Closed on Wednesdays
Open 12.30pm - 4.30pm / 8pm - 11pm
Breakfast and Tapas (hot and cold) all day long as of 10am
GPS: N36.84659º / W5.38943º 

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Parking: opposite
Terrace: Yes
Smoking: on the terrace
Credit cards: Visa, MasterCard, 4B, Maestro
Children menu: can be made, pizza etc.

Starters: 5€ to 9€
Mani course: 10€ to 20€
Dessert as of 4€ / home made
Housewine: 11€
Menu of the day: 16€
Tax: included


This contemporary Spanish restaurant that also houses a 4-room hotel is situated in spectacular surroundings overlooking the Zahara reservoir. Sit on the outside terrace under the trees and take in the breath taking views. I can guarantee you'll be rubbing your eyes and pinching yourself. Yes this is real and the dream continues when start on your meal. Stefan Crites earned his laurels as a chef in New York and he has bought the cosmopolitan flair of Manhattan cuisine and combined it with all the ingredients and flavours of Andalucian cooking. His wife Mona who runs the restaurant with expertise and good humour along with her friendly staff, add to the irresistible charm of this gem restaurant and does all in her power to make your meal an experience of gourmet delight.
In summer you will be seated outside and enjoy the scenery as well as the meal. In winter you can take a seat in the spacious dining area centred around a burning fireplace. The walls are painted in a creamy white polished pearlite and decorated with paintings of Spanish pueblo houses. The tables have candles and a small jar of fresh flowered herbs.
Stefan has cleverly kept many Spanish traditional dishes but ingeniously added either a twist as flavouring or ingredients are concerned. Cerdo Iberico is to be found but as succulent cheeks and wild boar as a hamburger. Many dishes are created spontaneously due to availability of the produce. These constantly changing specialities are listed on a blackboard that is bought to your table for viewing. On the day we were there, a delivery of sea anemones had reached the kitchen and we were given a portion gently breaded and fried, served on a bed of frissee salad with a Romanesco sauce, truly succulent. Mona and Stephan have many cultural influences due to their background and it is Mona's Indian heredity that has led to the inclusion of some Indian dishes such as Samosas and home made chutneys on the menu. These though are much lighter than those you might known and made from chickpea flour flavoured with cummin. The aforementioned wild boar burger looks like a burger in a bun but is served with a Pedro Jimenez reduction on the side as well as the traditional chips and a small salad garnish with raw onions.

We had a wonderful chocolate tarte and a slice of lemon pie to round off our meal. The lemon pie was pure lemony bliss and the chocolate tarte was dark and rich as well as flourless. A service for those who suffer from a gluten allergy; a fact observed and catered for by Mona and Stefan as well as for those who wish to eat vegetarian food.
The wine list is extensive and there are many local wines as well as limited editions and ecological wines from young winegrowers. There is a large typically Spanish bar to one side of the restaurant where smokers can retire to and of course smoking is permitted in the outside dining area.

Al Lago is a dining experience well worth having and if you find yourself happily replenished and pleasantly relaxed you could retire to one of the beautiful hotel rooms one floor up and sip your after dinner brandy sat by the open terrace doors of your room looking out over the moonlit lake.

Andaluo 2009