Restaurants
Jun 13th 2014, 1:59 pm
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Festa da Cataplana – CastroM and Altura
No we are talking! Deeeeeee- li – shus! From 15 to 30 June participating restos in CastroM and Altura are doing this (using Salt from CM). Pick up a leaflet from a participating resto (like Ze da Tasca 2) or the tourist board and get a coupon for 10% discount.
Details Município de Castro Marim :: uma Terra com História or facebook => municipio.castromarim.
Will be trying to rustle up a group to try it.. hint hint
Jon
Details Município de Castro Marim :: uma Terra com História or facebook => municipio.castromarim.
Will be trying to rustle up a group to try it.. hint hint
Jon
Jun 13th 2014, 2:10 pm
#902
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Re: Restaurants
O'Tapas in Monte Gordo...O'Wow !!
Great food and great prices. 5 of us had the tourist menu, good choice of dishes and includes 3 courses plus beer or wine and a few extra dishes thrown in to share. Even with some extra drinks still only cost €50 for the lot of us. The place was packed inside and out so get their early if you want to done outside. Strangely enough they don't do Tapas, just great food!
Great food and great prices. 5 of us had the tourist menu, good choice of dishes and includes 3 courses plus beer or wine and a few extra dishes thrown in to share. Even with some extra drinks still only cost €50 for the lot of us. The place was packed inside and out so get their early if you want to done outside. Strangely enough they don't do Tapas, just great food!
If you are lucky you can get the little clams as a starter, that you see the 'fishermen' raking up along the beach. W Garlic butter and lemon.... wow! You can pay 10Eur just for them in some places!! (Although the portion would be a bit bigger)
Dont know how they do it!!
Jon
PS we prefer inside any time of the year... but that's just personal choice
Last edited by Jon-Bxl; Jun 13th 2014 at 2:21 pm.
Jun 16th 2014, 2:27 pm
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Re: Festa da Cataplana – CastroM and Altura
No we are talking! Deeeeeee- li – shus! From 15 to 30 June participating restos in CastroM and Altura are doing this (using Salt from CM). Pick up a leaflet from a participating resto (like Ze da Tasca 2) or the tourist board and get a coupon for 10% discount.
Details Município de Castro Marim :: uma Terra com História or facebook => municipio.castromarim.
Will be trying to rustle up a group to try it.. hint hint
Jon
Details Município de Castro Marim :: uma Terra com História or facebook => municipio.castromarim.
Will be trying to rustle up a group to try it.. hint hint
Jon
http://www.cm-castromarim.pt/site/im...tCataplana.pdf
Hmmm I just learned something.... I thought Cataplana was just fish.. but there is a porco and cabrito as well.
Jon
PS the restos are all in Altura except.. Lote D – Praia Verde | 8950 Praia Verde. Hmmm that's a new name. I'm guessing its the beach resto on PV.... under new management..... but hoping its another new one there.
Last edited by Jon-Bxl; Jun 16th 2014 at 2:34 pm.
Jun 17th 2014, 1:22 pm
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Praia Verde
We checked out Praia Verde today (PV).
The beach resto Pezinhos d'areia (sp) is still there. The snack bar to the right also. To the right of the O infante2/panoramico is a wonderful new terrace bar, on the 'cliff'. Beer 1.50 (for a 25cl not the often seen 20cl) Coffee 1.00 33cl Coke for 1.80: In a week they will have snacks and salads to eat, owned by Infante's. Called Guarita bar.
O infante is one of the participating restos in the cataplana festival mentioned in post 903 - I wonder if the resto part is also known as Lote D. As I see no other option or other resto doing the cataplana festa.
If you turn left at the mini roundabout as you come in (and at the moment you have to, roadworks) you come to the 'boutique' hotel, Called Praia Verde hotel. Renovated this year. Lunches at the bar by the pool - a peaceful place and very nice environment. They have a wood fired pizza oven and do pizzas from around 11.50 and other salads / snacks. Wines from a reasonable 12.50 a bottle. Dinner is a more extensive menu. Very nice hotel, they showed us a room as well.... from the top floor (2nd) you can see the beach, which is about 7min wander. http://www.praiaverderesort.com/hotel-overview.html
PV - A very nice bit of Portugal....
Jon
The beach resto Pezinhos d'areia (sp) is still there. The snack bar to the right also. To the right of the O infante2/panoramico is a wonderful new terrace bar, on the 'cliff'. Beer 1.50 (for a 25cl not the often seen 20cl) Coffee 1.00 33cl Coke for 1.80: In a week they will have snacks and salads to eat, owned by Infante's. Called Guarita bar.
O infante is one of the participating restos in the cataplana festival mentioned in post 903 - I wonder if the resto part is also known as Lote D. As I see no other option or other resto doing the cataplana festa.
If you turn left at the mini roundabout as you come in (and at the moment you have to, roadworks) you come to the 'boutique' hotel, Called Praia Verde hotel. Renovated this year. Lunches at the bar by the pool - a peaceful place and very nice environment. They have a wood fired pizza oven and do pizzas from around 11.50 and other salads / snacks. Wines from a reasonable 12.50 a bottle. Dinner is a more extensive menu. Very nice hotel, they showed us a room as well.... from the top floor (2nd) you can see the beach, which is about 7min wander. http://www.praiaverderesort.com/hotel-overview.html
PV - A very nice bit of Portugal....
Jon
Last edited by Jon-Bxl; Jun 17th 2014 at 1:27 pm.
Jun 17th 2014, 2:04 pm
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Re: Restaurants
Festa da Cataplana na frente mar de Castro Marim! | Algarlife
Too late I have just seen Jons previous post
Jun 21st 2014, 5:55 pm
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Re: Restaurants
Jun 25th 2014, 12:59 pm
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Re: Restaurants
The other is a leaflet with a 10% discount coupon.... I picked up a few in preparation. Note in the photos all the Cataplanas have shellfish in them except Cabrito which has mussels. So its seems for this festa you will have some kind of seafood included.
Note last day 30/6
Happy eating!
Jon