To share
Pan con tomate, Ibérico ham and aged Manchego
Grilled gambas rojas with garlic, chilli and lemon
Main
Whole baked dorada with fennel, olives and new potatoes
Dessert
Burnt Basque cheesecake with roasted apricots
Menus
Nobody wants to plan the meals either.
Choose one of these, or say what your group likes and Simon writes a menu around it. Both cost the same.
Set menus
Four evenings, written for villas.
Every menu includes the shopping, the cooking, the service and the washing up. Prices are per person, and menus shift through the season with what the local markets have.
To share
Charred padrón peppers and grilled flatbread with whipped feta
Chargrilled octopus with smoked paprika and crushed potato
Main
Coal-roasted lamb shoulder, salsa verde and summer salads
Dessert
Grilled peaches with honey, thyme and vanilla ice cream
To share
Garlic and rosemary focaccia, olives and dips
Mains
Slow-cooked chicken with lemon, thyme and roast potatoes
Beef ragù with fresh pappardelle
Dessert
Chocolate pot with salted caramel and shortbread
On arrival
Canapés and cava
Starter
Scallop, cauliflower and brown butter
Main
Aged beef fillet, bone marrow and confit shallot
Cheese
A short board from a local finca
Dessert
A dessert course, then your celebration cake served properly
Drinks
Or let him bring the drinks too.
Optional, priced per person per evening, and chilled and ready before he serves. Skip it entirely if you would rather buy your own — plenty of groups do.
The Wine Table
Cava on arrival, then a local white and a red chosen against your menu. Around half a bottle a head.
€18per adult, per evening
Beer and Cider
Spanish lager, a local craft option and cider, iced and ready before the first course lands.
€14per adult, per evening
Soft and Zero
Homemade lemonade, soft drinks, alcohol-free beer and sparkling water. Children are charged at this rate on every booking, whichever package the adults choose.
€8per person, per evening
The Mixed Table
Wine, beer and soft drinks together. The usual choice for a group where nobody wants the same thing.
€22per adult, per evening
From recent tables
Cooked in someone's kitchen, not a restaurant.
Dishes from recent villa dinners — carried in, plated on the spot, and cleared away afterwards.
Dietary requirements
Nobody eats a different meal on their own.
Coeliac, dairy-free, nut allergies, vegetarian, vegan, pescatarian, halal, a five-year-old who only eats beige — say so when you book. The whole menu is rewritten so everyone at the table eats the same thing, or as close to it as makes sense.
No supplement. No separate "special" plate arriving after everyone else has started.
Menu questions
Before you choose.
Can we mix dishes from different menus?
Yes. The set menus are a starting point, not a rule. If your group wants the octopus from one and the lamb from another, Simon will build that menu at no extra charge.
Is there a vegetarian or vegan menu?
Every menu has a vegetarian and a vegan version, and they are proper dishes rather than a plate of side vegetables. No supplement.
Can you supply the drinks as well?
Menu prices cover food only, but you can add a drinks package when you book — wine, beer and cider, soft and zero, or a mixed table. Prices run from €8 to €22 per person per evening. Plenty of groups skip it and buy their own, which is usually cheaper.
Do children pay the full menu price?
Children under twelve are half the adult price and get a smaller portion of the same food, or something simpler if you prefer. Under-fives eat free.
Can you cook a menu we have written ourselves?
Yes, within reason. Send the dishes you have in mind when you book. If they suit the villa kitchen and what is available locally, Simon will price it and confirm.
Book
Pick a menu. Or don't — he'll write one.
Send the dates and the numbers and you will have a menu proposed the same day.