5/5 jb 4 years ago on Google
Wonderful
food,
lovely
service!
Charming
people.
A
must-visit
destination
which
is
not
crowded
at
all.
A
hidden
gem
in
Cascais.
It
sometimes
bills
itself
as
Cimas
English
Bar,
though
it
is
not
particularly
English,
nor
a
bar.
What
it
is
though,
is
a
classic
French-style
Escoffier
influenced
restaurant,
specializing
in
game.
I
am
puzzled
by
those
who
say
this
restaurant
is
too
expensive.
We
thought
it
was
astoundingly
reasonably
priced.
We
had
Jamon
Iberico/Pata
Negra,
Escargots,
Artichoke,
and
white
asparagus
with
hollandaise,
followed
by
partridge
in
wine
sauce
with
creamed
spinach
and
turnip
greens.
For
dessert,
Crepes
Suzette
in
the
traditional
flambé
manner.
Would
you
expect
all
of
this
at
fast
food
prices?
For
the
quality
of
the
ingredients,
care
of
the
cooking
and
excellence
of
the
service,
we
thought
it
was
a
steal.
Very
reasonable.
Everything
was
perfectly
cooked.
The
decor
is...
eclectic.
Speaking
as
Brit,
I
can’t
say
that
the
stuffed
woodcock,
who
—
from
its
expression
—
was
actually
awake
while
the
taxidermy
was
being
performed,
immediately
made
me
say
“Ah!
Britain!”
But
I
wouldn’t
have
missed
it
for
the
world.
If
Fawlty
Towers
had
superb
food,
this
would
be
that
restaurant.
We
have
only
one
minor
regret.
The
website
says
“The
Wine
Cellar,
with
20.000
bottles,
is
a
priceless
treasure,
where
all
wine
regions
are
thoroughly
represented,
bearing
the
most
important
vineyards
and
some
novelties.
Impossible
to
miss.”
Yet
we
missed
it.
We
love
wine
and
that
description
brought
us
there.
Unfortunately,
on
the
evening
we
visited,
the
wines
from
that
cellar
were
unavailable.
There
was
a
perfectly
decent,
if
young,
3
or
4
page
wine
list
with
a
couple
of
Portuguese
regions
represented
(reasonable
prices
again).
For
example
there
were
no
Baga/Bairrada
wines,
though
they
pair
so
well
with
game,
this
restaurant’s
specialty,
but
requests
to
see
the
whole
list
met
only
polite
chuckles.
Given
the
fascinating
history
of
the
place
(spies,
intrigue,
the
whole
nine
yards)
we
feel
that
there
is
a
code
word
we
needed
to
provide
which
we
simply
didn’t
know.
Not
to
worry.
We
plan
to
return
and
try
again.
You
should
too.
Our
disappointment
about
the
wine
list
does
not
take
away
from
our
delight
in
the
evening.
Highly
recommended.
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