Eating near the Santiago Bernabéu on a weekday has one specific problem: the area is full of offices and the lunch break is short. What people are looking for is not the most spectacular restaurant, but one where you can sit down at quarter past, eat properly, and be back at your desk by four.
At La Reinosa, on Avenida General Perón 13, we serve a set lunch Monday to Friday, a five-minute walk from the stadium. Cantabrian market cooking that changes with what arrives, and service built for people who have to go back to work.
What is on our set lunch
The menu changes daily and moves between two ideas: stews and spoon food from the montañesa tradition, and lighter dishes for the days when you want to walk out without feeling you have overdone it.
- Starters almost always include something with a spoon: stews, potajes and seasonal soups.
- Mains rotate our regulars: rabas, charcoal-grilled meat and charcoal chicken.
- Dessert is the house cheesecake, which is what most people come back for.
If you would rather order à la carte, you can see everything on our menu.
Why the Bernabéu area works well for a weekday lunch
Azca and the Castellana are dense with offices, and that has produced a very specific kind of restaurant: tables served fast, menus that change so you can eat there four days running without getting bored, and enough space for a working lunch where people actually talk.
Avenida General Perón sits right at that junction: close enough to walk from Santiago Bernabéu or Nuevos Ministerios, far enough off the main drag not to fill with visitors at two o’clock.
Getting here
- Address: Avenida General Perón 13, 28020 Madrid, in the Azca district.
- Metro: Santiago Bernabéu (L10) and Nuevos Ministerios (L6, L8, L10).
- On foot: about five minutes from the stadium along General Perón.
The terrace is open at lunchtime too
On a good day the terrace is the best table in the house: you eat just as quickly and you genuinely leave the office behind. It has its own menu, which you can see on the terrace menu.
What a good set lunch looks like
The menu del dia has existed in Spain since the 1960s and it is still the best value in the country, but only where the kitchen takes it seriously. Four signs: it genuinely changes every day; there is a stew on it, which means someone cooked that morning; the dessert is made in house; and you can eat in an hour without being rushed out.
Eating in an hour without eating badly
- Come at 1.30 pm rather than 2. Half an hour changes the wait across the whole Azca area.
- Order both courses at once. Obvious, and almost nobody does it. The kitchen plans differently and it arrives sooner.
- Book even for two. Not for a seat, for a table: the difference between the one by the door and a quiet one.
Frequently asked
Is the set lunch better value than ordering a la carte?
In a kitchen that works properly, almost always. Same produce, same kitchen already running, at a fixed price.
Is there a set lunch at weekends?
In office districts, rarely. The set lunch exists because the offices do. From Saturday most of the area moves to the a la carte menu.
Book before you come
Monday to Friday the dining room fills up, especially after two. If you are coming as a group or for a working lunch, the safe move is to book a table a day ahead, or call us on +34 916 671 967.
