By the hands of Chefpreneur Olivier
“When I spoke to my friend Vasco Gallego about the dream of taking over the management of XL, I immediately realized that we were on the same page. We closed the deal without hesitation. Doing so after 25 years of career, after a pandemic and in a context of strengthening the internationalization of the Olivier Group has a very important meaning for me and my team”, explains Olivier da Costa. “It is an immense responsibility to succeed Vasco and to recreate the dynamics and glamor that XL had in the 90s, but now with the energy and creativity that the Olivier Group has developed throughout the 21st century”, says the spokesman for the group that now manages the space next to the Assembly of the Republic.
XXL
- LISBON -
In the emblematic restaurant facing the Assembly of the Republic, the new “government” of XL took over, on November 29, 2021, making it XXL. Grupo Olivier assumed the management of the iconic restaurant created by Vasco Gallego in 1994. A restaurant sought after by politicians, artists, high finance and the national jet set, XL entered a second chapter of its life, 27 years later, when Vasco Gallego, founder of this São Bento icon, made the transition of portfolio and gave possession to a new executive led by Olivier da Costa. A new X was added to the name of the iconic restaurant, reflecting the ambition of the new XXL. The handover took place directly between the creator of XL and the new owner, Olivier da Costa, a restaurateur with a 25-year career and 19 restaurants in four countries and three continents.
- SCHEDULE XXL LISBOA -
Monday
12h30 - 15h
19h30 - 01h
Tuesday
12h30 - 15h
19h30 - 01h
Wednesday
12h30 - 15h
19h30 - 01h
Thursday
12h30 - 15h
19h30 - 02h
Friday
12h30 - 15h
19h30 - 02h
Saturday
13h - 15h
19h30 - 02h
Sunday
13h - 15h
19h30 - 01h
XXL
- QUINTA DO LAGO -
XXL by Olivier heads to the South of Portugal for an expansion of the bistro chic concept, signed by Olivier da Costa. At the Wyndham Grand Algarve Hotel, in Quinta do Lago, the restaurant takes over with a menu that exposes the union between respect for traditions and the irreverence of restaurateur Olivier, where the Croquete de Rabo de Boi, the Picanha de Tamboril or the Bitoque de Lagosta stand out. At XXL, the vote is free, and between conservative or liberal tastes, everyone will take the party they want.
