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DUCK FOIE GRAS, FENNEL AND COCOA NIBS
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Giant Red Prawn, finger lime and espelette pepper
PAN SEARED SEA SCALLOPS, MANGO-GINGER AND YUZU
Octopus from the Algarve, pickled daikon and Buntan Hirado
Dessert
Sponge cake with lemon yogurt, creamy Oralys , raspberry yuzu sorbet
CHRISTMAS EVE DINNER
Varanda Restaurant
December 24th, from 7.30 pm
145€ per person without beverages
50% off for children from 6 to 12 years old
Complimentary for Children below the age of 5
Main dishes
Garlic confit Cod fish
PEARL ONIONS, PURSHA LIME GEL, TAVIRA CLAMS AND CORIANDER EMULSION
Roasted kid
WITH “MYRTE CITRONEÉ” LEAF, PUMPKIN AND SMOKED SALSIFY
pre-dessert
Creamy candied fennel and verbena
STARTER
SOUP
Roasted pumpkin cream soup with shitake mushrooms, toasted seeds with truffle
SALADS
Lettuce, red endives, tangerine and pecan nuts
Bio quinoa with saffron, glazed broad beans and shallots, sesame seeds
Bio confit vegetables with lemony thyme
Lemon pasta, prawns, marinated tomato and coriander
Lobster salad, asparagus and Grana Padano parmesan cheese
Smoked duck, pomegranate with Port, sweet and sour vegetables
Octopus, artichokes, tomato with ginger and tarragon pesto
Turbot asian salad with grilled portobello mushrooms
Mozzarella, zucchini and pleurote mushrooms, arugula pesto
Selection of smoked, grilled and marinated fish
STARTERS AND VERRINES
Foie gras mille-feuille, pumpkin, tonka broad beans and cocoa grué
Sea scallops, avocado, lime and amarillo
Prawns, celery, apple and ginger
Salmon étagé and tuna with sesame, marinated fennel with Pastis
Creamy cauliflower with truffle
Black Angus carpaccio, manchego cheese and pumpkin seed oil
Confit of cod fish, grapefruit and Taggiashe olive
White and green asparagus mousseline, with parmesan
King crab, keta salmon roe and coconut
Smoked duck, waldorf salad and orange reduction
Dessert
TRADITIONAL
Bolo Rei
Coscorões
Rice pudding
Trouxas-de-ovos
French toast
VERRINES
Clementine and manjari chocolate
Caramel, sea salt and coffee
Pineapple rôti, exotic fruits and lime
INTERNATIONAL
Pear and milk chocolate Clafoutis
Baba with chantilly and cream of mango and citronella
Mascarpone mille-feuille with raspberry
Lemon and yuzu macaron
Créme brûlée with citrus compote and tea
Selection of homemade truffles
Milk chocolate dôme and crunchy praliné
Sliced fruit
menu
Ballroom
December 25th, from 12.30 pm to 3:00 pm
130€ per person without beverages
50% off for children from 6 to 12 years old
Complimentary for Children below the age of 5
Main DISHES
fISH
Snacked turbot with crab broth and walnut
Asparagus with lemon confit and mint
Roasted vegetables with basil oil
meat
12-hour slow-cooked veal with chestnuts and girolle mushrooms
Stuffed potato with leek and ricotta cheese
CASSEROLE
Oven baked codfish with garlic and olive oil
CARVING STATION
Roasted suckling pig, orange sauce and lavender
SEAFOOD STATION
Oysters, lobster, prawns and mussels
CHEESE AND COLD CUTS
Selection of cold cuts and Pata Negra cured ham
Selection of Portuguese and international cheeses, homemade jams
SUSHI AND SASHIMI STATION
STARTER
Crayfish sautéed with pepper leaf from Tasmanian,
Ossetra Caviar "Black River Pearl" Green Yuzu Emulsion
Dessert
Chocoritz milk, bergamot mousse, sanguine orange sorbet with cardamom
menu
Ballroom
December 31st, from 09.00 pm
315€ per person with beverages
50% off for children from 6 to 12 years old
Complimentary for Children below the age of 5
Main DISHES
John Dory seared with red Voatsiperifery pepper
glazed winter roots vegetables, spider crab and Pursha lime jus
Irish Black Angus matured filet mignon
black truffle condiment, asparagus and trompette da la mort mushrooms lightly smoked
STARTERS
SOUP
Lobster minestrone, basil oil
SALADS
Pleurotes mushrooms, Portobello mushrooms and truffle salad
Endives, pear and roquefort
Artichokes barigoule with Pata Negra cured ham and orange reduction
Grilled prawns, pineapple confit with Espelette pepper
Lobster salad, snow peas and aioli sauce
Roasted zucchini with vegetables
Prawn in lime steam, cauliflowertabbouleh and ras el hanout
Grilled asparagus with parmesan and pomegranate
Selection of smoked, marinated and grilled fish
STARTERS AND VERRINES
Duck foie gras terrine with clementine chutney
Crab, bloody mary jelly, crunchy fennel
Prawn ceviche, red onion and passion fruit
Scallops, vegetable pipérade, watercress and pine nuts condiment
Smoked duck, waldorf salad and orange reduction
Braised red mullet, broad beans and pomegranate
Bream tartar, prawn tartar and kumquat confit vinaigrette
Quail glacé with teriyaki, apple and Portobello mushrooms
Pan seared squids, ginger and karashi sauce
Marinated salmon, creamy lemon and sage
Sea bass, roasted vegetables and vanilla vinaigrette
Dessert
REGIONAL
Bolo Rei
Coscorões
Rice Pudding
Filhós
VERRINES
Pineapple, coriander and tapioca
Tiramisù
Dark chocolate and chili
INTERNATIONAL
Strawberry charlotte and lychee
Mont blanc
Raspberry mille-feuille with rose water
Dark chocolate and bitter cherry
Tagada strawberry choux with ivoire chocolate
Red berry tart
Tonka bean créme brûlée, cocoa grué
Caramel and flower of salt macaron
Sliced fruit
Selection of homemade truffles
menu
Ballroom
January 1st, from 12.30 pm to 3:00 pm
155€ per person without beverages
50% off for children from 6 to 12 years old
Complimentary for Children below the age of 5
Main DISHES
fish
Stone bass with lemon and dill sauce
Sautéed vegetables with seaweed butter
Roasted ratte potato with sea salt
MEAT
Portuguese beef medallion with artichokes and pleurotes mushrooms
Glazed roots with dried fruit crunchy
CASSEROLE
Sea bass cataplana, red mullet and shellfish
SEAFOOD STATION
Oysters, lobster, prawns, crab and mussels
CHEESE AND COLD CUTS
Selection of cold cuts and Pata Negra cured ham
Selection of Portuguese and international cheeses, homemade jams
SUSHI AND SASHIMI STATION
In case of any food allergy or intolerance please inform the staff
Prices are in Euros and include VAT
All reservations will only be confirmed upon receipt of full pre-payment. Payments can be settled by credit card charge or directly in the hotel with cash or valid check Tel: (+351) 21 381 1400