I am not a native so I can't speak on how good these traditional dishes are. But for a tourist it…read morewas a great place to. The ambience was great it felt like a pub

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.

My husband & I came here 4 times during the week we spent on Sao Miguel. Wonderful friendly…read moreservice, a wide variety of food & local faire. Most places offer steak & seafood, but this place had a few more items on the menu than others. There are even indicators on the menu of items made with local ingredients. Photos of food (not stock photos, actual photos of what you receive). Outdoor patio seating. Highly recommended!

last night out in Ponta Delgada! it was another chilly night. and rainy. boo…read more.. we had walked by this place a few times. it's set among a row of other eateries by the waterfront, and is part of a shopping plaza. the previous few nights, the patio was full of people so we figured it must be pretty good. the meal started with the requisite bread basket. like most of the waterfront eateries, there are numerous fish options. but also plenty of meat and even some pasta dishes. our fish dishes were expertly cooked, and the portions are huge. if we weren't leaving the next day, we would have gotten a doggy bag it was so good. a big plus were the vegetables. i think this might have been the only place during our week long stay where we were served steamed vegetables...a little broccoli, a few carrots....service was very friendly and the language barrier was minimal. and to top it off, also one of the few places we ate during our week long stay that did NOT allow smoking inside! double the stars! but there is a street side patio, very lovely i'm sure on a warmer, less rainy day.

Food was excellent. Everything was delicious. Service not so much- hostess was terrible, server…read morenever came over. Didn't have pina colada, or tequila sunrise (both on the menu) but luckily they could make a pineapple mojito. The rain was coming in through the window, she said use the pillow to block it. The table next to us was offered a chair. When the water was running down the bench, I had to ask to have a chair like the table next to us - it seemed to be a major inconvenience for her to move it- although the table next to us was offered one right away. Very disappointing- my 75 year old mother had a soaked backside.

10/10 After being a little burnt out on seafood around the island, this was the most divine Italian…read morefind. Great pizza, easy dining, casual and chill. AND If you know what's good for you, order the brownie for dessert, I'm taking this combo of ingredients back home to make for the rest of time... incredible.

The soup of the day (€1.80) was tasty, the grilled tuna (€12) good and the squid (lulas €10)…read moredelicious. Both the tuna and squid came with boiled potatoes and a lettuce, red cabbage, carrot, tomato, cucumber and onion salad. For dessert we had what they called tiramisu (3.90). It wasn't really tiramisu since it didn't have the usual ladyfinger cake but it tasted very good and I would recommend it. The house red wine was fine and 50cl was €4. The service was good, the portions large and the food came quick enough. It was a good meal- worth the €31.70 cost.

This restaurant sits inside a tastefully appointed traditional Azorean manor house. We went in the…read morewinter and sat inside a cozy dining room, but I imagine in the summer their outdoor patio can host outdoor meal service as well. Food here was excellent. We ordered the "lulas grelhadas" (grilled squid) which was a generous serving of this local seafood, and perfectly cooked with a delicious sauce. Many Azorean places overcook these but Solar do Rei do Frango did a great job. The side salad served with the dish was fresh and while we thought it would make a good appetizer for two, it was in fact a large enough portion for a meal. We didn't mind, however;-) We also ordered the "Frango da Casa" (house chicken) which seemed fitting given we were eating in a restaurant named "House of the Chicken King". The roasted chicken comes with choice of sauce (mild, medium or spicy) and is served with fries. Everything was delicious and finger-licking good. Solar do Rei do Frango had a nice choice of other typical dishes but clearly the roast chicken is their specialty. They also had a nice selection of wines and half bottles. The entire meal with a half bottle of wine was less than 20 euros for the two of us. And the decor, service and overall ambience was that of a more upscale restaurant so I felt like the prices were of great value for the overall experience. We will definitely be back and recommend our guests try Solar do Rei do Frango when in the Sao Vicente area!

4.5 ! Dear À Terra,…read moreWe enjoyed your company not only for breakfast, but twice for dinner...not because we couldn't find something else, but because we wanted to try more of what was on your menu! Your service was fabulous, you had great options for both a hard core carnivore and fish-lover as well as a vegetarian, and your ambiance and space was an amazing conglomeration of indoor/outdoor/modern/cozy. I would come back in a heartbeat, especially for that wood fired pizza with the pear topping! Hope to see you again soon! XXO, Liana

A hidden gem in Furnac. Beautiful setting and food was beautifully presented. Our plates were…read moreclean! Wish we could return for dinner!

Wow. Just wow. This is a family who has devoted their lives to bringing the best pizza to Azores…read more The mom and dad work in the kitchen, and the adult daughter manages the front of house operations. The mom makes the mozzarella fresh! The dough, the toppings and the cheese are all soooo fresh and locally crafted. There is a small wine list, all with very affordable bottles. There are very few appetizers and when we were there, the salads were ll unavailable. I assume they didn't get their lettuce shipment that day? It was fine, because we ordered two pizzas instead of a pizza and salad. This is very thin pizza. They do not allow for take-out, just dine in. We were able to get a box to bring home the leftovers, but you cannot order this pizza to go. Since the staff is just the three, the service is very slow. They will only seat 4-5 groups at a time.

This was such a cool experience. The dish that we were excited about was the food cooked by the hot…read moresprings of the volcano. It is buried at 4 am and cooks until noon. You get a hint of the small me in the food. The other dish, the steak was also delicious. The waitstaff is highly attentive and caters to your needs.

Stayed here for one night and had both dinner and drinks at the bar…read more It is pricey for the island but worth it. Service is very very good. The food is fresh and more modern and their drinks are delicious.

We've been to a lot of fish restaurants - and they're all ok. But O Alambique went WAY BEYOND OK…read more From the moment we entered, we felt welcome, and the menu and offerings were explained. We ordered the Espadarte Grelhalda and Bacalhau Largareiro. Both dishes were absolutely delicious as was the house red wine. As pretty much everywhere in Sao Miguel, we were treated to lightning fast service, friendly staff, and an immaculate dining area.

Had dinner hear was 92euros for 2 people food seafood rice was bland no flavour, had an apple…read moresoaked in port wine for desert was very good but my date had a chocolate cake that was so dry and old and when we complained they said you ordered it you pay for it she also ordered a cappachino that came out cold, don't recommend bad food and bad experience and way overpriced for the quality of food!!

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.

I highly recommend this restaurant. The food and service were simply fabulous. The portions were…read moregenerous and the presentation lovely. We learned it is a family runned restaurant and we were both greeted by mother and son at our table. We left with a sense of happiness.

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.