13/05/2024
Discover the new menu for the Restaurant Emperador 2024
Once again, this year we reinvent ourselves. As if it were spring, our kitchens are reborn each season with new ideas, offerings and techniques, dancing to the tune of our chef, the internationally renowned Jean Marc Sanz, will provide the diners of the Emperador Restaurant with an unforgettable gastronomic experience.
And there is no doubt that one of the great attractions of the Hotel Montíboli – apart from of course its spectacular views over the sea - is its gastronomic offerings. And given the very long culinary tradition of Villajoyosa, it could not be any better.
The Emperador Restaurant is without a doubt one of the model restaurants in the province of Alicante and a must for palates seeking to discover the flavour of this land with the avant-garde and personal touch of our chef.
Below, we present the menu of the Restaurant Emperador 2024. A selection with its own name in which flavour and tradition merge with the avant-garde to offer surprising and delicious dishes made from the best kilometre 0 ingredients, whether from nearby fish markets of Villajoyosa or our own agricultural estate El Clot.
But that is not all! You will want to relive the Emperador's experience again and again to discover the new offerings, that our chef presents, every day to surprise our guests and visitors with the best rice dishes or the fish and meat of the day, delivered daily, at the Montiboli Hotel.
A fresh and surprising start
To whet your appetite, what better than a contrast of hot and cold starters. The chef has designed four cold starters with flavours of the sea and mountains. From the cured meat salad with a green base from our El Clot farm and specially selected burratas, to one of the most innovative and distinctive dishes on our 2024 menu, such as the dried mackerel accompanied by a masterful play of Alicante flavours in which almond horchata reigns accompanied with fartons (sweet Valencian pastry)!
But that's not all, we can't forget the Almadraba bluefin tuna, flavoured with orange; or an Emperador classic that is renewed for another year, such as the Crispy foie mitcuit puff pastry with fondillón pear, one of the most emblematic wines of the province.
Explosion of flavour in our hot dishes
The flavours of the land take centre stage in the selection of hot starters designed by our chef this season. The classic dishes of the Mediterranean recipes are reborn in a unique way to offer us new flavours as delicate as that of Brioche Torrija with grilled foie gras escalope. A starter that aims to become obligatory on every table and that never stops receiving praise.
Not to mention the candied egg Yolk, which melts in the mouth releasing aromas of parmesan and truffle and transporting us to the other side of the Mediterranean. Or sautéed artichokes, one of the most classic and recognized products of our province, that is seasoned with a unique touch that you will have to discover. And, of course, the delicate warm squab salad and its presentation inspired by Vietnamese cuisine that leaves no one indifferent.
Straight from the fish market
Villajoyosa is all about the sea, it’s port and its fish market. Every afternoon the best of the sea arrives at the kitchens of the Montíboli Hotel to delight us with its freshness, texture and flavour. Always with the greatest respect for the product, our chef manages to raise the intensity of the nuances of the sea with fantastic combinations, inspired by the cuisine of various cultures and marinated with the Alicante cuisine.
Hake with seaweed pesto and pickles, Sea bass with cous cous or the accompaniment of broad beans and Sichuan sauce are just some examples of offerings, in which the colour of the avocados gives way to an exotic and intense flavour.
Selected meats of the best quality
After a lot of work, research, travel and tasting, our chef has imported the most characteristic flavours of exotic cultures to accompany the meats with an evocative touch.
The Emperador's Guineafowl Supreme presents the best game meat impregnated with an aroma that invites us to travel to India. Without abandoning the poultry section, the Duck Magret is accompanied by a combination of our local fruit “the nispero” with the distant flavour of hoisin sauce, giving us a new journey. And from the African continent, our chef’s version of the traditional Moroccan pastry with an innovative Lamb dish with intense juices and sprinkled with almonds. Delicious!
For those who wait for it every year, there is no shortage of the highest quality light beef tenderloin selected every day on the market for our pleasure.
Dessert is way to make us fall in love
There is no menu without dessert. For some it is the most important part about a good lunch or dinner. For others it is a whim that cannot be resisted. And for everyone, a pleasure.
Our chef offers us to complete the gastronomic experience of the Emperador Restaurant by enjoying some desserts as characteristic of the area, such as Almond Sponge or Chocolate in Textures, the latter almost mandatory in a town like Villajoyosa that is famous for its chocolate.
But if you want to innovate, travel with your palate and surprise yourself, why not do so with an Emperador-style Piña Colada or the Baklava Cake with nougat and stracciatella? Ah! And for Tiramisu lovers, we have the best in the province, although you will be the one who has to corroborate it.
Without a doubt, gastronomy is one of the main reasons for you to visit the Hotel Montíboli. Reserve your table at the Emperador restaurant - you can do so, even if you are not staying - by calling 965 89 02 50 and enjoy a memorable gastronomic experience. We are waiting to greet you, with the best views of the Bay of Villajoyosa!
