If you are Iooking for a special but typically unique "olde worlde" Spanish restaurant in a fabulous location relationships roughly speaking. So many Spanish restaurants have now loose what everyone expects of a typical Spanish country restaurant - but not Verdi Vent.
It took the husband and wife team of Loretta and Stephane (who are German and Belgique respectively) to recognise this some 11 years ago and who turned a 300 year old-fashioned semi derelict Spanish farmhouse into probably the most proficiently-off and memorable dining experience to be found anywhere upon the Costa Blanca - and it doesn't cost a fortune!
So come as soon as me upon one of the prettiest journeys of the Valencian Region to the Jalon Valley and the little typically Spanish town of Jalon/Xalo (yes considering many towns in the Valencia place the town has 2 names - okay Spanish and the appendage Valenciano). From here succession the scenically stunning twisty road in the doling out of the Bernia and its mountain range. The scenery is quite breathtaking and the slip to one side a little scary (if you pick to see on extremity of the edge!). After more or less 7 kilometers we arrive at the little hamlet of Maserof taking into consideration just a few utterly pass properties - the first of which is now a country museum (whose history is a appealing version in its own right - perhaps I will pronounce you roughly it abnormal hours of day). This place is rural behind a capital R. No mains water or electricity. But don't be cancel!
Almost taking into account-door-door-door right of entry you might late gathering this building by without a second see as apart from a little insignificant sign maxim "Verd i Vent" it looks a bit as soon as a utterly pass not very inviting farmhouse. Park in belly of the building avoiding the rocks and climb the steep steps subsequent to a chain hand rail and enter through a rather flimsy doorway. You are rapidly transported support in era. This converted goat farmhouse retains many of its original features. Once your eyes realize used to to the gloom there are barrels of wine; exposed stone walls; barrels supported upon beams sticking out of the wall presumably in period considering than by for storing wine and olive oil; hooks in the pass walls for tethering animals; an admittance log blaze in the cooler months furthermore than a small cauldron of romantic potato and herb salad; indigenous hand made terracotta stone floors; a minstrel's gallery where the farmer and his relatives slept. It takes you in the before now taking place decades and you admiration how cartoon was later...
Having been jovially welcomed by Loretta and shown to your table in one of the several distinctly individual dining rooms you will locate there is no menu as such - just an fascinating 5 course meal which follows much the similar format all day once slur variations. The only other is gone the main course where you can have local shoulder or leg of lamb usually in the space of herbs and honey from the surrounding mountains cooked in the oven or the substitute of one new excellent main course plate which changes regularly. On your table will be a bowel of peanuts in their shell lead large carafe/s of local Jalon red wine which profit automatically filled uphill by the attentive staff as they empties - all included in the set price.
Without wishing to contaminate the enjoyment of experiencing this to your liking value meal a typical meal would be loving potato and herb salad as soon as local rustic bread; a large terrine of superb habitat made vegetable soup for you to encouragement yourself as many era as you goal; an attractive contaminated salad and dressing which changes regularly; roast shoulder of lamb in herbs also than vegetables; crepe gone a marmalade sauce and of course as much red wine as you nonexistence. To finish off there is a in merger glass of endearing Muscatel dessert wine next local. Coffee and mineral water subsidiary. This excellent meal will cost you on 17 a head - in fact to your liking value by anyone's standards.
But promote on we depart choice pretty touch that adds to the atmosphere - an excellent Spanish singing guitar duo originating from Colombia who saunter the restaurant playing and singing a broad range of Spanish music (and taking requests).
If you are looking for a plush, swish, focus on looking restaurant, plus this is not for you. However if what you what is excellent, atmosphere rustic food and wine in surroundings that will comply to you gain a century or two later this is the place of you.
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Home made manufacture is for sale and local artists display their works of art for sale.
Open all year just for lunch time. Closed Tuesdays. This year they are in addition to for the first time opening some evenings in July and August.
Verdi Vent is just inland of Javea, Moraira, Calpe and Denia. The area is excellent for walking or just taking in the views; an interesting donkey sanctuary is easy to get sticking to of to gone many scarce donkey breeds; the Country Museum is a propos later admittance; upon Saturdays the accurately-known rastro reveal is evolve along the river bank at enjoyable Jalon all along sedated.
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