Dona Queijada

Que queijadas maravilhosas. A D. São sabe fazer coisas especiais!!!

This is a must visit! The queijadas here are the best in the world. Two lattes and two cakes were less than €5. Incredible!

Perfeito. O ambiente tipicamente Português, o café muito bom . E as Queijadas de Requeijão, uau. incríveis. Recomendo

Süßes kleines besonderes Kaffee....ganz toll schmeckende Käsetörtchen und leckerer Käsekuchen. Sehr freundlicher Bäcker, guter Kaffee, sehr saubere Toilette! Eine Freude hier gewesen zu sein. Dankeschön!

For friendliness and food quality 5* but as it's a small plain cafe in a side street (no view): I guess I must, reluctantly deduct one *.

Easily the best whey cheese pastries in the region, and possibly the best in the whole country - more than worth making a detour for. Queijadas are a typical Portuguese pastry made with whey cheese and a thin and slightly hard outer crust, which can be thought of as the lovechild between a custard tart and a Basque cheesecake. The interior can range from the deep yellow of a rich, yolky custard with the slightest hint of whey to a light and airy cheese cake. Some versions, such as the highly renowned Sintra variety, call for liberal amounts of cinnamon to be added to the indulgent egg yolk custard. The ones Dona Queijada specialises in are closer to a cakey cheesecake rather than the heavy and almost cloying versions heavy on egg yolks (and cinnamon). They are more like a less creamy and more pillowy version of a Basque cheesecake; more reliant on the whey cheese and lighter on the yolks, which allows for a vastly more pleasant and less gooey interior. It is less rich and indulgent, and for that reason more pleasurable to eat, with the only downside that you will find it hard not to eat several in one sitting. Personal preference will dictate which variety will please you most, but for my money these pastries shine the most the less they resemble a custard tart; the whey cheese is less prominent and can become something of a distraction from a yolk-rich pastry. These on the other hand elevate the curd by turning it into more of a bite sized piece of delicious, pillowy cheese based cake.

A must-go, for the queijadas and for the chicken empadas. No frills, good prices, very nice staff. Don't expect anything but Portuguese to be spoken.

Passagem por Montemor foi ao acaso que conhecemos a Dona Queijada. Receita antiga de família ..... foi uma grande surpresa a textura da massa e um recheio de requeijão muito bom. Os anfitriãos são muito simpáticos. Recomendo a visita.