O Aficionado — Restaurant in Portel

This is a restaurant in the alentejo area near Alqueva. Their decorating theme highlights the bullfighting culture of Amieira; many bullfight posters and the televisions play bullfight reruns so keep this in mind if you dislike this - there is seating outside without television views, but there is air conditioning inside which is nice if it's a hot day. They have a menu for 20 euro per person that includes fresh sliced presunto, bread, beverage of choice (that seems to be unlimited - they opened a bottle of wine for the 2 people at our table who wanted wine). The entree is a choice of bacalhau à casa, grilled pork loin, or choco frito (fried cuttlefish). Served with fried potatoes and salad. Includes a delicious ice cream dessert (chocolate and vanilla) and a digestivo - we were so full we didn't take it but I think it was an aguardente. the service was fantastic and personal ad it was a great meal after passing the morning at...

This big restaurant located near the Alqueva is an old place very well conserved and with a great menu deal. The staff is very nice and the restaurant was completely full, so it’s 100% recommendable to book a table in advance. The food was outstanding! It’s a fixed menu where you can choose between fish or meat. We ordered a mix of it just to try everything and after some delicious starters (olives, bread, ham) a super big plate of bacalao with delicious potatoes and onions came to our table. It was very tasty and we really enjoyed it. Then, another super big plate of pork meat with more potatoes came to our table. Everything was perfectly done! The desserts were fine but not remarkable. Definitively, it’s a MUST going to this restaurant if...

From the bullring it's a 1 minute drive to the restaurant. Oct 21 was lunches only. You can tell a good thing when it is full everyday with locals. This was no exception. Simple menu, tasty food, all inclusive price of €15 each to include wine and 3 courses with aperitif. Friendly service. The only issue is the language barrier which isn't their fault and we all managed to get by with a smile on our faces. Starter, cheese and cured ham with basket of bread..Main course either cod in very light batter served on a bed of onions with sliced potato and salad or pork steaks with the same accompaniment. Then ice cream with ginger biscuits. A hidden gem, great value for money and well...