ABOUT
With a curiosity for honest eating, thinking and drinking, austa is a restaurant and community with a connection to the land in the Algarve, Southern Portugal.
Our mission is to provide a platform for the small, independent projects and producers of the Atlantic and Andalusian coasts; quality-driven minds who provide us with seasonal ingredients and stories that we are proud to talk about and that we feel represent a better future for food, both in our region and beyond.
Eat
The menu at austa shifts and evolves with the seasons crop and catch - led always by provenance and the purpose of simplicity. To add to our purveyors lot, the bounty of our vegetable garden - planted and freshly picked by the team before service - is handed to the kitchen and combined to create plates to share that are influenced by our surroundings, experiences and memories of good food. [Sample Menu]
Drink
Working with a small number of specialist suppliers and winemakers across Portugal and nearby Spain, we seek to source characterful, small batch and low intervention wines for our list that changes with our menu. To keep things fresh, fun and interesting, we always have bottles open so you (and we) can sample new additions, old classics and rare finds.
Infused cocktail and cordial additions, like our food, are led by the seasons to highlight foraged and house-grown ingredients, also offering refreshing, hangover alternatives for booze-free friends. [Sample Menu]
Infused cocktail and cordial additions, like our food, are led by the seasons to highlight foraged and house-grown ingredients, also offering refreshing, hangover alternatives for booze-free friends. [Sample Menu]
Reservations
In September, austa will remain open from Wednesday to Saturday for dinner. Reservations can be made from 19:00pm until 21:00pm.From the 26th of September, austa will open for a late breakfast and lunch from 10:00am until 3pm from Tuesday to Saturday. Walk-ins will be accepted but reservations can also be made. During this low season, austa will remain open for dinner on Friday and Saturday evening from 19:00pm until 21:00pm.
For bookings for up to 6 people, credit card details are required to secure your reservation. For 7 people or more, we require a deposit to be made at the time of booking. For more information please read our .
Babes in arms and children aged 7 and over are welcome to join us for dinner, sadly we are unable to accommodate children aged 7 and under.
We can host group bookings of 9 people + as well as private events and celebrations - for requests please contact eat@austa.pt.
Pantry
The pantry at austa is filled with concoctions that are conjured in our very own kitchen - conserves, preserves and ferments made from seasonal ingredients that change based on what our cooks are using daily. There are curiosities, cookbooks and ceramics as well as bottles from our hand curated collection of wine available to pop open at home or take to a dinner party.Both digital and physical gift vouchers are available for the restaurant and our pantry. To purchase please contact us with your enquiry to eat@austa.pt.