A full set lunch in Alcobendas costs 13 to 17.80 euros on weekdays where the price is published, and it is the easiest way to sit down for a full meal on a budget. Matica, on Avenida de la Industria, charges 13 euros with a drink and dessert or coffee; Sakura, on Calle de Anabel Segura, does Japanese menus with a drink from 12.95 euros. At weekends prices rise: El Atajo goes from 15 to 21 euros and Yomild from 14 to 22. Lunch is served on Spanish hours, from about 13:00, and the Formentera closes at 18:00.
What does a set lunch cost in Alcobendas? On weekdays, from 13 euros at Matica, with a drink and dessert or coffee, to 17.80 euros at El Rincón de Jaime; Japanese menus at Sakura start at 12.95 euros. At weekends only some places keep a menu, and it costs more: 21 euros at El Atajo and 22 euros at Yomild.
- Cheapest option: Matica’s one-course executive menu, 10 euros with a drink.
- Dated weekly dishes: Arrocería Formentera, 15.90 euros.
- Takeaway: LaDefinitiva, 10.90 euros without bread or dessert.
- Not a daily menu: Amarras, special menus from 35 euros.
What is a menú del día, and what will you get?
The menú del día is Spain’s fixed-price lunch: you pick a starter and a main from a short list, and bread and dessert or coffee are usually included. Whether a drink is included varies, and in Alcobendas that is the main difference between menus at similar prices.
| Restaurant | Weekday price | Drink included | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sakura (Japanese) | from 12.95 euros | yes | Calle de Anabel Segura 11 |
| Matica | 13 euros | yes | Avenida de la Industria 37 |
| LaDefinitiva | 13.90 euros | not listed | Calle de Anabel Segura 11 |
| Yomild | 14 euros | not listed | Paseo de la Chopera 41 |
| El Atajo | 15 euros | yes | Calle Sil |
| Arrocería Formentera | 15.90 euros | yes | Avenida de Valdelaparra 49 |
Matica publishes the day’s dishes, including a build-your-own salad from a buffet, and charges 1 euro for an extra coffee; its executive menu of one course and a drink is 10 euros. Yomild is 234 metres from Marqués de la Valdavia on line 10.
How much more is a weekend set lunch?
Most of these menus are weekday-only. Two places in Alcobendas keep a set menu on Saturdays and Sundays, and both charge more for it, with more elaborate dishes.
El Atajo, on Calle Sil, lets you choose the starter from soups, creams, salads, rice or pasta and the main from meat, fish or stews, with bread, a drink and dessert or coffee at both prices. Barruri, at Calle de Dolores Ibárruri 13, also runs a weekend menu that can feature rice with lobster, but it closes on Tuesdays and gives the price when you book.
Where to get a set lunch to take away?
The Arrocería Formentera, at Avenida de Valdelaparra 49, posts each week’s menu with dates. For 10 to 13 November, mains included charcoal-grilled picanha with Canarian potatoes, pork pluma with citrus teriyaki and cod Biscay-style. It costs 15.90 euros to eat in or collect, from a single menu, and 16.90 euros delivered on weekdays, for at least two menus.
It opens 8:00-18:00 on weekdays and 11:00-18:00 at weekends, so it is a lunch place only, and it serves no menu on public holidays. LaDefinitiva, at Calle de Anabel Segura 11, about 1 km from La Moraleja metro, packs its menu to take away for 10.90 euros without bread or dessert, and offers a grilled-meat version for 3 euros more.
Is Amarras a set-lunch restaurant?
It turns up in many searches, but no. Amarras, on Paseo de Fuente Lucha beside Greenwich school, sells special menus at 35 euros a head on non-holiday weekdays and 42.50 euros on Saturdays and holidays, for at least two people. It opens Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00-24:00, and closes on Mondays.
The Cafetería Restaurante Alcalá, another frequent search, is actually across the line in San Sebastián de los Reyes; see the set lunch guide for San Sebastián de los Reyes. For full restaurants, where to eat in Alcobendas compares areas and prices, and things to do in Alcobendas fills the afternoon. For what a set lunch normally covers across the city, read Madrid’s menú del día explained.
On a Monday, pair lunch with the Alcobendas street market at Valdelasfuentes, and check how to get to Alcobendas for the right stop.
Questions about set lunches in Alcobendas
What does a menú del día include in Alcobendas?
Usually a starter, a main, bread and dessert or coffee, and often a drink. At the Arrocería Formentera the 15.90-euro menu includes all of those, with a soft drink, water, beer or house wine. Yomild’s 14-euro menu includes bread and dessert or coffee but does not list a drink.
Is there a set lunch in Alcobendas at the weekend?
Yes, at a higher price. El Atajo, on Calle Sil, charges 21 euros on Saturdays and Sundays against 15 on weekdays, and Yomild, on Paseo de la Chopera, 22 euros at weekends and on holidays against 14 on weekdays.
Can I get a cheap Japanese lunch in Alcobendas?
Sakura, at Calle de Anabel Segura 11, serves weekday Japanese lunch menus from 12.95 euros, each with a drink. LaDefinitiva, at the same address, does a Spanish menu for 13.90 euros with bread and dessert.
Is the set lunch in Alcobendas available on public holidays?
Not everywhere. The Arrocería Formentera serves no menu on public holidays, and La Terrace de la Vega serves its set lunch only on non-holiday weekdays. Yomild has a separate 22-euro menu for weekends and holidays.
Check the drink before the price: that is where Alcobendas menus differ.