Pátio Alentejano — Restaurant in Odemira

A fairly high class restaurant hidden between houses, one would not expect it to be that large or in that place given the surrounding housing or the street its located on. The staff has the "customer service experience" perfected down to a T leaving very little if nothing to be desired from the interactions with them. I will warn straight ahead that most doses of food are fairly large and most people should aim for half doses if not used to eating large dishes. That being said the food is always finely plated no what you pick coming with a divine presentation that one would only expect in a 5 star restaurant.

New customers beware given the year round popularity of this establishment one should aim to call in 30 minutes before the lunch table service starts to reserve a table either for lunch or diner.

Another note is that there is limited amount of parking available and one shouldnstrive to.walk to the restaurant to prevent any time wasted...

Was excited to try this restaraunt out. Our party of 5 were not greeted very kindly upon entry to the restaurant. No smiles. No pleasantries. Very cold. I showed the waiter a picture of a dish posted on its webpage and asked the waiter if it was available. He said no and left...not even suggesting a different dish or trying to help me find the dish from the picture on the menu. After rushed stares from our waiter, we finally finalized what we wanted. We asked for the tamboril rice dish. He said they didnt have it. We ended up leaving to a different restaurant with a wider and more available menu, nicer atmosphere, and friendlier waitstaff and greeter. Overall we felt unwelcomed in the restaraunt and I am happy we found a better experience at a different restaurant. Maybe some of the staff was just having a bad day....but we didnt want that to ruin our dinner. Would have loved to try this out...

The owners of our hotel recommended this place and when we saw the outside we were sceptical due to the appearance, so we looked elsewhere. After walking around and not finding anywhere with an appealing menu (very fussy eaters) we decided to ask reception if they could book us a table. We are so glad they did. We arrived and went through the narrow entrance door and realised it's so much bigger than appears from outside. People were waiting in a queue in the street because they hadn't booked. The menu is very varied and they will adapt to your needs allergies etc. Our meal and wine was fantastic. Service was quick and courteous, but they didn't rush you in choosing and we're very informative of ingredients. The seating is a little strange. Large heavy wooden tables and bench seats to match, but all added to...