Open

One of these fanatic restaurants that you simply can’t fault! Worth every cent. The service is also of a high standard. Highly recommend the food, you simply won’t be disappointed!

A true gem and a great find. The dinning area is airy. Open kitchen look is appealing. Reasonable prices. The service was impeccable. They have free and fast WiFi. Menu selection is not vast but highly select and exquisitely prepared with lots of attention to detail. Great wine selection. If you are looking for a nice dining experience at reasonable prices, this place is it!

Faz parte do Inspira Santa Marta Hotel e, por isso, é moderno como o restante edifício que o acolhe (salvo, talvez, a fachada mais tradicionalista). Adorei o ambiente: simpático, acolhedor e, sobretudo, clean. Nada pretensioso, isto é, não dá demasiado nas vistas e passa bem sem fazê-​lo. A comida é toda ela boa — quando o visitei tive a oportunidade de escolher o que almoçar via buffet, confesso (estava num evento de trabalho). Mas as propostas gastronómicas são fogem à sua essência; pratos leves e saborosos, que apelam ao bem-​estar dos comensais. O staff foi muito acessível durante todo o processo. Fiquei encantada e prometi a mim mesma voltar!

Um restaurante moderno num novo hotel, muito bem conseguido, ao pé do Hospital de Santa Marta. No Open somos bem recebidos logo à entrada. A simpatia dos empregados é cativante, e a sua ajuda na escolha dos pratos é preciosa, pois esta é uma cozinha moderna. Escolhi uma Alcatra à mirandesa com ovo a baixa temperatura, depois de me explicarem o que é isso do ovo e da temperatura baixa. Um pedaço de carne muito saboroso e bem acompanhado, revelou-​se uma escolha feliz. Nas sobremesas tive uma surpresa especial. Têm «Sachertorte», o bolo mais conhecido de Viena, e que já não provava desde que lá estive. Mandei vir sem a bola de gelado, pois apetecia-​me deliciar-​me apenas com esta tarte nascida no Hotel Sacher. Um final em grande para um óptimo almoço.

We ate in this restaurant, attached to the hotel we were staying in, on Sunday evening as many of the places we were thinking of trying are closed on both Sunday and Monday evenings. It’s a lovely space with light wood, plenty of space between the tables and, as with everything in this hotel, a chic informal styling.
Our friendly waiter was very helpful, and had an excellent command of the English language, recommended the organic set menu which looked interesting and pretty good value for 25 euros but we passed on it because there was only one choice for each course. Good concept guys but I think you at least need to offer a couple of choices so you can keep both the meat and fish eaters happy.
Anyway for us it was smiles all round straight away when, much to our surprise, the waiter announced that hotel guests who make a reservation and eat in the restaurant get a free bottle of wine. We said we would like a white to kick things off and we were presented with a lovely bottle of Altano Branco 2009 from the Douro region. Pretty powerful, full of flavour with a long finish;this was a good wine to get as a freebie.
A nice selection of artisan bread was then produced which came with butter, balsamic vinegar and a very tasty olive oil. Presentation was lovely and everything was looking very pleasing to the eye on the table.
To start with we shared a portion of nicely flavoured green lentils with pumpkin which came in a skilfully made Parmesan basket which was very tasty and so much better than other versions of this dish I have had in the past. Our «mature» travelling companions, who can be quite demanding on occasion had the same dish and were also well pleased with their choice. Unless you have very big appetite I would say that the starters here are plenty for two to share and leave you with plenty of room for the main course.
By now we were ready for some more wine and after a chat with the knowledgable waiter, and a taste of a couple of wines they had available by the glass, we selected two great bottles. First up was a wonderful Anselmo Mendes Alvarinho 2008 which was a very «big» example of this type of wine, not cheap by any means but a real pleasure to drink and one that lingered very pleasantly in the mouth. Finally we had the Casa De Mouraz Tinto 2007, an organic wine which was full bodied, fruity and had a good long finish.
While enjoying these excellent wines we moved onto our mains. I had the «triggerfish» which had been roasted and came with cherry tomatoes and olives with a sweet garlic creamy sauce served in a separate small jug. This firm white meaty fish had been well prepared and made for a very tasty supper. B had the medallions of veal with a red onion relish which she requested medium rare and that is exactly how it was cooked. It was presented on the plate sliced with a delicate char and pinky red flesh; a real melt in the mouth piece of meat which came with a jus reduction in a small jug.
Our side orders of roasted baby potatoes came with some lovely tiny sauted mushrooms which added a nice dimension to the dish. The courgette with was also very good and had been cooked perfectly. John, not being a lover of the potato, had the rice with dates which was a very successful marriage of flavours and produced a delicate fragrent dish.
By this point we were all pretty much stuffed; we had seen the restaurant go from empty to full and it was looking like we were yet again going to be the last punters to leave but the cheese was calling. We had a single portion of the three local cheeses with a fruit, tasted like quince, compote to finish and it was a fine end to a great evening «hanging» in the hotel.
We tumbled out of the restaurant as they were turning out the lights, said a fond farewell to our travelling companions and waved to Bruno in the bar, and made our way up to our room happy with the way this mini break was shaping up.