Friendly service. Simple delicious food and a an excellent wine recommendation. This grilled sardines were perfect.

What a great experience. Authentic, loud, warm and welcoming. Great menu and service and excellent execution. Fish is mouthwatering and is seafood. Great sides. House vino verde is €13 per bottle. Salad is €2. Very nice people, great vibe. They thought we were hot and they brought us fans. Unforgettable experience. Must visit. They don't even know that Yelp exists. Tips in cash pls. read more

Incredibly fresh grilled sardines and octopus salad. I loved my lunch in Casa Serrao! I will come back any time I'm in Porto.

So glad we stumbled upon this restaurant. We came to town on public transportation bus for a sardine factory tour and wanted to grab some local lunch prior... opened Yelp and this popped up #1 and did not disappoint! Great food and service... grilled sardines & octopus, fish soup... everything exceeded expectations. Just go... great start to our day in town! read more

Casa Serrão - Sardines - Modern European Near Me - Matosinhos, 13

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I'm sure most of the eateries on this street are amazing, but we stopped by Casa Serrao, impressed by the outdoor griller and the wait staff constantly shuffling between the grill, kitchen, and customers. The seafood is indeed fresh and the portions generous. read more

This was just such a wonderful experience. Just a home town restaurant with amazing food cooked right outside on this huge out door grill. The service was great as well. read more

We had a simple desire for grilled sardines and so many places do not serve this humble dish. Casa Serrão does so with style and panache. You walk past the impressive outdoor grill bedecked with sizzling tidbits and enter a spacious, clean restaurant with the reassuring bustle of a popular place. The octopus salad was especially fresh and bright. The pimentos de Padron just perfect. They are not afraid of salt! Of course the sardines were perfect, washed down with a crisp carafe of the House white wine from the Douro valley. Watching the other diners, all the fish dishes looked fabulous. A great treated read more

The Sardines are too die for! So fresh and tasty.. so was the octopus! Great atmosphere and crowd. Restaurant was full and quality of fish is first class. read more

We came to Casa Serrao with my daughter based upon her recommendation from having eaten here previously. We had lunch on the sidewalk, inside a really cool enclosure (to keep the smoke from the grill from overtaking us). We all shared plates that included octopus, grilled sardines, grilled salmon and grilled salted cod. For our sides we had butter boiled potatoes, a large salad, and sauteed cabbage. For dessert, we had the Creme Brulee that was finished on the grill!! The food was terrific with the cod and sardines being the absolute best. The salmon steak was good, but slightly overcooked. The octopus salad was a delicious pairing. It is the first time I have ever seen Creme Brulee finished on a charcoal grill; it was a great show to watch and the taste and texture was fantastic. I must mention our server Daniel who was attentive and incredibly funny. He kept us laughing during a long lunch that we are certain cut into his personal time (between lunch and dinnertime). We highly recommend Casa Serrao! read more

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Amazing selection of local seafood and great service. Great spot near the beach with seating inside or out. read more

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The octopus, cilantro & onion salad was absolutely fresh and delicious. I also had the grilled bacalhau, which was served with black olives, green pepper, egg and roasted potato. The flavor combination is not one I would have normally tried, but the flavors worked together beautifully and I may now start making cod like this at home. read more

Had a wonderful seafood lunch at this place! We saw this on our hop-on, hop-off bus yesterday and decided we wanted to come back today. We were not disappointed. The grilled octopus was one of the best i've had. The sea bass and sardines were wonderful. They give salad and some kind of fritters as starters (so think twice about getting any more). The fish dishes came with some sauteed veggies and smashed potatoes. So was really good for three people. House wine was wonderful too. Our waiter Daniel was great and really worked hard! I'm telling my friends to come here if they are ever in Porto (stop 12 on the purple line of the Yellow Bus hop-on, hop-off). I want to come back if we weren't leaving tomorrow. read more

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This very fine restaurant was packed on a Wednesday night. Lots of locals and tourists coming to have great seafood at very reasonable prices. They have a charcoal grill right outside grilling up fresh seafood. My server's English was much better than my Portuguese! He was very helpful and tried very hard to get my teen daughter to order some food. I was grateful but she was kind of loaded up from eating some tasty street food earlier. I ordered the grilled octopus and a side fish of mixed rice (boiled rice with legumes.) the rice fish was a bit bland, the octopus was really tasty, especially the charred ends. The bolo de bolacha cake was super soft and delicious! Espresso coffee was good. And here lies my dilemma with my review. The server automatically set the table for 2. Brings over a bread basket, and 2 small plates of a octopus salad and a fish egg salad. My kid ate bread, ordered a soda and I basically ate the entire octopus salad, only tasting the fish egg (octopus?) salad. When the bill came, the server charged me the 2 appetizers which I assumed were complimentary as I'd been receiving throughout my trip here in Portugal & Spain. When I inquired about this, the waiter told me that he put it on the table and I ate it so I was to pay for it. I responded that I definitely ate the octopus salad (really good) but not the fish egg salad, so he removed the €5 charge. I felt he was trying to bring up the bill since my daughter didn't eat? Am I wrong here? Anyway, just a warning to anyone coming here, and this had no effect on my 4 star rating; but I did NOT leave a tip which I always do. I'd definitely return. read more

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The sea bass (Branzino) was absolutely perfect. The waiter brought the fish to the table so that I could see how fresh it was (perfectly clear eyes). Then he took it out to the street to the grill to be cooked. When he served me he deboned the fish for me. Fish cakes were also tasty and everything was a great value. My husband had the cod which he enjoyed but I think he wished that he had ordered the sea bass. I only wish that I lived closer so that I could visit again soon! read more

Casa Serrão - Sea bass - Modern European Near Me - Matosinhos, 13

Great service! You cannot get fresher than this! Grilling right in front of your eyes. The smell, the flavored, the sun! Best to have lunch outside. read more

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The smoke from the grills from a dozen restaurants covers the Rua Heróis de França like a fog as we stroll along on a Friday night. Matosinhos beach bustles with friends and families and people of all ages. After reading the menus at several restaurants, we decide on Casa Serrão and are not disappointed. Despite the place being packed, they seat us within minutes & bring bread & salad & calamari to help us settle in. Fish is the dish of choice in this neighborhood, but we differ by ordering steak. The pepper steak is tender and the sauce is spicy enough to make you sneeze. The fillet steak is three big portions of thinly sliced beef, a little tougher than the other steak, but is beautifully grilled, just a little pink in the middle, the way I like it. I only manage one of the fillets to save room for dessert. I look with curiosity at the dessert the old lady next to me is enjoying. The server sprinkles sugar on top a shallow dish of custard and places it under the grill. The top is light and crispy, reminiscent of toasted marshmallows over a campfire. It is by far the best Creme brûlée I've ever had! What I like about this place: English menus; some servers speak English; hardworking & attentive staff; the freshness of the ingredients; the location (an easy walk from Matosinhos beach); mostly locals; nice ambiance (table linens etc); good prices; great wine; Creme brûlée that makes you sad when you finish it. read more

Fantastic meal! We took the Metro out from Porto and it was well worth the easy commute- only several blocks by foot. Everything was delish- bread, clams in white wine sauce, verde caldo soup was smokey and flavorful, but the star of the meal was the skewered octopus-so tastey! The place was full and the staff was very friendly! I highly recommend this place instead of eating in the tourist restaurants of Porto anytime. read more

Casa Serrão - Modern European Near Me - Matosinhos, 13

This was one of our favorite seafood places to eat at when visiting Portugal!!! The workers made us feel at home and helped us choose what items to order. Everything was phenomenal and we left so happy. We ordered sardines, cod, salmons, steak, ray, two desserts, two bottles of wine and paid 110 euros. It was insane how much food and alcohol we got for so cheap. The owner was so kind to us and we will highly recommend this restaurant to everyone visiting Porto or the surrounding areas. There was even Portuguese dancers and an accordion player! read more

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I really wondering why it has so many good reviews, because all we ordered (grilled octopus, Salmon, codfish) was not bad actually. It's obvious, that you need to have super powers to ruin grilled fish. However, here it is too salty. Salmon was a little dry. Side dishes are ok. In general, it is good food, but really salty one. read more

The sardines are excellent. The salad is very tasty, the service is very good and the melao divine. read more

Casa Serrão - The front door. - Modern European Near Me - Matosinhos, 13

Absolutely delicious. We had a fantastic meal- maybe my favorite salmon ever, plus the octopus was divine. Truly. We HIGHLY recommend. read more

Casa Serrão - Aftermath. - Modern European Near Me - Matosinhos, 13

I'm somewhat mixed on this place. The grilled fish is fresh and tasty, just salt and lemon, which is how I like it. Service is ok. I definitely got the feeling they were more than willing to sock it to tourists...the usual bread and olives, but they up the ante with fish roe. Ok fine. It was tasty and as a tourist, I expect to be screwed a little. It's part of traveling in certain countries. What really bothered me was the server wanted me to pay cash when he saw that I had cash in my wallet, even though they clearly accept credit cards. Since he didn't speak English and I didn't feel like wasting my energy, I paid cash. But it dampened the overall experience. read more

Delicious food. A bit on the pricy side for Porto...But average for Matosinhos. Fish is as fresh as it gets.

This place is overrated. There's a place down the street called restaurante o António that is much better. The grill master there knows his stuff. I ordered the same dish at both places and the quality at casa serrao was probably 25% if the other place. Beyond the actual fish, the service was not up to par. This is not me as an American expecting American service it's simply a comparison to other places in Portugal. First glass of wine cool, second glass practically frozen after waiting ten minutes for it while eating. I never did receive my side dishes and the place wasn't even that busy. Go to restaurante do António just four doors down the street. The atmosphere was more friendly and fun the prices better and the food was WAY better. Also I feel like I need to comment that the grill master is so much better at restaurant O antionio He takes his time and really seem to care about what he was doing while the grill master at Serrao seemed rushed and maybe that's because the restaurant was busy but it shouldn't be busy. Heck even the house wine was better at restaurante o Antonio read more

Mediocre at best. Overcooked octopus to the point of rubbery; fish roe and shrimp did not have great flavor. One saving grace was the sardines - wonderful flavor and great texture. Order the vinho verde to compensate for bland food. Great service though - unfortunate it couldn't save the food. read more

Food was fresh and very tasty. I had the sardines, octopus and cod fish and everything was very delicious.