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BEST RESTAURANTS
AT CASTELO DO BODE LAKE
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Savour the Irresistible Culinary Delights in the Heart of Portugal
Nestled within a stunning natural landscape in the heart of Portugal, Castelo do Bode Lake offers not only breathtaking views but also a rich and authentic culinary experience. Whether you have a passion for succulent meats or prefer fresh fish specialities, this region promises to delight your taste buds.
A visit to Castelo do Bode Lake is an invitation to indulge in a world of culinary delights, where fresh ingredients and time-honoured recipes come together to create unforgettable dining experiences. Whether you are enjoying a rustic lakeside meal or a fine dining experience in one of the area's best restaurants, the flavours of this region will leave a lasting impression.
Let yourself be tempted by the unique tastes of Castelo do Bode Lake and savour every bite of this unforgettable gastronomic journey!
Grelha do Zêzere Restaurant
At only 12 minutes from Blue Lake House, "Grelha do Zêzere" Restaurant, in Ferreira do Zêzere, is a space where modernity meets tradition, presenting an elegant, contemporary room with decorative touches that refer to the work on the land at the beginning of the last century. With the kitchen overlooking the living room, it is spread over two floors, allowing for large groups and more intimate meals. Regional gastronomy is on the menu, including steaks in the hat, which are exclusive to the house, steaks on the roof tile, and kebabs in mortar.
Phone number: +351 249 362 300
Thursday and Sunday: Closed
Reservations are strongly advised.
Phone number: +351 249 362 300
Thursday and Sunday: Closed
Reservations are strongly advised.
A Lúria Restaurant
Only 30 minutes away from Blue Lake House, “A Lúria” restaurant was opened in 1979 by Francisco Rodrigues. At the time, it was an old tavern that has been transformed into an exquisite restaurant. The name means "Refuge of the Rabbits" and takes us back to the time when this space was still a dark, narrow, and long tavern, just like a burrow. Today, “A Lúria” welcomes its visitors with two large rooms and a café. "A Lúria" offers interesting options, from the region's mushrooms (in season) to the Açorda-de-Sável (shad bread soup).
Specialties: Starters: Cilercas with eggs (and wild mushrooms); Bean Mussels; Octopus Salads; Roe and Broad beans; Sausages; Petingas in the oven. Fish: "Açordas de Sável e de Cherne"; "Polvo no forno com migas"; "Dourada" with "Açorda de migas"; "Lamprey" with rice or "à Bordalesa". Meat: Grilled Lamb with rice and sprouts; "Magusto de carnes with açorda de cilercas"; "Espetada de lombinhos with camarão"; "Posta de vitela à mirandesa"; "Picanha" with black beans and potatoes.
On top of its wonderful menu, the wine selection is also amazing.
Phone number: +351 249 381 402
Closed: Sundays (dinners), Mondays
Reservations are strongly advised.
Specialties: Starters: Cilercas with eggs (and wild mushrooms); Bean Mussels; Octopus Salads; Roe and Broad beans; Sausages; Petingas in the oven. Fish: "Açordas de Sável e de Cherne"; "Polvo no forno com migas"; "Dourada" with "Açorda de migas"; "Lamprey" with rice or "à Bordalesa". Meat: Grilled Lamb with rice and sprouts; "Magusto de carnes with açorda de cilercas"; "Espetada de lombinhos with camarão"; "Posta de vitela à mirandesa"; "Picanha" with black beans and potatoes.
On top of its wonderful menu, the wine selection is also amazing.
Phone number: +351 249 381 402
Closed: Sundays (dinners), Mondays
Reservations are strongly advised.
Chico Elias Restaurant
At a mere 1/2 hour's distance from Blue Lake House, you'll find the wonderful "Chico Elias". It began as a tavern with tables and wine 70 years ago. Since then, Maria do Céu has taken charge of the kitchen, and her husband lends his name to the house. Everything that arrives at the table—and we're already there—is cooked in a wood-fired oven and, therefore, takes as long as it takes, so a table reservation at Chico Elias must be made at least 24 hours in advance and immediately obliges the customer to choose what is going to be for dinner. Unfortunately, this experience deprives the client of having in hand the photographed menu of the half dozen or so dishes on offer. Without names, references, or prices. Between the rabbit in the pumpkin, the "cacholada," and the roast kid, it's the "bacalhau com carne de porco" (salt cod with pork) that really makes the trip worthwhile. Yes, you've got it right: on the same platter, codfish, pork, and potatoes are baked in the oven and then sprinkled with boiled eggs, all to be eaten at the same time and without any funny business. It all ends in a good local way with the tomar slices. As the portions are familiar, we suggest you bring reinforcements. At the end, what's left over is lovingly packed by Maria do Céu and delivered to take home.
Phone number: +351 249 311 067
Reservations with 24 Hour advance.
Open everyday from:
13:00 h - 15:00 h
19:30 h - 24:00 h
Phone number: +351 249 311 067
Reservations with 24 Hour advance.
Open everyday from:
13:00 h - 15:00 h
19:30 h - 24:00 h
Casa dos Leitões Restaurant
Traditional Portuguese Cuisine
At only 18 minutes from Blue Lake House, "Casa dos Leitões" Restaurant offers you the best of traditional Portuguese cuisine. All dishes are prepared with selected ingredients, by those who know all the secrets that give the most refined taste and an absolutely irresistible aroma. All these delicacies make this restaurant a reference in traditional Portuguese cuisine.
Specialties:
Fish Soup
Suckling pig "à Ferreirense"
Sausages
Stuffed tripe
Monkfish and Shrimp Kebab
Black Pork Tenderloin Kebab with Pineapple
Regional Cuisine.
Phone number: +351 249 366 135
Monday: Closed
Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00 to 23:00
Reservations are strongly advised on Sundays
At only 18 minutes from Blue Lake House, "Casa dos Leitões" Restaurant offers you the best of traditional Portuguese cuisine. All dishes are prepared with selected ingredients, by those who know all the secrets that give the most refined taste and an absolutely irresistible aroma. All these delicacies make this restaurant a reference in traditional Portuguese cuisine.
Specialties:
Fish Soup
Suckling pig "à Ferreirense"
Sausages
Stuffed tripe
Monkfish and Shrimp Kebab
Black Pork Tenderloin Kebab with Pineapple
Regional Cuisine.
Phone number: +351 249 366 135
Monday: Closed
Tuesday to Sunday: 10:00 to 23:00
Reservations are strongly advised on Sundays
Bela Vista Restaurant
Located in Tomar, only 32 minutes from Blue Lake House, "Bela Vista" Restaurant has been offering the best of the typical gastronomy of Tomar and Portuguese regional cuisine since 1922. benefiting from a spectacular view over the Nabão River. The food is freshly prepared while you enjoy the landscape over the river and taste the regional wines. It is situated near the old bridge of the river Nabão, which crosses Tomar, a fact that gives the restaurant a very pleasant atmosphere. The gastronomy is simple, consisting of typical and simple dishes from popular Portuguese cuisine. Desserts are homemade, and the house wine comes from local producers.
Telephone: +351 249 312 870
Closed day(s): Tuesdays
It is strongly advised to make reservations for the esplanade.
Telephone: +351 249 312 870
Closed day(s): Tuesdays
It is strongly advised to make reservations for the esplanade.
Marisqueira de Tomar Restaurant
Just 30 minutes from Blue Lake House, the "Marisqueira de Tomar" is a fish restaurant, seafood restaurant, and beer garden in Tomar. It is locally famous and among the best and most appreciated restaurants in the city of Tomar.
It is a good fish restaurant, grilled meat, and seafood restaurant, but they also serve tapas and snacks in one of the rooms dedicated to the beer garden.
The fish dishes and seafood are excellent and reasonably priced.
Speciality: "Mariscada", consisting of whole boiled lobsters, large crabs, prawns, and clams, "Steak à Marisqueira" being the most well-known and appreciated, and for those who like lamprey, you can also enjoy this delicacy at the "Marisqueira de Tomar".
Away from the crowds of tourists visiting Tomar, the restaurant is quite busy and well-liked by locals. It is about 10 minutes' walk away, following the old central bridge.
Phone number: +351 249 313 903
Closed day(s): Wednesday
It is strongly recommended to make reservations.
It is a good fish restaurant, grilled meat, and seafood restaurant, but they also serve tapas and snacks in one of the rooms dedicated to the beer garden.
The fish dishes and seafood are excellent and reasonably priced.
Speciality: "Mariscada", consisting of whole boiled lobsters, large crabs, prawns, and clams, "Steak à Marisqueira" being the most well-known and appreciated, and for those who like lamprey, you can also enjoy this delicacy at the "Marisqueira de Tomar".
Away from the crowds of tourists visiting Tomar, the restaurant is quite busy and well-liked by locals. It is about 10 minutes' walk away, following the old central bridge.
Phone number: +351 249 313 903
Closed day(s): Wednesday
It is strongly recommended to make reservations.
Clube Náutico do Zêzere Restaurant
Enjoy a delicious meal with a superb view of the Castelo de Bode Blue Lake!
“Clube Náutico do Zêzere” Restaurant offers you the perfect combination of landscape and gastronomic experiences. Several summer snacks or comfort dishes are available in the winter.
with an esplanade and indoor space. Try the clams or the "special house" snails, which have a strong but fantastic flavor. The location is very pleasant, and the staff is very friendly and always available.
Perfect location. You can moor your boat at the establishment's free pier.
Phone number: +351 933 564 758
Closed: Mondays
It is strongly recommended to make reservations.
“Clube Náutico do Zêzere” Restaurant offers you the perfect combination of landscape and gastronomic experiences. Several summer snacks or comfort dishes are available in the winter.
with an esplanade and indoor space. Try the clams or the "special house" snails, which have a strong but fantastic flavor. The location is very pleasant, and the staff is very friendly and always available.
Perfect location. You can moor your boat at the establishment's free pier.
Phone number: +351 933 564 758
Closed: Mondays
It is strongly recommended to make reservations.
O Rio Restaurant
At only half an hour from Blue Lake House, "O Rio" has a philosophy based on the best practises of typical Portuguese cuisine, the proposals of the restaurant "O Rio" reveal an enormous inspiration for the land of Zêzere. River fish and quality meat are a constant at this restaurant's table, honoured and recreated in every dish and season of the year.
Phone number: +351 249 366 411
Closing day(s): Tuesday, Wednesday
Hours of Operation: 10:00 to 22:00
It is strongly advised to make reservations for the esplanade.
Phone number: +351 249 366 411
Closing day(s): Tuesday, Wednesday
Hours of Operation: 10:00 to 22:00
It is strongly advised to make reservations for the esplanade.
Fonte de Cima Restaurant
Only 30 minutes away from Blue Lake House, "Fonte de Cima" Restaurant specialties include fried fish from the river Zêzere with its secret sauce, accompanied by tomato rice, migas, or French fries. Our "rissóis verdes" have gained many followers who prefer vegetarian food.
The restaurant is located in the village of Dornes, in the municipality of Ferreira do Zêzere, and opened its doors in 1990.
From an early age, owner Elvira Carvalho became accustomed to fishing in the Zêzere and knows the secrets of the river better than anyone. When she's not cooking, it's common to see her fishing. A hard-working and enterprising person, it is on the river that she finds the peace and quiet that gives her strength for her day-to-day life.
Every year, the restaurant takes part in various festivals, such as the Pumpkin Festival in January, the Crayfish Festival in April, the Fava Bean Festival in May, and the Migas Festival in November.
At the Pumpkin Festival, it is usual to serve rabbit in the pumpkin with fried potatoes or pumpkin with beans and corn bread, accompanied by fried fish. For dessert, make the pumpkin pudding.
The Crayfish Festival, which has gained popularity over the years, begins with the wonderful Crayfish Paté, followed by the Crayfish Açorda with the fried fish, the Achigã. Tenderloins done Dornes style with a crab crumb are served with fried potatoes and, for those who prefer it, homemade mayonnaise.
The dishes of the Broad Beans Festival are stewed broad beans and broad beans with cabbage, which are served with chicken in a bowl. For dessert, the broad bean pudding.
Finally, at the Migas Festival, there are two types: Migas de Couve do Caldo Verde (bread crumbs, beans, cabbage, and potatoes) or Migas de Nabo. Both are served with fried fish.
The restaurant has a capacity of 42 people inside, but outside, on the esplanade, there are more places. There is a terrace where you can have lunch or dinner outside in the open air.
Phone number: +351 249 366 302
Closed day(s): Monday
Reservations are strongly advised.
The restaurant is located in the village of Dornes, in the municipality of Ferreira do Zêzere, and opened its doors in 1990.
From an early age, owner Elvira Carvalho became accustomed to fishing in the Zêzere and knows the secrets of the river better than anyone. When she's not cooking, it's common to see her fishing. A hard-working and enterprising person, it is on the river that she finds the peace and quiet that gives her strength for her day-to-day life.
Every year, the restaurant takes part in various festivals, such as the Pumpkin Festival in January, the Crayfish Festival in April, the Fava Bean Festival in May, and the Migas Festival in November.
At the Pumpkin Festival, it is usual to serve rabbit in the pumpkin with fried potatoes or pumpkin with beans and corn bread, accompanied by fried fish. For dessert, make the pumpkin pudding.
The Crayfish Festival, which has gained popularity over the years, begins with the wonderful Crayfish Paté, followed by the Crayfish Açorda with the fried fish, the Achigã. Tenderloins done Dornes style with a crab crumb are served with fried potatoes and, for those who prefer it, homemade mayonnaise.
The dishes of the Broad Beans Festival are stewed broad beans and broad beans with cabbage, which are served with chicken in a bowl. For dessert, the broad bean pudding.
Finally, at the Migas Festival, there are two types: Migas de Couve do Caldo Verde (bread crumbs, beans, cabbage, and potatoes) or Migas de Nabo. Both are served with fried fish.
The restaurant has a capacity of 42 people inside, but outside, on the esplanade, there are more places. There is a terrace where you can have lunch or dinner outside in the open air.
Phone number: +351 249 366 302
Closed day(s): Monday
Reservations are strongly advised.
Maven Café
Maven Café, located at Praia Fluvial da Castanheira at Lago Azul in Ferreira do Zêzere, is just 10 minutes' walk from Blue Lake House. It has been operating since 2015 and serves quick food like homemade hamburgers, salads, sandwiches, toasts, ice cream, juices, beer, and other beverages.
Phone number: +351 910 900 626
Closed: Mondays and Tuesdays
Phone number: +351 910 900 626
Closed: Mondays and Tuesdays
Come and enjoy a delightful stay.
Castelo de Bode Lake is calling you.
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