Fortaleza Do Guincho

Ein unvergesslicher Abend! Auf der Rundreise durch Portugal sind wir hier im Hotel unter gekommen! Das Hotel/​Restaurant liegt direkt an den Klippen an einem der berühmtesten Surfspots der Welt: Guincho!
Wir sahen von unserem Fensterplatz aus die Sonne untergehen und wurden komplett verwöhnt! Wir hatten oberleckersten Krebs und kurz gebratenen Thunfisch als Vorspeise! Als Hauptgericht hatte meine Frau Steinbeißer und ich Hummer! Selten haben wir solche Geschmackserlebnisse gehabt.
Zwischendurch kamen immer die unglaublichsten Grüße aus der Küche! Der Sommelier hat uns einen außergewöhnlichen Wein aus Portugal serviert, perfekt passend zum Essen!
Wir kommen wieder!

Great fortress with a beautiful view off the water. Great service & wonderful food. We ate at the Michelin star restaurant & it was amazing. I would stay at this hotel again, my only complaint is that it’s very far from any kind of downtown so they should offer free shuttle services every few hours or so to accommodate guests that would like to leave to go downtown Cascais. Thanks for a great stay!

Set in what looks like an actual fort, and perhaps it is, this hotel and restaurant is right on the water, but since there is no beach directly in front of the property, there is no access to the water (that we could see). However, there is a very popular public beach (especially for kite surfers) about 200 yards away.
The restaurant is fairly fancy and I believe it has received a Michelin star. We dined for lunch and were treated extremely well by the waitstaff and the sommelier, who understood what we wanted from the wine and he was extremely knowledgeable.
We had a tasting menu which featured an amuse bouche to start. It was a cherry gazpacho that was actually our least favorite. The cherry flavor overpowered everything else and since it was served cold of course, it reminded me more of cherry juice than an interesting take on gazpacho.
However, things improved quite a bit from there! We had foie gras to start. It was beautiful on the plate and accompanied by apple, hibiscus, herbs and other lovely bits. Then on to sea bass with a gorgeous rich broth and assorted vegetables. Then the «black pork» which I saw on other restaurant menus also. This version was absolutely fantastic. A blood pudding accompanied it but it was actually more of a mousse and was flavored with gorgeous spices including cinnamon and cumin. Two different kinds of figs adorned the plate, and the sauce was deep, rich and flavorful. The pig itself was succulent and quite good. Dessert was a chocolate concoction. Good but not memorable.
The restaurant is described as modern European, but it is distinctly using Portuguese roots. Which I liked.