Adelino M Cortiçadas Mangerico

Slow, panicy and dishevelled service. Food simple but heavily overpriced for this part of the country. 75 euros for very simple fare, not good value at all. Fish soup bitter and sour, lamb (mutton) fatty and greasy, deserts way overpriced again. Bill was a big surprise. 5 euros for a small saucer of paio de porco, fish soup was not cação but looked like swordfish. Not good I'm afraid.

We stayed in a fancy place near Montemor and wanted to go out for a simple local dinner one evening. It was a challenge in itself to find a restaurant in this tiny little village, and among the few options we had, we decided to come here. From the outside it looks like a western saloon, inside it is cosy and with another couple we were the only ones. The service was good, the waiter very friendly. Without us asking, he brought the typical portuguese starters (cheese, sausage, olives..) which were very nice but we later found out we had been charged for them (and not little) while it seemed like a courtesy of the house at first. The main course left a lot to be desired, it was rather oily, the fries were soggy... so not really enjoyable. The deserts were limited and didn't impress us either. But we still enjoyed the evening there but there might be better options in Montemor-o-novo.