Dom Dinis — Restaurant in Beja

This is obviously the place to go for typical Portuguese food and a must for meat eaters, especially if you like your pork or beef. However, as a vegetarian there isn't much choice! (The vegetarian restaurant down the road was closed). I opted for a homemade vegetable soup, scrambled eggs and a tomato salad. My Mum had the grilled chicken and chips, which were actually crisps (cold) which to my mind is an odd serving. The chicken was well cooked but they had added no flavourings such as garlic, spices or herbs. And we are always rather surprised that restaurants in general never offer a selection of side vegetables beyond the ubiquitous salad of lettuce, tomato and onion, especially as the markets are brimming with choices of...

Stopped in Beja enroute to Evora from Lagos. Chanced upon Dom Dinis and feel lucky to have done so. Right across from the castle. We had a really nice waiter who spoke some English and recommended the grilled mixed plate for the two of us to share. Both the pork and beef were great, but we were really impressed with the beef. Served with homemade potato chips, a small cup of apple sauce, and a side of local migas--kind of like an American stuffing without the sage/herb flavor, just garlic and olive oil and wild asparagus. A very tasty...

Very cozy small typical restaurant next to the Castelo de Beja. Extremely welcoming service, we arrived earlier than our booked slot and there was no problem with that. The guy who served us was very nice and gentle to us and our child too. Our menu was: bife de novilho ( that comes with migas de esparragos/ migas de alho/ batatas fritas/ arros e picanha fina. Everything was absolutely delicious! The meat was very tender and tasty, cooked to perfection. And the oreo mousse... omg!!!! Definitely a must if you are...