One of the things I enjoy about Spain are local food specialties. Some are more well known like paella from Valencia or tripe in Madrid(callos a la Madrileña) but others are much less known. In Burgos we had the local specialty cordero lechal (roasted baby lamb) which was delicious but I am slightly squeamish at the whole baby animal thing. Well, in Segovia the specialty is cochinillo asado (roast suckling pig) which cranks up a notch even further.
The restaurant was called Venta Vieja and it is a charming old place that feels like it has existed for millennia. The building is old with a massive open floor space and huge wooden ceiling beams and bare brickwork. Sure enough, according to the website:
It is located in the same place where there was an old inn, called Santa Lucía, on the road from Segovia to San Rafael and at the foot of the Sierra de La Mujer Dead, because of the way her silhouette recalls.
The restaurant takes its food seriously which is apparent from the moment you step in. There is a photo collage of various pig slaughterings and barbecues! The food itself was delicious and all of the tables around us ordered the cochinillo asado indicative of the restaurants prowess in preparing the local specialty.
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