Restaurant LES COLS | Olot

We've been to some 2-Michelin star restaurants and 1 star ones over the past years. Les Cols will be amongst the top ones we've been so far in every aspect. The service was exceptional, our host Mark was charming and welcoming, sensitive to our needs and educated on various aspects of the business as well as wines and food. The food - 26 courses, every one was delicious, many of them were fantastic. Probably because the entire menu followed a concept and we were able to follow thru. The wine pairing was matching the food experience and the wines chosen were simply excellent, all from the region. The setting? Incredible! The architecture is stunning. If you like modern, simplistic architecture with clear lines, steel and concrete paired with a foundation of an ancient building from the 15th century - here you go. We'll be back when in the area, definitely!

I don’t want to seem like I’m exaggerating but this place could actually be the best fine dining experience of my life. The full menu is an experience like no other. It’s clear that the local pride and passion for each dish extends from the kitchen to the front of house. Everything is beautiful and interesting and part of a story of the family that watches over this extraordinary place in La Garrotxa. Stay at the Pavellons hotel after a meal to complete this otherworldly experience of a lifetime.

Outstanding! Lunch here is not just lunch - it is a 7-hour experience from the start of the tour of the restaurant "huerta" (15 min drive up the hills from the restaurant) to the moment you leave the restaurant, well-fed. The food, the service, the sommelier, the tour of the restaurant garden and grounds, the architecture - all excellent. More than 30 little culinary surprises throughout the afternoon, all made with regional produce and Catalan wines to match. Simply amazing.

We stayed at the hotel, which was magnificent! We had reserved a table for lunch at the restaurant, we entered at 13:30 and left after 17h (after telling the service to speed up the lasts plates because we had to drive back home). The starters were fantastic (see photos), however there were way too many dishes in the whole menu and served way too slowly. As someone wrote here in the comments (which made us laugh lots because of how true it felt): “you enter today and you leave next year”. No joke, this is how it feels. Never ending lunch, that you end up wanting to run away from… Of course some dishes were spectacular, but when you had too much food over so many hours you end up no appreciating anything at all. With half of the plates I would have been deeply satisfied and the experience much more enjoyable. Sometimes less is more, indeed. The service needs to work on their performance, the movements, the presence, the coordination… because the architecture and design is so powerful the human body needs to flow with more solemnity through the space.

This is the third time we have visited Les Cols in a span of more than 20 years. Chef Fina Puigdevall Nogareda keeps raising the bar. Four and a half hours after entering the restaurant our journey ended. Twenty nine plus dishes and the most amazing execution of prime local ingredients. The service was impeccable and friendly, you immediately feel welcomed. Fina and her daughters are an amazing team.

Espectacular Brutal Amazing!!! Simply unbelivable!!!! The amazing soul of this cuisine, the roots of this restaurant is a piece of terroir, a small portion of Garrotxa region and a essence of the North Catalonia tradition. The way vegetables are cook are simply amazing. The manner the local product is cook is a 3* The service and the HUMANS that serve you are TOP. Great treatment and amazing service. Huge wine list with many local products. Thanks a lot for this TOP EXPERIENCE

We were a bit concerned after reading the reviews but we need not to have worried.. it was an amazing gastronomic experience and don’t be mislead by the harsh reviews. Either they are not getting it or they were having a bad day... The house and grounds are very charming but you come here for the food.. and let me reassure you immediately the food is of a very high standard indeed. It’s worth of its two Michelin stars without question. Seasonality is the philosophy here and you can feel it with every dish you are presented. The quantities seem small at first but rest assured you will not leave hungry. Quite the opposite in fact... Service was attentive and professional if not warm. But you could tell they genuinely cared and we didn’t get any bad vibes nor attitude. Quite the opposite in fact. Food taste can be highly subjective but I feel I can recommend this place hand in heart. The only thing I was slightly disappointed about is the decor which is a bit bling and too modern for the setting and the message the chef is conveying with her recipes.

Dinning at Les Cols was like stepping into a dream. The atmosphere was bold highlighted with accents of nature. Everything was crafted as a poem from the food to the service. Creativity was a large part of the entire experience. So much thought and heart went into every detail of our dinner. The menus were crafted with in-season ingredients and with the local cuisine at the forefront. It was well worth the detour to come and eat the exquisite food at Les Cols. After eating there I did not hesitate in calling my friends and family to tell them that they must make a trip out here to experience all the heart and soul that is put into Les Cols.