The history of the Hotel Alhambra Palace is one of its defining values, making this architectural jewel a unique and special place. A place, without a doubt, to come back to.
This, of course, also shows in our cuisine. Our Chef, Esaú Hita, and the team that accompanies him every day in the preparation of our delicious dishes, pamper every detail so that your palate also tastes those flavours of past times that evoke Andalusian origins.
The restaurant of the Hotel Alhambra Palace not only offers diners delicious recipes of typical food from Granada, but also includes in each dish a little bit of history, with flavours that transport us to the essence of Andalusia.
Nothing like starting a meal with our Costa Tropical salad, with the freshness of the unique flavours of this region of the province of Granada. Slices of octopus, mango, avocado, micro sprouts and citrus vinaigrette make a perfect starter dish.
The special climatic conditions of the area make the Costa Tropical the largest producer of tropical fruits in Europe, with an exceptional quality that has given rise to a particular gastronomic culture, turning dishes such as the tropical fruit salad into a typical food from Granada capable of satisfying the most refined palates.
For the main course, an outstanding dish is our suckling lamb shoulder, a boneless shoulder cooked at low temperature with a reduction of its juices, accompanied by Andalusian crumble, citric yoghurt and fried potatoes.
Undoubtedly, this is the chef's great recommendation, as it is a version of a traditional dish from Granada but with a very special garnish. With care, dedicating hours to cooking the meat, we obtain intense flavours by rescuing the aromas of Al-Andalus: thyme, rosemary, cumin, turmeric... An explosion of spices and condiments that give a unique personality to this exquisite dish.
Andalusian cuisine was based on these ingredients, which were introduced into gastronomy to give colour, aroma and flavour to each recipe, and which also have health and digestive properties.
Another of our star dishes is the venison loin, marinated in oloroso and truffle and accompanied by shallot, apple and chestnuts, another example that seasonal products have a special role in the cuisine of the restaurant of the Hotel Alhambra Palace.
The venison is a lean and tasty meat to which we give a sophisticated touch with the truffle. In addition, the game meat combines perfectly with autumn fruits such as apples and chestnuts, and from our organic garden are the shallots, which many people think is a type of onion, but which, in reality, has an origin more similar to garlic, which is more novel in a dish like this, as it gives it a sweet and soft point that contrasts with the intensity of the deer.
For a flavour with history, our grilled free-range chicken, a boneless free-range chicken thigh in a Moorish marinade grilled with corn and pistachio ingot.
In this dish we recall the best of the typical food of Granada, with this culinary technique based on Andalusian cuisine that impregnates the meat with flavour and aroma.
As an accompaniment, we use ingredients introduced to Spain hundreds of years ago, which we cultivate to create tasty and healthy recipes, as both corn and pistachio are full of nutrients that are very beneficial for our organism.
In addition to the dishes highlighted so far, we could choose our tapas lunch, which cannot be missed as a typical Granadian meal. It is made up of a skewer of codfish pavia on tomato jam, smoked salmon toast on fresh cheese and herring roe, duck micuit on toast of sultana bread and mustard sauce, beef sirloin and caramelised onion and iberian ham toast, and a toast of duck on toast with mustard sauce.
The chef of the Hotel Alhambra Palace restaurant chooses flavours with history for his dishes. His aim is to rescue the flavours, preparations and seasonings of the Al-Andalus period, but with an avant-garde touch in the way of cooking and in the presentation of each dish.
It is said that Granada is even more beautiful in autumn. There is that nostalgia of a summer that is leaving. Here, we are ready to welcome a more inspiring landscape, and that special warmth of a few days that leave us with early sunsets, full of colours typical of the season.
Since 1910, Hotel Alhambra Palace offers a panoramic view where you can enjoy one of the best views of the city, and if there is a restaurant in Granada that captures the essence of Andalusia, it is the Hotel Alhambra Palace, where seasonal products km0 of Granada are the basis for tasting the most exquisite delicacies.
This autumn, don't miss the mango and avocado; almonds, chestnuts and walnuts; apples and persimmons; deer; artichoke and cauliflower will fill our dishes with flavour and colour.
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