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Cueva La Martina
Review
About
Here, where heaven and earth never meet, lies the vast plain of Campo de San Juan. A seemingly endless space where one can recreate the senses and have a rest from the journey, while running one's eyes over the infinite outline and nuances of this land full of history or glorying in the daily spectacle of the sunset. Nothing better to fully enjoy the delicious culinary culture of La Mancha and its rich historical past, to do it in one of the privileged spots of the area: Surrounded by the "giants", that Miguel de Cervantes immortalized in Don Quixote, and on the same stage where one of the most important passages of his masterwork takes place: The ingenious gentleman's struggle with windmills. Without doubt, taking pleasure in the excellence of our local La Mancha cuisine in this very particular setting, will be one of the most relaxing experiences for your mind and palate during your journey.
Features
CUISINES
Mediterranean, European, Spanish, Contemporary
Meal types
Lunch, Dinner
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
FEATURES
Accepts Credit Cards
Free Wifi
Full Bar
Highchairs Available
Mastercard
Outdoor Seating
Reservations
Seating
Serves Alcohol
Street Parking
Table Service
Visa
Wine and Beer
Location
Can a vegetarian person get a good meal at this restaurant?
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Hours
Closed now
• Opens at 1:30 PM
Sunday
13:30 - 16:0020:30 - 0:00
Monday
13:30 - 16:00
Tuesday
13:30 - 16:0020:30 - 0:00
Wednesday
13:30 - 16:0020:30 - 0:00
Thursday
13:30 - 16:0020:30 - 0:00
Friday
13:30 - 16:0020:30 - 0:00
Saturday
13:30 - 16:0020:30 - 0:00
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Eduardo R
Madrid13 contributions
Feb 2019 • family
The food was really good, a bit pricey for the area, but good. The service at first was fine but after they filled the 6-7 tables around us the 4 people serving them lost it, the chef running around taking the orders while cursing and complaining made it a bit uncomfortable. We asked for the bill 5 times in 15-20min, I got up and went to the register to pay with card the chef or owner didn’t understand why the card reader didn’t work and banged it a couple of times against the desk then another server came and turned it on and charged me. All this while the chef/owner was cursing and complaining I told him to spare me the details and BS and just charge me so I could leave.
Nice food, expensive and don’t go if it’s lunch time.
Written 16 February 2019
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AO832
Luxembourg28 contributions
Dec 2017 • family
Unless you are starving, I would recommend take the car and look for a better place. Don't expect to have a good view.
Written 28 December 2017
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Nico1560
Bry-sur-Marne379 contributions
Aug 2015 • family
After having visited the windmills, we found this restaurant, below a cafe.
Very pleasant table, in the caves : it created an intimated atmosphere. The food is typically from Mancha, very tasty and served in large portions. The only weakpoint of the place is the quality of the service. The welcome was a bit fresh and nobody was able to speak at least few words of English or any other european language... so communication with the waiter and the owner was reduced to an absolute minimum (difficult to choose very local dishes then) and we felt as we disturbed the staff... quite strange for such a turistic location.
Written 12 September 2015
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idourito
Castro Urdiales329 contributions
Oct 2024 • couples
We had lunch at Cueva La Martina and the experience was very good. Attended in the room with great professionalism, we chose the menu of the day, it was all delicious, super well cooked and plated: real homemade croquettes, gazpacho, pork chop (I had never eaten one so good, in its point), cheesecake.
The restaurant is a cave, if you eat à la carte you do it in a very nice cave outbuildings, very kindly the room staff showed us at the end of the meal, thank you for everything!
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Written 6 October 2024
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kc1511
Senecaville87 contributions
Jul 2023 • friends
My husband and I stopped here while traveling through Castilla-La Mancha, and it was 100% worth the trip. The restaurant is surrounded by the iconic windmills of Don Quijote and historic cave dwellings, which you can easily tour before or after your meal. The restaurant has a more traditional dining area upstairs, but I recommend reserving a table in one of the caves on the lower level. The food was spectacular! We started with several typical Manchego dishes to share: migas, artichokes in olive oil, gachas, and morteruelo. As a main dish, we shared the fried lamb chops. At that point, dessert seemed impossible...but we couldn't resist! My husband loved the chocolate heart with violet ice cream, and I had the chocolate fondant filled with pistachios (which are grown locally). The service was just as incredible as the meal; the owner even stopped by our table to ask where we were from and made some suggestions for typical dishes. Overall, this was a dining experience unlike any other, one that we will never forget. P.s. Don't leave without a bottle of their olive oil!
Written 12 July 2023
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Torreña
Torre del Mar20 contributions
Nov 2023 • friends
I want to highlight the kindness of the staff, both Ángel on the terrace who was very friendly and the Mr. who attended us in the cave. The food was delicious, particularly the artichoke flowers and the cod, but everything in general was very good and the chocolate dessert with violet ice cream was spectacular. We will be back.
Written 9 November 2023
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Mercedespereyra
Province of Lugo65 contributions
Sept 2023 • couples
Extensive menu with typical dishes from the area. All very good. As starters, to share, we had fried cheese with fig jam with brandy and miller morteruelo. The morteruelo was a delicious discovery. Seconds: lamb stew a la pastora and deer fillet marinated with wild sauce, both delicious. He recommended local red wine "Symbol" oak, which was great. For dessert, Manchego cheese cake, delicious.
The cave environment is very pleasant. I recommend it for everything, atmosphere, service and food.
Written 30 September 2023
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Chad T
Queen Creek64 contributions
Sept 2019 • none
My family and I visited the windmills and decided to have lunch here. We ordered two starters to share along with some water and one small coke. The waiter brought bread to the table and never told us there was a 1,5 euro charge for each piece. They also said they didn't have tap water and we were forced to buy fancy water. When the bill showed up they also added another 10% tax beyond the prices that were advertised on the menu. (this didn't happen anywhere else in Spain) All in all my 2 "starter" meal cost me over 45 euros!! The food was good and the atmosphere in the caves was neat but not worth the price to me.
Written 29 September 2019
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Gabriela A
Bilbao22 contributions
May 2019 • none
We stopped by for an informal dinner at the terrace. Tasty food but clearly overpriced. Tables and floor far from clean and cozy. The restaurant would have probably been a better option.
Written 2 May 2019
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uccharlie
Bristol64 contributions
Jun 2018 • family
Visited the windmills in a group of 12 people and wanted drinks an food. This restaurant has stunning views from its roof top area and had received good Tripadvisor reviews. We ordered drinks to go up to the roof area and were told by the barman that we could do the same for food. Having taken our drinks up stairs we returned to the bar to order food only to be told by a rude man who seemed to be the owner that we would have to eat downstairs. The lower terrace was very crowded and there wasn't enough room to seat us all. Not surprisingly we left as soon as we had finished our first round of drinks. Shame really as they lost out on takings of a minimum EU240. If we could carry drinks for ourselves up a staircase why couldn't we do the same for the food. We felt very unwelcome.
Written 27 June 2018
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Cueva_Martina
Muchas gracias por su valoración. Las normas de nuestro restaurante no permiten el consumo de comida en la azotea de nuestro restaurante, por lo que nos parece dificilmente creible que nuestro camarero os invitara a hacerlo y parece más un malentendido por el idioma.
Disponemos de 4 espacios en nuestro restaurante para atender las diferentes necesidades gastronómicas de nuestros clientes: Cafetería, terraza, restaurante y cuevas. Además ponemos a su disposición nuestra azotea para disfrutar de sus copas, sin embargo tiene 3 plantas de diferencia con nuestra cocina y nuestro servicio de camareros. Creemos sinceramente que tenemos el derecho de decidir las reglas en nuestra casa y no permitir subir comida a dicha azotea que además empeoraría claramente la calidad del servicio que queremos para nuestros clientes.
Como dice el buen Sancho en la inmortal obra de Don Quijote: "cuando a Roma fueres, haz como vieres"
Thank you very much for your evaluation. The rules of our restaurant do not allow the consumption of food on the roof terrace of our restaurant, so we find difficult to believe that our waiter invited you to do so and seems more a misunderstanding of the language.
We have 4 spaces in our restaurant to meet the different gastronomic needs of our customers: Coffee shop, terrace, restaurant and caves. In addition we put at your disposal our roof terrace to enjoy your drinks, however it has 3 floors of difference with our kitchen and our waiters service. We sincerely believe that we have the right to decide the rules in our home and not allow food to go up on that rooftop that would also clearly worsen the quality of service we want for our customers.
As the good Sancho says in Don Quixote's immortal work: "When you go to Rome, do as you see"
Written 27 July 2018
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stevecass2016
El Dorado77 contributions
May 2018 • couples
The is a great place for dinner or Tapas and Sangria. The views of the windmills and town are great. The tapas, drinks and atmosphere are a lot fun. I really love this place. Very authentic local food and great bartender Elias.
Written 21 June 2018
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josueyoyo
Oxford2 contributions
Jun 2017 • friends
It was a really good choice: combination of a great place, tasty food and excellent service. I just can to sum up saying it is an absolutely recommendable restaurant to eat in.
Written 19 June 2017
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Bellachele68
Arcidosso184 contributions
Jun 2016 • solo
As a writer, I found this perch above the valley with a windmill to my right inspiring. I spent an afternoon here writing, sipping coffee and enjoying a fresh salad. My complete lack of Spanish did not deter my waiter from being a gracious host. Definitely check out the delightful restaurant in the cave! Added value: they are dog friendly and provided a bucket of water for my cavalier.
Written 10 June 2016
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Sofia303
2 contributions
Mar 2016 • friends
Menu and service was absolutely great, in a magnificent environment of natural caves
Surrounded by the mills Don Quixote fought against, we enjoyed a great collection of dishes designed and cooked by chef Pedro Carramolino
A pleasure for all senses
Written 19 March 2016
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NapaCoop
4 contributions
Jun 2015 • couples
We stopped here for lunch while on a wine tour. The cuisine was delicious and well represented the region. Our guide told us he has been many times and has never Thad the same meal. I think he said the owner hunts or buys the food daily. The venue is also very unique, and old home built in the side of a hill. We sat inside but there is also an excellent patio. To top it off, ther are more windmills out side. If you are in the area you must stop here for a unique culinary experience.
Written 9 January 2016
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