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Egaña-Oriza

Address: San Fernando 41, Santa Cruz Jardines de Murillo, Seville, 41004
Phone: 95/422-7211

Price range: $$$$
Cuisine: Spanish
Location: Seville

Write a review | Avg. member rating: 5.0/5

Fodor's Review:

Owner José Mari Egaña is Basque, but he is considered one of the fathers of modern Andalusian cooking. The restaurant, on the edge of the Murillo Gardens opposite the university, has spare contemporary decor with high ceilings and wall-to-wall windows. The menu might include lomos de lubina con salsa de erizos de mar (sea bass with sea urchin sauce) or solomillo con foie natural y salsa de ciruelas (fillet steak with foie gras and plum sauce). On the downside, the service can be slow. You can always drop into the adjoining Bar España for tapas such as stuffed mussels with béchamel sauce.

Credit Cards: AE, DC, MC, V
Closed: Closed Sun. and Aug. No lunch Sat.

Member Reviews and Ratings

Reviewed by Patricksday from Kilkenny, Ireland on 5/8/08
Seldom have my wife and I been confronted with such a difficult choice of starters (17) and main courses (16) as when we first dined in Egana Oriza on Wednesday 23 Apr 2008. We resolved this dilemma by choosing 'Cordovan gazpacho with Iberian ham, boiled egg and "Extra Virgin" olive oil (my wife) and 'Grilled seasonal vegetables cooked with "Extra Virgin" olive oil (self),for starters,and 'Hake fillet with fresh garlic sprouts in green sauce' (my wife) and 'Roasted anglerfish tail with Bilbaina sauce' (self). From a very extensive wine list we chose a favourite Rioja Alta (Vina Alberdi) at a modest 24.25 Euro and determined to return two days later on Friday 25 Apr.

On that occasion, in order to leave room for deserts, we agreed to share a starter and settled on 'Spidercrab served in its shell' which came in very generous portions, and 'Roastrd wild pigeon with truffle sauce' (my wife) and 'Sole fillets with potato puree and saffron' (self). This time, with the help of the attentive and halpful maitre, Francisco Garcia Tortosa, we chose another Rioja Alta, 'Vina Arana Reserva '98' (34.60 Euro). (I have since order a case for home consumption!)

The two meals with, on each occasion, two manzanillas, water. bread and 7% tax, came to 147 Euro - including my muscatel, and 166 Euro, respectively which, considering the very generous portions, while not cheap, we felt was excellent value.

We both warmly recommend this restaurant and hope to find ourselves in Seville soon again to explore more of Egana Oriza's tempting menu and wine list.