What our guests say:

… and of course fantastic food … Christopher
In Horta da Lameira every day begins as a feast with a very tasteful breakfast, home-made pies included. Alex & Kristin
Thank you for the lovely breakfasts and the delicious supper. A real gastronomic gem! Kathleen & Mark

Food & Meals

Our orchard and vegetable garden provide organically grown fruit and vegetables for delicious pastries, marmalades and prepared dishes, that can be enjoyed at breakfast or dinner, which may be ordered on request.

Our cuisine in the main leans towards traditional local, Portuguese and Mediterranean home cooking style food and relies as much as possible on home-grown and local ingredients. We provide a set three-course menu that may vary according to the time of the year, perfectly complemented by the excellent wines of Alentejo.

A small selection of what you can expect:

Starters

olives, olive paste
goat’s and sheep’s cheese
octopus salad
fish- or vegetable terrines
filled courgette flowers
soup of fresh tomatoes, courgettes or pumpkin
Salads

Mains

lamb roasted, stewed à Alentejo
or as pie with fresh mint and tomato salsa and spinach
pork à alentejana with garlic and fresh coriander
duck with rice and 'chouriço' or
'migas' a spicy dish with crumbled fried bread, garlic and coriander
the national dish “bacalhau” (dried cot) which can be prepared in many different ways

Dessert

walnut, orange or chocolate tart
cinnamon parfait with sauce of fresh plums
ice creams and sorbets of fresh fruits from our orchard or with almonds and dried figs

Alentejo’s cuisine is based on simple ingredients,

seasoned with a profusion of herbs, garlic, olive oil and home-made red pepper paste. Besides several wild herbs, fresh coriander is used liberally to flavour pork – often from free range animals – and the various kinds of ‘açordas’ the traditional bread soups and stews.

Local specialities also include different lamb and mutton dishes, as well as the very sweet and substantial desserts and pastries. Many of them have their origins in convents and are mainly made of sugar, eggs (lots of eggs), almonds and often cinnamon.

The region is full of vineyards and the wines of Alentejo are considered to be amongst the best in Portugal.