About Volta do Mar - Chelsea
Our menu Celebrates flavours of the Portuguese speaking world; taking inspiration from Brazil, Africa and Asia. Volta do Mar means ‘to return from the sea’...
Snacks
Chargrilled Sourdough Bread & Olive Oil-Whipped Butter
Pão Sourdough Com Azeite Manteiga Batida£6.00Selection of Ibérico Charcuterie
Seleção de Porco Preto£18.00Spicy Mixed Nuts
Nozes Mistas Picantes£5.00
Starters
Ibérico Ham, Chorizo & Smoked Ham Hock Croquettes
Croquetes de Ibérico Presunto, Chouriço, Presunto Defumado (Portugal)£15.00Macanese African Chicken
Porco à Africana (Macau)£16.00Spring Salad with Lamb's Lettuce, Peas, Broad Beans, Asparagus, Courgettes, Datterini Tomatoes & Quails Eggs
Salada de Primavera com Alface Lamb's, Ervilhas, Asparagus, Tomate Datterini & Ovos de Codorna£18.00Grilled Prawns ‘Laurentina’
Camarões Grelhados ‘Laurentina’ (Moçambique)£18.00Sicilian Red Prawn Tartare with Caviar
Tártaro de Camarão Vermelho Siciliano com Caviar£23.00
Mains
Piri Piri Chicken with Chips
Frango Piri Piri Grelhado com Batata Frita (Moçambique)£27.00Confit & Chargrilled Octopus Rice
Arroz de Polvo (Portugal)£37.00Macanese Pork Chop
Costeleta de Porco de Macau (Macau)£34.00Brazilian Fish & Tiger Prawn Stew
Moqueca De Peixe e Camarão Tigre (Brazil)£34.00
Sides
Seasonal Lettuce Salad with Chives & Togarashi Dressing
Salada de Alface com Cebolinho & Togarashi£7.00Chips seasoned with house Piri Piri
Batatas Fritas Com Piri Piri£7.00Mozambique Green Rice
Arroz Verde de Moçambique£7.00
White Wines
A Selection of Portugal's finest White Wines
Altano, Symington Family Estate, Douro, 2022
Ripe tropical fruits and crisp finish demands you pour a second glass.£34.00Florão, Quinta da Fonte Souto, Alentejo, 2023
Crisp, white combine ripe stone fruits along with tropical notes and a hint of minerality£40.00Dócil, Vinha Verde, Niepoort, Minho, 2022
Refreshing and crisp, with aromas of citrus fruit and floral notes.£44.00Tiara, Niepoort, Douro, 2022
This high altitude wine is made from 60+ year old vines. Rabigatto grape predominates to give a light vibrant, fresh elegance. Hot stones and zesty fruit are reminiscent of top Chablis.£79.00Coche, Niepoort, Douro, 2022
Dirk Niepoort’s most exclusive white wine. The name does not belye its resemblance to one of Burgundy’s greats. This high altitude white displays great power, elegance and charm.£130.00
Red Wine
Portugal's Finest Red Wines
Altano Tinto, Symington Family Estates, Douro
Deep ruby-crimson in colour. a plump, juicy red packed with ripe bramble fruits£34.00Florão Tinto, Quinta da Fonte Souto, Alentejo
A blend of 8 different grape varieties including Trincadeira, Aragonez and Syrah combine in this spicy, dark cherry and pine flecked red that elegantly showcases the style of the Alentejo region in Southern Portugal.£40.00Pombal do Vesúvio, Quinta do Vesuvio, Douro
Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Amarela. Spice, dried blueberry and plum lead into a balanced palate full of finesse, balance and structure. Fresh and elegant through the lengthy and complex finish.£66.00Vinho do Arco, Quinta do Ataíde, Douro
Touriga Nacional, Syrah, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Sauvignon, a hedonistic, inky new-wave red with layers of soft sweet cassis, espresso and long velvety tannins£74.00Vesuvio, Quinta do Vesuvio, Douro
Touriga Nacional, Touriga franca and Tinta Amarela blend from 50 year old vines. The 2015 vintage is very fine - and drinking wonderfully right now.£119.85Poeirinho Tinto, Nieupoort, Bairrada
Produced with grapes from the Quinta de Baixo vineyards. Poeirinho is also called Baga. Light in colour low in alcohol. Softened with some bottles age. Pronounced round light red berry fruit, perfumed.£125.00Buçaco Tinto, Buçaco Palace, Coimbra
Formerly the Palace of the last King of Portugal. Converted into a hotel in 1917, this iconic wine was famously only available to the hotel’s most distinguished guests. Made of Baga from Bairrada and Touriga Nacional de Dão. Perfumed and elegant, soft and intriguing. Young and drinking well for the next 25 years.£135.00Charme, Niepoort, Douro
An elegant ode to Burgundy using grapes from very old vine vineyards in the Vale de Mendiz, on the banks of river Pinhão. Cherry and Strawberry aromas are echoed on the palate, which is silky and textured.£140.00Chryseia, Prats & Symington, Quinta do Roriz, Douro
Touriga Nacional and Franca combine to produce one of the new icons of the Douro Valley. Refined,wonderfully sophisticated and displaying true depth and complexity, this is a top Douro expression.£175.00
