Asador Erri Berri

Erri Berri is a grill restaurant in the heart of Olite's old town, on the corner of Rúa del Fondo and Rúa Mayor, a couple of minutes' walk from the Royal Palace. Everything that comes out of the kitchen goes over the embers: the meat, the fish of the day and also the Ribera vegetables, which are grilled here like the T-bone. The house sums it up as modern Navarrese cooking made from the origin of the product.

Vegetables over the embers to start

The starters are the most local part. The grilled Tudela lettuce heart costs €15; the artichokes, €23; the borage, €24; the smoked cristal pepper, €22, and the Lodosa piquillo pepper, €18. If you prefer to start with something to nibble, there is a smoked T-bone croquette at €3 each, a grilled oyster at €6.50, beef chorizo at €17 and a Navarre cheese board at €17. The aged-beef steak tartare (€32) depends on availability.

Turina beef, Simmental and suckling lamb

Meat is the centre of the table. The Turina beef T-bone is €85 a kilo and is ordered to share; the sirloin from the same cow costs €33, and the 600 g Simmental rib-eye, €48. The low-temperature suckling lamb shoulder comes at €39. For sides, potatoes at €5, green salad at €4 or Lodosa piquillos at €15. Bread is charged at €2.

The fish depends on the market: grilled Cádiz sea bass at €78 a kilo, and turbot, red porgy, sole, Cantabrian blue lobster or sea bream at the day's price. Ask what has come in before deciding.

Desserts and local Garnachas

For dessert, intxaursalsa in textures (€8), grilled brioche torrija (€9), a blue cheese tart (€8) or the Charles III the Noble cake (€9). The wine list is almost all Navarrese and leans on Garnacha: there are reds from €28, such as Gonzalo Celayeta's Kimera, which they also serve by the glass at €5, rosés from €23 and whites from Garnacha Blanca or Gris. For dessert, Ochoa's late-harvest Moscatel, also by the glass.

Days, hours and how to book

It opens at midday, from 13:00 to 15:30, on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, and serves dinner only on Fridays and Saturdays, from 20:30 to 22:30. It closes on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Reservations are made on its online system, on 948 741 116 or by WhatsApp on 633 038 711.

It fits after the Royal Palace, and that is why it is the lunch in the plan Sunday in Olite with the Royal Palace and Ujué. If you sleep at the Parador, it is a couple of minutes' walk away.