Restaurant · Guadalest and the Guadalest Valley
ConTemple Restaurant, at VIVOOD
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- Price
- €€€€
- Where
- Benimantell
Open to non-resident guests, always with a reservation at least 24 hours ahead
ConTemple is the fine-dining restaurant of the VIVOOD hotel, in Benimantell, about two kilometres from the Castell de Guadalest. Although it is inside the hotel, it admits people who are not staying there, always with a reservation made at least 24 hours ahead. It opens at midday only, Wednesday to Sunday, from 12:30 to 15:30. The dining room is small and quiet, with large windows towards the estate's olive trees and the rock that presides over the valley.
Three grill menus
The cooking is led by chef Tania Soriano and revolves around the embers of a Josper oven, with produce from the valley and in season. There is no à la carte menu: you choose between three tasting menus, VAT included.
- Terreta Experience, €46. Vegetable-based and seasonal. On the autumn and winter 2026 menu: pumpkin with pine nuts and savory, cabbage with truffle and chestnuts, a seasonal rice with artichoke and roasted lemon, and desserts of custard apple with valley honey and carob.
- Brasas Experience, €64. Adds wild boar with chard and strawberry tree fruit and a main course to choose: red tuna trio or aged duck picanha. For a supplement, aged beef presa (€20) or a one-kilo T-bone aged 25 days (€40, minimum two people).
- ConTemple Experience, €104. The long journey, with the dishes of the other two and the tuna and the duck on the same menu.
Artisan bread with Guadalest Valley oil and house butter costs €4 per person on the first two menus and is included in the third. Drinks are extra. The website says there are vegetarian options and that you can mention intolerances when booking.
How to fit it into the day
Being midday only, it works well after going up to the Castell de Guadalest in the morning or after a tasting at the MASOS winery, which is also in Benimantell. Book from the experience page on its website or by phone. If you are sleeping at the VIVOOD hotel, you also have the Panorámico restaurant for dinner, which is for guests only.
What to order: the Brasas Experience, with duck picanha or red tuna trio
Practical details
- Phone
- +34 966 318 585
- [email protected]
- Opening hours
- Mon and TueClosed
- Wed–Sun12:30–15:30
- Cuisine
- Mediterranean, chef's cooking, grill
House specialities
- Seasonal rice
- Red tuna trio
- Aged duck picanha
- Wild boar with chard and strawberry tree fruit
Tips
- Book a day ahead They ask for 24 hours at least and capacity is small, especially on Saturdays.
- Ask for the Terreta if you do not eat meat It is the vegetable menu, and the shortest of the three.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to be staying at the hotel to eat at ConTemple?
No. It is open to outside customers, with a prior reservation of at least 24 hours.
Is it open in the evening?
No. Only at midday, Wednesday to Sunday, from 12:30 to 15:30.
How much does it cost?
The menus cost €46, €64 and €104 per person including VAT, without drinks.
