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A corner of Galicia in Marbella\u2026 that is the catchphrase of Vila do Grove restaurant, and it describes perfectly what a client who appreciates quality will find in this establishment located opposite Puerto Ban\u00fas and very close to the Casino. So much of a Galician aroma infuses this restaurant, founded in 1999, that even the wood, granite and slate that form part of its structure and d\u00e9cor were transported from Galicia at the express wish of its founder \u2013 who also brought a stonemason from his native lands to carve the columns on the establishment\u2019s fa\u00e7ade. <\/p>\n
Current manager Alejandro Garc\u00eda Pel\u00e1ez explains how the business developed: \u201cIt was the dream of my father-in-law, Jaime, who wanted to set up something representative of what truly is a Galician restaurant, inspired by stately country homes and bringing products from there\u201d. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe idea here is to offer a representation of all Galician cuisine, and I say all because it covers everything from shoulder of pork with rapini to seafood that is still alive in the fish tank and cooked on demand by clients, including special varieties of clams which I believe nobody else offers here in Marbella, \u201cbuey del mar\u201d, \u201ccentollo\u201d and \u201cn\u00e9cora\u201d crabs, depending on the season, and then fish, which is brought from there, for example, hake, monkfish and wild turbot \u2013 each piece more than four kilograms if possible.<\/p>\n
According to Garc\u00eda-Pel\u00e1ez, the most popular dishes on Vila do Grove\u2019s extensive menu include fish dishes such as turbot, hake and sole. \u201cIn addition to grilled sole,\u201d he says, \u201cwe prepare sole in an Albari\u00f1o sauce that is widely enjoyed by both Spaniards and foreigners.\u201d <\/p>\n
Barnacles, adds Alejandro, are a relatively unknown product among the foreign clientele, although when they do try them they start to love them as much as the Spaniards. \u201cEven when they ask for them,\u201d he explains, \u201cyou have to teach them how to eat them, because they don\u2019t even know how to pick them up.\u201d <\/p>\n
When it comes to meats, as to be expected, Vila do Grove restaurant mainly uses beef from the Galician \u201cRubia Gallega\u201d breed. \u201cWe\u2019ve been doing this since we opened. We have always worked with slaughterhouses and suppliers from Galicia who select the cattle. It is very important for them to select the right cattle, in the first place because it is rare that they are stabled \u2013 perhaps part of the day in stables but the rest of the time out grazing \u2013 and in the final phase of their lives they have prolonged fattening with corn and cereal grains, and that gives the meat its special aroma and flavor. Dishes offered by the restaurant include sirloin, \u2018Rubia Gallega\u2019 loin of fillet steak and T-bone steak, which for me is the ultimate culmination of flavours for that breed of cattle.\u201d <\/p>\n
As for desserts, all are made in the restaurant and one of the most typical is \u201cfilloa\u201d, a kind of pancake usually served usually filled with custard, \u201cof course made here\u201d, or alternatively made with \u201corujo\u201d (grape liqueur), which is flamb\u00e9d in front of the client. Queimada, a famous Galician liquor that is prepared with fire, is offered at a client\u2019s specific request. \u201cIf a table asks for it, we seek out my father-in-law, who carries out the ritual.\u201d <\/p>\n
The restaurant cellar has no shortage of the best-known Albari\u00f1os and Ribeiros, as well as other Galician wines that are beginning to gain renown such as Menc\u00eda reds and Godello whites.<\/p>\n
Vila do Grove is open every day except Sunday, from 1pm to 4pm and 7pm to 12 midnight. It has capacity for more than 120 diners between its two floors. The restaurant also has an accompanying facet as a tavern with cold and hot tapas. \u201cThese include Russian-style salad, pickled mussels and anchovies in vinegar, all made here, a spectacular potato omelette (\u2018tortilla\u2019) which is what most people ask for at the bar \u2026 and among hot dishes we have just about everything and it is constantly changing. <\/p>\n
\u201cFor me, the most important thing is that we bring the best products here and we aim to do things with all the love in the world, because Galician cuisine doesn\u2019t hide anything \u2013 no sauces \u2013 so we have to do it well, for fish, meat and seafood: the product and that\u2019s it. As I say to the ma\u00eetre, Daniel, we sell food here but we give happiness, and that\u2019s what we want: that people are really happy.\u201d<\/p>\n
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