Restaurants and Cafés

Enjoying a meal in a castle is always an unforgettable experience and in the Pousada Castelo de Estremoz, a building commissioned by King D. Dinis for queen Santa Isabel, it is also synonymous with a lavish dinner and service matching the magnificence of the facilities.  

The dining room is full of antiques, examples of which are an 18th century Flemish tapestry covering one of the walls, or the porcelain pot from the Qing dynasty, decorated in blue and gold on one of the side tables or the 18th century wall lamps in carved gilt wood. 

The environment conjures up banquets worthy of royalty and so agrees the chef, generous in his portions and in the treatment he gives to the raw materials.  

The menu offers starters that include scrambled eggs and wild asparagus from serra d´Ossa and a tile of Alentejo bread, shrimps and pan-fried seta mushrooms in olive oil and garlic and a selection of a sausages with slices of roast apple. Soups include Alentejo açorda with an egg and tomato soup with sausages and poached eggs and appetisers include the irresistible peixinhos da horta or green bean tempura, poached quail’s eggs and mushrooms stuffed with farinheira. The main dishes have created an excellent balance between fish, meat and vegetarian dishes, examples of which are bacalhau dourado, the traditional dogfish in coriander sauce, aubergines in Nisa Cheese PDO and oregano, stewed partridge in a clay pot with shallots and chestnuts, oven-roasted pork knuckle glacéed with honey and sautéed potatoes with onions or the veal medallion with crispy smoked ham and a vegetable gratin pudding. A careful selection of mainly Alentejo wines and a few from other regions! Service efficient and delicate!