insideKENT Magazine Restaurant Guide 2014 | Page 45

VILLA MOURA VIlla Moura is a decidedly “boutique” affair. Occupying a converted Victorian town house, the restaurant is bright and cosy, with several different dining areas, all of which are available for private functions. The walls of the restaurant are adorned with culinary based artwork commissioned by a local artist, an example of our relationship with the community. The deck to the front of the restaurant offers a cute area for dining or enjoying a glass of wine. A rowing boat and palm trees ?nish off the frontage, helping to remind our patrons of holidays in the sun. Specialising in seafood and traditional Portuguese specialities, Villa Moura is rated as one of the best Portuguese restaurants in the country. It only takes one visit to see why. Punching above its weight in terms of quality of food and service, Villa Moura has a reputation for serving up some truly great dishes. Our wine list is comprehensive, with a well rounded selection of Portuguese wines in addition to the ?nest selection of other wines from around the world. Our front of house staff have are happy to recommend the perfect accompaniment to your meal. Working with local suppliers helps ensure that quality is always our main priority. Traditional Portuguese ingredients are obtained through a few trusted Portuguese importers to ensure that our dishes are as authentic as possible. Owing to the boutique atmosphere Villa Moura is the perfect place for a night out with that special someone, a special celebration, or when you just have to have some good, gutsy food! The restaurant is extremely popular on Valentine’s Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve, with our chefs raising the culinary bar to ever higher heights with their seasonal menus. The menu features a few Portuguese classics such as calamaris and skate wing with butter and capers, to more contemporary dishes such as cod with black olive tapanade and sundried tomato salsa, or salmon steak served with a Licor Beirao sauce. Several of our dishes also feature our chef’s infamous home-made piri piri sauce, which tastes great on tender baby squid with choricho, juicy grilled king prawns or ?ame-grilled poussin. Villa Moura 121 Lee Road Lee SE3 9DS 020 8318 2116 villamoura@hotmail.co.uk www.villamoura.com Weekly specials allow our guests to try some incredible traditional Portuguese recipes that you will simply not ?nd anywhere else. search for Villa Moura - 45 -