5/5 Luísa R. 2 years ago on Google
We
were
advised
where
to
pop
in
for
dinner
by
the
owner
of
a
local
prestigious
farm
-
"Herdade
da
Embereza"
-
which
hosts
Large
Events
and
also
has
a
new
"Horse
Riding
School"
which
is
starting
to
be
"noticed"
as
a
quality
one...
Students
of
all
ages
are
mounting
Pure
Lusitano
Horses
which
are
extremely
well
taken
care
of,
classical
music
playing,
for
the
enjoyment
and
nerve
calming
of
both
riders
and
horses,
and
an
experienced
horse
Riding
Instructor!
We
visited
this
amazing
place
so
I
could
have
a
private
Riding
Lesson!
Coming
back
to
"A
Prensa",
when
we
arrived
at
around
19h30,
the
restaurant
was
fully
booked,
however
the
"Hostess"
who
received
us
(which
we
found
out
later
was
the
owner)
ended
up
providing
us
the
opportunity
to
have
dinner
indoors
by
moving
an
outdoor
patio
table
and
chairs
into
the
restaurant.
The
temperatures
in
November
are
low,
and
it
was
quite
cold
outdoors!!!
This,
did
make
an
very
positive
impression
on
us,
because
the
last
thing
we
wanted
was
to
drive
more
than
100km
to
get
home,
without
a
nice
meal!
Now,
when
it
came
to
service
AND
the
quality
of
the
meal,
we
were
stunned!
In
the
middle
of
the
countryside,
near
Alenquer,
to
find
not
only
a
5
star
quality
service
with
very
attentive
staff,
was
a
refreshing
surprise!!!
We
chose
a
cut
of
meat
for
2,
which
came
served
in
a
wood
plank,
meat
juices
running
from
the
meat,
accompanied
by
proper
home
made
fries
and
a
wet
bean
rice
("arroz
malandro
com
feijão
encarnado")
and
"migas"(a
mix
of
green
leafy
Portuguese
cabbage
and
corn
bread
crumbs)!!!
The
wine
list
was
very
acceptable
too.
We
chose
a
Douro
wine,
but
you
also
have
a
good
choice
of
wines
from
this
region
of
Ribatejo,
but
all
other
Portuguese
unique
wine
regions
were
available
too.
And
finally,
the
deserts
were
home
made,
and
we
swallowed
-
even
when
we
thought
we
had
no
more
space
in
our
bellies
-
a
very
generous
portion
of
the
walnut
cake
with
egg
base
cream,
and
finishing
this
meal
with
a
typical
short
portuguese
coffee!
We
left
completely
satisfied,
to
continue
our
journey
back
home
to
"Quinta
de
EVORAMONTE"
(which
is
a
"Casa
da
Campo/Rural
Tourism",
located
in
the
heart
of
Alentejo!).
We
certainly
will
recommend,
and
return
again,
as
it
truly
was,
simply
put,
a
quality
gastronomical
experience!!!
Well
done
to
this
couple
of
entrepreneurs,
who
embarked
in
this
challenging
personal
project
of
developing
and
running
this
great
quality
Restaurant,
having
not
only
"survived",
but
are
now
again
thriving,
despite
the
several
months
imposed
long
closures
of
all
restaurants
in
2020/21,
and
present
enormously
challenging
restrictions
imposed
by
the
Portuguese
Government,
during
this
difficult
pandemic
times...
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