Appetizers
Mussel Salad
Fresh and light, with tender mussels, seasoned with olive oil, vinegar and aromatic herbs.
Codfish Croquettes
The perfect start, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, ideal to whet your appetite
Olives
Seasoned regional olives
Bread Basket
Fresh artisan bread
Butter
Regional butter
Padrón Peppers
Sautéed Padrón peppers with coarse salt
Savoury Pastries
Selection of traditional savoury snacks
Cured Ham
Premium sliced cured ham
Melon with Cured Ham
Iberian ham with fresh seasonal melon
Salpicão
Sliced Portuguese smoked pork sausage, cured with garlic, wine and paprika. A traditional charcuterie from northern Portugal.
Mixed Salad
Fresh salad with lettuce, tomato and onion
Cheese Board
Selection of regional Portuguese cheeses
Soups
Soup of the Day
Homemade soup, prepared daily with fresh ingredients
Fish Soup
Fresh fish soup with vegetables and aromatic herbs
Seafood Bisque
Smooth and velvety seafood cream soup
Eggs
Plain Omelette
Simple omelette with fresh eggs
Cheese and Ham Omelette
Omelette with melted cheese and ham
Prawn Omelette
Omelette filled with fresh prawns
Shellfish
Oysters
Fresh oysters served natural with lemon
Prawn Cocktail
Fresh prawn cocktail with house special sauce
Natural Clams
Fresh clams served natural
Clams Bulhão Pato Style
A Portuguese classic with fresh clams, sautéed in olive oil, garlic, coriander and a touch of lemon.
Spanish-Style Clams
Clams prepared Spanish style with tomato and pepper
Selected Prawns (Kg)
Selected fresh prawns, served by weight
Grilled Tiger Prawns (Kg)
Grilled tiger prawns, served by weight
Fish
Seafood Açorda
A traditional Portuguese bread stew with seafood — prawns, coriander, garlic and olive oil blended with rustic bread into a rich, comforting dish.
Seafood Rice
Seafood Rice Dom Zeferino style: prepared following Portuguese tradition, with fresh seafood and a homemade touch.
Monkfish Rice
A rich and aromatic dish with tender monkfish and succulent prawns, in a soupy rice full of sea flavour.
Cod Dom Zeferino StyleSpecialty
Succulent codfish baked with creamy mashed potato and gratinated mayonnaise, golden from the oven. Our signature dish.
Fish Grill Platter (4 People)
Selection of grilled fish with prawns and squid, served with lemon and a touch of sea freshness.
Braga-Style Cod
Codfish baked in the oven with layers of potatoes and onions, a traditional recipe from the city of Braga in northern Portugal.
Charcoal-Grilled Cod
Slowly grilled over charcoal, with a golden crust and succulent interior that only live fire can achieve.
Cod with Cornbread Crust
Cod loin roasted with crumbled corn bread and olive oil
Charcoal-Grilled Farmed Sea Bream
Farm-raised sea bream grilled over charcoal with lemon
Charcoal-Grilled Wild Sea Bream
Wild sea bream grilled over charcoal, catch of the day
Squid and Prawn Skewer
Squid and prawn skewer grilled over charcoal
Octopus and Prawn Skewer
Tender octopus and prawn skewer grilled over charcoal
Hake Fillets
Golden and crispy hake fillets
Hake Loin with Seafood Sauce
Hake loins with creamy seafood sauce
Grilled Squid
Tender and flavourful squid grilled over charcoal
Oven-Roasted Octopus
Tender oven-roasted octopus with smashed potatoes and olive oil
Charcoal-Grilled Farmed Sea Bass
Farm-raised sea bass grilled over charcoal
Charcoal-Grilled Wild Sea Bass
Wild sea bass grilled over charcoal, catch of the day
Salt-Crusted Sea Bass (45 min.)
Whole sea bass baked in a salt crust, 45 min. preparation
Charcoal-Grilled Turbot
Fresh turbot grilled over charcoal
Meat
Cabidela RiceOn Tuesdays
A traditional Portuguese chicken and rice dish, slow-cooked with a tangy vinegar and spice sauce that gives it a distinctive dark colour and rich flavour. A Tuesday special at Dom Zeferino.
Surf and TurfHighlight
Succulent steak with prawns and clams, a rich and flavourful combination, served with crispy potatoes.
Children's Menu
Veal Tenderloin
Grilled veal tenderloin for children
Hake Fillet
Golden hake fillet for children
Desserts
Ovar Sponge Cake
A jewel of Portuguese pastry. Fluffy outside, creamy and golden inside — just as it came from the 18th century convents.
Chocolate Mousse
Chocolate mousse with silky texture and intense flavour, made in our kitchen.
Crème Brûlée
Custard cream with burnt sugar crust, a classic Portuguese dessert.
Frozen Tart
Creamy frozen tart, house recipe
Tarotinha
Frozen condensed milk tart on a crunchy biscuit base, served with our chocolate mousse.
Biscuit Cake
Traditional biscuit cake with butter cream
Homemade Pudding or Abade de Priscos
Choose between our creamy homemade caramel pudding, or the Abade de Priscos — a unique Portuguese pudding from Braga made with Port wine, cinnamon and citrus.
Cheesecake
Creamy cheesecake on a biscuit base
Lime Tart
Lime tart with velvety cream and crunchy biscuit base, fresh and delicately citrusy.
Fruit
Pineapple Dom Zeferino StyleSpecialty
Pineapple slices caramelised with a generous drizzle of Port wine.
Cheeses
Flemish Cheese
Cured Flemish cheese
Flemish Cheese with Quince
Flemish cheese served with artisan quince paste
Serra da Estrela Cheese
Portugal's most famous cheese — a creamy, semi-soft sheep's milk cheese from the Serra da Estrela mountains, with protected designation of origin.
Serra da Estrela Cheese with Quince
Portugal's famous creamy sheep's milk cheese, paired with artisan quince paste — a classic Portuguese combination.
Ice Cream
Viennetta
Classic Viennetta ice cream
Whiskey Tart
Frozen tart with a touch of whiskey
Romantic Tart
Romantic frozen tart with red berries
