Chef's Table
A shared counter beside the kitchen, for up to 10 diners with space between bookings: the chef cooks and plates in front of you, omakase style.
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Booking runs through CoverManager: dinner at 19:00 or 21:30, Saturday and public-holiday lunch at 14:00, and the Vegetalia vegan option requested when you book.
How to Book: Sittings, Dates and Dietary Requests
- 01Live availability for both dinner sittings, 19:00 and 21:30, Tuesday to Saturday and public holidays
- 02The 100 % vegan or vegetarian version of Vegetalia is arranged at the booking stage, never at the table
- 03Lunch at 14:00 on Saturdays and public holidays, useful if your evening in Madrid is already committed
- 04Clear notice before you book: from Tuesday to Friday at midday the same address operates as Barbecho Bar, a separate project with its own menu and its own booking
- 05A direct line for whatever the booking form cannot cover: +34 628 93 93 67 and reservas@elinvernaderorestaurante.com
Bookings are handled through CoverManager, with dietary requests recorded on the booking itself so the kitchen has them before service. Dinner is served Tuesday to Saturday and public holidays in two sittings, 19:00 and 21:30; lunch on Saturdays and public holidays at 14:00. Our address, phone and email are the same ones you will find on our Google listing: Calle de Ponzano 85, 28003 Madrid, in the Chamberí district, +34 628 93 93 67, reservas@elinvernaderorestaurante.com. We do not take private events, catering or delivery. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before; a no-show or a late cancellation carries a charge of 90 € per person booked, and the menu is chosen for the whole table.
What the guides say
Fifteen years of recognition
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2011
1 Estrella MICHELIN MICHELIN Guide -
2016
2 Soles Repsol Guide -
2020
Estrella Verde Sustainable cooking · MICHELIN Guide -
2024
Mejor restaurante de vegetales Nº 1 del mundo · We're Smart World
Three independent guides, the same verdict
Four steps from date to table
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1. Pick the date and the sitting
Dinner is available Tuesday to Saturday and on public holidays, at 19:00 or 21:30. Lunch exists only on Saturdays and public holidays, at 14:00. Weekday midday is not an option under this name.
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2. Choose the line for each diner
Vegetalia and Vegetalia Experience are our vegetable cuisine. Gastrobotánica and Gastrobotánica Experience are omnivorous, with meat, fish and shellfish. Prices run from 158 € to 228 € per diner depending on the line.
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3. Add the vegan or vegetarian request
Only Vegetalia is served 100 % vegan or vegetarian, and only when the request is made at this stage. Write it into the booking notes, together with any allergy or intolerance we need to know about.
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4. Confirm and arrive with the full party
CoverManager sends the confirmation with the sitting and the number of diners. Since the sequence starts for everyone at the same time, we ask that the whole party is present at the hour booked.
Common situations we sort out before you book
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One vegan diner, one omnivorous diner
This works, but not by adapting a single menu. The vegan diner takes Vegetalia with the request noted at booking, and the omnivorous diner takes Gastrobotánica as it is written. Tell us in the reservation and we will set the table accordingly.
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A midday reservation on a Wednesday
Not possible here. From Tuesday to Friday at midday the same address operates as Barbecho Bar, a separate project with its own menu and its own booking. For El Invernadero, choose an evening sitting instead.
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A Saturday with a full evening programme
Saturdays and public holidays are the only days we open for lunch, at 14:00. It is the slot travellers use when the night is already taken by another plan in the city.
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A booking made from abroad, weeks ahead
CoverManager takes the reservation whatever your time zone, and email is the simplest channel for detail: send the date, the sitting, the number of diners and any dietary request to reservas@elinvernaderorestaurante.com.
«What Rodrigo does with vegetables is magic. Wonderful service. The pacing of the courses, a ten. The price more than reasonable for the experience.»
«One of the best plant-based restaurants in the world. I am vegan, and the experience was extraordinary. I recommend the Chef's Table, at the counter, because you watch them work and Rodrigo de la Calle and his team explain everything. Astonishing. An unforgettable experience.»
Choose a menu and book
Choose the menu you want to sit down to: we pass it to the kitchen before service. Just below, confirm the date, the time and the number of diners.
VegetaliaVegetable cuisine. Served 100 % vegan or vegetarian if requested when booking.158 € per dinerVegetalia ExperienceAll of Vegetalia plus water, bread, cheeses, infusions and a pairing of wines or cocktails.218 € per dinerGastrobotánicaOmnivore menu: vegetables and mushrooms with meat, fish and shellfish. NOT adapted to vegan or vegetarian.168 € per dinerGastrobotánica ExperienceAll of Gastrobotánica plus water, bread, cheeses, infusions and a pairing of wines or cocktails.228 € per dinerBuy a Green Experience gift cardThe house gift cards: bought here and redeemed by choosing a menu and a date.
Chef's Table · counter beside the kitchenDining room table · private tableYou choose when you book, in the «zone» field of the booking system.Free cancellation up to 24 h before · No-show: 90 € per person · One menu for the whole table · Full booking conditions
Two ways to sit
Dining room table
A private table with conventional, personal service, for 1 to 6 diners.
You choose when you book, in the «zone» field of the booking system.
Frequently Asked Questions About Booking a Table
Can I book lunch during the week?
No. El Invernadero does not serve weekday lunches. From Tuesday to Friday at midday, Calle de Ponzano 85 operates as Barbecho Bar, a different project with its own menu and its own booking channel.
How do I ask for the 100 % vegan or vegetarian version?
You request it when you make the booking, in the notes of the CoverManager reservation or by email. It applies to Vegetalia only. Gastrobotánica is omnivorous, with meat, fish and shellfish, and is not adapted.
What are the exact service times?
Dinner runs Tuesday to Saturday and on public holidays, in two sittings at 19:00 and 21:30. Lunch is served on Saturdays and public holidays at 14:00. We are closed on Mondays.
What will the booking cost per person?
It depends on the line you choose: Vegetalia 158 € per diner, Gastrobotánica 168 € per diner, Vegetalia Experience 218 € per diner and Gastrobotánica Experience 228 € per diner. There is no à la carte option.
Can I book by phone or email instead of online?
Yes. Call +34 628 93 93 67 or write to reservas@elinvernaderorestaurante.com with the date, the sitting, the number of diners and any dietary request. The reservation itself is registered through CoverManager either way.
What happens if I cancel or do not show up?
Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before, by phone or by email. When you book, a bank card is requested and nothing is charged to it; not turning up without notice, or cancelling after the deadline, carries a charge of 90 € per person booked, except in justified cases of force majeure. The reason is the way this kitchen works: with a single menu per table, prepared in advance for the seats confirmed for each service, the produce is bought, cleaned and prepared for the tables in the book, and a place that goes unused cannot be given to anyone else that evening. With twenty-four hours' notice the dining room reorganises the service and another diner takes the table.
What are the Chef's Table and the dining room table?
The Chef's Table is a shared counter beside the kitchen, for up to 10 diners with space between bookings: the chef cooks and plates in front of you, omakase style. The dining room table is a private table with conventional, personal service, for 1 to 6 diners. You choose when you book, in the «zone» field of the booking system.
Availability is shown in real time through CoverManager, the booking platform integrated into this site. You choose a date, a sitting and the number of diners, and the confirmation reaches us with those details attached. Dinner works in two fixed sittings, 19:00 and 21:30, from Tuesday to Saturday and on public holidays. The times are fixed because the whole room follows the same sequence: a menu of this length is plated in order for every table, and a late arrival cannot simply be slotted in halfway through. If you are travelling from another time zone and land on the day of your reservation, the earlier sitting is usually the safer choice.
The most important thing you can tell us is which line you want. Vegetalia is our vegetable cuisine, and it is served 100 % vegan or vegetarian when that is requested at the moment of booking. Gastrobotánica is omnivorous, built around meat, fish and shellfish, and it is not adapted under any circumstances. The request has to travel with the booking rather than be raised once you are seated: produce is ordered and prepared ahead of the service, not improvised during it. The same applies to allergies and intolerances, which we would rather read on the reservation than hear at the table. If your party mixes vegan and omnivorous diners, write it in the booking notes or send us an email and we will confirm what is possible for that date.
There is one operational detail that catches visitors out. From Tuesday to Friday at midday, Calle de Ponzano 85 is Barbecho Bar, a different project of ours with its own menu and its own booking channel. El Invernadero does not serve weekday lunches, so a Wednesday or Thursday midday reservation here is not possible: those days, plan for the evening. Weekend travellers have the extra option of lunch at 14:00 on Saturdays and public holidays.
Anything the form cannot handle, we can. Call +34 628 93 93 67 or write to reservas@elinvernaderorestaurante.com with the date, the sitting and the number of diners, and we will reply with what is open. We sit in Chamberí, on Ponzano, one of the streets Madrid recognises for eating, a short and easy taxi or metro journey from the centre. Green Experience gift cards correspond to the same menus and are bought separately; mention it in your booking notes if you plan to use one.
Book a MICHELIN-starred table in Madrid through CoverManager
Every reservation for El Invernadero de Rodrigo de la Calle is handled by CoverManager, the booking system integrated into this website.
What happens when you reserve through the booking widget
You choose the date, the number of diners and one of the two dinner seatings, and CoverManager confirms the table directly. If you are planning a trip to Madrid around a single evening, the practical worry is usually the same: knowing that the table is genuinely held before the flights are booked. The confirmation arrives from the system itself, so there is no waiting for a manual reply to know whether the night is secured.
Reservation enquiries by email or telephone
For anything the booking form does not cover, write to reservas@elinvernaderorestaurante.com or call +34 628 93 93 67. We answer questions about seatings, dietary requests and access to the dining room at Calle de Ponzano 85, in the Chamberí district of Madrid. We do not take private events, catering or delivery, so the only booking we handle is a table in the restaurant.
Seguir leyendoService times to check before you reserve · Requesting the vegan or vegetarian Vegetalia at the moment of booking
Service times to check before you reserve
The week is narrower than most visitors expect, and choosing the wrong day is the commonest reason a booking attempt fails.
Two dinner seatings: 19:00 and 21:30
Dinner runs from Tuesday to Saturday and on public holidays, in two seatings, at 19:00 and at 21:30. Both are complete services with the same tasting menus; there is no carta, only tasting menus. Travellers arriving from another time zone often prefer the earlier seating, while the 21:30 sitting follows the Spanish habit of dining late.
Lunch on Saturdays and public holidays at 14:00
The only daytime service under the El Invernadero name is lunch on Saturdays and public holidays, at 14:00. It is a single seating, and it is the option to look for when a weekend in Madrid is already committed to museums or a flight home in the evening.
Weekday lunchtimes: the room becomes Barbecho Bar
From Tuesday to Friday at midday, the same premises operate as Barbecho Bar, a separate project of the house with its own menu and its own reservations. It is not a lunchtime version of El Invernadero, and the two cannot be booked through the same channel. If you searched for us and found a midday table available at Ponzano 85, check which name it belongs to before confirming: El Invernadero does not serve weekday lunches.
Requesting the vegan or vegetarian Vegetalia at the moment of booking
This is the single instruction that matters most when you reserve, and the only moment at which it can be given.
How to ask for the 100 % vegan or vegetarian service
Vegetalia, the vegetable line of the house priced at 158 € per diner, is served 100 % vegan or vegetarian when it is requested at the time of booking. State it in the notes field of the CoverManager form, or send it to reservas@elinvernaderorestaurante.com quoting the reservation name and date. Specify vegan or vegetarian, and say how many diners at the table it applies to. Kitchens working to a fixed tasting format cannot improvise this once service has started, which is why the request belongs to the reservation and not to the table.
Why Gastrobotánica cannot be adapted
Gastrobotánica is an omnivorous tasting menu, with meat, fish and shellfish, and it is not adapted to a vegan or vegetarian version under any circumstance. Anyone booking for a mixed table should keep this in mind: the vegetable diner takes Vegetalia with the request made in advance, and the rest of the table may take either line. Getting this right at the reservation stage avoids the awkward situation of a guest sitting down to a menu that was never designed for them.
Planning a table around a trip to Madrid
Rodrigo de la Calle is the creator of gastrobotánica and the author of everything served here, and the room works to a fixed number of covers across the two evening seatings. If your dates in Madrid are fixed, reserve as early as those dates are confirmed, and use the same booking to record any dietary request rather than leaving it for the day itself.