Restaurante del Agua at the Balneario de Archena

The Restaurante del Agua is the à la carte dining room of the Balneario de Archena for those spending the day in the baths: Murcian and grilled dishes, sharing plates, a vegetarian section and a children's menu, all inside the grounds. What follows comes from the July 2026 menu published by the spa.

Caldo con pelotas and other starters

To begin there is caldo con pelotas or salmorejo (€8 each), salads from €10 to €12, seasonal split tomato with tuna belly, olives and red onion (€14), a board of cured meats and cheeses from the Región de Murcia (€12), bluefin tuna tartare (€18) and Iberian ham with toasts (€23). If you come to nibble between baths, the snacks section has garlic prawn or oxtail croquettes (€12 for six), Andalusian-style squid (€16), huevos rotos with ham (€13) and grilled octopus on garlic and paprika parmentier (€19).

Fish from the griddle, meat from the grill

For fish, butterflied sea bass fillets (€15), low-temperature confit cod (€17), griddled local squid (€18) and turbot (€22), all with sautéed vegetables and panadera potatoes. For meat, Galician rubia burger (€13), chicken thigh or beef cheeks (€15), Iberian sirloin or secreto (€16), lamb cutlets (€18), beef fillet (€25) and a 500 g dry-aged chuletón (€48).

The vegetarian corner has spinach salad with avocado and mango, hummus with focaccia, grilled vegetable platter with fresh cheese and griddled tofu, from €12 to €15.

Paparajote for dessert

All desserts cost €7. The Murcian one is the paparajote, a battered, fried lemon leaf that you do not eat (you eat the batter), here with nougat ice cream. There are also homemade pan de calatrava, brioche torrija, gluten-free brownie and baked cheesecake.

Menus for two and children's dishes

For sharing there are two set menus for two people, with bread and a litre of water: the Menú Balneario, at €55 (spinach salad, prawn croquettes, huevos rotos with Iberian ham, an individual Iberian secreto and dessert), and the Menú Balneario Plus, at €65 (tomato with tuna belly, oxtail croquettes, wheat "false risotto" with bacon, lamb cutlets and dessert). Children have penne, chicken fingers or a beef burger with chips, at €11. The menu marks the allergens of each dish.

The wine list brings together Jumilla, Yecla and Bullas with Rioja, Rueda and Ribera del Duero, with bottles from €12.

Eat and go back to the water

The Spa Piscinas Termales ticket is valid all day as long as you do not leave the grounds. If you leave, you can get back in by showing a receipt for at least €15 per person from the spa's restaurants or cafés, according to the 2026 price list. Food and drink may not be taken into the pools.

If you prefer something else, the spa also has the buffet dining room of the Hotel León, the à la carte dining room of the Hotel Termas, the Casino bar in a garden, and a beach-style bar by the pools with tapas, empanadillas and pizzas.

No phone of its own: ask at the spa

The spa does not publish the restaurant's opening hours or a phone number of its own. Ask on 968 68 80 22, the general number, or when you arrive at the thermal pools.