Pousada de Palmela Restaurant

We were at the hotel and in the first night decided to taste it restaurant. Food was good and service was excellent and friendly. atmosphere as in old films.

The Pousada de Palmela is a beautiful place to stay, and the restaurant is certainly acceptable. But for the money, you can better either in Palmela or Setubal. The convenience of staying at the hotel makes it certainly worthwhile, but if you are the world's best tasting fresh fish almost anywhere along the coast for less money than meals here, it is worth exploring. However, the 30-Euro package dinner made sure that it was good for us!

Our meal here was a disaster! We had planned a second stop on this Pousada before we returned to Canada. We always consider the Pousadas as “unique special” ... and that has added to our disappointment. Our catastrophe began with the substitution of a sparkling wine (6Euros/Glass), with a Vinho verde (8 Euro/Glas), without consultation. Then the first course of goat cheese came in Filo and it was burned to a crack. As soon as the waiter got my eye, he came back to the table and took it away. Next came the main course...for me it was “Feder” lamb ... and it was served on sprinkled sweet potatoes and some maybe purifying spinach...but two “soft” supplements to the main actor was not a good game. Then when I tried to eat the lamb, it was hard like nails....I at about 1⁄4 of my meal. Must be credited to the manager when I spoke to her the next morning, she said she'd do something about it. My intestinal reaction, however, is that there is a problem in the kitchen and nobody does anything about it! BIG PROBLEM!!! I also sent my comments to Pestana, who own and operate the Pousadas and have no answer yet. If I don't hear from them, this will add a lot to my review.

2 night stay recently. We were booked half board. The half board menu was very limited and not particularly inspiring, however eating form the a la carte menu you has a generous 30 euro (I think from memory) allowance which meant that it cost almost nothing. This menu was very pleasant and showcased local dishes.

This restaurant is a beautiful place, traditional yet modernized: great localities with beautiful surroundings and views. But don't be fooled: the food and the service is not good. We were there as a group, and had the group menu. And it was not good at all. The food was served almost cold, and the tuna steak that I had was dry. The dessert table was cleaned before we were finished, and when we asked them if they could leave it they refused as the kitchen was going to close (15 minutes before time . It seems like a place where the workers do not enjoy their job, maybe underpaid? All young (unpaid interns? , and gave poor service. The dinner was expensive we paid around 40 EUR per person for everything (welcome drink, starter, main dish, wine, and the dessert that not everyone got to enjoy . I will never go back.