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Red-hot holm oak charcoal inside the grill

Ascuro

Menu

Seasonal cooking, finished over the embers. The menu follows the market; this is our autumn one.

Starters

  • Oyster warmed in the embers

    €7each

    Opened over the coals and finished with toasted seaweed butter and a few drops of lime.

    • Molluscs
    • Milk
  • Sourdough bread and smoked butter

    €5per person

    A slow-fermented loaf from the Masa Lenta bakery, toasted on the grill, with butter smoked over vine cuttings.

    Vegetarian
    • Gluten
    • Milk
  • Confit artichoke finished over the embers

    €19

    Artichoke from Huerta del Soto confited in olive oil, charred on the grill and finished with herb oil and smoked salt.

    Vegan

    None of the 14 regulated allergens

  • Roasted leek, hazelnut vinaigrette and cured yolk

    €18

    Leek buried in the ashes until sweet and tender, with a toasted hazelnut vinaigrette and a salt-cured egg yolk.

    Vegetarian
    • Tree nuts
    • Egg
    • Sulphites
  • Roast squash, sheep’s milk ricotta and heather honey

    €17

    Whole squash roasted among the embers with sheep’s milk ricotta from the sierra, toasted seeds and heather honey.

    Vegetarian
    • Milk
  • Grilled wild mushrooms, free-range yolk and ham broth

    €24

    Seasonal mushrooms from the Sierra Norte seared on the grill, a free-range egg yolk and a ham and vegetable broth.

    • Egg
    • Celery
  • Scarlet prawn over the coals with its coral

    €28

    Scarlet prawn seared over a fierce fire, its coral emulsified and a sourdough toast for dipping.

    • Crustaceans
    • Gluten
  • Aged beef tartare smoked over vine cuttings

    €24

    Hand-chopped aged beef smoked to order, with wholegrain mustard, capers, egg yolk and rye crisps.

    • Mustard
    • Egg
    • Gluten

Mains

  • Aged beef sirloin, matured for 45 days

    €46

    Avileña beef from the Guadarrama mountains with its jus, roast peppers and an ember-baked potato with smoked butter.

    • Milk
    • Celery
  • Bone-in rib steak to share

    €98for two

    A 1.2 kg rib roasted over holm oak, with flaky salt and a little gem salad dressed in mustard vinaigrette.

    • Mustard
    • Sulphites
  • Grilled wild turbot

    €44

    Day-boat turbot with a pil-pil made from its own bones and roast fennel.

    • Fish
  • Wood-roasted pigeon, cocoa and beetroot

    €38

    Pink breasts and a confit leg, a pigeon jus with cocoa and red wine, and beetroot roasted in the ashes.

    • Celery
    • Sulphites
  • Wood-fired rice with Ibérico pork and wild mushrooms

    €32per person, minimum two

    Rice cooked over a wood fire in vegetable stock with Ibérico pork presa, seasonal mushrooms and a gentle egg aioli.

    • Celery
    • Egg
  • Whole cauliflower roasted in the embers

    €26

    Cauliflower slow-roasted over the embers with tahini cream, pomegranate and fresh herbs.

    Vegan
    • Sesame

Desserts

  • Chocolate, embers and salt

    €13

    A 70% dark chocolate cream made with soya lecithin, smoked milk ice cream, egg yolk and flaky salt.

    Vegetarian
    • Milk
    • Egg
    • Soya
  • Ember-caramelised torrija

    €12

    Spanish-style brioche French toast soaked in infused milk and egg, caramelised over the embers, with toasted milk ice cream.

    Vegetarian
    • Gluten
    • Egg
    • Milk
  • Wood-oven roasted pear

    €11

    Conference pear roasted with red wine, cinnamon and orange peel, with mandarin sorbet.

    Vegan
    • Sulphites
  • Local artisan cheeses

    €16

    Three cheeses from the Madrid region with homemade quince paste, walnuts and raisin bread.

    Vegetarian
    • Milk
    • Tree nuts
    • Gluten

Tasting menu

Tiempo

Eleven courses served to the whole table; last arrival is 14:30 at lunch and 21:30 at dinner. Allow around two and a half hours.

Menu
€115 per person
Pairing (optional)
+€65 per person
  1. Course 01

    Smoked anchovy gilda

    Anchovy smoked over vine cuttings, olive and pickled guindilla pepper.

    • Fish
    • Sulphites

    PairingUnfiltered manzanilla, Sanlúcar de Barrameda

  2. Course 02

    Oyster warmed in the embers

    Toasted seaweed butter and lime.

    • Molluscs
    • Milk

    PairingAlbariño aged on its lees, Rías Baixas

  3. Course 03

    Leek, hazelnut and cured yolk

    Leek roasted in the ashes with a toasted hazelnut vinaigrette.

    • Tree nuts
    • Egg
    • Sulphites

    PairingBarrel-fermented Godello, Valdeorras

  4. Course 04

    Sourdough and smoked butter

    A Masa Lenta loaf toasted on the grill.

    • Gluten
    • Milk
  5. Course 05

    Mushrooms, yolk and ham broth

    Sierra Norte mushrooms with a ham and vegetable broth.

    • Egg
    • Celery

    PairingWhite Garnacha, Terra Alta

  6. Course 06

    Scarlet prawn and its coral

    Seared over a fierce fire, with its emulsified coral.

    • Crustaceans

    PairingLong-aged traditional-method sparkling wine, Penedès

  7. Course 07

    Day-boat fish from the grill

    The catch of the day with a pil-pil made from its own bones.

    • Fish

    PairingTreixadura, Ribeiro

  8. Course 08

    Pigeon, cocoa and beetroot

    Pigeon jus with cocoa and red wine, beetroot roasted in the ashes.

    • Celery
    • Sulphites

    PairingGredos mountain Garnacha, Vinos de Madrid

  9. Course 09

    Aged beef and ember-baked potato

    Sirloin aged for 45 days and a potato with smoked butter.

    • Milk

    PairingOld-vine Tempranillo, Ribera del Duero

  10. Course 10

    Roast pear, red wine and spices

    A pre-dessert from the wood oven with mandarin sorbet.

    • Sulphites

    PairingOur own red vermouth

  11. Course 11

    Chocolate, embers and salt

    Chocolate cream with soya lecithin, egg yolk and smoked milk ice cream.

    • Milk
    • Egg
    • Soya

    PairingPedro Ximénez, Montilla-Moriles

A vegetarian version is available with 48 hours’ notice.

The filter does not apply to the tasting menu: we adapt it for each guest if you tell us when booking.

Allergen information in line with Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011. If you have an allergy or intolerance, please tell us when booking: with a shared grill we cannot rule out traces entirely.

Prices in euros, VAT included.

Sparks from the embers floating in the dark

A table by the fire

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