Los Robles Aparcadero

A very pretty spot, with water misters keeping diners cool on a hot and sunny lunchtime. They do offer a menu del dia at €17 but we decided to share the BEST patatas bravas, really tasty Queso Frito, DELICIOUS asian fried aubergine, a variety of croquetas .. but we'd skip the pretty random cesar salad (very little chicken and huge slabs of bacon! . For a family of four it was €70 including water, soft drinks and wine.

It was quite cold, (maybe 10 degrees C), we had to wait in line for quite a while before we finally got a table outside, then nothing happened for maybe 20-30 minutes, no bread or drinks or blanket or contact with the staff, we had to go inside to get a menu, later go inside to tell we were more than ready to order, when we finally got the food it was an OK salad, mushroom risotto and much later a mediocre grilled steak with more fat than meat. Much much later, after freezing for maybe an hour, we got the dessert (not very impressive flan but the vanilla dessert, last one on the menu, was OK) and good coffee (which ironically had «Why not now?» written in Spanish on the cup). The food was OK maybe, the service a disaster. My advise: If you go to this village, book a table in advance in one of the three restaurants with 4,5 point reviews, avoid this one.

We had thought about eating in the hotel but so glad we went here instead. The waitress didn’t speak much English but managed to find a friend who did and she took our order. However, she recommended the wine which was lovely but the octopus we had as a starter was amazing. The best I’ve ever had. The other courses were lovely too but the pulpo was brilliant and I would have it again. Lovely evening, nice atmosphere and attentive staff.

El sitio ha superado nuestras expectativas, sobretodo por el precio del menú. Todo muy bien: el servicio excelente, la comida muy rica, la decoración muy acogedora y la relación calidad-precio estupenda. Muy buena la elaboración de los platos. Muy recomendable

Restaurante típico de Alcalá del Júcar con un menú normalito y una lentitud desmesurada para servir el menú, solo dos camareras para servir más de 20 mesas. Una pena, ya que lo que pedimos estaba bueno y con gran cantidad.