Gift Certificates
We invite you share Albino Silva’s award winning dining experiences with family, friends and business associates. Custom packaged and beautifully presented with the same care and attention to detail that our restaurants are known for, our gift certificates allow guests to choose from Albino Silva’s breathtaking Progressive Portuguese menus at Chiado Restaurant and Senhor Antonio’s Tapas and Wine Bar. You can be certain that this gift will leave a lasting impression. Once your order has been received and processed and your credit card has been charged, you will be sent an email to confirm your transaction. We can send gift certificates via grounder overnight service at an additional charge. If your gift certificate does not arrive when you expect it, please contact the restaurant and advise the General Manager and he will be happy to investigate on your behalf.
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Extra Virgin Olive Oil is a staple of the Mediterranean diet and is known to have numerous health benefits including the significant reduction of cardiovascular disease. Extra Virgin Olive oil is also an excellent source of vitamin E and a powerful antioxidant with the ability to dissolve bodily toxins. It is also a well kept secret that olive oil is an excellent aphrodisiac!
Light and delicate dishes like poached or sautéed fish, chicken or veal are enhanced with a milder, less fruity olive oil. Full flavoured robust dishes such as soups or tomato-based sauces welcome a fruitier, flavourful olive oil, as do steamed vegetables and salads or roasted, barbecued and braised dishes requiring high or prolonged heat. When deep frying, a crisp caramelized crust is formed that will allow but a small amount of oil to soak into the food. Olive oils herbal hues blend excellently with vegetables. Pies are best made with sweet olive oil.
Natural Sea Salt
Natural Sea Salt plays an essential role in optimal health and well being. Educated health practitioners worldwide now recommend natural sea salt as part of a balanced diet and lifestyle.
Unrefined and unwashed sea salt that originates from clear and pristine ocean water can provide you with a healthy balance of minerals just the way mother nature intended.
Natural sea salt contains higher levels of calcium, magnesium and potassium and other minerals than normal table salts. These additional minerals are extremely beneficial for the body.
Important Health Benefits of Organic Sea Salt
- Organic Sea Salt contains up to 80 essential minerals
- Sea Salt is used by cells to generate energy and is required for nerve cell communication and information processing.
- Salt plays a vital role in balancing blood sugars and helps to regulate sleep
- Salt is most effective in stabilizing irregular heart beats and is vital in maintaining sexuality and libido.