Hotel Sever Rio e Restaurante Sever

A big terrace, mostly local crowd and great view on the river. It's a recipe for a great restaurant right? Wrong. The soup was cold, the waits too long, the fish more burned then grilled. And grandpa shouting in your ear every 5 minutes demanding to know if everything is OK. It was not!

Only 5 min drive from marvao lunch and evening meal excellent waiters speak good English and good service at all times

The grilled pork, grilled lamb chops, pork cheeks and stewed boar were all really tasty! I especially recommend the boar, and the cheeks were also good and unique. Also enjoyed the vegetable soup, tomato soup (traditional style here with bread ) and salads. Desserts were very nice! The wine list was special, with a lot of aged local wines, not something you see a lot of. I mean vintages from the 80's and 90's. As well as more recent stuff. All at very reasonable prices. All in all a very good restaurant. Staff was friendly and service was attentive. Worth the trip up and down the hill from Marvao proper.

Beautiful location on the river with a pateo overlooking the river. Also a great view of Marvao and the castle, a great bonus. A fantastic lunch!! Our meal was outstanding and the service very friendly and professional. Amazing!!

Overall a very bad experience. The wine served was not what was advertised in the menu but the waiter wouldn't admit to it. The wild rabbit with miscaros (mushrooms) was apauling. I would not serve this to anyone. The meat was uncooked and thus hard as a rock. The miscaros had no flavour, I suspect because of the pepper which was too predominant in the dish. The meat came with blunt and oil-soaked fries. We had heard good reviews about this place but will definitely not recommend it to anyone.

We used to eat in that restaurant and it's still good, but has decreasing quality if compared with previous years. A bit overpriced, we didn't order starters neither desserts...4€ for a slice of pie or for a dessert like the specialty of the restaurant is very expensive, compared with the same tradicional desserts that we can buy for 1,5 € in the annual chestnut fair in Marvao (Feira da Castanha).The server was always busy and he didn't come by to say sorry that the food is taking a long time. It was the same when we ask for the bill...it takes more than 15 minutes. Perhaps next time will be better, but meanwhile we'll try something different.

Sever Restaurant is definitely on my top 5 favourite restaurants list.The room is only average and asking for a little maintenance / refurbishment here and there.However, this relatively minus factor is not enough to spoil the experience. We were eight people with no reservation. Nevertheless they said: "no problem at all, welcome". And it was a busy weekend night...The staff is very friendly and always ready to advise you. The menu chart is long and well assorted, with a genuine interpretation of Alentejo Cuisine: simple but always full of taste and pleasant.You may ask for anything. You will be well served with all of the options.But first things first. The bread, right out of the oven is a delight. The starters are a must. But you must reserve some space for the excellent main dishes. Before that, I recommend you to order an Alentejo tomato soup with a boiled egg. Delicious!The desserts are the "piéce de résistance". A temptation you must fall into.The range of choices is quite vast, and you may find some of it too sweet (the basis for Alentejo desserts is sugar - lots of it - and egg yolks - lots of it too). I would definitely reccommend you to go on Tecolameco (sugar, eggs and almonds)Summarizing, Sever Restaurant is a must go. If it's not wot worth a trip by itself (and maybe yes...) it's worth at least a detour from your final destination if you are on a tripm by the southern Portugal.Be sure to visit Marvão, a mere 5 minutes by car and be astonished with the views from the Castle while you digest your excellent meal...