We went to Cal Pere del Maset on the recommendation of a friend and were blown away with how good it was. The food and the ambiance is top-notch, but at its core, this is a family-run restaurant, and the head chef (Pere) and his...parents (who still pitch in) came out to greet us and check on us throughout the meal.
We had a tasting menu and left it to the chef to make departures based on what was in season.
I won't recount all the details, but some of the highlights were:
- Crepes filled with shredded chicken (or was it rooster?) then covered in a foie gras sauce and seasonal mushrooms.
- Hake with mushrooms, romesco sauce and a herb-infused olive drizzle. Fish is seldom prepared so well as this one was.
- Solomillo (sirloin steak) with foie gras and truffle sauce, served with a potato puree. The steak was cooked absolutely perfectly and the foie combo literally gave me goosebumps it was so good.
- Deserts were an assortment of a few new items, and though I can't describe them each fully, they were all exquisite.
I cannot recommend this place more highly. The family is incredibly warm and accommodating. Service is impeccable, and the food is nothing short of phenomenal.More