100 Draycott Avenue, London, SW3 3AD
Harden's says
Moved in summer 2023 from Covent Garden to a new Chelsea home near swanky Brompton Cross.
Harden's survey result
Summary
“Excellent fish dishes and a very good selection of Portuguese wines” mean it’s worth discovering this South Kensington venture, which can be “a find” to the uninitiated. The creation of Salt Yard founder Simon Mullins and his wife Isabel Almeida Da Silva, it “showcases food from Portugal and its diaspora” (South America, Africa and Asia) and moved to this new location in 2023 after four years in Covent Garden.
Summary
A move to Chelsea in summer 2023 after four years in Covent Garden should have put new wind in the sails of this culinary celebration of Portugal and its historical maritime links with Asia, Africa and South America – a project from Salt Yard founder Simon Mullins and his Portuguese wife Isabel Almeida Da Silva. The “fancy versions of Portuguese classic dishes” are generally “very good” (if, according to the odd critic, “too well behaved”), and there’s a “well-priced Portuguese wine list”.
Summary
An “always good”, culinarily interesting Covent Garden three-year-old, from Salt Yard founder Simon Mullins and his Portuguese wife Isabel Almeida Da Silva. Named after the ‘return from the sea’: it serves a menu not just from Portugal but from the territories it traded with or colonised, from Brazil in the west via parts of Africa to Goa, Macau and Nagasaki in the east.
Summary
High-quality Portuguese cooking – rare in London – is the aim of this heart-of-tourist-Covent-Garden venture: opened in November 2019 by Salt Yard founder, Simon Mullins and his Portugal-born wife Isabel Almeida Da Silva. The aim is to celebrate the cuisine’s diversity “with influences from all the places around the world where Portugal had a colonial presence”, from South America to Africa and Asia. “The wines are all from Portugal, covering all areas and containing some real gems.” All early survey reports suggest it's well worth a visit.
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Owner's description
We bring together the culture, food, wine, music and art from all over the Portugese speaking world; Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Goa, Malacca, Macau and Portugal.
Our wine list is exlcusively Portuguse and includes wines from the Azores and Madeira. We LOVE Port, of which we have many. And our Cocktail list features one-of-a-kind drinks created by us, not found anywhere else in the world.
We are family owned and run, and families are welcome - no matter the age..!
Prices
| Availability | 2 courses | 3 courses |  |
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| Lunch | £25.00 |  |
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Traditional European menu
| Starter | Main | Pudding |
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| £12.80 | £23.50 | £7.50 |
| Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £28.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £3.50 |
| Extras |
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| Bread | £0.00 |
| Service | 10.00% |
Restaurant details
100 Draycott Avenue, London, SW3 3AD
Opening hours
| Monday | CLOSED |
| Tuesday | 12 pm‑10 pm |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑10 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑10 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑10 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑10 pm |
| Sunday | 12 pm‑6 pm |
