TRAVESSA

Event catering · our own kitchen in Marvila, Lisbon

The menu is yours.The kitchen is ours.

Portuguese food that travels well — from 20-person office lunches to 200-guest weddings. Build the menu, watch the per-person price, and send the proposal request with the number already on it. No week of email ping-pong.

  • Our own crockery, never rented
  • House staff, no agencies
  • Per-person price in plain sight

01 — Signature menus

Three menus we could cook blindfolded.

The ones we have served for years without a miss — use them whole or as a starting point. Each loads the configurator fully picked; then change whatever you like.

O Clássico

The one that never misses: Portuguese comfort and the desserts of always.

38 €/ person · buffet

Starters

Salt-cod fritters

Roast pumpkin cream

Main course

Shredded duck rice

Desserts

Custard tart, torched to order

Creamy rice pudding

O Alentejano

Plains-style plenty: charcuterie, black pork and convent sweets.

42 €/ person · buffet

Starters

Alheira croquettes

Cheese & charcuterie board

Main course

Black-pork cheeks

Desserts

Almond “toucinho do céu”

Creamy rice pudding

O Atlântico

Fish and sea, fully plated — the menu of riverside weddings.

46 €/ person · plated

Starters

Green-bean “peixinhos”

Octopus salad with coriander

Main course

Oven-roast sea bass

Desserts

Chocolate & olive-oil mousse

02 — Build the menu

Pick. Watch the number. Ask.

Everything recalculates live. What sits on the receipt is exactly what arrives in the proposal — itemised, no small print.

The event

Each type loads a sensible starting point. Everything stays editable.

We confirm dates from 15 days out.

The format
The dishes

Per-person prices, added to the base. The kitchen is seasonal — dishes are confirmed at the tasting.

Starters

2/4 picked

Main course

1/2 picked

A vegetarian main is always available — it counts as a pick.

Desserts

1/3 picked
Diets at the table

These guests step out of the general menu and get their own dish — and their own line on the receipt.

  • Vegetarianthe house vegetarian main · −€2.00/pp0
  • Vegana full vegan menu, dessert included · +€1.00/pp0
  • Gluten-freeseparate prep and plating · +€1.00/pp0
  • Childrenup to age 10 · half the per-person price0
Extras

03 — How we work

Four steps, zero surprises.

  1. Tasting in our kitchen

    We sit you at our table in Marvila and serve the menu exactly as it will go out — on our crockery, with our service.

  2. Confirmation at 15 days

    Final numbers, diets and timings close 15 days out. From there, the price does not move.

  3. Setup 3 h before

    We arrive three hours before the first guest: tables laid, support kitchen built, team in uniform.

  4. We leave it as it was

    We clear, we wash, we carry. Leftovers stay packed for you and the venue looks like we were never there.

04 — The tasting

Taste before you sign.

Book a tasting at our kitchen: the menu you built, served for two, exactly as it will come out on the day. The best hour you will invest in the planning.

Deducted from the invoice if you book with us.

312
events served
41,000
meals at the table
0
failed events
96%
of clients rebook

05 — Testimonials

People who sat at the table.

We sent the proposal from the site on a Monday; by Wednesday it was closed. On the day the team set up without me noticing — and their crockery is prettier than the restaurant where we got engaged.
Sofia M.bride · wedding in Sintra, 140 guests
I run four office lunches a year and I hated asking for quotes. Now I build the menu in ten minutes and the board approves the number the same day.
Nuno R.HR director · software company, Lisbon
At my daughter's christening nobody noticed the logistics — they noticed the duck rice. The leftovers ended up in my fridge, packed and labelled with a date.
Inês T.christening mum · Almada, 55 guests

06 — Questions

What people ask before closing.

It depends on the venue. Most of it leaves our Marvila kitchen in temperature-controlled transport; grilling and final plating happen on site whenever there is a service area. We assess that at the technical visit — included in every proposal, free.

Every dish has an allergen map and the kitchen preps gluten-free on separate benches and crockery. We ask for the final diet list 7 days out; on the day, every special plate goes out labelled with the guest's name.

We pack them and they stay — they are yours. We leave them in proper boxes, labelled with contents and use-by date. Whatever you don't want goes that same night to Re-Food in Marvila.

Greater Lisbon and up to 100 km from the kitchen. Above 40 km we add only the real travel cost — itemised in the proposal, never hidden in the per-person price.

TRAVESSA

Event catering with its own kitchen, since 2019.

Kitchen: Rua do Vale Formoso de Baixo 68 — Marvila, 1950-281 Lisboa

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