Tété Melides

Beach restaurant · Praia de Melides Small plates and slow-cooked dishes, with your feet in the sand.

Petiscaria and restaurant at the entrance to Praia de Melides, by the lagoon, on the Alentejo coast. A covered terrace and a roof terrace for long lunches and sunset dinners.

At the beach entranceParking at the door
Covered terraceFacing the sunset
Portuguese cookingSmall plates, stews and house desserts
Book a table · +351 269 035 548

Enjoy more, cook less.

Tété em Casa

Home-cooked meals ready to heat or freeze, delivered to your door in Grândola, Santo André, Santiago do Cacém and Carvalhal. A weekly menu of 5 meals for €45 and a full menu for parties and family dinners.

How it works

Deliveries
Every day, 4pm–7pm
Areas
Grândola · Santo André · Santiago do Cacém · Carvalhal
Orders
24 hours ahead, by WhatsApp
Weekly menu
5 meals for €45

Upcoming events

Dates for your calendar.

Poster for the Halloween party at Tété: the restaurant under a full moon, with lit pumpkins and the evening menu

At Tété, Praia de Melides

Halloween Party

Dinner with a special menu on a full-moon night at the beach. Come in costume: there is a prize for the best one.

Cocktails from 6pmMusic and dancingPrize for the best costume
Menu €20See the evening menu

Starters

Creme Sangrento ("bloody" cream soup)
tomato and red pepper

Alheira sausage croquettes
chilli, garlic and coriander mayo

Main (choose one)

Cod with crispy cornbread crust
caramelised onion

or

Pork tenderloin
truffled mash, Madeira sauce and mushrooms

Dessert

Chocolate Graveyard
chocolate delight, Oreo crumble and red-berry coulis

Chocolate brownie with mint ice cream

Chocolate Fair, Grândola

Tété at the Chocolate Fair

We'll be running a food stall at the Grândola Chocolate Fair, with a special menu made for the fair. The beach restaurant is closed from 5 to 9 November (the days before and after are for setting up and packing down): come and find us in Grândola.

Beach restaurant closed 5 to 9 November

Fair menu coming soon.

Parties and private events

Weddings, christenings and parties, right by the beach.

Tété is also available for private hire. The covered terrace, the roof terrace and the kitchen are all yours, for a wedding, a christening, a birthday, a company dinner or a party with friends, with the Melides sunset as the backdrop.

WeddingsChristeningsBirthdaysCompany dinnersParties with friends

More about private events →

The spaceCovered terrace, roof terrace and indoor room, right at the beach entrance
The foodMenus made to measure, from our own kitchen
The proposalTell us the date and the number of guests and we'll come back with a proposal
The roof terrace at sunset
Sunset drinks on the roof terrace
A party on the roof terrace at sunset, with the wicker lamps lit The roof terrace by day, with the beach and the lagoon in front The covered terrace at sunset, with the lights on

Find us

At the entrance to Praia de Melides, by the Melides lagoon (Grândola, Alentejo, Portugal).

Tété Melides
Estrada da Praia de Melides
7570-401 Melides, Grândola

Parking at the door.

About 10 min from Melides village, 25 min from Santo André and Santiago do Cacém, 30 min from Grândola, 35–40 min from Comporta and Carvalhal and around 1h30 from Lisbon.

Map of the Praia de Melides area showing Tété's location
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Contact and opening hours

Opening hours

Monday12:30–15:00 · 19:00–22:00
TuesdayClosed
Wednesday to Sunday12:30–15:00 · 19:00–22:00

Closed from 5 to 9 November: we are at the Chocolate Fair in Grândola (6, 7 and 8) and need the other days to set up and pack down.

Questions

Where is Tété Melides?

At the entrance to Praia de Melides, in the Grândola municipality on the Alentejo coast, by the lagoon, with parking at the door. It is about 25 minutes by car from Santo André, 30 from Grândola and 35–40 from Comporta and Carvalhal.

Do I need to book a table?

We recommend it, especially for dinner and at weekends. Call +351 269 035 548.

What are the opening hours?

Lunch 12:30 to 15:00 and dinner 19:00 to 22:00, every day except Tuesday.

What kind of food do you serve?

Portuguese food: plates to share such as fried cuttlefish, garlic prawns, octopus salad and salmon tartare, and mains such as prawn and bread stew (açorda), creamy cod (bacalhau com natas), cod loin, Alentejo-style pork with clams, fillet steak and entrecôte with chimichurri. Home-made desserts, Alentejo wines and passion fruit sangria.

Is there a kids' menu?

Yes: burger on a plate or fish fingers, with rice and fries, for €8.50.

Can I book the restaurant for a private event?

Yes. We host weddings, christenings, birthdays and company dinners. Ask for a proposal on WhatsApp: +351 91 580 73 26.

Do you deliver?

Yes, with Tété em Casa: home-cooked meals delivered in Grândola, Santo André, Santiago do Cacém and Carvalhal, ordered 24 hours ahead.