El Patio de los Perfumes Marbella

About El Patio de los Perfumes

El Patio de los Perfumes is in Marbella Old Town, apparantly the house was built over 200 years ago and housed a wealthy local family. The restaurant entrance is a very trendy little bar area where you can have a pre-dinner aperitif. In the main dining area, the decoration is quite unique in that it is adorned with various artefacts from the past but the overall effect is a fulfilling warmth about the place perfect for winter dining in Spain.

Starters were great; we had a selection of them all; the ones I would recommend are the warm goat’s cheese in pastry, the beef carpaccio and the foie gras with caramelised apple. The dining area inside the restaurant becomes a lounge area in the summer and the large French doors open out onto this beautiful courtyard that is lit only by candles.

However, none of these could prepare me for what the mains were to bring. I had the rack of lamb with pumpkin puree which was hands down the best I have tasted on the coast. The portion was relatively modest but the taste was amazing. My friend had the beef fillet which he also enjoyed immensely. Being French owned by Vincent and his wife Sophie the wine list was never going to be small but it even includes a Pingus that costs €1000 a bottle.

For desert we had the selection of different flavoured crème brulee’s and the chocolate molleux with vanilla ice cream. In case your French isn’t up to speed (like mine) molleux is an adjective and means soft, mellow, tender, moist and sweet which about sums up this desert. Overall, El Patio de los Perfumes was a fantastic dining experience that comes thoroughly recommended by the Marbellainfo.com team.

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