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A prior warning: if you are the type broadly indifferent to food and prefer to rush through meals quickly, \u2018A Charrette\u2019 is not the place for you. This is an establishment where everything takes its respective due time, from preparing and cooking the dishes on the menu, giving (even requiring) space for flavouring the excellent food, taking in the d\u00e9cor and ambience, chatting and enjoying the company.
\n\"restaurantLocated in the centre of Monchique, anybody entering immediately notes the traditional and welcoming environment with old (but well treated) wooden furniture and containing a wealth of working or household utensils from times gone by. Next to the entrance, there is the counter at which the restaurant\u2019s owner, Jos\u00e9 Ant\u00f3nio Pedro, is normally serving. Currently aged 61, he been running the place for the last 35 years when he took over a snack-bar (and former grocers) and converted it into a restaurant \u201cdefending the traditional gastronomy of Monchique\u201d, as he affirms.
\n\"RestaurantBorn in Monchique and with a great appreciation for the ethnographic identity of the region, Jos\u00e9 Ant\u00f3nio Pedro set about discovering on his own initiative the ideas now defended by the \u2018slow-food<\/strong>\u2019 movement. Furthermore, he progressively applied them in his establishment. This reflects in the percentage of products both being fresh and locally produced or dishes cooked at the time of ordering. And hence the fact everything requires its own time for full enjoyment. While awaiting your main course, time to try some of the delicious and crusty regional bread, accompanied by the excellent locally produced \u2018Monchique Olives\u2019 (olives with onion and carrots braised in olive oil; \u20ac1.6). The service sets the pace and the spirit of the meal: unhurried and with a great deal of charm.
\nThe menu features a wide selection of meat dishes, especially pork (an excellent example of Monchique products) even while there is a good variety of fish dishes and traditional vegetable (bean, chickpea) based dishes as well as smoked sausages. The wine list is both extensive and well stocked as rapidly becomes clear from glancing over the wines on display across the walls of the restaurant. One diner opts for one of the traditional dishes on the day\u2019s menu: \u2018Baked Leg of Turkey with mashed potatoes\u2019 (\u20ac9), both very well cooked and in generous portions. The other goes for a \u2018Monk Fish and Prawn Skewer\u2019 (\u20ac14.5) with the fish cooked to a level of perfection revealing the skill of those behind the kitchen doors. This all gets accompanied by a jug of house wine (\u20ac4.5), in this case a fine red from Pias (Alentejo).
\nThe quality of the dining is only enhanced by the tranquil ambience with the desserts providing another regional dimension to the experience: a \u2018Dom Rodrigo\u2019 (2.6\u20ac) or an \u2018Algarve Tart\u2019 (incorporating carob, almond and fig; \u20ac4) are both finely served up. And all artisan produced assures Jos\u00e9 Ant\u00f3nio Pedro with the tart coming from S\u00e3o Br\u00e1s de Alportel. The flavours prove correspondingly unmistakeable. In conclusion, the \u2018A Charrette\u2019 restaurant is a fine place to enjoy a restful meal with excellent quality food. The prices may not be the cheapest but they are perfectly appropriate to the sheer pleasure coming from eating in such an establishment.<\/p>\n

<\/i>\n\t\t\t\nA Charrette<\/strong>
\nRua Dr. Samora Gil, 30 a 34 \u2013 8550-461 Monchique next to the Town Hall.
\nTel.: (+351) 282 912 142
\nMob. (+351) 962 044 273
\nEmail: restaurantecharrette@hotmail.com<\/a>
\nOpening hours:<\/strong>
\nDaily from midday to 10pm\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A prior warning: if you are the type broadly indifferent to food and prefer to rush through meals quickly, \u2018A Charrette\u2019 is not the place for you. 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