Restaurants and Cafés

The name suggests a historical fact: in 1194 King D. Sancho I donated to the Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem the lands of Guidintesta under the condition that a castle would be built there and the name of town of Guidintesta would be changed to Belver. A very fortunate decision as the view overlooking the Tagus is really very beautiful. The restaurant also benefits from a privileged position at the town entrance facing the river. It has a large room with a gallery on the side opposite the entrance, a terracotta tiled floor, a wooden ceiling and rustic furniture, like the décor and environment.  

The cuisine is typically regional with Alentejo influences that also include those of Ribatejo and Beiras close-by. That is why among its specialities are lamb stew, typical Alentejo; freshwater fish with fish roe açorda, characteristic of the peoples living along the river Tagus; a slow-cooked goat stew and maranhos, that look similar to haggis but use other fillings, is prepared to a Beira tradition, although the maranhos are cooked according to a Belver recipe with pieces of tripe, pork, sheep and goat meat, chorizo sausage and smoked ham cooked in a pot and served with rice made in the broth of the meats with mint. Other popular dishes are cabbage migas with beans accompanying charcoal-grilled bacalhau or carne de alguidar; the bean of the slaughter, so-called as it is traditionally served at the time the pig is slaughtered, and is a stew with red beans and bacalhau; grilled octopus; oven-roasted bacalhau; lamprey during the season; and the dishes of the day, are the most popular. Top-quality homemade desserts!