Fabulous food and a wonderful view.... but the service was less than friendly. The menu has the…read moreusual fish and seafood and meat choices. I continued my quest for a delicious meatless meal.... and was very successful. I started with absolutely delicious sangria (that packed quite a punch). Then bread and olives and cheese. Then an appetizer sized portion of "Tortilla Espanola": the extremely delicious potato omelet famous all through Spain. Yum! Then it was "Vegetable Paela". A huge skillet of arborio rice was sautéed with peppers and onions and leeks and broccoli and tomatoes in a slightly spicy broth. It was delicious and satisfying. And, the glorious sunset made the meal even more special.

Arrived into town (after 4 drive!) starving. Not familiar…read morewith the city, parked in the center , and walked around looking for a place to eat , Stumbling immediately into Bota D'agua! Thank goodness for accidents as this place is sooooooo good! Very nice explanada but unfortunately Had to eat inside , no table open outside. The interior is nicely and tastefully decorated. Simple but pretty. Bathrooms very clean. To the food: Polished an appetizer of melon and presunto: Ripe and tasty melon. Presunto not salty. . full Cataplana of seafood. Exquisite! All washed down with a 1 Bottle of adega ponte de lima, green wine. Oh my what a meal. Thank you João , my waiter. You are a wonderful professional. A Thank you also Daniela, our other waiter, you're a gracious young lady . And finally a big thank you to senhor Manuel (the owner) for being so accommodating at 8:30 pm on a busy Saturday night.

Good food, good service and nice ambience. The service was…read morequick and the food was excellent.

Came to this place following our visit to the Parador Conde de Gondomar hotel visit. We were…read morewalking down the street and saw this restaurant which we thought looked good and decided to sit down after viewing the star ratings... well, disappointed!!! Actually very disappointed.... I missed a good meal in Galicia! Unacceptable. This place has absolutely no quality in food, not tasty and for me, I even left most of the dishes intact! The shrimp with squid garlic style is one of the simplest plates of the Spanish cuisine... how could they possibly get this wrong??? Instead of olive oil, they used butter in the casserole... simply disgusting. The piquillo peppers were ok, simply ok... I also had the grilled baby squid and these were as lame as they could be... no flavor and very bad seasoned! My wife had the beed which was also well... do not want to remember this place... then to top it off, the traditional crepes were, well, the worst ... avoid this place period!!

We had an excellent lunch at la Boqueria. Bread, paella, Croquetes, red wine, sparkling white wine,…read morefries, shrimp for four people and we paid 87 Euros. The restaurant is right next door where we were staying, in a small plaza. Just loved it! Clean and nice restroom.

This restaurant has two locations very close to one another. We had lunch in the smaller space…read more While the decor was nice and comfortable, the meal was only OKish. We split a salad and a grilled fish dish. The fish was over cooked but the flavor was OK. Salad was a little lettuce and a full can of tuna, nothing special. Three stars as this visit was quite expensive for the quality and presentation. There are better options in town. In the past the restaurant offered a much better experience and better-quality plate, now it seems the location is what you pay for. I'll try again later this year to see if get better maybe it's just a high tourist season thing.

Great place to eat some traditional Portuguese food at a low price in the historic area of Vienaread more

OMG, this place is freaking amazing. I was brought here by some Spanish friends to try some…read moreauthentic Portuguese food and they were right. The veal, the cod, the goat, and especially the chocolate mousse. If you're around this area, this is definitely the restaurant to try.

This was mentioned by the hotel staff and easy to walk to. Small restaurant, owner at the helm…read more Food was AMAZING - we are Portuguese and felt like we were at home at a family dinner. Great menu, wine and apps and the meal was nota dez. Do yourself a favor and go when you're in Viana. Parabens!

Stumbling into places in Viana do Castelo (2 of 2)…read more I was in Viana do Castelo again. If you're in the Porto area, you might always want to return to this town, with the colder and rougher coast of the north of Portugal having its own allure, whether under sunny or foggy skies. And, if you don't have a (rental) car, you can get here with the train or even a bus. This last time, I knew I would head straight to Dantas for lunch. I walked up to the place and it was closed for a vacation. That's why, when I called, no one was answering the phone. I was a little annoyed as that meant I'd have to find another place to eat. I did a rectangular walk, taking me down to the riverside and back up, and saw a restaurant with an eating area out front that was full. There were also some people waiting. Some of them were obviously locals who worked in or for the town. I asked someone if the food was good and they nodded that it was. The name of this place is Casa Primavera. I asked that I be added to the list and I cleared that list in about 10 minutes. I sat in the larger part of the restaurant in the back. I figured that I would get fish for lunch since they had some types that I do eat. I settled on a slab of swordfish, which is called "espadarte." It was served with something similar to garbanzo beans and some potatoes. The platter was incredibly tasty. I ordered Pepsi's sugar free equivalent of a Coke Zero to drink. Note that, if from neighboring countries speaking similar languages, you might see "peixe spada" and think it's swordfish ... it's not. I kept saying that I wasn't going to get a dessert, but their pricing was fair. I thus went for a small slice of a rich chocolate tart. Casa Primavera was completely full and the service was excellent. The people who work here are uniformly very nice to their customers. Some of the tables are close to other tables and I often just study the landscape while eating. A Spanish couple on vacation sitting at a practically adjacent table began speaking with me. I thought that, like so many others, they had driven down from Galicia, right above the border. They told me they were Madrilenos, so a friendly conversation ensued. At any rate, that added to the conviviality of the entire experience. I try not to be overly generous with ratings, seeing some reviewers' histograms that skew heavily toward 5s and taper downward. However, with Casa Primavera doing everything right with a full house and after such a tasty lunch, I think it's one of the better restaurant options in Viana do Castelo and I was lucky to have happened onto it.

This place in unbelievable! Firstly, it's a locals place and…read morealways busy. You pick out your fish before they grill it. It's straight out of the ocean and the guy that line caught it,is standing at the bar smiling. A pitcher of local Vinho Verde served in a ceramic jug washes it all down. Don't miss the dessert of stinky cheese and custard, I promise you'll love it. And did I mention that it's not expensive and the staff are amazing? I can't wait to return.

Very nice place to discover for a good diner with or without friends in a nice city like Viana do…read moreCastelo

Wonderful garlic shrimp, padron peppers, ambiance and service. Tricky to find, but worth itread more