Gustatio - Penela

I had dinner here with my son after a day of trips and activities, as we stayed the night at the hotel. The food was great, very well cooked and the service was... read more I had dinner here with my son after a day of trips and activities, as we stayed the night at the hotel. The food was great, very well cooked and the service was very thoughtful and I have nothing to complain. As a hotel restaurant, I'm used to more expensive values, specially considering the type of cuisine presented, but even so, I don't think it was overly priced.

Excellent food served by conscientious staff. A beautiful location in the countryside, with plenty of other facilities on offer such as the two swimming pools,... read more Excellent food served by conscientious staff. A beautiful location in the countryside, with plenty of other facilities on offer such as the two swimming pools, sauna and spa. Not to be missed.

I highly recommend this place if you’d like something other than the typical Portuguese lunch, which, let’s face it, can get a little old. We found this special... read more I highly recommend this place if you’d like something other than the typical Portuguese lunch, which, let’s face it, can get a little old. We found this special place on Trip Advisor when we were casually driving around the area (staying in a house about 20 Km away) and were pleasantly surprised. This restaurant is located in a boutique hotel by itself in a valley outside Penela. The waitstaff was extremely kind and professional, the hotel front desk man and the decor are modern, quiet, black and white and pretty fancy. My husband had the menu do dia at 12.50€ with a starter of vegetable soup, main of pork loin (very small portion but said it was good), salad and rice, and dessert of orange custard cake (they love custard in the country). I had the Rabaçal pizza which was really cheesy and good took half home. And we had a rosé to go with our lunch. Just lovely. Love it!

Love this place .. the steaks are excellent read more Love this place .. the steaks are excellent

We were visiting Castle of Penala (Highly Recommend the FREE Castle to visit) and decided to have a late lunch and noticed Gustatio was just 5 minutes away (by... read more We were visiting Castle of Penala (Highly Recommend the FREE Castle to visit) and decided to have a late lunch and noticed Gustatio was just 5 minutes away (by car). We eat a wonderful late lunch at 2:30pm (they stop serving lunch at 3:00pm). Their chef special for 12.50 Euros was one of the best meals we have had. We can highly recommend this location. Especially for their lunch special.