Restaurante Adega do Monte Velho — Restaurant in Ourique

Went here on a day trip to try out some Porco Preto from the Ourique region. We were amazed by how flavorful and well cooked the pork was, with the characteristic fattiness of Porco preto lending itself well to the eating experience. Unfortunately, the menu was not in English as it was written with chalk onto a standing blackboard slate, and the staff weren't able to speak English as well. Despite this, we managed to order two dishes of pork relatively easily, despite not knowing exactly what cuts of pork we were eating. The restaurant itself was traditional Portugese in style, although the staff were abit on the colder side, not being entirely helpful or responsive to our requests; not too big a deal though considering the...

Everything here makes my mouth water. The appetizers (traditional bread, fresh goat cheese and jam) was so good we thought it couldn't get better. Than the "Plumas" were served. I'll tell you, this is the best pork dish I ever tasted, and I tasted a few. The texture is close to wagyu beef served in japan, but with more fat. For dessert the "siricaia", a traditional dish from Alentejo, was done perfectly. The house wine was good, but if you want amazing wine they have a long list of options Highly recommend this place for any foodies looking for the best Alentejo...

We came around 19:00, Which was the opening hour for dinner time. We came first to the place, Which looked very nice on the inside. We wanted to try a local meat, but unfortunately they ran out already. Instead we ordered another steak, which was very good! The food in my opinion was amazing, I even tried a new Portuguese dish that was made from asparagus (try it!)

The service was ok overall, the staff don't speak english, but there is free wi-fi if you need any help with translation. One of the bathroom didn't work, But I found my way to the second one and...