Wood-fired rice dishes and dry-aged grilled meats, with the same warm welcome as always. Paco’s cooking, between walls of rock.
4.9★★★★★252 Google reviewsLa Cova is a restaurant set inside a real cave, in the old town of La Font d’en Carròs. A unique space carved into the rock, where you can enjoy our cooking in a calm, welcoming atmosphere.
We’ve fitted the cave with every comfort while keeping the charm of its stone walls. An ideal spot for family meals, celebrations or a special dinner, always with a personal touch.
“A different place to eat well, with no rush.”
Two specialities, one idea: great produce, fire and time. The cave does the rest.
Oxtail with boletus, ‘a banda’, ‘senyoret’, creamy lobster rice or black angus fideuá. By prior order, made for sharing.
See rice dishesDry-aged beef chop, T-Bone, black angus secreto and short rib, slow-cooked oxtail. Properly aged, cooked just right.
See meatsMarket cooking, seasonal produce and the ingredients we love most. Rice dishes always made to order.
Prices in euros, VAT included. The menu may vary with the market and the season.
For rice dishes and set menus we recommend booking ahead · 691 439 574
A lover of good food and of doing things the way they have always been done. Paco welcomes every table warmly and cooks with one thing in mind: that you leave happy.
The grill, the rice dishes and the idea of turning a cave into a place that feels like home are all his.
“Excellent service and exceptional attention. Great family atmosphere. The oxtail and boletus paella is truly spectacular and the homemade bread leaves you speechless.”
“Great service. The owner is a star — friendly and wonderful. The food is spectacular, the artichokes a perfect 10 and the meat outstanding.”
“Brilliant — the food was delicious and the service spectacular. A really welcoming place with lovely staff. 100% recommended.”
“We let Santamaria advise us and went for the house menu. The result: 9.95/10.”
At Carrer Major, 4, in the old town of La Font d'en Carròs (Valencia), inside a real cave carved into the rock. We're just a few minutes' drive from Gandia and Oliva.
Wednesday to Sunday, for daytime and evening service. We’re closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. You’ll find the exact hours for each day in the contact section.
We recommend it, especially for rice dishes and set menus, which are made to order (minimum 2 people). Book by calling +34 691 439 574 or on WhatsApp.
Rice dishes cooked over the fire — oxtail paella with boletus, ‘a banda’ rice, ‘senyoret’ rice, creamy lobster rice or black angus fideuá — and dry-aged meats from the grill, such as the dry-aged beef chop or the T-Bone.
Yes, four: the Special Menu with drinks included, the La Cova Menu (rice made to order), the evening Picaeta Menu and the weekend brunch. You’ll find prices and what each one includes in the set menus section.
Yes. On Saturdays and Sundays we serve a weekend brunch —the Valencian almuerzo— with a drink and coffee included: meat on toast, Iberian pork cheek, fried fish and more, always with a free-range egg.
Yes. As well as the dining room inside the cave, we have an outdoor terrace for a meal or a drink in the open air.
Yes: vegetable paella, grilled vegetables, aubergine with honey or confit artichokes, plus fish such as sea bass, gilt-head bream or bluefin tuna. If you follow a special diet or have any allergies, let us know when you book.
Of course. The cave is ideal for family meals and celebrations. Call us or message us on WhatsApp and we’ll organise it with you.
Carrer Major, 4 · 46717
La Font d'en Carròs, Valencia
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