Caeriana

Grill cooking at the entrance to the town

Caeriana is on the Zafra road, at the entrance to Jerez de los Caballeros. It presents itself as a Mediterranean-based restaurant with international touches, mixing the local with the foreign, with a dining room and terrace. Its strengths are meats grilled over holm-oak charcoal, fresh fish and low-temperature cooking, with selected wines and cocktails. It is a different option from the traditional cooking of the old town.

What to order

The menu, published with prices on its website, starts with dishes to share. There is Iberian acorn-fed ham and lomo doblao (€22 each), a board of Extremaduran cheeses (€15), Iberian presa tataki with pistachio vinaigrette (€16), grilled queen scallops with gratinated aioli (€16.50), assorted artisan croquettes (€10) and gildas. From the garden come artichoke grilled with Payoyo cheese cream and ham (€6), braised tender leek with crispy Iberian pork or a grill of seasonal vegetables.

In pasta and rice there is a confit duck cannelloni with morel sauce and a black rice with cuttlefish and grilled squid. From the sea, grilled line-caught squid, grilled octopus with truffled parmentier (€21) or grilled almadraba bluefin tuna. The meat section is the one that justifies the holm-oak grill: acorn-fed Iberian presa (€19), marinated venison medallion, beef sirloin with foie and a one-kilo beef chop aged 30 days (€59), to share. For dessert, baked tarts, brownie or grilled pineapple, between €6 and €7.

Bread is charged separately (€1.80) and there is gluten-free bread and an allergen menu. For children they have their own section, with pasta, chicken strips with chips, burger or margherita pizza, between €7 and €9. The prices are those published on its website: confirm them when ordering.

The wines

The cellar is wide. From the region there is red from the Ribera del Guadiana D.O. by the glass (€3) and Extremadura country wines, alongside a selection from Ribera del Duero, Rioja, Toro or Priorat, whites from Rueda and Rías Baixas, fortified wines of Jerez and Montilla-Moriles, cavas and champagne. Several are served by the glass, from €3.

How to book and get there

Booking is done from its website or by WhatsApp, giving the number of diners, the day and the time. It does not publish opening hours or closing days: confirm when booking, especially if you go on a Sunday or midweek out of season.

Being on the Zafra road, you reach it by car without entering the narrow streets of the old town. To walk lunch off, afterwards go up to the Templar alcazaba and the Bloody Tower or do the circuit of the wall by its gates. If you prefer traditional cooking beside the alcazaba, see the Restaurante Santa María.