A set lunch with a posted price in San Sebastián de los Reyes costs from €14.95 to €18 on weekdays. Kanbun, Avenida de Tenerife 17, serves two dishes of your choice, a side and a drink from 12.30pm to 4.15pm, Monday to Friday. Restaurante-Cafetería Alcalá, Avenida de España 78, charges €17.80 with VAT, bread, a drink and dessert or coffee, 360 m from Marqués de la Valdavia Metro on Line 10. De Pingo, Avenida Puente Cultural 1, charges €18 with VAT and changes its dishes every day.
Where can I get a set lunch in San Sebastián de los Reyes? At Kanbun, Avenida de Tenerife 17, for €14.95 on weekdays from 12.30pm to 4.15pm, without dessert; at Restaurante-Cafetería Alcalá, Avenida de España 78, for €17.80 with bread, a drink and dessert or coffee; or at De Pingo, Avenida Puente Cultural 1, for €18. On public holidays, Kanbun serves no set menu.
- Getting there: Alcalá is 360 m from Marqués de la Valdavia Metro; Kanbun 13 minutes from Hospital Infanta Sofía.
- Extras: Kanbun’s executive main and a seat on De Pingo’s terrace each add €2.
- Short break: Alcalá’s weekday half menu costs €13.
- Saturday: Alcalá’s €29.50 menu, with bread, a drink and dessert or coffee, is the only posted price.
How much does a set lunch cost in San Sebastián de los Reyes?
A full weekday set lunch in San Sebastián de los Reyes costs from €14.95 at Kanbun to €18 at De Pingo. Two prices sit apart: Alcalá’s €13 half menu and its €29.50 Saturday menu, the only Saturday price any of the three posts.
With dessert or coffee included, Alcalá is the better deal at €17.80. Kanbun is cheaper, but its menu ends with the drink. If you only have a short break, Alcalá’s half menu at €13 is the quick option. How set lunches work across the capital is covered in what a Madrid menú del día includes.
How do you order the set lunch at each of the three restaurants?
Each Sanse menu has its own rules, and they decide which one suits you:
- Kanbun: choose two dishes and a side; the drink is included, dessert is not, and an executive main costs €2 more. Dishes come out in no fixed order, so the first and second may arrive together.
- Restaurante-Cafetería Alcalá: bread, a drink and dessert or coffee are included; eat in the dining room, the café or on the terrace, or take it away at €0.50 per container.
- De Pingo: the board changes daily. On Friday 6 November it offered three starters, three mains and two desserts. Coffee with Licor 43 costs €2 extra, and if you order two drinks, the cheaper one goes on the menu.
What does each Sanse set menu include?
All three posted menus in San Sebastián de los Reyes include a drink, but only Alcalá and De Pingo add dessert or coffee and bread. Kanbun’s €14.95 buys two dishes of your choice, a side and a drink; whether bread comes with it is not stated.
On De Pingo’s De Pingo Sky terrace, set in a pine grove, the €18 menu carries a €2 supplement. For the à la carte dishes and prices at each house, see where to eat in San Sebastián de los Reyes.
Is there a tasting menu in San Sebastián de los Reyes?
Asador de Arandilla, Avenida de Cataluña 5, has seven tasting menus built around milk-fed lamb or Galician blond beef, each with dessert, coffee, a liqueur, house wine and water. No price is posted, so ask when booking.
It is a meal for a celebration rather than a working lunch; for more ideas in town, see things to do in San Sebastián de los Reyes and, for coffee and cake afterwards, churros and cakes in Sanse.
When and where to eat a set lunch in Sanse
Kanbun serves its menu from 12.30pm to 4.15pm, Monday to Friday, and not on public holidays. De Pingo opens from 1pm, Tuesday to Sunday, and closes on Mondays in winter. Alcalá does not post the hours of its menu, so ask on 916 639 395 when booking.
| Restaurant | Weekday menu | Saturday | Menu hours | Nearest station on foot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Pingo | €18, plus €2 on the terrace | Ask when booking | From 1pm, closed Monday | Avenida Puente Cultural, north of the old town |
| Restaurante-Cafetería Alcalá | €17.80; half menu €13 | €29.50 | Ask when booking | Marqués de la Valdavia, in Alcobendas, 360 m |
| Kanbun | €14.95, no dessert | No menu | 12.30pm to 4.15pm, not on holidays | Hospital Infanta Sofía, 13 min |
Without a car, Alcalá is the easy one: 360 m from Marqués de la Valdavia, a Line 10 station of Metro de Madrid just across the border in Alcobendas, and about 10 minutes on foot from the Alcobendas-San Sebastián de los Reyes Cercanías station. Routes from central Madrid are in how to get to San Sebastián de los Reyes, and the shopping is covered in the guide to The Style Outlets.
FAQ about the set lunch in San Sebastián de los Reyes
Is this San Sebastián in the Basque Country?
No. San Sebastián de los Reyes, known as Sanse, is a town in the Community of Madrid on Metro Line 10. San Sebastián, or Donostia, is the Basque coastal city, and many menú del día results online are from there. Check the street, Avenida de España or Avenida de Tenerife, before you go.
How much is a set lunch in San Sebastián de los Reyes?
A full weekday menu costs €14.95 at Kanbun, €17.80 at Restaurante-Cafetería Alcalá and €18 at De Pingo, the last two with VAT included. Alcalá also has a €13 half menu, and its €29.50 Saturday menu is the only Saturday price posted.
Is there a set lunch on Saturday in San Sebastián de los Reyes?
The only posted Saturday price is at Restaurante-Cafetería Alcalá: €29.50 with bread, a drink and dessert or coffee, VAT included. Kanbun serves its menu Monday to Friday only, and whether De Pingo keeps its €18 menu at weekends is something to ask when booking.
What time is the set lunch served in Sanse?
Kanbun serves it Monday to Friday from 12.30pm to 4.15pm, not on public holidays. De Pingo opens Tuesday to Sunday from 1pm and closes on Mondays. Restaurante-Cafetería Alcalá does not post the hours of its menu, so ask when booking on 916 639 395.
Is there a tasting menu in San Sebastián de los Reyes?
Asador de Arandilla, Avenida de Cataluña 5, has seven tasting menus built around milk-fed lamb or Galician blond beef, each with dessert, coffee, a liqueur, house wine and water. No price is posted, so ask when booking.
In Sanse the cheapest set lunch is Kanbun’s; the one that feeds you through to coffee is Alcalá’s.