Some dinners deserve more than a table for two in a busy room. A few evenings ago we put one together that we have been wanting to share ever since: a sushi dinner on a private boat, just two guests, from the first glass of champagne to the last light of dusk.
It was, in every way that matters, a dinner date with the whole sea to itself.
Champagne first.
The evening started the way every good evening should. When our guests stepped aboard at Marina de Cascais, two glasses of champagne were already waiting — poured, chilled, and handed over before we had even slipped the lines.
No briefing, no rush. Just a welcome drink in hand while the marina slid past and the evening opened up ahead.
A slow cruise into the sunset.
From the marina we headed out at an unhurried pace, timed so the sun would do its work while the champagne was still cold. The sea was calm, the air soft, and the bay slowly turned that deep gold it saves for the last hour of the day.
There was nothing to do but watch it happen — which is exactly the point. Two people, a quiet deck, and the sun coming down over the Atlantic.
Dinner at anchor.
With the sun gone and the sky still holding its colour, we dropped anchor in the calm of the bay and turned the deck into a dining room.
Dinner was sushi — a generous spread built around salmon in all its best forms: sashimi, nigiri, rolls topped and torched, each combination laid out across the table. A chilled white wine to go with it, and dessert waiting for the end. Everything was served on board, plated and ready, with no one around but the two of them.
As the light faded we switched on the low, warm lights along the deck, and brought out the blankets we keep aboard for exactly this hour — the moment dusk turns into night and the air over the water goes cool. Wrapped up, glasses full, the lights of Cascais flickering on across the water: it is hard to imagine a better room for dinner.
Home by ten.
Around 10pm we raised the anchor and idled back towards the marina, the deck still lit gold and the town glowing along the shore. Our guests stepped off the boat the way we always hope people will — unhurried, happy, and already retelling the evening to each other.
A romantic dinner, just for the two of them, on their own private boat. That was the whole idea, and it landed exactly as planned.
Your table on the water.
If this sounds like the dinner date you have been meaning to plan — an anniversary, a proposal, or simply an evening that deserves better than a reservation — we would love to set it up for you.
Write to us with the date you have in mind and you will hear back from Miguel directly, usually within a few hours, with availability and a plan shaped around your evening. The champagne will be cold, the blankets will be ready, and the sunset takes care of itself. See you at the marina.
