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Lope de Ruedaaño 1530

Murilloaño 1637

Cervantesaño 1567

Los hermanos Álvarez Quinteroaño 1891

Alejandro Dumasaño 1824

Becqueraño 1856

Lope de Vegaaño 1582

Lord Byronaño 1802

"Las Escobas"año 1930 y 1932

PERSONAJES QUE FRECUENTARON LA TABERNA DE LAS ESCOBAS

Las Escobas restaurant is the oldest tavern in Spain. There are reliable sources telling that around 1386 there were a local broom maker had to make brooms and at the same time serve wines to the visitors. So he put a table with barrels, while he was alone with no customers he made brooms that he hanged all over the ceiling to sell it.

This tavern was located in front of the Cathdral´s for-giveness door, it was necesaty to enter going through a

narrow street. We know that it was close by the Cathedral´s stairs, where there was marketing, so some times the tavern was visited by knaves and troublemakers the bater days. The good taste for the high quality wines gave good luck to the broom maker who stopped selling brooms, that its had been left all over the local ceiling.

Many years later, when the city became the Indias port, and it was visited by travellers, Las Escobas turned into a mandatory inn, where a lot of people from different possition walked into it, could be found poets, painters, writters...drinking good wine. In the Spanish Gold Century people as Cervantes or Lope de Rueda were sitting on the tables. During the Romanticism verse were composed in the place by Becquer, Dumas or Lord Byron...The 98th Generation made this tavern a must a obligatory meeting point, Alvarez Quitero Brothers, Santiago Montoto ...were fre-quent customers as another poets from the 27th Generation.

Until few years ago it was a mandatory place to highbrow people. This place has the same name from the begin: LAS ESCOBAS. Almost clo-sed in the senventies, XX century, the marriage Victor Soriano and Helena Valenzuela, original both from Seville, took the tavern to keep going with the tradition. They renovate the establishment with all their devotion, knowing that the had in theirs hands a part of the Sevillian history. Their sons, trained in officers Hospitality colleges and taking as a reference their grandfather, Sevillian master cuisine, ensure the continuity of Las Escobas improving old recipes from the Sevillian stove. ¡ Enjoy your meal !

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National Award for Hospitality Merit, Category SILVER.Member of the Order of the Sevillian Tapa

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SaladsSevillana: lettuce, tomato, onion, tuna and hard-boiled . . . . . Tropical: apple, tomato, boiled ham, lettuce, nuts and cocktail sauce . . . . . . . . . . . . . Warm: lettuce, tomato, chicken, fusilli, spinach and vinagrette sauce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Peppers: lettuce, peppers with plain bonito(fish) and pure olive oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Potatoes: dressed with tuna and egg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7,50 €

7,50 €

7,50 €

7,50 €7,50 €

Starters to be sharedBull's tail croquetttes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fish pickled with garlic and lemon . . . . . . . . . . . .Homemade croquettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tortillitas camarones (shrimps in batter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fried squid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grilled gambones (big prawns). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prawns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Peppers stuffed with hake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Iberian assorted pork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cured ham (100 gr.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9,50 €9,50 €9,50 €9,50 €9,50 €

15,80 €15,80 €9,50 €

15,80 €15,80 €

SERVICE AND TAX INCLUDED

Aged sheep´s cheese, medium-mature, rosemaryand blue cheese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,80 €

Our Cheese Board

Cateto: bread with salmorejo and cured ham . . . . . . . .Atún: bread with tomato, tuna and peppers . . . . . . . . .Maruja: bread with pure olive oil, pork and ham . . . . .

Our special breads10,60 €8,60 €

12,80 €

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Vegetables and eggsVegetable sauté . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Pisto (braised mixed vegetable) with egg . . . . . . . . . .Spinach with chickpeas and fried bread . . . . . . . . . .Revuelto Imperial (scrambled eggs with prawns, ham, mushrooms and spring onions) . . . .Spanish omelet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9,50 €9,50 €9,50 €

11,60 €10,90 €

SERVICE AND TAX INCLUDED

Andalusian Gazpacho (light special tomato soup) . . . .Salmorejo from Cordoba (thick special tomato soup). . .Mince soup (broth served with chopped ham and egg). .Zuchini cream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Garlic soup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Soups and creams7,20 €7,20 €7,20 €7,20 €7,20 €

Rice and pasta11,50 €12,80 €9,50 €

Seafood paella . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Big prawns and mushrooms sauté with fried rice . . . . . Spaghetti (Bolognaise or à la carbonara) . . . . . . . . .

FriedsSquid . . . . . . . fish pickled . . . Hake . . . . . . . Codfish . . . . . .Pijota . . . . . . .Acedia . . . . . . Anchovies . . . Puntillita . . . . .

9,50 €9,50 €

14,90 €14,90 €14,90 €14,90 €14,90 €14,90 €

Assorted fried fish

15,90 €

Fried fish Sevilla

Monday: Chickpeas with meat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tuesday: Beans with sausage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wednesday: Stew of lentils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Thursday: Stewed meat with tomato . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday: Stewed potatoes with meat. . . . . . . . . . . .

Daily cooked dishes8,60 €8,60 €8,60 €8,60 €8,60 €

FishsFried fish of the day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Filets of codfish with prawns and garlic . . . . . . . . . . Swordfish with garlic and lemon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sea bream grilled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Codfish with tomato Sevillian style . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12,80 €14,80 €14,80 €14,80 €14,80 €

Served with side and two sauces

MeatsChicken breast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Roasted pork in their natural juice . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cola de toro (stewed bull´s tail). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roasted leg of lamb stuffed with mushrooms and spinachesCarrillada de cerdo ibérico al vino tinto . . . . . . . . . . .Beef entrecote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Presa ibérica (iberian pork fillet) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iberian pork sirloin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10,60 €10,80 €14,80 €14,80 €14,80 €15,90 €15,20 €15,90 €

The super brochette(Served with side and two sauces)

Meat: Skewers with assorted meat(Iberian pork sirloin, veal sirloin and iberian «presa») . . Marinera: Skewers assorted fish and shellfish (King prawns, grouper and mussles) . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16,80 €

16,80 €

SERVICE AND TAX INCLUDED

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SERVICE AND TAX INCLUDED

"Chicotá" Special

Several dishes: Jabugo cured ham, cured cheese and chacinas (cured pork meat); white prawns from Huelva; suté with big prawns with mus-hrooms and fried rice; assorted fried fish. In-cluded two botttles of special beer ̀ `Alhambra Reserva 1925´´ All 46,90 €

Recommended for 2 or 3 guests

Tasting MenuMenú

Tasting specialtiesfor two persons

1. Salmorejo (Andalusian tomato special soup) with cured ham and2. Red peppers stuffed with hake 3. Super Brochette served with side and two sauces.Dessert: Our «poleás» with honey (Arabian specialty) served with a glass of Andalusian dessert wineIncluded: Two bottles of special beer. All: 44,00 €

EL GAZPACHO ANDALUZcookbook sonnet

POEM OF POPULAR GASTRONOMYCrush four cloves of garlicwith salt, crumb bread, eggs and tomatoand everything is crushed with olive oil.Mix water with the other ingredientsto dilate the mixture to finish you need to adda splash of vinegar

When the mixture is well dilutedtake your strainerto get this fine plate,give it special touchadding diced pepper,diced onion, some bread, and cu-cumber.

Homemade dessertsCustard of grandmother . . . . . . . . . 3,50 €"Tocino de cielo" candied egg yoke . . 3,50 €Flan with Caramel . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,80 €Rice pudding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,80 €Tiramisu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,50 €Apple pie. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,80 €Chocolate cake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,80 €Tart red fruit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,50 €Oreo cookies cake. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,80 €

Andalusian dessert"Poleás" with cane honey . . . . . . . . 2,80 €

Of convents in SevilleSan Leandro egg yolk (2 units) . . . . . 4,50 €Truffle balls (3 units) . . . . . . . . . . . 3,80 €

Ice creamsIce cream glass 2 balls. . . . . . . . . . . 3,30 €Ice cream glass 3 bolas . . . . . . . . . . 3,90 €

Seasonal dessertSeasonal fruit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,50 €Strawberries glass with whipped cream 4,50 €

SERVICE AND TAX INCLUDED

Our desserts

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Red wines 1/2 bot. bottel Viña Alcorta Crianza (D. O. Rioja) 9,80 € 14,00 €Marqués de Caceres crianza (D. O. Rioja) 10,50 € 17,50 €Beronia crianza (D. O. Rioja) 11,00 € 18,00 €Muga crianza (D. O. Rioja) 28,00 €Viña Ardanza reserva (D. O. Rioja) 34,00 €Protos joven roble (D.O. Ribera del Duero) 19,00 €Emilio Moro crianza (D.O. Ribera del Duero) 29,00 €Petalos del Bierzo (D. O. del Bierzo) 32,00 €Yllera crianza (D.O. La Mancha) 18,00 €Gibalbín crianza (Vino de Andalucía) 16,00 €Garum (Vino de Andalucía) 24,00 €

White wines 1/2 bot. bottelMarqués de Cáceres (D.O. Rioja) 9,80 € 14,00 €Blanc Pescador (D.O. Penedés) 16,00 €Marqués de Riscal Sauvignon (D.O. Rueda) 19,00 €Enate Chardonnay (D.O. Somontano) 26,00 €Martin Codax seco (D.O. Albariño) 22,00 €Castillo de San Diego (Vino de Andalucía) 9,00 € 14,00 €

Rose wines 1/2 bot. bottelMarqués de Cáceres (D.O. Rioja) 9,80 € 14,00 €Marqués de Riscal (D.O. Rioja) 17,00 €Mateus Rose (Portugal) 16,00 € Rialto Lambrusco (Italia) 14,00 €

House wines glass 1/2 bot. bottelRed, white or rose wine 2,80 € 9,80 € 14,00 €

Cavas bottelCava Via de la Plata semi-seco 14,50 €Cava Via de la Plata brut 14,50 €

SERVICE AND TAX INCLUDED

Wine list

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BeveragesBottel of Cruzcampo 1,50 €Draft beer 33 c.c. 2,00 €Draft beer 50 c.c. 3,00 €Special beer 1904 bottle 3,00 €Soft drink 2,00 €Mineral water 2,00 €Sparkling mineral water 2,00 €Orange or pineapple juice 2,00 € Fresh orange juice 3,00 €

Liqueur wines glass bottelJerez 2,50 € 16,00 €Manzanilla 2,50 € 16,00 €Pedro Ximenez 2,50 € 16,00 €

SangríaGlass of sangría 2,50 €Pitcher of sangría 0,5 lt. 6,50 €Pitcher of sangría de 1 lt. 12,90 €

Coffee and teaCoffee 2,00 €Decaffeinated 2,00 €Teas 2,00 €Cappuccino coffe 2,50 €"Carajillo" with brandy 3,50 €Irish coffee 4,00 €

BrandysMagno o Carlos III 4,50 €Torres 10 5,00 €Gran Duque de Alba 10,00 €Carlos I Gran Reserva 10,00 €Cardenal Mendoza 10,00 €Luis Felipe 19,50 €

LiqueursNon-alcoholic fruit liqueur 2,50 € Fruit liqueur 4,00 € Licor de bellota 4,00 €Licor 43 or Pacharan 4,00 €Martini Blanco or Rosso 4,00 € Tía María or Ricard, 4,00 € Campari or Fernet Branca 4,00 €Baileys, Malibú or Ponche 4,00 € Frangelico 5,00 €Amareto or Drambuie 5,00 € Grand Marnier Amarillo 5,00 €

GinsRives, Larios or Gordons 4,50 €Bombay 5,00 €Tanqueray or Beefeater 5,00 €

WhiskysDYC 4,00 €Four Roses or White Label 5,00 €Ballantines or JB 5,00 €Johnnie Walker 5,00 €Chivas Regal or Cardhu 8,50 €

Ron and VodkasBacardi blanco 4,00 €Vodka, Tequila or Cacique 4,50 €Barceló o Legendario 5,00 €Havana Club 7 5,50 €

Combinado con refresco +2,00 €

AnisesCastellana or Chinchon 4,00 €Machaquito 4,50 €Marie Brizard 4,00 €

Beverages, coffes and liqueurs

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year 1198 year 1568 year 1400

Approval number R-SE-479

Street: Álvarez Quintero, 6241004-Sevilla

Phone: (0034) 95 456 04 14

Owner: Helena Valenzuela Molina C.I.F. 27.856.589-R

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Dean in SevilleLas Escobas tavernalmost sixth centuriesyour snows crown.

Quevedo wrote that one day,under the broomshang up from the ceiling, argued knaves and GENTE DE GOLA.

while in a sword fight,hiting swords,as murmur from the hellthe hell agitatein front a glass of good wineas the one that Berceo praise...

Five hundred seventy-threeyears old is Las Escobasthat they sweeped to nowhere

but you stil stand up,not as a rigid mummy,as a living beensaying its memories.

You saw to rise The Cathedral,Stone flight to the glory,and finish The Giraldathat Fernán Ruíz crown...

You suffered a big earthquake,that the stone triumph evoke,the only time that with no wineyou danced your brooms.

No earthquake,either your age your live reduceand the time tradition

Fernando de los Rios.Sevilla 1891-1969.

ROMANCE TO LAS ESCOBAS TAVERN