Casa dos Ecos — Restaurant in Alijó

Sadly, staff is the weakest piece of this idyllic puzzle. I came 15 minutes before opening and I knew that. A staff member went out to inform me that they weren't going to open in next 15-20 minutes. I said it's not a problem. She then said I can go and have a walk until they open (mind you it was 37 C in shade, and there was no shade whatsoever). It was not something I wanted to do. Then, when they opened (after 25 minutes) I was informed that they were fully booked on the picturesque terrace. I mentioned there were 4 other people waiting with me whereas they had almost 40 seats outside. The lady said it's for the guests with reservation and I was invited inside anyway, no smile or even pretending to find a solution. Apart from that, only one waitress had a smile on her face and she was the most pleasant one to talk to as well, rest was rather grumpy. When I was leaving, there were still around 12-15 seats on the terrace left with no guests... Food was delicious, great cod and refreshing wine. Unfortunately, in cases like this after a month I won't remember what I ate but I will remember how unwelcome I was treated. Assertiveness can't be mistaken for being...

I absolutely loved our meal here! Enrique did an incredible job as our waiter, guiding our selections, answering all our questions, and even making it possible for us to get a seat with a view. He was the best! The roasted kid and beef rib were both amazing and I highly recommend them. The orange cake was the perfect end to a memorable meal. I hope to return again one day! We combined our visit here with a tour at the winery. Make sure to call ahead for...

Amazing food, portion large so for the smaller stomach, you might want to order one dish less. . We had the kid goat, river trout as main. Kid goat comes with rice cooked with liver, very good and the potatoes are very tasty but we could not finish all of it unfortunately. We also had starters - grilled vegetables and horse mackerel. If we had known the portions, we would probably have one starter and one main only :) Highly recommend if you...