Menu
The El Pairal carte
Spanish cooking made in house, in the historic center of Toluca. Breakfast is priced; the lunch carte is still being confirmed.
About the prices
Breakfast prices come from our printed carte and are in Mexican pesos. Please confirm them when you reserve or over the phone — the carte gets updated, and we would rather tell you than surprise you with the bill. A full breakfast runs MXN 160–220; lunch, MXN 300–400 per person.
Breakfast
Breakfast
Breakfast here is unhurried, the way it is at home. Bread on the table, coffee poured, and a kitchen that starts early.
Every breakfast includes bread with butter and jam, American coffee or tea, and orange juice or fruit.
Eggs
- $220
Huevos rotos(a Spanish classic)Specialty
Fried eggs over potatoes, with imported serrano ham.
- $200
Huevos Rockefeller
Scrambled with spinach and bacon, under hollandaise.
- $200
Huevos a la asturiana
Fried eggs over chorizo, garlic and fried bread.
- $200
Huevos con machaca
Scrambled with machaca, a la mexicana.
- $190
Huevos al gusto
Poached, fried, divorciados, rancheros, with York ham or a la mexicana.
- $170
Tortilla española(175 g)
Potato and egg, with a green salad.
- $170
Claras al gusto
With York ham or a la mexicana.
Omelettes
- $220
Bacalao noruego a la vizcaína
Norwegian cod in red sauce, with salad.
- $220
Salmón ahumado
Smoked salmon in red sauce, with salad.
- $215
Espinacas
Spinach and goat cheese, with salad.
- $210
Jamón con queso
York ham and cheese, in red sauce.
- $210
Champiñones
Mushrooms sautéed in butter, in red sauce.
Chilaquiles
- $200
Con arrachera(80 g)
Green or red sauce, with beans.
- $200
Con cecina(80 g)
Green or red sauce, with beans.
- $190
Con pollo(80 g)
Green or red sauce, with beans.
- $190
Con huevo(2 eggs)
Green or red sauce, with beans.
- $160
Regulares
Green or red sauce, with beans.
Lunch
Comida · the midday meal
The part you will not find anywhere else in Toluca: rice cooked to order, fish, and the Spanish stews that have always been made this way.
House specialties
- Price in the dining room
PaellaSpecialty
Saffron rice with seafood, served in its pan.
- Price in the dining room
Arroz negroSpecialty
Squid-ink rice with shrimp, clams and mussels.
- Price in the dining room
Pulpo a la gallegaSpecialty
Octopus with pimentón, Galician style.
- Price in the dining room
BacalaoSpecialty
Salt cod, prepared the Spanish way.
- Price in the dining room
FabadaSpecialty
The slow Asturian bean stew, and plenty of it.
- Price in the dining room
RapeSpecialty
Monkfish — a fish you rarely see on a menu in this city.
From the pot
- Price in the dining room
Sopa de lentejas catalana
Catalan-style lentil soup.
- Price in the dining room
Estofado
A slow-cooked stew.
The full lunch carte, with every dish and its price, is still being confirmed with the restaurant. In the meantime ask us about the day's dishes when you reserve, or over the phone — lunch runs about MXN 300–400 per person.
Desserts
Desserts
The Catalan ending to a Spanish meal.
Sweet
- Price in the dining room
Crema catalanaSpecialty
Custard under a burnt sugar crust. The house dessert.
Other desserts change with the season. Ask your server what is on today.
Drinks
Drinks
Coffee in the morning, wine on the table.
With breakfast
- Price in the dining room
Café americano
Included with any breakfast.
- Price in the dining room
Té
Included with any breakfast.
- Price in the dining room
Jugo de naranja o fruta
Included with any breakfast.
The wine and drinks list lives in the dining room — just ask your server. We are still in the middle of putting it on this page.
Reserve
We'll hold a table for you
Tell us the day, the time and how many of you there are. We'll confirm by phone or email — and if it's for today, calling is faster.