We had an excellent dinner service, here. We were happy to sneak in early before all the NYE rush &…read morehad an excellent meal. I especially appreciated the Prego no Prato (Portuguese Steak n Egg with Rice). Very tasty, cooked flatsteak-style perfectly with a little pink inside, no or pepper needed for this flavorful bite! The desserts were EXCELLENT! Don't leave without one!! Please note: one is expected to eat french fries with a fork here!! Note #2: the name on the outside is the name listed on this yelp review, however, the name on the fairly priced bill was for Lacos de Domingo (I included a photo)

Good place to eat. Not touristy. Food is delicious and authentic. Prices are affordable. We've…read morepaid 20+ euros for big portions for 2. Stuff speaks on English and Portuguese.

We sat outside on a hot sunny day. It took a while to get service because they were super busy…read more We ordered crispy shrimp for appetizer, which was shrimp wrapped in egg roll wrapper. The gin spritz were big and refreshing. The steak frites were a great choice. The bacalao not so good. There was a big bird that kept swooping back and forth, trying to steal food from people's plates! Annoying, but nobody's fault. Nature prevails!

We just arrived to Porto and was in search of authentic Portuguese food. Saw several restaurants…read morebefore I agreed to go to Traca. They have an executive menu, which consists of a starter, main (4 different choices), and a coffee for 21 Euros. Definitely a great deal. For the mains hubby got the pork cheeks and I got the baked cod/shrimp potato. Both dishes were delicious! And started with the veggie soup, which was ok. The service was also very friendly. Great way to start a vacation!

Great Portuguese food, wonderful service, welcoming and charming atmosphere, right on the river but…read morefar from usual tourist restaurants. Would definitely eat here again!

This gem deserve a 6 stars. This small charming restaurant in Porto it's a must. The food is tasty,…read moreflavorful and big portion. We had the garlic pulpo who melt in our mouth. The bread were fresh moist. The main dis was the seafood rice plenty of big fresh shrimps, mussels it was a portion for 2 but in reality can feed 4 people. The customer service was amazing, the waiter was not trying to over sell food we told him what we were looking for and he suggested. The dinner was an experience.

One of our last meals in Porto. The quality of food was excellent. The experience reminded me of…read morehigh end restaurants in NYC. The interior upstairs was lovely. Everything was cooked to perfection. Service was good and accomodating to English speakers. They are known for their Focaccia sandwiches. Highly recommend.

Yes, it says steakhouse but I did what any pescatarian with a will to live does and ordered the…read moreoctopus. Because if I see grilled tentacles on a menu, it's happening. The place has a cute deli-counter as you walk in. Both patio and indoor seating, excellent service. The vibe was impeccable. A glass of white, some chewy smoky octopus, and I'm ready to climb towers.

We were literally wandering around Porto hilled alleys on a rainy windy afternoon after touring the…read morecathedral. Wanted to "get lost" and find a place eventually to eat and drink. This was sooo unassuming and relatively empty with two Asian ladies going in. One little table out front and upstairs 7 tables and an outside dining deck. Deck closed due to horrible weather in Feb. We ordered Portuguese Feijoada (chorizo, pork, pork belly cabbage and red beans) in a stew served with rice and a side of what he called "meatballs " for a side. Well the meatballs came and it was more of a bread squares with chunks of pale ham in it. And it was really soft and tasty but not at all what we expected. Oh well it was only 4 euros! Might not order it again but good to try. The Pork belly stew was fantastic and just the kind of dish I was looking forward to in Portugal!! Rice very plain but a good base and the bread served was a good mop for the sauce. Could have used a tad of salt but that's my preference. Add some if you like. The wine and sangria was standard but good and all of this at a very good price. Such wonderful service in a very basic charming and rustic little place with stone masonry walls yet one very modern bathroom inside. If you want to get away from the tourist mess by the river, get lost here! Obrigado!

My wife and I had dinner at Português de Gema and had a great time…read more The place was quiet and cozy, and the staff were super friendly and welcoming. We ordered Tripas à Moda do Porto, Bacalhau, and a delicious pork belly stew. I had two beers, my wife had a glass of wine, and the total came to just 65€ for both of us. Everything was full of flavor and felt homemade. Great food, great service, and great value. Highly recommend!

Last night in Porto and came here for a late dinner. Lots of seating and great welcome. Jose was…read moreour server and things went very fast by Portuguese standards! Service here was done from a smaller table adjacent and servers literally finish prepare and serve your entrees to a separate plate for you and give you your sides. Almost like mom serving you up and giving you access to more later. Servings are huge and many dishes come with potatoes but quietly include a fantastic rice with a slight smoky flavor and a huge vegetable stir fry (not listed in menu description). I ordered the Iberian roast pork and she got the Sea Bream special. Both under 20 Euros. We also got one salad to share. Omg it was huge-so glad we didn't each get one! Lightly dressed with olive oil on the side we didn't need. One of the best salads I've had in a long time. Wine and drink list large and good. Jose was such a professional great server as was all of the staff. Fun to watch the care they put into service. The food was fantastic and more than ample. We couldn't quite finish it all but believe me I tried! Price was very moderate for such great food and service in such a nice large classically decorated restaurant and I'd go back in a heart beat. Locals seemed more present than tourists. If you are looking for great variety of fish, meats, veg,, and drinks at a mid level price, this is one of the best choices you could make!! Obrigado Jose!

You'll find traditional Portuguese food at Abadia do Porto…read more We started off with the octopus with parsley sauce and the prawns fried in garlic sauce. The octopus was perfectly cooked with loads of chopped white onion and parsley atop. So simple and refreshing. I loved the prawns and had to order the bread (also great) to mop up that sauce! Looking back, these two dishes were at the top of our list during our week stay. For entrees, we ordered the roast Iberian pork neck (single portion) with chestnuts and it was rich and satisfying. As an afterthought, my fiancé ordered the Bacalhau (ok) and didn't realize it came with sides of cabbage and rice too. Way too much food, especially for just the two of us. Good thing we ordered the "single" portions! We couldn't finish either of the two entrees and could have done without the fish, but hey when in Portugal, we wanted to try everything the region is known for. Too bad he missed out on the tripe. HUGE portions. Service was good too. Go for the starters, specifically the octopus and the shrimp and err on the lighter side for entrees. Email for reservations!

Very good, every time I come to Porto I always come here . The seafood rice, the octopus the steak…read moreall so delicious

We were really looking forward to dining at Uma Marisqueira (Zé Bota), but unfortunately, the…read moreexperience was so disappointing that we decided to leave before even being seated. We first visited around 2:30 PM after reading the excellent reviews. Although the website states the restaurant is open until 10 PM, the only employee working asked if we had a reservation and informed us that they closed at 3 PM. No problem! The restaurant smelled wonderful, so we decided to make a reservation for dinner instead. We planned our evening around returning, made a 9 PM reservation directly through their website, and took an Uber across town from the riverside specifically to dine here. We arrived two minutes before our reservation, only to find the door locked. The same employee came to let us in, but his demeanor was immediately rude and unwelcoming. He abruptly asked whether we had a reservation, and when I confirmed our 9 PM booking, he demanded to see it. Before I even had the opportunity to pull up the confirmation, he dismissively told us we would have to wait. It wasn't the possibility of waiting that bothered us. It was the complete lack of courtesy, professionalism, and hospitality. His attitude made us feel so uncomfortable and unwelcome that we decided to leave. We didn't argue or exchange any further words. We simply walked away. Fortunately, we found another restaurant around the corner where we were immediately greeted with warmth, kindness, and genuine hospitality. It's unfortunate because we genuinely wanted to enjoy this restaurant, especially given its reputation and how wonderful the food smelled. However, no matter how good the food may be, customer service matters. We went out of our way to support this establishment, and the treatment we received was completely unacceptable.

NOT the way you want your dinner to go while in the Porto area - 1 of 2…read more - - - - - Note that this is a LOW 3 stars. I am not happy about writing this review. O Antunes is one of those places that comes up on the list of long running restaurants in Porto. In Lisbon, a lot of them are on that street slightly east of Rossio where the menu hawking is aggressive. You may see that here in the Ribeira, but you don't see it in the center. I had attempted to eat here last year with a local and it was closed on that day. It was in a smaller locale, on the other side of the same street. Photos speak to that. They are now in a larger and newer locale. I scoured the menu and saw the usual fish and chicken dishes. I did not want the salmao (salmon) because this is not America's Northwest and I might have liked espadarte (swordfish), but they don't offer it. I settled on a slab of bife de atun - a filleted tuna steak. It was preceded by a bowl of soup, which is very typical here, but I did not follow up with dessert. There was a reason for that. The waiter (instead of "politically correct" male server) was okay initially but, like so many in the white shirt and black slacks who do this work in factory-like restaurants in Portugal's bigger cities, he was big on one word answers and amiss on anything that needed more elaboration. The food was delivered fairly quickly. The food at O Antunes was good, but this was a standard platter, with a standard presentation, throughout the area. Tuna as a big filet is better than one might think, and it featured the thin pink line across the center, which means it was optimally cooked, but it's a simple and healthy but not particularly exciting dish. I'd say the food is about 4 stars. The fact that they don't bring on the avalanche of bread, cheese, olives, and pates was a welcome relief. That gets 5 stars for bucking this annoying custom that fools many first time visitors to Portugal. I thought that would set the pace for the remainder of the experience. The newer locale is spacious and airy, albeit spartan. It has a bar where the desserts are behind a case. I'd say that the setting gets about 3.5 stars. The service might have stayed at 3 stars. At the end of the meal, the bill arrived. I showed a card and the hand held P.O.S. arrived (that means point of sale). I noticed several P.O.S.s with different colors toward the administrative counter. The card ran and, right before the receipt rolled out, the P.O.S. wasn't shown to me. It appeared that the waiter had pushed a button or two with lighting speed and I got the receipt showing that I had opted for the conversion and that it had an additional 4% mark up. I did not opt for anything. I asked him to reverse it and start over. He pretended he didn't know what I was talking about. My credit card converts the Euro at the mid-market rate and another bank need not be involved for a markup. This is not about the 4% as much as it about the principle. More than half the restaurants do NOT do this ... they process in Euro, which is what you want. Those that do show you the P.O.S. so you can choose. (Choose the local currency, and then reject the conversion.) This can really add up and leads a person to wonder if merchants have an "incentive" to do this. I don't know. Spread over a lot of transactions, this could start looking like "Office Space." Is this the new "bread, cheese, and olives" in Portugal? I told him I'd wait for the owner. (Translation: "I want to speak with the manager.") Guests could probably see I was getting up a few times and irked. That's good. The manager finally understood the problem rather quickly and wanted to resolve it. The waiter, who was a little too short with everything, seemed to have enough time on his hands to listen to this exchange. The manager computed the difference between the bill with the prevailing exchange rate and with the mark-up. He handed me that difference in change. He mentioned that "we're here for you," meaning all their guests; however, that mantra needs to be passed on to everyone in the restaurant. Also, the younger guy bussing the table, a transplant to the area, was quite a bit more likable than the waiter. If in the center and wanting a traditional Portuguese meal, I might explore other restaurants or return to the reliable stalwart that is Abadia, which also has good food but has always provided mild mannered service that I really appreciate.

Antunes was right next to our air bnb so we came here twice. We were able to get a table…read moreimmediately and the server was very nice both times! On our second visit we shared a pork knee which was a massive portion, we all ate our fill and there was still food leftover! The fish from our first visit was big and delicious too. The crème brulee was sort of eggy so I didn't love that, but honestly it didn't feel like a big deal. The best part about Antunes though is how affordable it is! It almost felt like we were stealing with the amount of food and wine we had compared to how much it all cost. If you get a chance, definitely come to Antunes, you won't be disappointed!