El Bosco, Museros

When you think about gastronomy, the village of Museros, just north of Valencia, doesn’t usually spring to mind. However, there is one place that I would definitely recommend, which is El Bosco.

It has a small terrace, but inside it was been designed with a lot of thought, and you can see through to the kitchen what the cooks are up to.

Although the décor is wooden, the waitresses are not; service is fast and friendly, while the food is carefully prepared and creatively presented.

We went on a Saturday, when they have a special mid-day menu for 17 euros, drinks excluded.

There are three shared starts, which on the day we went were a salad of pear, mango and cured duck, followed by shrimp, wild mushrooms and beans, followed by black pudding and apple fritters.

By the time you get through all that, you are forced to choose a main dish. There was a large rice dish with pork and foie gras, which would keep the chattiest person quiet for quite some time.

You could also go for the lamb, which came in its own dressing and quinoa, making it not only tasty but trendy too.

The other option was cod with alli pebre spicy sauce and mussels.

The Bosco family who run the restaurant have been the town’s favourite butchers for generations, which explains why the meat served here is top quality.

The wine list was ample and varied and by the time the dssert, a mixture of different cakes and tarts came along, my vision was getting quite blurred, or maybe it was my notorious camera skills.

El Bosco can be found in a small side street very close to the underground station. Calle Maestro Serrano 4 Museros.