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Fado Menu

Starters

Caldo Verde
Chouriço
Veg. Mix

Main Courses

Chicken Piri piri
Stake A Torre
Gratin Veg.
Sea bass

Desserts

Fruit Salad
Custard Tart
Chocolate Mousse

Tea/Coffee

What is Fado?

Fado (translated as destiny or fate) is a music genre which can be traced from the 1820s in Portugal, but probably with much earlier origins. It is characterized by mournful tunes and lyrics, often about the sea or the life of the poor. The music is usually linked to the Portuguese word saudade, a word with no accurate English translation. (It is a kind of longing, and conveys a complex mixture of mainly nostalgia, but also sadness, pain, happiness and love). Some enthusiasts claim that Fado's origins are a mixture of African slave rhythms with the traditional music of Portuguese sailors and Arabic influence.