Restaurants and Cafés

On Alpalhão’s main road, on the roadside, there is a signpost that marks the presence of the restaurant Regata. This restaurant is located in a slightly recessed building, and consists of a large room with fireplace, a terracotta tiled floor, a number of panels of azulejos with elements evoking the local heritage, tablecloths, good glasses and a cosy and friendly environment. The restaurant belongs to the couple Irene and João Junceiro, she being responsible for the kitchen and author of the desserts, he being in charge of the dining room with the help of their son Miguel, sometimes in the kitchen and sometimes in the dining room, and a competent team of professionals. 

The cuisine is genuinely Portuguese and regional, and gives great importance to local produce, as can be seen in the menu which highlights: for starters, local sausages, fried pancetta (it is common to serve pancetta, linguiça, farinheira and cacholeira, a little of each) and Niza Cheese PDO; in terms of fish, dogfish in  coriander sauce with fried Alentejo bread and largemouth bass with coriander sauce; for meat there is pork liver rice with fried pork (a typical dish from Alpalhão, the rice consists of pork liver, blood, heart and lungs), bread and potato migas with pork (another typical dish), stew made with lamb from the region and roast leg of lamb (Saturdays and Sundays); for dessert, the first suggestion blends the conventual and regional with sopa dourada and Nisa Cheese PDO, followed by sericaia with Elvas Plums PDO, tecolameco and other homemade desserts. Wines are mainly from Alentejo. Service efficient and friendly!