Top notch! My wife and I arrived 5 minutes after they opened for dinner without a reservation and…read moreit's a good thing we did as we were seated. The two parties that walked in right after us were not so lucky and were turned away. You can order off menu as well as from the catch of the day, which are all on display and were more than likely swimming that morning. The hostess, and I imagine also the owner, explained what each fresh catch was and how many of each were available. We chose barracuda from the fresh catch and it was perfection. From the menu we chose limpets (which is a local shellfish cooked in garlic and butter) and the fried mackerel, which was mind-blowingly amazing! A complementary shot of a local liqueur is provided post-meal and was a perfect end to a perfect dinner.

Highly recommend you make a reservation as many people got turned away at the door. Call them up or…read morehave the hotel call. The family is very proud of their restaurant and very welcoming and kind. Lots of fresh fish! Will remember this meal forever

Our last last meal on the island before our flight and I saved this restaurant for last…read more Got there just as they opened and the restaurant is a small establishment just like the majority of the restaurants in the area. Service was good, ordered the usual local fresh cheese,chef's garlic shrimps, and the grilled limpets. All the appetizers was pretty good, but not the best we've had so far on the island. For the entrees we ordered the traditional tripe, seafood rice and the grilled tuna. The tuna was tender and melted in your mouth, the tripe and seafood rice were bextremely salty. It was just too difficult to eat. Our fingers was swelling up just after a few bites and couldn't get enough water. But the is not a uncommon issue. Any of the "stewed" traditional dishes are super salty in most of the restaurants. I felt like I was a big piece of salted cod after how much salt was ingested from the entrees.

Hello, visiting from NYC, so trying different things along the way. We were quite surprised and…read moredefinitely recommend anyone who visits San Miguel to try this place. Atmosphere: nice mom and pop atmosphere Waiter: great guy, very helpful and nice, good English Owner (bartender): very nice fella Ordered: Appetizers: Limpet A +++ Fish soup A Cabbage soup B (only because we didn't know it comes with pork) Main dish: Tuna Pauline A (only because really wanted grilled one, but it's is available in the summer only) Risotto B (only because we were blown away by next item, and person who preferred risotto got upset) Trigger Fish A+++ Desserts: Charlotte cake A+++ Bean cake A+++ Drinks: Red sangria A+++ White sangria A (only because red sangria was amazing) Overall this is definitely place to go while you are visiting Azores.

One of the best meals we had while visiting the Azores! So good that we tried going twice during…read moreour visit, but unfortunately the second time, the wait was too long. The octopus was one of the best we ever had and the tuna steak was delicious as well.

Excellent restaurant popular with the locals and visitors…read more Started with the Calde Verde, Kale soup which is a mainstay for Portuguese soup. Next we had the traditional hot temp bread, shrimp appetizer and the phyllo dough nuts appetizer. The two entrees were a duck rice and the sesame tuna. The duck rice dish was ok as the duck pieces were a bit dry. The tuna was fresh and good.

This place looks super cool, but I would recommend trying another place in the general area. I'm…read morenot sure if it was because the holiday (New Years) had just passed, but the meal started with a list of what was NOT available which was more than a quarter of the menu -- which also included no white wine by the glass and no beer. The white sangria pitcher was almost too bitter to drink. The croquettes were a tasty starter -- but the cheese wrapped in filo dough was a non-starter. The beet risotto was pleasant but not necessarily memorable. The Hot Cold dessert was a big disappointment. It has beautiful presentation, but we could not finish even the small dessert. Our service was less than ideal. The restaurant was not full, yet you could see their intense stress levels. With the high quality of dinners we'd had for similar and even lower price in the area, we really expected a lot more.

This was my favorite meal on our week-long trip to Sao Miguel. The food was impeccable. My husband…read morehad the seared tuna, and it was cooked perfectly rare. A quick dip in soy sauce, and it was exploding with flavor. It's the best seared tuna we've ever had. I got the octopus legs, which was the BEST octopus I've ever had. And this is coming from someone who immediately orders octopus as soon as she sees it on the menu. I had octopus four times in a week in the Azores, and this was the best. I don't know what they do to the octopus to make it so tender, but it melts in your mouth like butter, and the ends of the tentacles are crispy perfection. Even the side dishes are good here! My octopus came with perfectly cooked and savory potatoes and Brussels sprouts, as well as a small fresh salad. My husband's tuna came with a broccoli steak and the same perfect potatoes. I know I use perfect a lot in this review, but that's all I could say about this food. It was executed that well. My only complaint would be that there is a slight smell of something like bleach throughout the restaurant. You get used to it, but it was off-putting at first. Note that you will definitely need to make a reservation in order to get a table. If I recall, I was able to make one through Facebook a week in advance pretty easily. You can't miss a dinner here while I'm Ponta Delgada.

Actually, the food here overall was very good. Why then an okay rating? Well the day decided to eat…read morehere service was extremely slow. Dinner from beginning to end took about two and a half hours?!? I arrived about 8:30pm and left at about 10pm. All of the food was good at this very popular spot in town. But the one standout was the breaded and deep-fried octopus.

I found this place after trying unsuccessfully to go to another place around the corner. The…read morestaff, the presentation and everything was good, but the food was just okay. I ordered the sirloin steak with regional sauce and it came with just fries so I ordered a side of sautéed veggies so my body would get some vitamins. The steak had really no flavor in it. Also the fries were limp and not crispy at all and lacked flavor. My side of sautéed veggies was basically boiled veggies with absolutely no flavor. It seems like no restaurants in Portugal serve veggies any other way than boiled which is really strange.

Great atmosphere. You can dine on the veranda. Food was excellent. Someone nearby ordered meat on a…read morekebab and we had order envy. I ordered Tiger prawns, very good. Service was good but it took s while to get our food. They had two big groups.

Limpets are a local delicacy you must try while in the Azores. These were great. Waitress language…read morebarrier was a little difficult. They served a non-alcoholic beer which was delicious. I had the veal on a skewer. Deliciously prepared with garlic. The ambiance is great with views of the ocean. My wife y had the chicken on a skewer which was also delicious. I would go back. There is no elevator and it is on the second floor so beware. It's why I only gave it 4 stars.

Best steak in Ponta Delgada. I tried several restaurants that were ok. Stopped into this small…read moreplace and the sirloin S. Miguel was unreal. Fresh seafood as well. You may want to walk by thinking it's a small place...don't. Best Portuguese food I have had since I have been here (and I have high expectations when eating out).

The Mercado - One of the first places we wanted to go to when we visited Ponta Delgada. Since we…read morearrived on a Saturday it was the biggest market day. There are rows with tables of beautiful flowers, fresh vegetables, fruits and fish. When we arrived there was a large crowd gathered at one end and when we asked what was happening a local told us it was the President of Portugal visiting. Seems he goes around to the various cites in Portugal and tries to meet with the local people. An unusual occurrence but really fun to witness.

Came here in the off season, not busy. The seafood was very good and well prepared. The service and…read moreatmosphere were not great however. Also the cheap dishes advertised outside did not seem to be on the menu.

Easy 4 stars. We arrived about 9ish, place was busy, yet they found us a table outside overlooking…read morethe quay. Calamari appetizer, excellent, fresh, light panko breading, crispy, but not overdone, served with just lemon. Seafood paella for two, way more than we could reasonably eat. Good spice, every forkful had seafood in it, clams, shrimp, prawns, mussels, and lots of fish. Only complaint was that the mussels were a little oily, probably not as fresh as the rest of the seafood. Wine selection was good, bread and cheese fresh.

Had the seafood rice special. Delicious. The view was almost as wonderful as the captain. Hope…read moreto return to this restaurant in the future.

Yummy! Shared a seafood risotto for 2 with hubby today. Huge portions with lots of fresh fish,…read moremussels, and shrimp. The risotto is more of a soupy rice but very delicious. Service a little "island pace" but very good and personal.

Decent pizza but quite big. I got the carbonara pizza and it was pretty good. Easy to get a seatread more

We visited A terra & PDL from Austin, Texas along with our friends from Chicago- both food cities…read more We had an unbelievable meal, we let the server help us decide and we thoroughly enjoyed it. We had the beef tartare, salad, table bread, fish trio with rice, steak and a few sides. Everything was outstanding. Service was great. Cost was very great for the amount and quality of the food.