# Restaurante del Agua at the Balneario de Archena

Restaurant en Archena · Ricote Valley and the Archena Spa

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/region-of-murcia/ricote-valley/where-to-eat/restaurante-del-agua-archena · Revisado: 2026-11-13

- Precio: €€

À la carte restaurant at the Balneario de Archena: caldo con pelotas, grilled fish, chargrill, menus for two from €55 and children's dishes at €11.

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.

Qué pedir: the caldo con pelotas or a tomato with tuna belly, and the paparajote with nougat ice cream for dessert

## Practical details

- Address: Carretera del Balneario, s/n, 30600 Archena, Murcia
- Phone: +34 968 68 80 22
- The website does not publish the restaurant's opening hours; ask at the spa
- Cuisine: Mediterranean, Murcian
- House specialities: Caldo con pelotas, Split tomato with tuna belly, Grilled octopus, Paparajote with nougat ice cream
- Details checked on 13 November 2026.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Web: https://balneariodearchena.com/?page_id=878
- Coordenadas: 38.1285, -1.3043

## Cerca de aquí

- [Balnea Thermal Circuit in Archena](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/region-of-murcia/ricote-valley/things-to-do/balnea-thermal-circuit), a 0 m
- [Hotel León at the Balneario de Archena](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/region-of-murcia/ricote-valley/where-to-stay/hotel-leon-archena), a 0 m
- [Hotel Termas at the Balneario de Archena](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/region-of-murcia/ricote-valley/where-to-stay/hotel-termas-archena), a 0 m
- [Thermal Pools at the Balneario de Archena](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/region-of-murcia/ricote-valley/things-to-do/archena-thermal-pools), a 0 m
- [Jardines de Villanueva Restaurant](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/region-of-murcia/ricote-valley/where-to-eat/jardines-de-villanueva-restaurant), a 1.7 km
- [La Joya del Valle de Ricote](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/region-of-murcia/ricote-valley/where-to-stay/la-joya-del-valle-de-ricote), a 2.5 km
- [Orange Blossom Season in the Ricote Valley](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/region-of-murcia/ricote-valley/things-to-do/orange-blossom-season), a 2.5 km
- [Ojós Bridges Walk](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/region-of-murcia/ricote-valley/things-to-do/ojos-bridges-walk), a 4.0 km

## Consejos

### The menu for two works out at €27.50 each
With dessert, bread and water included.

### For children, €11
Pasta, chicken fingers or burger, with chips.

### Keep your receipt
If you leave the grounds, one for at least €15 per person lets you get back into the pools.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Can I eat and go back to the pools?
Yes: if you leave the grounds, you get back in by showing a receipt for at least €15 per person from its restaurants or cafés.

### Is there a children's menu?
Yes, three dishes to choose from at €11.

### Are there vegetarian options?
Yes, a section of four dishes, from €12 to €15.

### What are the opening hours?
The spa does not publish them; ask on 968 68 80 22.

### Is there a set menu?
Yes, two menus for two people, at €55 and €65.

Destino: [Ricote Valley and the Archena Spa](https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/region-of-murcia/ricote-valley.md)