Casa Arcas

This restaurant, occupying a small rural hotel in the Benasque valley, not far from the downhill ski slopes of Aramón-Cerler, is nestled is a truly enchanting natural setting. The couple in charge, Ainhoa Lozano and David Beltrán (the latter known as Tauste), show consummate professionalism and enthusiasm gained through working with master chef Martín Berasategui. The dining room, with its open fireplace and fine views, is the perfect setting in which to savour intensely flavoured creative cuisine. The superb menus here, all of which offer really impressive value for money, take guests on a mouthwatering journey through the mountains: choose between a cheaper 5-course option (Paseo SL-5), exclusively available to guests staying here, and two more extensive 7- and 10- course options (Sendero PR-7 and Gran Recorrido GR-10). Every dish is delicious although we particularly loved the Carabinero prawns with fennel and the medallion of black monkfish with textured asparagus and sea urchin.