Serves meat, vegan options available. High-end hotel with restaurant serving cozido stew which is cooked in the ground by the heat of volcanic vents. Ordering cozido at the restaurant includes with free entrance to the garden and hot spring. Offers a vegetarian cozido option - best to reserve at least one day ahead. Local Azorean cuisine. NOTE: Reported July 2023 to have limited vegan options – please send updates to HappyCow.
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Rua Padre Jose Jacinto Botelho, Furnas, Sao Miguel, Portugal
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Added by eee135 on 12 Oct 2016
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13 Reviews
First Review by eee135
NoochNooch
Points +391
A few vegan options but all very good! - Edit
Three courses for 48 euros
Read moreI ordered the three course meal. They had one option for a starter, one for a main and two dessert options. Free entrance to the gardens afterwards and plentiful wine selection make the price point t worth it.
Appetizer: lentil salad (was just slightly over dressed but everything tasted very fresh)
Main: gnocchi
Dessert: three sorbets: pineapple, apple, and passionfruit
Thermal pools out of order until April 2025
Updated from previous review on 2025-03-22
Pros: Good quality, Access to gardens afterwards
Cons: Expensive, Limited options, Must make reservation
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slowry61
Points +104
Not good enough! - Edit
We ate in the garden restaurant the only vegan thing they could offer was a quinoa salad. This sounded good broccoli orange pine nuts pomegranate coriander(which I don't eat). No problem tho they could remove that.
Read moreThe salad came and there was 3 tiny pieces of broccoli and 2 segments of orange, basically garnish on a large pile of quinoa. I asked for more a they brought another 3 small pieces of each. Still not enough to balance out the quinoa.
It tasted OKbut the quinoa was undercooked to me and it really needed the broccoli and orange to run through it to make it a decent dish. My husband's food(not vegan) was also poor. We complained but they charged full price not even complimentary drinks. I expect in these tourists places they just don't care because they think they won't see you again.
Very disappointing.
Pros: They had a vegan dish
Cons: Food wasn't great , Service wasn't great, Expensive for what it was
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TheVeganSix
Points +112
Gardener Bar and Restaurant Vegan Lunch - Edit
Family of 6 had lunch after hot springs and garden walk at the Gardener Bar and restaurant just outside the entrance to Terra Nostre. Homemade chickpea burgers were huge and delicious and served with fries. Wish there were more vegan options in the area, but it hit the spot!
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GilCordeiro
Points +33
Não vale a pena - Edit
Muito elegante e tudo mais mas mas pagar 26 euros num alho francês que não sabiam a muito, três colheres de molho que podiam estar um pouco menos salgadas mas que mesmo assim era a única coisa que dava sabor ao trato três rodelas de inhame que estavam excelentes mas não alimentavam um esquilo e uma única folha nabo que também estava ótima mas ainda assim não alimentava o mesmo esquilo.
Read morePobre e caro.
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LeaSchmütschMolina
Points +60
Muy rico! - Edit
El cocido vegetariano está espectacular. A parte de eso no hay muchas opciones
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ManueManue
Points +50
Bon - Edit
Option végétarienne pour découvrir le Cozido traditionnel. Les légumes sont tendres et goûteux. Servis avec de la semoule et des pois-chiches, assaisonnés avec de l’huile d’olive, sel, poivre, herbes aromatiques. 20€ peut paraître cher mais c’est la seul possibilité d’accéder à ce plat typique. Le repas donne également l’accès au parc et au bassin de la source chaude.
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ManuelaMeissner
Points +18
Light, simple but great! - Edit
I am a guest here at the hotel, so i found very easy after staying 2 hrs inside the healing waters to get the elevator and order the famous “cozido” vegan version. I read before that was simple steam veggies and couscous, so I asked for olive oil, salt and peper to give an extra taste and half a bottle of red wine from Alentejo “José de Sousa”. I have to be honest , everything was amazing ! The waters, the relaxed mood and the light dinner.
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mirkospino
Points +166
Nice, but not for vegan - Edit
Looks good, waiters are pro, wine list is ok, the meat dishes appears to be good, then the only vegan option is the famous cozido in its vegetarian version: basically is steamed vegetables, unflavored cous cous and boiled chickpeas. Too poor for 20 euro.
Read morePros: Wine list, Service
Cons: One vegan choice, Pricey
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Velo
Points +2817
Worth it for the experience - Edit
Like most others we ordered the vegetarian (which is also vegan) cozido. We ordered it the night before for the next day at 12:30 pm, so not quite 24 hours before as some write, but your experience may vary. If you go to the correct place by the lake at an appointed time, you can see them take giant metal containers with the food up from the ground. Be aware that to enter the area where they take it up costs 2€ per person. The cozido itself was a bit bland, but worth it for the experience. It is not a big culinary experience, though. The vegetarian/vegan cozido costs 20€, and you get a free entrance to the Terra Nostra Garden and the thermal springs within there for each 30€ you spend in the restaurant. So in theory each person receiving a cozido has to spend at least 10€ more on drinks or entrees to get free entrance afterwards. Entrances are otherwise 8€ each, but as you undoubtedly need something to drink with the meal anyways, it is wise to spend enough to get the garden entrance.
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nrtnlites
Points +39
Like a fairy tale - Edit
This place is amazing ! Yes they only have one vegan option and yes you have to reserve it 24 hours in advance but it’s SO Worth it . They cook the food in volcanic steam vents for 8 hours . So make sure you go to Furnas lake at 1230 to see your food being taken out of the ground . It really is delicious. The atmosphere is beautiful. Then you have access to the gardens and hot springs included! Plan for at least a couple of hours to walk around the botanical gardens and soak in the hot springs . It makes for a magical day . Worth every penny
Read morePros: One delicious vegan option , Incredible setting , Includes access to gardens and hot springs
Cons: Limited veg options
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melissamedeiros
Points +119
Great experience - Edit
We went to the Furnas at 12:30 to watch the staff take the cozido out of the ground. Warning: the smell is somewhat off putting. Had lunch at the restaurant at 1:30. Overall great experience !
Read moreCons: The cozido needs a bit of salt !
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saveur
Points +1168
Vegan cozido - Edit
We called in advance for the vegetarian cozido. You can also watch them remove the cozido from the lake if you show up around 12:30 if you eat it at lunch time. Predominantly slow cooked vegetables with a smattering of chickpeas on top of couscous.
Read moreUnlike the other reviewer, our cozido included entrance to the gardens and hot spring, which is well worth a visit when the season is right.
Pros: vegan cozido
eee135
I'm really glad that your cozido included entrance into the gardens. On my review I wrote it was not included after I asked multiple times and was told that it was not included in the vegan cozido price. Glad to see they changed the policy!
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eee135
Points +878
Vegetarian Cozido in Furnas - Edit
For anyone not aware, Cozido is a local stew-like dish made by slow cooking meat and vegetables for 5+ hours in the ground, allowing steam from volcanic activity to cook the food.
Read moreAfter a day of traveling around Furnas and seeing non-vegetarian cozido in every restaurant, I really wanted to find a vegetarian option so I could try this famous dish. I successfully found vegetarian cozido in the hotel restaurant of the famous Terra Nostra Hotel. You must call a day in advance and tell them that you would like to make a reservation for the vegetarian cozido - the restaurant only prepares the vegetarian version of the dish according to pre-orders. The experience of eating cozido in the fancy restaurant of the Terra Nostra hotel overlooking the famous gardens is very special.
The dish itself is a variety of local vegetables (cabbage, carrots, potatoes, sweet potato, broccoli, cauliflower, etc.) served on top of a couscous base with chickpeas. I felt that the dish could have used a little additional salt but I greatly enjoyed the experience of eating a local dish cooked in the ground. If your looking to try vegetarian cozido this restaurant is worth visiting. The price was 16 euros, including a bread and butter appetizer. I did not ask but I think the cozido may be vegan - you can try asking. In addition to the cozido, the menu includes a couple of additional vegetarian salad options.
It is worth noting that the vegetarian cozido does not include free admission to the garden that is written about on many forums (the non-vegetarian cozido comes with free admission to the garden but is also priced accordingly).
Pros: Vegetarian, Ambiance, Location
Cons: Price, Must Order in Advance
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