La Marquesita

Three Generations in the Plaza de Alcolea

La Marquesita opened on 8 November 2002 as a family project and today the third generation works in it, with part of the long-standing team. It is at Plaza de Alcolea, 6, in Cartagena's pedestrian centre, a short walk from the Roman theatre and Calle Mayor. The dining room is small; it also has a private room for groups and a large terrace in the square. You cannot park at the door: leave the car in a car park in the centre and walk.

The 2027 Menu, with Prices

Mediterranean produce-led cooking, with dishes from the region and others that are not. The one from here is the caldero, the rice of Cartagena and the Mar Menor cooked in fish stock, which the house makes with mullet, at €19.50; the vegetable and mushroom risotto costs €21.60 and other rice dishes are made to order. To start, the veal, cod or boletus croquettes are €2.30 each and the maripuri of Russian salad, the Cartagena appetiser, €2.75 each. There are warm salads and burrata salads, tuna tartare at €26.40 or tataki, and fish such as sea bass grilled or butterflied, at €22.20, or cod in four versions. In meats, the oxtail, at €26.40, which the menu presents with a Michelin Guide mention from 2021, sirloin, Galician beef entrecôte and cachopo.

The whole menu can be ordered in half portions, charged at 60% of the price, and marks which dishes have a gluten-free version. For children there are croquettes or breaded chicken breast with chips, spaghetti and a small cachopo, from €9.90 to €15.90. The desserts, a dozen, are around €8.

Set Menu and Group Menus

On weekdays there is a set menu at €29.50, with starter, main course and dessert to choose from a long list, which includes the caldero, a drink, bread and coffee; it cannot be shared between diners. For groups of two or more people they have fixed autumn and winter menus from €40, with starters to share, house wine at one bottle for every two and two more drinks per person.

Closed Monday, Friday and Saturday Also in the Evening

It opens Tuesday to Sunday from 13:00 to 18:00, and on Fridays and Saturdays also in the evening, from 20:00 to 00:30. On Mondays it is closed. Book on 968 50 77 47, by WhatsApp on 603 914 958 or on TheFork from its website.