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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

Enjoy your meal the way we enjoy cooking it

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Our menu

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

Salads

  • Homemade Salad6,90 €
  • Mixed Salad6,50 €
  • Cesar Salad7,50 €
  • Roquefort Salad7,50 €
  • Roasted Pepper Salad8,50 €
  • Russian Salad8,50 €

Soups

  • Picadillo Soup5,90 €
  • Seafood Soup7,50 €
  • Consommé with Sherry5,50 €
  • Consommé with Egg5,50 €
  • Homemade Soup7,50 €
  • Andalusian Gazpacho (in season)6,90 €
  • Salmorejo (in season)8,50 €

Vegetables & scrambled

  • Artichokes a la Montillana10,90 €
  • Homemade Ratatouille with Free-Range Fried Eggs10,90 €
  • Scrambled Wild Asparagus with Ham10,90 €
  • Scrambled Potatoes a lo Pobre with Cod11,90 €
  • Beans from our Garden with Free-Range Fried Eggs and HamE/T
  • Wild Asparagus Omelette7,90 €
  • Ham Omelette7,90 €
  • Prawn Omelette9,80 €
  • Homemade Scrambled Eggs10,90 €
  • Scrambled Mushrooms with PrawnsS/M
  • Scrambled Young Beans with HamE/T

Fried dishes

  • Summer Frying with Pieces (large)16,90 €
  • Summer Frying with Pieces (medium)13,90 €
  • Fried Cod11,90 €
  • Fried Squid11,90 €
  • Spicy Potatoes (Bravas)9,90 €
  • Cortijitos11,50 €
  • Homemade Flamenquín10,90 €
  • Homemade Croquettes9,90 €

* Provisional prices, pending confirmation.

Fish

  • Homemade Cod Loin with Ratatouille15,50 €
  • Marinera Cod Loin15,50 €
  • Marinera Hake Loin13,90 €
  • Grilled Swordfish15,90 €
  • Swordfish Marinera17,50 €
  • Swordfish in Prawn Sauce17,50 €
  • Garlic Prawns11,50 €
  • Galician Octopus14,90 €

Meats (pork tenderloin)

  • Pork Tenderloin with Whisky12,50 €
  • Pork Tenderloin in White Wine12,50 €
  • Pork Tenderloin with Roquefort12,50 €
  • Female Veal Entrecote with Green Pepper19,00 €
  • Loin with Tomato9,90 €
  • Loin with Mushrooms9,90 €

Rice dishes & paellas

  • Mountain Rice with Mushrooms and Artichokes11,50 €
  • Rice with Wild Rabbit11,50 €
  • Creamy Rice with Lean Pork and Vegetables11,50 €
  • Chicken Rice from our Corral with Mushrooms and Artichokes11,50 €
  • Creamy Rice with Veal and Vegetables from Our Garden11,00 €
  • Rice with Assorted Vegetables from Our Garden11,00 €
  • Rice with Thrushes and Artichokes from Our Garden14,90 €
  • Rice with Lean Pork and Orza Chorizo11,50 €
  • Creamy Seafood Rice12,50 €
  • Seafood Paella12,50 €
  • Black Rice Paella12,50 €
  • Mixed Paella11,50 €
  • Paella of Assorted Vegetables11,50 €
  • Wild Rabbit and Fresh Vegetables Paella11,50 €
  • Chicken Paella from Our Corral and Assorted Vegetables11,50 €

* Provisional prices, pending confirmation.

Consult with our staff about allergens in dishes.

From our barbecue

  • Iberian Family Grill 1 kg (4 pers.)30,90 €
  • Iberian Grill 500 g (2 pers.)19,90 €
  • Grilled Secret 400 g12,50 €
  • Chicken Churrasco9,50 €
  • Pork Churrasco 300 g12,50 €
  • Iberian Pluma 400 g15,30 €
  • Iberian Presa 400 g17,90 €
  • Female Veal T-boneS/Weight
  • Female Veal SirloinS/Weight
  • Female Veal EntrecoteS/Weight
  • Angus EntrecoteS/Weight
  • Beef Burger 200 g11,90 €
  • Angus Burger 200 g11,90 €

Desserts

  • House Cake4,40 €
  • Rice Pudding4,40 €
  • Grandmother Juana's Cake4,90 €

Wines

  • House Fino (glass / bottle)7,50 / 11,50 €
  • Fino Alcántara (glass / bottle)7,50 / 11,50 €
  • Lagar de Hoyos (glass / bottle)7,50 / 11,50 €
  • Ruiz Canclán (glass / bottle)7,50 / 11,50 €
  • Verdejo13,50 €
  • Frizzante15,50 €
  • Lambrusco12,50 €
  • House Ribera14,50 €
  • Sendro18,50 €
  • Carramimbre18,50 €
  • Finca Resalso Emilio Moro20,50 €
  • House Rioja14,50 €
  • Viña Alcorta15,00 €
  • Coto Mayor18,00 €
  • Coto de Imaz20,50 €
  • Marqués de Cáceres20,50 €

Consult with our staff for recommendations on our wines.

Gather with your family, friends or work colleagues

A walk through our house

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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 on Fridays we offer a special migas menu in season. 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 €12.00 (half menu from €9.00), Monday to Friday except holidays. Also available for takeaway for €13.00.

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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