From the owner: Cocina española con un toque moderno/Spanish modern cuisineread more

While visiting Avila, not many things seemed open, and this place's Menu del Dia looked good, so we…read moreventured in. Inside, the decoration reminded me of the 60s in Spain, which isn't an insult. Our waiter was really nice and warm, and he explained where to go and what to see. He recommended the house flan, and it was very good. I had the spaghetti bolognese, a flank of beef with fries, and the flan. The beef tasted different, but it wasn't bad - it was more like corned beef with gravy. The food was nothing amazing, but it did its job. The chairs and table were very low, so if you're tall like me, better learn to each hunched over!

Such a nice little place that I stumbled upon! The menu del día and service were great! Upon…read moreentrance, it seemed closed but it was open. As you walk in, it's the more typical tapas type cafeteria with tapas on the bar counter. But we asked for a table for 3 and they brought us into a back room with tables. Our order was 2 menu del día (11€ per) and a hamburger (so cheap about 5€!!) off the regular menu. I had pasta with chorizo and veal with fries. My friend had a mixed salad with lomo. For dessert we had flan and postre con queso(? Cheesecake?). Everything was so good and such generous portions! Desert or wine or coffee was included in the fixed meal price. But the best part was our waiter. We ordered in Spanish but were speaking with each other in English and started to joke and speak with us in English. He then continued in Spanish and telling us about how from the US, there have only been 2 states that he hasn't had tourists from and that about 20 years ago, he knew how to converse more or less in about 10 languages. And we had a couple of minute discussion about how important languages are and was just a wonderful person to chat with. I think his shift was over before we were done so we didn't get to say goodbye but thank you for a great experience!

My husband and I recently took a honeymoon trip to Spain and spent a night in Rueda. We love…read moreverdejo wines and wanted to see where they came from. This particular bodega has a small (four room) hotel in it and we stayed there for the night while exploring the city. On the night in question, we were the only people staying at the hotel so they gave us a key to our room as well as to the door (it is not staffed at night) and we basically had free reign. Our room was very comfortable. Our full size bed was actually two twin beds pushed together, but that wasn't a big deal. The bathroom was stocked with soft, full size towels and had a rather technologically advanced shower. We also had access to the upstairs lounge with lots of comfortable couches, a large TV, and a full kitchen. The fridge was stocked with water and food and there was a separate wine fridge with all the Felix Sanz wine we could drink (which was one and a half bottles). The next morning, a lady came by to cook us a large, delicious breakfast before we departed for San Sebastian. Unfortunately, we didn't have time to tour the winery. I think it would have been pretty awesome. If you're interested in verdejo wine and looking to stay in the city of Rueda, this is probably your best bet (super luxurious for 70 euros a night!)