Els Capellans Restaurant

Eating inside the Palm Grove

Els Capellans is the restaurant of the Hotel Huerto del Cura, on Calle Porta de la Morera, a short walk from the Huerto del Cura garden and the Palm Grove Museum. The dining room opens onto the hotel garden, among palm trees. The cooking is Mediterranean, traditional and avant-garde, directed by chef Jesús Gómez, and blends produce from the sea and from Elche's market gardens with Oriental touches.

What is on the menu

The menu published on the hotel's website, from May 2026, is organised into six sections. To start, acorn-fed Iberian ham cut by knife, boiled prawns from the bay, lobster croquettes, scallop fritters and an Elche flower candied with ham and romesco. In the sea and garden section there are the coca of cured tuna and roe with pericana mayonnaise, the bluefin tuna with avocado and beetroot or the lobster salad.

There is a chapter of rice dishes, for a minimum of two people: with baby cuttlefish, artichokes, prawns and young garlic; with monkfish and Norway lobster; with lobster; a soupy one of Iberian presa with trotters and boletus; and arroz con costra (crusted rice), Elche's typical dish. From the sea, grilled sea bass, octopus with socarrat of rice a banda and turbot, as well as confit cod. From the land, boned suckling pig, grilled sirloin, charcoal-grilled Angus short loin, shoulder of lamb and Iberian pluma with dates, a nod to the Palm Grove.

According to that menu, starters range from €9 to €30, rice dishes from €16 to €32 and main courses from €22 to €34; the bread service is charged separately. Prices may change: take them as a guide. There is also a wine list, a cocktail list and a children's menu.

When to go and booking

It is the table for a special meal after visiting the Huerto del Cura. The hotel does not publish the restaurant's opening hours: book online through its website or on 966 610 011, and ask which days it opens. You do not need to be staying at the hotel. The restaurant occasionally holds special dinners with a tasting menu and wine pairing, such as the six-hands event announced for 20 November.

Next to the pool, the same hotel has a second restaurant, Veranda, more informal, with signature cocktails, and a breakfast by Fran Segura, with slow-fermented pastries.

What to combine it with

Finish your visit to the Huerto del Cura and cross the street. With more time, the Palm Grove Museum is next door and the Municipal Park is a walk towards the centre.