Taberna Anti-Dantas

Dishes and decorate there are very nice! It surprised me that in such a small place they can offer me such wonderful dishes.

Petite taverne portugaise un brin décalée par sa déco d’affiches et autres coupures de journaux 60’s collés aux murs et par ses plats originaux (je vous recommande la soupe de poisson servie dans une miche de pain). Ambiance et service chaleureux et décontracté, bref on se prend pas la tête et on y mange bien, vraiment bien. Les prix sont corrects et bravo au Chef qui a su mélanger tradition et originalité :)

Stumbled on Anti-​Dantas while schlepping back to the hotel after visiting the castle. It was relatively early in the evening and, like many other restaurants, they were just setting up for the evening… The funky interior and intimate space were inviting as well as the reasonably priced eclectic menu.
The owner saw us hanging at the door, wondering if we were too early, and came over, engaging me in French… Happily I know enough French to ask if Philippe spoke English, which he did also. Funny — I look French!
The menu is good solid Portuguese food but Philippe does it his way, improving it or using ingredients that are not traditionally used together. I think this is why Philipe called the taberna «Anti-​Dantas» after the «Manifesto Anti-​Dantas», José de Almada Negreiros’ rejection of Júlio Dantas’ own rejection of modernism.
We decided to have more starters and share a main, along with beer and wine. Had olives, the fig and ham salad and both cod fish-​cakes (traditional and modernistic). All very tasty. As we worked on the starters our main arrived — Fish soup in rustic bread — this is very tasty fish soup in a firm boule loaf, laced with thick balsamic.
Dessert was two orders of chocolate ganache in chocolate shells, one soaked with Port, the other with Madeira.
All very very good. A great taste of Portuguese food!