Cabaña Buenavista

A culinary experience in every sense! From the moment you enter, you are guided through a surprising sequence of flavours and sensations, starting with appetisers (served in the delightful garden and on the glass-fronted terrace overlooking the lake) and then at the bar in the dining room, where the chef adds the finishing touches to starters in front of you. You then continue to the spectacular modern dining room with its surprising setting in a large thatched hut. Here, you savour main dishes that are in perfect harmony with Murcia’s culinary traditions such as the Chato Murciano pork with the traditional “olla fresca” (accompanied by a pork jowl sandwich). Chef Pablo González’s creative cuisine is showcased on a concise à la carte and two tasting menus (Olivo and Experience) that constantly reference regional recipes and stand out for their presentation, with several dishes completed at your table. All the music you’ll hear in the background here, both classical and modern, is by artists from the province of Murcia.

What makes Cabaña Buenavista distinct

• A collaborative Living Lab with IMIDA, used to grow and revive near extinct local varieties, then fold them into the menu
• A deliberately choreographed route through spaces, garden and Living Lab snacks, then the main meal in a modern room inside a huge thatched hut
• A creative tasting format that keeps returning to Murcian recipes and products, rather than generic fine dining tropes

Signature Ingredients

• Chato Murciano pork
• Olla fresca, a traditional Murcian stew
• Pork jowl, served as a sandwich alongside the pork course
• Living Lab produce grown and revived with IMIDA, including Ciezana aubergine, Flor de Baladre tomato, and cowpea

Cabaña Buenavista is built as a staged meal, not a single room. Snacks start in the garden and the Living Lab, a working space where the team collaborates with IMIDA to grow and revive near lost local varieties. The meal then moves into a dramatic modern dining room set inside a huge thatched hut, where the cooking lands in Murcian tradition, with signatures such as Chato Murciano pork with olla fresca, plus a pork jowl sandwich. Two tasting menus anchor the experience, Olivo and Experience, and dessert and coffee can finish out on the terrace overlooking the lake.