We had lunch here on a Friday afternoon not expecting the turnout. We must say we were amazed. The…read morefood was amazing we haven't had arroz de marisco like this in a long time. The seafood was so fresh you could taste the ocean. The ambience is relaxing your on the beach. Service was on point they took very good care of Welch table dining.

We were educated on how the cost of the meal is determined ( market price) based on the number of…read moregrams a fish weighs. The waiter was so very helpful. The sea bass was so tasty, and the sides (rice with shrimp and a chopped salad of perhaps carrots, black eyed peas, and cruciferous vegetables) were delightful. The key lime tart and cheesecake (creamy with strawberry purée) were delectable! A wonderful dining experience!

A tiny cozy restaurant located in a quiet alley away from tourists, yet not far from the town…read morecenter of Averio, Portugal. The service was courteous, the prices were reasonable and the food was great. We ordered: 3*The soup of the day: ok 3*Queijo Amanteiga: fresh bread, cheese & jelly sauce: good. 5*MEXILHÃO À BATEL- "À Batel" mussels: well seasoned and delicious! 5*ARROZ DE GAMBAS AO ALHO: it was a pot of prawns and bread with dried garlic: there were choices of rice and bread. The portion was big, homemade dish was fresh and good. 5*FILETES COM ARROZ DO MESMO: fillets with octopus rice: octopus was tender and fresh, delicious

I rarely post reviews. But, I do believe "O Batel" deserves one. Traveling alone is sometimes…read moredifficult to find restaurants that accommodate one. Wandering around old Aveiro I found O Batel in a narrow alley and decided to try. It was wonderful. First and foremost the waitress (Eline, if not mistaken). She didn't push for anything and gave me her honest opinion on the food and the portions. I decided by the "petingas em escabeche" and as a main course on the "açorda de gambas" (shrimp with shredded bread). For the record, I'm originally Portuguese and just love that kind of food. I just can say it was wonderful. One of the best I ever tried. I trully recommend O Batel.

Went here in this years vacation again and had 4 times dinner at this place. The Octopus is really…read moregreat and tastes delicious. Also the other food was great. We had a lot of tasty seafood here. The staff was quite helpful and nice. I can clearly recommend this place.

We had grilled fish dishes for two. And it comes with three fishes with vegetables. Super fresh,…read moredelicious and very kind. I wish come again!!

One of the best seafood experiences of my life. The seafood stews were absolutely incredible--rich,…read morefresh, and packed with flavor. The ocean views (and even the smell of the sea air) made the whole experience feel special and authentic. We had a group of 20 people for a team gathering, and the atmosphere was perfect--lively, comfortable, and great for a larger party without feeling chaotic. Loved the live tanks with lobster and crab--such a cool touch and a reminder of how fresh everything is. And the desserts... wow. Truly heavenly. Don't skip them.

Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurant fairly close to the beach. Managed to get a table for 3 on a…read moreFriday night around 9pm with a 20min wait only (no reservation). Our favorite dish by far was the fish stew. This was delicious. It came in a sauce that was quite unique, but suited the seafood really well. We couldn't figure out what was in it though. Even thought its called fish stew, it actually comes with a variety of seafood including fish, eel, shrimp and squid. The dish is meant to serve 2, but it is so big it could probably feed 3. Fried eel was really good too. I've never had this eel fried before, but did enjoy this. Tasted better than fried fish or calamari imo. We wanted to also order fried John Dory, but they only offered fried for some reason, so we got that. It was fairly tasteless... just like standard fried fish. Many reviews complain about the Ipad menu. I have no idea why, because it was really easy to use.

All you can Seafood with 22.5 forever. Very good dinner. I had seafood platter which is all you can…read moreeat. It's include clam rice. So delicious. Grilled shrimp, boiled shrimp, oyster, clam, crab. Wine selection was good enough to enjoy my dinner. The server was so kinds.

One of the best options in town for fish. Good service,…read morenice atmosphere and great view. Not easy to park

This place has a nice ambiance, good food, and good service. While they have non-fish choices,…read moreyou're above the fish market, so, hey, you should have fish. We had the dourado and the linguado. Both were cooked nicely and served with a nice side dish of steamed veggies (collards, cabbage and carrots - quite tasty) and potatoes. Of course, you have to drink wine in Portugal, so we also had a very good white wine from the Douro region. We finished with some really delicious desserts ( chocolate mousse pie and a caramel creme torte - layers of wafer-thin cake with a caramel cream filling) and coffee. It was all very good, and the price was appropriate for the quality of the food, drink, and service. I would have given this place 5 stars if it had been the first place I had dined at in Aveiro, but the night before we had better food for substantially less. You won't go wrong with this place, but you could do better.

Polvo com Nigas is delicious.The waiter is nice!...................................................read more

Sweet little cafe located very close to Santa Cruz church.We were there off season ( and very…read moreshortly after Portugal had begun to see tourists in between COVID variants) so for most of our meal we were the only people in the place. Lovely modern, urban vibe, wait staff clearly aiming to please and lots of good choices for food. We started with the usual olives and bread which were welcomed on a cold drizzly evening. Hubs had hearty veggie soup and bacalao which he raved about; I enjoyed shrimp(s) in garlic sauce and tomato corn salad along with a glass of local vino. we ended our meals with warm espressos.Very well priced and welcoming experience.

So this place showed up on a bunch of lists of places to go in Porto, and for good reason - but I…read morewas having trouble finding the hours, so I figured I'd just get there around noon once I was in Porto, and ask. Around noon, someone did show up briefly to post a sign out front saying they were going to be opening at 12:45 that day (I asked out of curiosity; sounds like it's *often* 12:30, but it's really mostly a "they'll open when they want to" kind of place.) I knew it'd be the sort of place that would fill up immediately, so I got back at 12:30. At least that day, it turns out they still had 1 table left after they sat everyone there before they opened - that last table got claimed at 1, 15 minutes later. It's not a large space, and word is out for good reason. Given it's not a large space, it was also easy for them to have excellent service, which they did. You could tell they were all passionate about the place, and again, for good reason - it was great. Definitely one of the best meals we ate on that trip. Between the two of us, we tried: Complimentary bread and olive oil. One OMG fantastic, wonderful fish soup. The sort of soup you'd want to eat every day if you could. Croquettes that were pretty good. Enjoyable enough, perfectly crispy, a little too salty. Not nearly as memorable as everything else. The seafood rice stew for 2 - a description I always question ("for 2"), but true in this case. It was quite large - and great. Excellent shrimp, which I'm picky about. I'm even pickier about shellfish (clams, mussels, etc). I was expecting to give my wife most of them, but I did *not* do that. They really know how to get and cook the best seafood here. The rice at the top of the stew wasn't anything particular to mention - filling, though, and warming for the drizzly day it'd been that morning. The rice at the *bottom* of the stew, that'd been slowly cooking in hot stew the whole time, was *very good*. :D Wine-wise, they have like a hundred bottles of wine by the whole bottom, some very expensive, some *surprisingly* reasonably priced, but we also didn't need a whole bottle of wine with lunch - by the glass, they just had one red and one white house wine (also solidly priced, though, for a place like this, 6 euros (Be way more than that in the US. I had the red with the stew - solid.) Also a handful of solid-looking ports by the glass, one of which I had with dessert, a reserva tawny for 6.50 euros. After eating the stew, my wife tapped out. I was also pretty full, but I'd spent a lot of effort getting here and I was *gonna* have dessert, darn it. Had what was basically just a whole roasted stewed apple, cooked down until it turned to pudding. Super good. Went really well with a reserva tawny port. This place was great.

This was a low key restaurant located on a small street. The door was closed and locked so I had…read moreto knock before one of the staff came outside. Luckily for us the restaurant was only half full so there was no need to wait (weekday at 3pm). Odd hours for popular restaurants worked out the best for us on this trip. Inside there were just 8 tables so I can see why this place usually sees long lines outside. It was quite cozy. Menu was straightforward with appetizers, seafood and from the country (aka meat). The octopus rice was so good. The strips of sliced octopus were very tender and the flavors of this dish were delicious. It was comforting on that cold and rainy afternoon. The salt crusted seabass selection was delivered the with flare all covered in flames. Our server ignored the flames and proceeded to crack open the salt crust, fillet and debone the fish. Full service! The fish was meaty and perfectly cooked. The side of potatoes and broccoli was addicting and I normally don't eat a lot of potatoes. We skipped dessert but the menu was tempting. Besides the fish service it would've been nice to have a bit more proactive attention from our server. When we requested our check, she pointed out that out that tipping was not included and waited until we completed the transaction. Would return for the food next time in Porto.

Excellent food at this little gem of a restaurant. I an so glad I was able to enjoy their…read morehospitality.

Have to try the Hiden Pies. Cod and Cabba ge was the best…read more The other one. Still really good, Alheira. Come by early - by 8pm.

Get here early as the tables filled up within 15 minutes of opening (seems like they may accept…read morereservations). This was our best meal visiting Portugal five days in. Not to say we didn't have alot of good food, but here each dish received high marks. The chanfana is the local special, so would highly recommend you get that. All of the meat was done well... Crispy outside and fall apart, fork tender on the inside. The staff were also very friendly and personable.

Went here based on yelp review. It more than lived up to the recommendation. It was small and…read morequaint and very Portuguese. Our waiter, Raphael, was courteous and helpful with the all Portuguese menu. We ordered the house white wine and a bottle of still water. The wine was very good but very inexpensive. We started with soup, my wife with vegetable and me with seafood. While hers was good, mine was rich and flavorful and excellent (I had others in Portugal but this was the best). Then we had salad and chorizo sausage. Salad was adequate, but the sausage was done to perfection. Then came my wife's entree of pork cheeks with potatoes and a delicious cabbage mix. I had their goat, served in a pot with a luscious gravy that was perfect for dunking your bread in. With it were boiled potatoes and spinach. The spinach was pan seared with oil and garlic. The potatoes went well with the abundant gravy. Topped it off with the home made almond cake with a side of ice cream. All this for 75 euros. We came back to our hotel stuffed and satisfied. The only problem was yelp has the address wrong. I have included in the photos their card with the correct address, about a half block from the old one. By the way, they do take credit cards. Enjoy!