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Traditional Andalusian cooking

Restaurante El Cortijo — Restaurant in Lucena (Córdoba)

Lucena (Córdoba) · Since 1984

Your restaurant in Lucena: the taste of our land, time-honoured recipes and the care of home cooking, in the heart of Andalusia.

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Our home

Your restaurant in Lucena since 1984

Since 1984 we have cooked in Lucena the traditional food of a lifetime, with produce from our land and recipes passed down from generation to generation.

At Restaurante El Cortijo, a family restaurant in the centre of Lucena (Córdoba), we are specialists in gastronomy: a team of cooking professionals, able to meet any requirement to the highest standard, with the care and dedication of home cooking.

Alongside that love of doing our job well, we take care of everything that is not on the plate: a warm welcome, a cosy atmosphere and a corner to meet with family, friends or work colleagues.

  • 1984 — more than 40 years of tradition
  • Home cooking — timeless recipes, local produce
  • Daily menu — Monday to Friday, except holidays
  • Terrace and dining rooms — for meals and celebrations
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The Restaurante El Cortijo team
Restaurante El Cortijo, Lucena

Enjoy your meal the way we enjoy cooking it

Finger-licking good

Our menu

Home cooking and traditional dishes, prepared to order with produce from our land. A classic among restaurants in Lucena.

Salads

  • House Salad7,90 €
  • Mixed Salad7,50 €
  • Caesar Salad8,50 €
  • Roquefort Salad8,50 €
  • Roasted Pepper Salad9,50 €
  • Russian Salad9,50 €

Soups

  • Picadillo Soup7,90 €
  • Seafood Soup9,50 €
  • Consommé with Sherry7,50 €
  • Consommé with Egg7,50 €
  • Homemade Soup9,50 €
  • Andalusian Gazpacho (in season)8,90 €
  • Salmorejo (in season)10,50 €

Vegetables & scrambled

  • Artichokes a la Montillana12,90 €
  • Homemade Ratatouille with Free-Range Fried Eggs12,90 €
  • Scrambled Wild Asparagus with Ham12,90 €
  • Homemade Scrambled Eggs12,90 €
  • Scrambled Mushrooms with PrawnsS/M
  • Scrambled Young Beans with HamE/T
  • Scrambled Potatoes a lo Pobre with Cod13,90 €
  • Beans from our Garden with Free-Range Fried Eggs and HamE/T
  • Wild Asparagus Omelette10,90 €
  • Ham Omelette10,90 €
  • Prawn Omelette12,80 €

Fried dishes

  • Summer Frying with Pieces (large)18,90 €
  • Summer Frying with Pieces (medium)15,90 €
  • Fried Cod13,90 €
  • Fried Squid13,90 €
  • Spicy Potatoes (Bravas)11,90 €
  • Cortijitos13,50 €
  • Homemade Flamenquín12,90 €
  • Homemade Croquettes13,50 €

Fish

  • Homemade Cod Loin with Ratatouille18,50 €
  • Cod Loin Marinera18,50 €
  • Hake Loin Marinera18,50 €
  • Grilled Swordfish18,90 €
  • Swordfish Marinera19,50 €
  • Swordfish in Prawn Sauce19,50 €
  • Garlic Prawns14,50 €
  • Galician Octopus16,90 €

Grilled meats

  • Iberian Family Grill 1 kg (4 pers.)38,90 €
  • Iberian Grill 500 g (2 pers.)26,90 €
  • Grilled Pork Sirloin17,50 €
  • Chicken Churrasco12,50 €
  • Iberian Pluma 400 g18,30 €
  • Iberian Presa 400 g20,90 €
  • Grilled Female Veal Sirloin26,50 €
  • Grilled Female Veal Entrecote22,90 €
  • Angus EntrecoteS/Weight
  • Female Veal T-boneS/Weight
  • Angus T-boneS/Weight

Garnishes may contain gluten.

Ask our staff for suggestions.

Sauces: Green, Mojo Picón, Green Pepper, Roquefort — €2.50 · Aioli, Mayonnaise — €1.50

Meats (pork tenderloin)

  • Pork Tenderloin with Whisky15,50 €
  • Pork Tenderloin in White Wine15,50 €
  • Pork Tenderloin with Roquefort15,50 €
  • Female Veal Entrecote with Green Pepper23,50 €
  • Loin with Tomato12,90 €
  • Loin with Mushrooms12,90 €

Desserts

  • House Crème Caramel5,90 €
  • Custard with Soaked Biscuits5,90 €
  • Homemade Cheese Cake5,90 €
  • Rice Pudding5,90 €
  • Grandmother Juana's Cake6,40 €

Our wines

Finos (half bottle / bottle)

  • House Fino7,50 / 11,50 €
  • Fino Alcántara7,50 / 11,50 €
  • Lagos de Hoyos7,50 / 11,50 €
  • Ruiz Canela7,50 / 11,50 €

Young wine (bottle)

  • Verdejo16,50 €
  • Frizzante16,50 €
  • Lambrusco13,50 €

Ribera del Duero (bottle)

  • House Ribera15,50 €
  • Sembro19,50 €
  • Carramimbre19,50 €
  • Finca Resalso Emilio Moro22,50 €

Rioja (bottle)

  • House Rioja15,50 €
  • Viña Alcorta16,00 €
  • Coto Mayor19,00 €
  • Coto de Imaz22,50 €
  • Marqués de Cáceres22,50 €

Time-honoured rice dishes, cooked in clay pots

  • Mountain Rice with Mushrooms and Artichokes13,50 €
  • Rice with Wild Rabbit13,50 €
  • Creamy Rice with Lean Pork, Vegetables and Seafood13,50 €
  • Chicken Rice from our Corral with Mushrooms and Artichokes13,50 €
  • Creamy Rice with Veal and Vegetables from Our Garden13,00 €
  • Rice with Assorted Vegetables from Our Garden13,00 €
  • Rice with Thrushes and Artichokes from Our Garden16,90 €
  • Rice with Lean Pork and Orza Chorizo13,50 €
  • Creamy Seafood Rice14,50 €

Paellas

  • Seafood Paella14,50 €
  • Black Rice Paella14,50 €
  • Mixed Paella13,50 €
  • Paella of Assorted Vegetables13,50 €
  • Wild Rabbit and Fresh Vegetables Paella13,50 €
  • Chicken Paella from Our Corral and Assorted Vegetables13,50 €

Gather with your family, friends or work colleagues

A walk through our house

Gallery

Main dining room of Restaurante El Cortijo in Lucena

Main dining room

Answers to your questions

Frequently asked questions

Where is Restaurante El Cortijo in Lucena?

We are at Calle Ancha, 93, 14900 Lucena (Córdoba), in the very centre of the city, a short walk from the Plaza de España and the Synagogue. Call us on 957 500 033 for directions or any question.

What are the restaurant's opening hours?

We serve lunch and dinner every day. The daily menu is available Monday to Friday, except holidays and special days. To confirm opening hours and availability, call us on 957 500 033.

Can I book a table or hold an event?

Yes. We take reservations by phone on 957 500 033. We have a terrace and private dining rooms, ideal for work lunches, family celebrations and events in Lucena and the Córdoba Subbética.

What kind of food do you serve?

Traditional Andalusian home cooking since 1984: Cordobese salmorejo, migas, rice dishes and paellas, barbecue meats, fish and stews as always, made with local produce from the Subbética.

Do you have an affordable weekday set menu?

Yes, our daily menu includes a first course, second course, drink, bread and dessert or coffee for €15.00 (half menu from €10.00), Monday to Friday except holidays. Also available for takeaway for €15.00.

We look forward to seeing you

Where we are

Restaurante El Cortijo — Restaurant in Lucena

  • Calle Ancha, 93
    14900 Lucena (Córdoba)
  • Information and reservations
    957 500 033
Book by phone

Daily menu from Monday to Friday, except holidays. Check opening hours and availability by calling us: we will be happy to help you.

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