Elciego, Spain
Dining guide
Hotel Marqués de Riscal, a Luxury Collection Hotel Dining Guide
The house publishes four principal dining outlets--three restaurants and Vinoteca & Bistro--plus the Rooftop Lounge & Library. Restaurante Marqués de Riscal has the narrowest service calendar; 1860 Tradición is the daily regional restaurant; Asador Torrea is seasonal and carries conflicting official schedules; Vinoteca & Bistro is the lobby wine bar. The rooftop is a real lounge, not a restaurant. The visitor-centre Wine Shop and Cafeteria is an adjacent City of Wine facility and is not counted as a hotel venue. Marriott also states that 24-hour room service is available, drawing from selected 1860 Tradición dishes and other items, but publishes no menu, charge or item-level timetable.
Before you book dinner
- Restaurante Marqués de Riscal serves only Saturday lunch and Tuesday-Saturday dinner and is closed Sunday and Monday.
- 1860 Tradición runs daily for lunch and dinner; breakfast is served there for a fee, but no breakfast timetable is printed.
- Asador Torrea has irreconcilable Marriott and estate schedules covering weekdays, seasonality and closing time.
- The four dynamic cards represent three restaurants and a wine bar; the Rooftop Lounge & Library is a separate drink setting, not a fifth restaurant.
- Marriott states 24-hour room service but publishes no public menu, fee, cutoff or item-level availability.
| Venue | Meals / availability | Reservations | In the rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurante Marqués de Riscal | Saturday lunch and Tuesday-Saturday dinner | Reserve through the official restaurant widget or the hotel; no public cancellation or no-show terms are printed. | Not stated as included. |
| 1860 Tradición | Breakfast, lunch and dinner; breakfast is served here, but breakfast hours are not printed. | No public notice or cancellation rule is printed. | Marriott says breakfast is available for a fee; lunch and dinner are not stated as included. |
| Asador Torrea | Seasonal daytime grill service | Reserve through the hotel and confirm the live date and timetable because the two official schedules conflict. | Not stated as included. |
| Vinoteca & Bistro | Light bites and drinks throughout the published service window | No reservation rule is printed. | Not stated as included. |
| Rooftop Lounge & Library | Drinks; no meal service is stated. | No reservation rule is printed. | Not stated as included. |
Bars
Vinoteca & Bistro
Daily 11:30-23:00.
The lobby wine bar serves estate wines, cocktails, beer, spirits and light bites.
Rooftop Lounge & Library
No clock timetable is printed.
The top-floor lounge supports coffee, hot chocolate, wine and cocktails with fireplace or terrace seating.
24-hour room service
Marriott claims 24-hour service and says selected 1860 Tradición dishes and other items appear on the menu, but no public menu, delivery charge or item-level timetable is printed.
Restaurante Marqués de Riscal
Contemporary interpretations of traditional Rioja flavours
Saturday lunch 13:30-14:30; Tuesday-Saturday dinner 19:00-21:30; closed Sunday and Monday.
The hotel's formal dining room serves the Torrea and longer Chirel tasting menus, with Francis Paniego as culinary adviser and Adrián Martín leading the kitchen on the current menu page. Marriott requests smart-casual dress. The published calendar means there is no lunch Tuesday through Friday and no service on Sunday or Monday.
Full guide →1860 Tradición
Seasonal Basque and Riojan regional cooking
Daily 13:30-15:00 and 19:00-22:00.
The less formal second-floor restaurant looks across the vineyards and medieval Elciego. Official estate copy describes refined regional and seasonal dishes offered à la carte and through a tasting menu. It is the practical daily alternative when the fine-dining room is closed, although breakfast timing must be confirmed directly.
Full guide →Asador Torrea
Traditional Rioja grill cooking, meats and seasonal vegetables
Marriott: Wednesday-Sunday 12:30-18:30, closed Monday-Tuesday. Estate: venue 12:00-20:00 and kitchen 12:30-17:15 on its seasonal operating days.
This open-air City of Wine grill serves traditional Rioja food, grilled meats and seasonal vegetables; Marriott mentions three menus. The estate publishes April weekends plus Easter Week, May Wednesday-Sunday, June-October daily and November weekends, with no December-March service printed. That conflicts with Marriott's year-round-looking Wednesday-Sunday card and later closing time, so neither version should be treated as final without confirmation.
Full guide →Vinoteca & Bistro
Estate wines, cocktails, spirits and light bites
Daily 11:30-23:00.
The hotel wine bar sits off the main lobby and serves Marqués de Riscal wines alongside cocktails, beer, spirits and light food. Estate copy adds an outlook toward Elciego. Marriott includes it among four restaurant cards, while both Marriott and the estate describe it as a bar; the safer classification is one of four listed outlets, specifically the wine bar.
Full guide →Rooftop Lounge & Library
Coffee, hot chocolate, wine and cocktails
No clock hours are printed; Marriott says it can be used at any time of day.
The top-floor lounge and library combines fireplace seating in cooler weather with a large outdoor terrace in fine conditions. Guests can bring a drink from the hotel offering upstairs for coffee, hot chocolate, wine or cocktails. It has a dedicated experiences section but is not one of Marriott's four dynamic dining cards, so it should not be called a fifth restaurant.
Full guide →Hotel Marqués de Riscal, a Luxury Collection Hotel dining FAQ
- When does Restaurante Marqués de Riscal open?
- It serves Saturday lunch 13:30-14:30 and dinner Tuesday-Saturday 19:00-21:30; it closes Sunday and Monday.
- Is 1860 Tradición open daily?
- Yes. Lunch is 13:30-15:00 and dinner 19:00-22:00 daily. Breakfast is served there, but breakfast hours are not printed.
- What are Asador Torrea's hours?
- Marriott and the estate disagree on weekdays, seasonality and closing time. Keep both published versions and confirm the live calendar directly.
- How many hotel dining outlets are there?
- There are four dynamic outlet cards--three restaurants and Vinoteca wine bar--plus the separate Rooftop Lounge & Library.
- Is room service available overnight?
- Marriott states 24-hour room service, but no public menu, charge, order cutoff or item-level availability is printed.
- Is the visitor cafeteria another hotel restaurant?
- No. The Wine Shop and Cafeteria belongs to the City of Wine visitor centre and is not presented as an in-hotel restaurant.
Reviewed by Hotel Flock · Last updated August 2026