Drumlin Villa
  • Home
  • About
    • About Us
    • About the Villa
    • Location
  • Things To Do
    • Restaurants
    • Attractions
  • Blog
  • Travel Tips
  • FAQ
  • Reviews
  • Availability & Contact
    • Booking Process
    • Terms and Conditions

Drumlin Villa Blog

Dining - off the beaten track!

6/10/2017

Comments

 
There are little gems of restaurants away from the built up beach resort areas.  In this blog we'll describe a couple of our favourites and more importantly how to find them.
PictureRestaurante Casa de Pasto Fernanda E Campinas
The first restaurant is Restaurante Casa de Pasto Fernanda E Campinas, but most people refer to it as Fernandas!  The address is: EM509 538Z, 8900 Manta Rota and the GPS coordinates are: Latitude: 37.223938 | Longitude: -7.570782. Telephone: +351 281 951 770

Tripadvisor does have reviews for this restaurant but the map in tripadvisor is way off.  You know you're in the right area if you're north of the A22 toll road and close to or seeing signs for Monte Rei Golf.

Fernandas does fabulous black pork. 
 Lomboinho de porco preto is the fillet steak of black pork – cuts like a fillet steak and is extremely tender.   If you want to try several cuts of black pork between 2 or more, they will serve you with secretes, plumas and lombinho.  Another option is a skewer of black pork which is a more manageable amount and comes with peppers and onions.  All of the above are char grilled and come with chips and salad.  If you like fish, their Sea Bream (Dourada) is excellent. Prices are very reasonable.  It gets busy in the Summer so either go early or reserve a table.

Picture
Restaurante Dom Rodrigo is the second hidden gem.  The address is: R. de Montinho, 8950 Altura. GPS coordinates:  Latitude: 37.196493 | Longitude: -7.512503.  Telephone: +351 281 956 505

This restaurant is north of the beach resort of Altura, situated next to the railway line from V.R.S. Antonio to Faro.  In fact, the restaurant appears to have been built in an old station house and the sound of the trains rattling by will make you jump the first time it happens. The food is excellent Portuguese cuisine and the service is very friendly.  The meat skewers are fantastic and the fresh fish dishes are also superb.  You can find a Tripadvisor review here.

On the occasions we've been there it has been very busy (both with locals and tourists) and we'd recommend ring ahead and making a reservation. 
​

Comments

    Nuala & Matthew

    We fell in love with the Eastern Algarve a few years back.  We'll try and impart our knowledge of the area and other travel tips via these blog posts. 

    Archives

    March 2024
    January 2024
    December 2023
    November 2022
    May 2021
    January 2020
    October 2019
    September 2019
    July 2019
    April 2019
    January 2019
    November 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    January 2018
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017

    Categories

    All
    Drumlin Villa
    Holiday Booking Direct
    Local Information
    Restaurants
    Things To Do
    Travel Tips

    RSS Feed

© COPYRIGHT 2015. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Photos from amandabhslater, sky_hlv
  • Home
  • About
    • About Us
    • About the Villa
    • Location
  • Things To Do
    • Restaurants
    • Attractions
  • Blog
  • Travel Tips
  • FAQ
  • Reviews
  • Availability & Contact
    • Booking Process
    • Terms and Conditions