Tradition without complexes.
The Recoletos Street It was always that corner of Madrid, that getaway between Neighborhood of salamanca and the Paseo de Recoletos, where people ate well, places of trust that have gradually been transformed and today are becoming a new place of gastronomic reference with such a varied offer from mom boy to Sky Sushi, from New York Burger to La Vaca y la Huerta.
That is why it is a relief to know that, among all the grateful variety, tradition also finds a place and is renewed in the hands of a new local, Alice House.
Pickled tuna. And point.
Occupying the space of the classic El Borbollón, ** Casa Alicia is presented as a traditional eating house,** in which we return to the usual stews, to a classic cuisine, of flavor, of product. "Flowers and flourishes are not necessary if you have a good product," he says. chef Octav Criau.
And he fulfills it. Product from which you have to take advantage of everything, and so on it is interesting to ask what is out of the menu every day, because they can surprise you with some battered hake delicacies that your foodie memory had already forgotten.
But there is also a lot to choose from within the menu. An extensive but measured menu, with fish, meat, spooning and recovery of such homemade dishes as a marinade or ratatouille with eggs.
The menu starts with a chapter of “Fine Lateria”, perfect starters, like the cheese or ham croquettes, the seafood salad or the warm scallop salad to share and eat at any time of the day, since the kitchen of Casa Alicia It has uninterrupted hours.
The usual stews.
you can eat in the bar area and high tables at the entrance, perfect for an aperitif with vermouth or evenings with classic cocktails or signature drinks that they have created based on national products such as fino, chamomile, Galician orujo and have baptized with names that drink from all Spanish gastronomy: Peregrino, OngiEtorri, Caballo Pinto...
The drinks can also be enjoyed on the ground floor, the old coal cellars with exposed brick walls and vaulted ceilings, where you can extend the after-meal on the sofas or sit at the bar for hours on end. Or arrive just at the time of the **merienda or the afterwork** (from Wednesday to Sunday).
WHY GO
Because you start with a cane and a gilda at the bar, you continue with some lentils and a hake in the living room and you end up with a cocktail on one of its sofas. And even with a deck of cards. Because eating well in a well-served place is not so common anymore. Because you don't always want mergers.
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Remember this: strawberries with Sichuan pepper. Leave room for dessert and order them.
Address: Calle de Recoletos, 7 See map
Telephone: 91 296 65 20
Schedule: Every day from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Half price: €60