English is also spoken.
The daily menu, Monday to Friday
At midday, Monday to Friday excluding public holidays, there is a daily menu for €26, with bread, water and a drink; gluten-free bread €1 extra, and for tables of up to eight people. In November 2026 it had as a first course asparagus cream with smoked sardine toast, boletus and tenderloin risotto, gratinated macaroni with chorizo or pochas beans with baby squid and bacon; as a main, rice with mussels, squid and green beans (minimum two), baked sea bream in green sauce, veal meatballs with prawn sauce or slow-cooked cheek, and with a supplement a tuna tataki (€7) or a Galician veal entrecôte (€8). Home-made dessert.
Friday and Saturday nights
On Friday and Saturday nights the Noches de Mesa 12 tasting menu is served, for €37.50 per person, for the whole table and from two people: chargrilled zamburiña scallop with cheese and saffron foam, crispy crab in Thai sauce, sautéed black pudding with egg and truffle mayonnaise, sea bass ceviche, Iberian cheek cannelloni with truffled béchamel and a banana semifreddo. It includes bread and water; the wine pairing costs €12 more. The restaurant also holds creative cooking days with their own menu on specific dates. There is also an à la carte menu.
Dinners on Friday and Saturday
Lunches every day from 13:00 to 16:00, including Sunday. On Fridays and Saturdays it also opens for dinner, from 20:00 to 23:30. They advise booking, especially at the weekend: on their website, on 91 883 12 77 or 650 38 67 34, or at reservas@mesa12restaurante.es. They say they have options for all kinds of allergies and intolerances: mention it when booking.
Along Calle Mayor to Calle Imagen
From Plaza de Cervantes it is five minutes along Calle Mayor; turn onto Calle Imagen, next to the Cervantes Birthplace. You cannot park in the old town: use one of the public car parks in the centre. If you sleep here, the Hotel Miguel de Cervantes is in the same building.

Qué pedir: On weekdays, the €26 daily menu with a drink; Friday and Saturday nights, the Noches de Mesa 12 tasting menu (€37.50)

## Practical details

- Address: Calle Imagen, 12, 28801 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid
- Phone: +34 918 83 12 77
- Email: reservas@mesa12restaurante.es
- Opening hours: Mon–Thu 13:00–16:00; Fri y Sat 13:00–16:00 y 20:00–23:30; Sun 13:00–16:00
- Booking advised
- Cuisine: market cuisine, traditional
- Bookings: https://mesa12restaurante.es/reservas/
- Languages: Spanish, English
- Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible
- Details checked on 13 November 2026.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Web: https://mesa12restaurante.es/
- Coordenadas: 40.48259, -3.36739

## Cerca de aquí

- [Hotel Miguel de Cervantes](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/community-of-madrid/alcala-de-henares/where-to-stay/hotel-miguel-de-cervantes), a 0 m
- [Cervantes Birthplace Museum](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/community-of-madrid/alcala-de-henares/things-to-do/cervantes-birthplace), a 41 m
- [Antezana Hospital](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/community-of-madrid/alcala-de-henares/things-to-do/antezana-hospital), a 59 m
- [Monumental staircase of the Escolapias](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/community-of-madrid/alcala-de-henares/things-to-do/escolapias-staircase), a 158 m
- [Archaeological and Palaeontological Museum of the Community of Madrid](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/community-of-madrid/alcala-de-henares/things-to-do/regional-archaeological-museum), a 170 m
- [Calle Mayor, Plaza de Cervantes and the Santa María tower](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/community-of-madrid/alcala-de-henares/things-to-do/calle-mayor-cervantes-square), a 251 m
- [Magistral Cathedral and San Bernardo Monastery](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/community-of-madrid/alcala-de-henares/things-to-do/magistral-cathedral), a 278 m
- [Hotel El Bedel](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/community-of-madrid/alcala-de-henares/where-to-stay/hotel-el-bedel), a 354 m

## Consejos

### Daily menu, weekdays only
On Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays there is no menu of the day.

### The night tasting menu, for the whole table
It is served to the whole table, from two people.

### Book at the weekend
It is when it fills up most.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Is it open on Sunday at lunchtime?
Yes, from 13:00 to 16:00.

### How much is the menu of the day?
€26 with a drink, Monday to Friday excluding public holidays.

### Does it have a tasting menu?
Yes, on Friday and Saturday nights, for €37.50; the wine pairing, €12 more.

### Does it have gluten-free options?
They say they have options for all kinds of allergies and intolerances, and gluten-free bread.

### Does the Mesa 12 Restaurant have a terrace?
Yes.

Destino: [Alcalá de Henares: university, Cervantes and Complutum](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/community-of-madrid/alcala-de-henares.md)