Torre de Palma Restaurant

Torre de Palma Restaurant belongs to the Torre de Palma Wine Hotel, a wine estate at Vaiamonte, near Monforte, in the Portalegre district. It sits at the entrance to the estate's winery, a short distance from the ruins of the Roman villa of Torre de Palma. Since the start of 2026 the kitchen has been led by Eduardo Grilo, a chef from nearby Arronches.

The restaurant works on a farm-to-table basis. The estate's kitchen garden and orchard, tended daily by its gardener, supply aromatic herbs such as rosemary, pennyroyal and mint, cauliflower and cabbages, oranges, lemons, tangerines and pomegranates, and walnuts. The estate also makes its own olive oil and quince paste. What the garden cannot provide comes from producers in the region, including beef, cured ham and cheeses from the Alentejo.

The menu goes back to the home cooking of the Alto Alentejo: tomato soup, black pork cheeks with bread migas and orange, hare rice, and beef tongue with migas made with cauliflower from the garden. There is a vegetarian main course on the menu, and dishes are paired with the wines made in the winery next door.

Monforte lies in the north of the Alentejo, between Portalegre and Estremoz, and the estate is reached by car, about two and a half hours from Lisbon. The hill towns of Marvão and Castelo de Vide are close enough for a day trip.