La Petite Maison will open at Puente Romano Marbella in 2026. Forward of that, the gastronomic resort hosted A Style of La Petite Maison from 23 September 2025, a three-day preview created with founder Nicole Rubi and her daughter Anne-Laure, along with DB Group and Puente Romano Marbella. Chef Yiannis Kioroglou and colleagues flew in from Palm Seaside Cannes. It marked the primary look of the unique Good restaurant in Marbella and set the tone for the total opening subsequent 12 months, following an settlement signed in 2023.
Puente Romano Marbella has emerged because the Mediterranean’s gastronomic vacation spot, an experiential resort set in beachside gardens. Right here paths meander by way of palms, hibiscus and scented jasmine in direction of the ocean. Overlooking the Mediterranean one finds the resort’s signature restaurant Sea Grill, which final week hosted the ephemeral La Petite Maison eating expertise. The higher degree, with spectacular sea views, in addition to the adjoining swimming pool space are set to be reimagined for 2026 at La Petite Maison Puente Romano, with a distinctly French Riviera vibe.
La Petite Maison Puente Romano
Throughout the three-day style of La Petite Maison, this beautiful location was evocative of the Côte d’Azur, with white linen-dressed tables set with a beneficiant bottle of olive oil, shiny lemons and plump tomatoes, and a neatly rolled white serviette at every place. A four-piece band threaded between tables, saxophone out entrance, then guitar, drums and bass; a quartet of gifted vocalists and musicians bringing vibrancy and a way of event.
A style of l. a. Petite Maison
Plates arrived within the centre of the desk to share; with starters collectively then mains later, meals cooked à la minute, leaving the kitchen when prepared.
We started with the choice of hors d’œuvres. The black olive tapenade hit a effective stability of anchovy, caper and a contact of chilli and garlic. It was scrumptious unfold on skinny, crisp croutons, tasting of the South of France, accompanied by a cocktail.
The lentil salad introduced welcome freshness, a mixture of puy lentils with fennel and purple onion for crunch, cherry tomatoes for sweetness, jalapeño for a small flicker of warmth, and a white balsamic dressing that lifted the dish.
Aubergine with gambas and mozzarella was beneficiant and rustic in fashion. The petits farcis, courgette, tomato and child peppers, arrived wearing persillade crumbs and slightly tomato sauce. So good! The ocean bass carpaccio wore a salsa verde of capers, cornichons, mustard, herbs and white balsamic. Excellent with the Tomatina cocktail.
A toast to the South of France
Talking of sips, the cocktail record included Tomatini, a household basic of vodka shaken with cherry tomatoes, white balsamic and contemporary lemon, rounded by easy syrup.
The Raspberry Punch combined Havana 3-year and 7-year rums with Chambord, Amaretto, St-Germain and Cointreau. A favorite within the restaurant gave the impression to be the La Petite Maison Limonade, a non-alcoholic and refreshing mixture of lemon and grapefruit with orange blossom and soda.
Carabinero prawns arrived halved, roasted. This was a standout dish, with a contact of smoked paprika and lemon brunoise.
The primary dishes adopted. The fish dish was seabass, with fried artichoke, julienne courgette and quartered datterini tomatoes scattered about, basil sliced effective. It was a really Mediterranean plate. Broccolini with lemon and chilli sat alongside.
The grilled entrecôte, a beneficiant 400 g ribeye, got here sliced with its good band of fats effectively rendered. Actually spectacular. The bearnaise sauce was a delight. Parmesan gnocchi with tomato and basil could sound heavy but wasn’t, with the cherry tomato and garlic sauce tasting of summer time.
The desserts simply made issues even higher. Ache perdu arrived burnished, edges crisp, centre custardy, with honeycomb and a scoop of spice ice cream that made me consider Christmas. Sizzling chocolate mousse, like a souffle, with malt ice cream and a grué de cacao tuile was excellent. There was a Colonel too, that basic lemon sorbet with a neat pour of vodka.
A imaginative and prescient signed in 2023, opening in 2026
La Petite Maison Puente Romano is about to be a unprecedented addition to the resort. Puente Romano Marbella already has a severely spectacular restaurant line up, with GAIA, COYA, Cipriani, El Pimpi, Sea Grill and Nobu amongst others. Now a flavour of the Côte d’Azur will arrive in 2026, due to a collaboration, agreed in early 2023 between Nicole and Anne-Laure Rubi, DB Group and Puente Romano Marbella.
