I am German-American, so I'll write in both languages. My husband and I have been to this Portuguese restaurant three times, and we love it. Tonight we had one of the owner's "experiments," a pumpkin and coconut soup with a grilled shrimp that tasted fresh from the ocean -- absolutely delicious. My husband followed up with the Bacalhau com Natas, the baked stockfish (salt cod) with bechamel sauce and sliced potatoes. It could have been heavy and cloying, but it was light, bubbling, and so good we were both enraptured. I can't eat much at night so I had the stockfish croquettes, an appetizer, for my main course. We also drank a carafe of the vinho tinto, the house red, which is very tasty. I only wish we'd had room for dessert, the coconut pudding with caramel sounded very tempting. We will definitely be coming back to this cozy and welcoming place. So, jetzt schreib ich mal auf Deutsch. Mein Mann und ich waren schon dreimal bei diesem Restaurant zu Gast und werden ganz gewiss Stammkunden. Heute abend gab es ein "Experiment" der Chefin, Kürbis-Kokos-Suppe mit einer gegrillten Garnele, die schmeckte, als ob sie gerade aus dem Meer gezogen worden wäre. Absolut lecker. Mein Mann bestellte als Hauptgang den Bacalhau com Natas, Stockfish mit Bechamel-Sosse und Kartoffeln gebacken. Könnte schwer und ungeniessbar sein, war aber leicht und erstklassig und kam ofenheiss brutzelnd auf den Tisch. Ich bestellte, da ich abends nie viel essen kann, die Stockfish-Kroketten, eine Vorspeise, auch sehr schmackhaft. Dazu tranken wir den Hauswein, eine Karafe vom Vinho Tinto, der uns gut gemundet hat. Ich hätte so gern den Kokos-Pudding mit Karamell als Nachtisch gegessen, konnte aber leider nicht mehr. Wir werden oft und gern zu diesem freundlichen und verlässlich guten Restaurant zurückkehren. read more

Been here before. Tried to make a reservation during the afternoon, but nobody answered the phone until 10 minutes prior to the opening. No English menus available, although they had them the last time.I was able to go online to Yelp and open in English. I ordered a number of appetizers, knowing that portions were quite small. I ordered the appetizers and entrées, pointing to each, citing the number listed on the menu provided and confirming it with the waiter, who is the owner. It took half an hour for the drinks to come out. I ordered a chorizo appetizer, which consisted basically of seven or eight slices small pieces of chorizo. It came out 45minutes after our arrival.. no tableside flambé. I also ordered a small shrimp appetizer with garlic and oil garlic. Basically, it was three small shrimps which were very dry in a garlic oil sauce. I knew to specifically order this garlic shrimp because last time I had been there, I ordered what was supposed to be tiger prawns but they were very overpriced iand the portion vastly inadequate. I specifically did not want to pay €16.80 and chose the a different shrimp appetizer,which was approximately nine euro, I also ordered an appetizer of mussels in sauce. It was in a creamy sauce but the mussels themselves tasted really funny. i've been to Portugal on four different occasions for a length of time and I've eaten a lot of Portuguese food in Portugal and also from my family's preparation. I knew something was off. My friend suggested it was because of the cream being saturated with onion. I should know better that when something doesn't taste right, especially seafood, not to eat it. We initially ordered olives and cod fritters. I asked repeatedly four times for them during the course of the appetizers for them. They didn't come out until after the entrées were served. My friend had sea bass. It was a relatively small portion and he found it very dry. I had what was portrayed as a leg of lamb dish. It basically consisted of 4 flat pieces of lamb in a bland brown sauce. Woefully small portion....There were some potatoes intermixed with onions for a side. This was for the price of approximately €20 per dinner. Both portions were inadequately small. That is why I had ordered so many appetizers.When we finished, it was two hours since we had sat down. I repeatedly asked for the check in both English and German. After approximately 20 minutes, the check never arrived. We were tired of waiting and asking , so we went up to the bar in order to pay. After another 10 minutes of waiting at the bar with nobody coming to accept our payment, the owner, said that the credit card machine was not working. He asked me for cash. I told him I need to use a card.Total cost fir 2 was 104 Euro and we left hungry. After a few seconds after I told him I would be paying by card and did not have the cash, the credit card machine mysteriously stated working. I asked the man why I was being charged for king Tiger prawns at the price of 16.90 Euro , when I ordered the shrimp in garlic in oil. There is a seven euro difference. I knew not to order the tiger prawns again because I had them the last time I had visited and found them to be very inadequate for the price of €16.90. He started to argue with me and said that since I ate the tiger prawns I must pay. I insisted that I didn't order them. He admitted that he had made a mistake and knew I had ordered the lesser price shrimp appetizer but said I still had to pay for the more expensive appetizer. I specifically told the owner/waiter I that I did not order the tiger prawns and II pointed to exactly what I had wanted on the menu. The portion I had received wasn't even near the size of large shrimp and not even close to being a tiger prawns. They were much smaller than the shrimp I had had the last time I was there. He made a disparagingly rude comment to two people at the bar, who appeared to be regulars about my American background and my not paying what he had initially charged. I understand Portuguese to an extent, so I knew exactly what was being said but I didn't let on.There are major problems in this place. The owner does not want to hire additional staff. He tries to do everything himself. He is waiter, owner, cashier, etc. He has three family members,including one in the kitchen, so he doesn't have to pay for additional help. This result iis the owner himself taking orders and running around in a state of confusion, messing up orders. The worst part of this is that the mussels themselves were indeed spoiled . I now have severe intestinal distress in them and I am home, unable to enjoy the rest of the evening. I will never return here and I am extremely disappointed being of a Portuguese background, that this place does not portray the Portuguese cuisine faithfully. And, also, the owner's making an insult was was unacceptable. Remember, you never know who speaks the language... read more

Cozy Portugese Fish restaurant a bit outside the city center. The space is nice enough, downstairs in an older building. Additional outside dining area although I suspect it might have more street noise in the Summer than you'd normally prefer. I'd be willing to try it though. Fish was very well prepared. I had some cod croquettes for starters and a Dorado filet with shrimp sauce as a main. Sides were basic salzkartoffeln, rice, braised veggies, etc. All were well turned out. It's a family owned and run place which gives it a nice feel sort of like on vacation. Service wasn't over attentive, but the owner chatted with us quite a bit. He's only charging EUR2.00 for a Bitburger or an imported Sagres so the guy's OK in my book. Didn't really get around to wine but I'm sure they have the sort of Vinho Verde (sp) that you'd want to have with a seafood meal. Conclusion: cozy joint, not overly fancy. Perfect for a casual date but not necessarily a fancy date. Value for your money was very good in my view which earned them a 4th star. I will definitely go back. Needs to update his furniture though. read more

Small Portuguese restaurant with a nice terrace. I have had lunch twice outside, both on Sunday, and have noticed no street/traffic noise. Staff is extremely friendly and their dining recommendations are spot on. Excellent fish and vegetables; it's really noticeable that this restaurant uses top quality raw materials in the kitchen. Very good quality to price ratio, we paid 60 Euros for two entrants, two main courses, water, and beer. read more

To die for seafood dishes. Grilled Giant prawns in garlic and olive oil with a butterfly preparation. The grilled calamari appetizer is the best I've ever had. Cooked perfectly with garlic, parsley, olive oil and rock salt. Salmon with a light hollandaise (esqe) sauce with baby shrimps and a Spanish style rice with fresh vegetables. We had 4 apps, three salads, two main courses and dessert. Everything was top notch tasty!! read more