Horcher

About Horcher

Horcher is a Madrid institution opposite the gardens of the Retiro, next to the Puerta de Alcalá, where it has served classic Central European cooking and the finest game since 1943. Its story begins in 1904, when Gustav Horcher opened the first Horcher restaurant in Berlin; his son Otto took it to other capitals, such as Vienna, London, Oslo, Riga, Tallinn, Lisbon and Madrid, and today his great-granddaughter Elisabeth Horcher leads the fourth generation of one of fine dining’s most emblematic family dynasties, with Blas Benito, Raúl Rodríguez, Miguel Hermann and Javier Mora heading the dining room and kitchen. In its rooms of patterned wallpaper, candles and paintings, part of Spain’s contemporary history has been cooked, and Sophia Loren, John Wayne and Salvador Dalí have dined. Its classics live on: pressed partridge, loin of roe deer, stroganoff, goulash, oxtail and dishes with beluga caviar, with soufflé potatoes, and for dessert Baumkuchen, the German “tree cake” made in-house. It holds two Repsol Suns and a first-rate wine cellar.

Horcher menu and prices
Prices from its autumn 2026 menu; it changes with the season.

Cold starters: goose foie gras terrine, €46; Russian-style cured salmon, €39; smoked eel with horseradish sauce, €44; venison carpaccio, €39.
Hot starters: foie and truffle pasty, €39; scallops with celeriac purée, €42; stuffed artichoke hearts, €39 to €48.
Soups: sherry consommé, €28; lobster bisque, €33; lentil soup with Frankfurter, €28.
Salads: Horcher lobster salad, €58; partridge salad, €43.
Fish and seafood: baked sea bass, €58; wild turbot, €62; sole and carabinero ragout, €59.
Game: roast partridge with grapes, €49; pressed partridge, €58; loin of roe deer, €58; roe deer stroganoff, €48; hare à la royale, €45; wild duck, €48.
Classics: steak tartare, €48; Hungarian goulash, €48; oxtail, €46.50; beef tenderloin with bone marrow, €59.
Beluga caviar: 30 g tin, €150; 50 g tin, €250.
Soufflé potatoes, €16. Cover charge, €7.50.
Menu and wine list as PDFs on its website.

Opening hours
Monday to Friday, 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm and 8:30 pm to 11 pm. Saturday, 8:30 pm to 11:30 pm. Sunday, closed.

Before you go
A formal house: guests note that a jacket is expected.
Metro: Retiro (L2) and Banco de España (L2). Commuter rail: Recoletos.

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