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La Taberna del Herrero
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Santander · Peñacastillo · Valladolid

Cooking with roots, fire and craft.

Hearty stews, a holm oak charcoal grill and fresh market produce. Five taverns, one way of understanding food: the home-cooked way.

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From the kitchens of Cantabria

Our way

The blacksmith forged iron. We forge the table.

Some crafts are not learnt: they are inherited. At La Taberna del Herrero we cook the way people have always cooked in Cantabrian homes — unhurried, with market produce and respect for the recipe.

From the stew pot that gets going in the morning to the rib steak that goes over the holm oak embers, every dish comes from the same belief: eating well needs no artifice, it needs honesty.

I ◇ Produce Market, season and named suppliers: La Jarradilla cheeses, Santoña anchovies, cured beef (cecina) from León, high mountain grass-fed meat.
II ◇ Fire A holm oak charcoal grill, the slow stew pot and an honest frying pan. The fire is in charge; we listen.
III ◇ Home Friendly service, free-range eggs from happy hens and desserts from the trolley. People come here to linger, not just to eat.

Our restaurants

Five taverns, one fire.

Four in Cantabria and one in Valladolid. Each restaurant has its own menu, neighbourhood and character — they all share the same craft.

Our kitchen

Dishes that define us.

Each restaurant has its own seasonal menu. These are the classics that never leave the stove.

Handmade ham croquettes from La Taberna del Herrero

Handmade ham croquettes

Creamy béchamel and proper ham. The classic at all our restaurants.

Handmade
Bone-in rib steak sliced after cooking over the embers

Chargrilled bone-in rib steak

Aged and cooked over holm oak embers, with potatoes and peppers.

The grill
Portion of fried calamari (rabas) with lemon

Fried calamari (rabas)

Thin and crispy: Santander’s classic pre-lunch bite.

For sharing
Seafood-stuffed hake in salsa marinera

Seafood-stuffed hake

In salsa marinera (a Spanish seafood sauce), a house recipe.

From the Cantabrian Sea
“Santander’s temple of spoon food: home-made stews that will bring you back.”
El Diario Alerta — Cantabria (translated from Spanish)

Good to know

Frequently asked questions.

Where is La Taberna del Herrero?

We have five taverns: four in Santander and Peñacastillo (El Rubio, Hernán Cortés, S-20 and El Campón) and one in Valladolid, next to the Plaza Mayor.

Do you serve a menu of the day?

Yes, all our restaurants offer a menu of the day from Monday to Friday (€24.90 at the Santander restaurants) and a special menu at weekends and on public holidays, with home-made desserts from the trolley.

Can I book for groups and celebrations?

Yes. We prepare set menus for groups, company meals and celebrations. Call us or write to us from the groups page and we will organise it to suit you.

Do you have a terrace?

Several of our restaurants have a terrace (prices on the terrace are 10% higher). And El Campón in Peñacastillo also offers home delivery.

We’ll save you a seat
by the fire.

Call whichever of our restaurants suits you best or write to us — we reply quickly.

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