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Prices in Euros including VAT.
Welcome to the Restaurant Armazém do Sal!
Let yourself be guided by the combinations of our delicacies, as well as some history of our dishes and the process of
our creativity, the harmony of our wines and accompanied by attentive service in a welcoming atmosphere.
Menu
Couvert
Selection of fresh whole wheat and potato bread.
Infusion of olive oil with herbs, cloves, peppers and balsamic vinegar
Soups
Broth, Madeira style “Açorda”, potato bread crumbs and quail poached egg
Tradicional Madeiran broth, flavoured with lemon thyme, olive oil and garlic with bread crumbs, and poached
quail egg, freshly prepared.
5,75 €
Fish stew with squid, caviar and anchovies
Traditional portuguese fish stew gently prepared, which is known for its unique sea flavour and freshness using the
flavours of the various kinds of fish, and rolls of squid. Also anchovies to accentuate flavours and an elegant touch of
caviar.
5,95 €
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Cold Starters
Carpaccio of smoked Salmon, slices of fresh chestnuts, fennel salad, quince and dried skipjack and
dehydrated parmesan
Fish where its homemade smoke, marination and fusion of herbs is essential, having chestnuts and the
crunchy Parmesan for a perfect link between salad and fish.
8,25 €
Hot Starters
Escalope of Foie Gras with Celery purée and Truffle Oil
Rich dish where the elegance of the Fois Gras with the addiction of a purée and smothered with a
reduction of Madeira wine Malvasia.
10,25 €
Scallops sealed in Sage butter, chestnut puree and passion fruit foam
Exquisite Bivalve, well sealed to keep the juices, mashed chestnuts cooked in milk to keep the sweet, giving
the foam one perfect texture and acidity for a well balanced flavours.
11,25 €
Shrimp in crunchy panko with confit garlic mayonnaise and ham, passion fruit and caviar of coriander.
Mild and crispy dish where we use a Japanese bread to raise the texture, joined with a strong flavoured
mayonnaise, cutting the acidity of passion fruit, and the coriander caviar providing a freshness to the dish.
10,95 €
Crunchy balls of game sausage from Mirandela, cheese of the island and pear preserves
Traditional portuguese sausage being given special shape and texture, bidding with cheese from the
Azores, and bringing up the flavours of sweet pear and ginger preserves.
8,45 €
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Pasta | Vegetarian
Canellone filled with baked vegetables (V)
Vegetarian presented in a cylindrical shape, with fresh and flavoured vegetables, herbs, tomato sauce,
basil, and Philadelphia cream cheese.
13,90 €
Purple mashed potatoes, and marinated vegetables in panko (V) A Vegan dish, aromatic and mild, that challenges the palate in three different textures.
12,95 €
Ravioli of fresh spinach, Ricotta and purple onion compote with honey vinegar (V) A light fresh pasta dish, with addition of sweet onions, cheese and sourcream reduction with truffle oil for
richness to liven up the palate. 15,25 €
Roast vegetable and soy Lasagne with seaweed (V) A Vegan dish in which the vegetable roasting juices are added to the soybean ragout and with a touch of
seaweed. 14,95 €
(V) means vegetarian dishes
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Fish
Poached Octopus in a flavoured broth
This is one of our traditional dishes, where it’s confection combines perfectly with a baked potato. With
onions, olives and sautéed squid rings, refreshed with sparkling wine.
18,90 €
Semi-cured Codfish, in a 52º olive oil confit
One of our most traditional fish, of which we are the largest consumers, the codfish is accompanied by a
light mashed chickpeas, stuffed vegetables and tapenade.
19,75 €
Snapper stewed with potato puree, garlic and chives
Fish also from our coast, where its light meat is followed by mashed potatoes and seafood, a sweet potato
cream and is garnished with shaped vegetables.
18,50 €
Black scabbard fish in Madeira style marinade, and lobster mousse
Fish with a local long history, then stuffed with lobster mousse and vacuum marinated in wine and garlic,
sitting on a bed of fresh vegetables, crunchy banana and passion fruit foam.
16,25 €
Bass in two textures and confections
Strong flavour fish, half flavoured in the vapor and half in the oven, in parsley crispy crust, coming together
with a mushroom risotto, fresh vegetables, “beurre blanc” and truffle oil.
17,25 €
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Meat
Surf and turf
Classic where the sweetness and crunchy carrot sweet potato, bind perfectly with poached lobster, using a
tender cut, bleached broad beans and highlighted with a three peppers sauce.
22,90 €
An extra 4,90 € Set Menu
Filet Mignon Rossini
A classic tender cut, served with fois gras, combined with polenta, a high flavoured sauce and laced with
truffle oil for a touch of elegance and unusual textures.
20,90 €
Wild black pork tenderloin stuffed with game sausage and Dijon mustard
Local meat marinated in a traditional way in which it is stuffed with game sausage. Accompanied by wheat
risotto, black pudding and fresh spinach, island honey meunièrre.
16,90 €
Duck breast and confit duck roll, apple and pear terrine, dried fruit crumble, dates, apricots and citrus
sauce
Duck in two diferente textures and techniques providing different tastes, where the terrine of apple and
pear accentuates the flavour and the citrus fruit sauce, where all the flavours come into harmony.
18,90 €
Sirloin steak
Simple confection steak, that is sustained with a rustic mashed potatoes and fresh vegetables making it a
lighter dish with straighter flavours.
18,90 €
Stuffed supreme of chicken, stewed in red wine and mushrooms
White meat, stuffed with Portuguese “Serrano” ham, arugula and butter “Café de Paris”. Accompanied by
a wild rice, dried fruits to give strength to the dish and roasted vegetables roll.
14,90 €
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Dessert
Deconstruction Crumble of Madeira honey cookies, baked apple, honey and ginger ice cream
Classic dessert known for it’s different textures "hot, crispy and cold" being full of regional flavours.
5,90 €
Creme Brulee of black tea, herb citronelle and coffee foam
Flavoured for 12 hours to enrich it’s sapidity and cooked for 1 h with caramelized brown sugar to achieve
it’s texture. Melting dessert that poses challenges of combinations and textures.
5,25 €
Panacota of red wine
Creamy dessert which is involved in a reduction of red wine and sweet herbs, thus cutting the tannins.
Crispy dark chocolate 69%, passion fruit “Poncha” and raspberries, balancing the sweet and bitter,.
6,90 €
Dark chocolate Soufflé 69%
Classic dessert where its perfect cooking and creaminess at the center are connected with a yogurt ice
cream and wild berries.
7,25 €
Chocolate volcano and vanilla ice cream
Powerful and greedy dessert, where the vanilla ice cream provides the cold-hot connection perfectly. With
crunchy Pistachio.
6,25 €
Cheeses board with candied banana and chutney
Selection always present on the menu, of a variety of national cheeses. Also jam and chutney combinations
that varies from week to week.
8,95 €
Fresh fruit of the season selection
A selection that makes known our varied and always fresh fruit, for a light culmination of your meal accompanied by a tangerine sorbet and dehydrated orange.
5,90 €
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Children Menu
Soup
Soup of the dahy
3,95 €
Main
Cordon blue beefsteak with linguini
Swordfish in tempura with white rice
Chicken escalope with fries
7,50 €
Dessert
Selection of ice creams and mousses
1,50 €