Restaurante Palco, Oporto: a feast for the eyes & palate
Hotel Teatro owner Paulo Costa (l) with Executive Chef Arnaldo Azevedo
Being in charge of Restaurante Palco at Hotel Teatro in Oporto no doubt encourages a certain showiness and wit. As you can see from these beautifully crafted dishes, Executive chef Arnaldo Azevedo excels in this department. Bravo!
Light as a feather but intense: Bacalhau “cones”
But equally the intensity and purity with which he distilled the flavours of his principal ingredient impressed me deeply. Despite the seemingly endless stream of dishes which came my way, I found myself reluctant to let my plate go before I’d greedily mopped up every trace of Azevedo’s wonderful reductions with bread. Encore (please)!
Canned fish has gone gourmet in Portugal but, though served on sradine tin, this mackerel was spankingly fresh and utterly delicious
Fish & chips Azevedo style – salmon tartare with mustard crisps
Scallop & crab with avocado on a celery puree with dried seaweed powder
Sea bass with razor clam in a mussel broth with seawater foam
Red mullet, potato gnocchi & the most wonderful deep and gamy bisque-like fish reduction
Cod with coriander hair, smoked shallot and cod cheek-stuffed savoy cabbage
The sweetest, freshest fruit with carrot and orange jam in a (v subtle and uplifting) mint & lime soup
Stonehenge on a dessert plate (my name)
The woods in downtown Oporto – Azevedo’s name for this truffle and meringue confection
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Hi Sarah, Thanks for this great post! Reading your reviews makes me happy that I have a few bottles of (the regular) Noval from 2015 onwards!! All
Thanks for the suggestion. I know Lance Foyster quite well. However I have just found the Wine Society are now listing an Encruzado for £15.50