Cavalariça

For our little excursion to the charming village of Comparta in the Alentejo region of Portugal we decided to have lunch at the Cavalariça Comporta restaurant. 

Cavalariça Comporta is used to be a stable for horses, it has been converted into a modern, elegant restaurant designed by Jacques Grange. We were welcomed by our host, a charming and elegant lady who guided us to our table which is in an old bridleway and then she gave us the menu for our lunch, and it was a menu in a Tapas mode. 

Each of us took two dishes and each dish was a delight as illustrated by the steak tartare Terrincho cheese and Sourdough toasts or the roasted beetroot, rock pear and quinoa cheese. The cured mackerel, sesame grapefruit ponzu sauce was succulent and the Alentejo pork prey, suckling pig sauce, orange, and grilled lettuce was perfectly cooked, and the grilled calamari, mussels, aioli, and smoked ink sauce was delicious. 

We finish our meal with two wonderful desserts : vanilla parfait, black sesame cake and meringue and Rocha pear pine nut from Alcacer Do Sal and pomegranate. 

For the drinks, we went for the author cocktails and artisanal cola which were perfectly suited our mood. 

The service by our host was amazing, she could speak five different languages fluently (French, English, Italian, Spanish and her native tongue, Portuguese). It is too bad that we forgot to ask her name.  

The chef, Bruno Caseiro formed by Nuno Mendes in London and his pastry chef, Filipa Gonçalves are doing a perfect job by cooking Portuguese food with a touch of modernity and dishes inspired by their travel around the world.

Cavalariça Comporta

Rua do Secador, 9

7580-648 Comporta

Portugal

Telephone : (+351) 930 451 879

www.cavalarica.com