great friendly service great food fun family friendly atmosphere friendly helpful staff ill def…read more return oh deserts are heaven

Me and my favorite fellah had to deliver some Succys up to Cumberland this evening. Luckily the…read moreclient also owns the restaurant we delivered to We enjoyed an amazing Portuguese feast and the BEST red sangria. Andrew had the octopus dish and I did the bisteco with a hard fried egg on top. Not pictured was the delicious shrimp Mozambique for the appetizer. Real talk, if you're up north and want some good home cooked Potuguese dishes, hit up Restaurante Serra Da Estrela and see Paulinha Figueiredo Neves. Her mom and husband also hold it down with her in the kitchen and behind the bar. Her father is watching from heaven and he's so proud she's keeping the legacy going. Love you P, thanks for always treating us like royalty and filling our bellies with the most drag foods from your family recipes. Need another reason to visit? Hey Rhody magazine featured them as one of the best places for ethnic foods in the state

I went to La Familia for a wedding rehearsal dinner. We were running behind, but the restaurant was…read morekind enough to let us dine. I had the shrimp fra diavolo and it was superb!

1st time here. It's beautiful inside. They have their own parking lot. Seating is very size…read morefriendly, and it accommodates large groups well. They also have a wheelchair ramp, so it's accessible. Service was good. Food: I wish the oil for the bread didn't just tasted like olive oil. my pesto pasta had ENTIRELY too much oil, pictured in review, like literally drowning in it. Shrimp special was good. Mocktail was one note, but I like that they offer it. Did not get dessert. I would go back and try something else on the menu.

I'm Portuguese and trust me I've had good Portuguese food but this food was the best thing I've…read moreever tasted. The meal I got was Portuguese steak , rice ,and fries. The steak was cooked perfect and very juicy. The fries were soaked in the garlicky sauce and it tasted amazing. The rice was also covered with the sauce and tasted perfect. The service is very kind and welcoming. The ambiance is beautiful it really reminded me of Portugal. If you want to g to a Portuguese restaurant come here.

My husband and I attempted to go here last evening, were told for a party of 2 it would be a 20-25…read moreminute wait, we waited for an hour and were skipped over. The owner asked if she could bring us out drinks and never came back to get our drink order. I understand that some family owned restaurants have favorite regulars and give preferential treatment to certain guests. And I also understand that on busy nights (especially when World Cup futbol is on) things can get overlooked and forgotten. But this was a very disappointing experience and we will go to other Portuguese restaurants in the future. It's not a great feeling when you are made to feel not as important, at a restaurant that claims to pride itself on making you feel like family. The Lima's

After making reservations at another restaurant, we drove there only to discover they were…read moreclosed--even though we had received confirmation for our 7:00 PM reservation. Needless to say, it was a disappointing start to what was supposed to be a special family evening. Thankfully, a quick call to Aguardente in Fox Point changed everything. The person who answered explained that they weren't taking reservations that evening, but they did have one outdoor table left if we could make it there in time. Despite the challenges of navigating Providence during the World Cup festivities and the Cape Verde Festival in the Fox Point area, we managed to get to the restaurant and secure that last table. We are incredibly grateful to the staff at Aguardente for helping turn our evening around. Our daughter and son-in-law were hoping to enjoy one last dinner with both families before leaving on Monday for a special assignment in South Carolina, and the unexpected closure of our original restaurant had left everyone feeling frustrated and disappointed. From the moment we arrived, the team at Aguardente made us feel welcome. The food was excellent, the drinks were wonderful, and the service was outstanding. Most importantly, they helped transform what had begun as a stressful evening into a memorable celebration with family. Thank you to everyone at Aguardente for your kindness, hospitality, and professionalism. You made our families smile and created a special memory during an important moment in our lives. We highly recommend Aguardente and look forward to returning. -- A very grateful family

Atmosphere: cute outdoor seating area for summer nights. The inside has cool decor (including a…read morebathroom that apparently won an award??), but is very small and cramped. The upper 'porch' like area looks really fun, but the table we were seated at was so close to the other tables I was uncomfortable. I get that we're in a city, but I value my personal space and privacy and felt like the whole restaurant could hear my every word - ick. Service: our server seemed annoyed that I didn't want an alcoholic drink, and was not very helpful. Half of the menu is not in English (very chaotic how some portions are in English and others are not, it doesn't seem consistent), so we had some questions, such as "what does x taste like?" and the only response we got was "not too sweet"....okay, but what DOES it taste like? She spoke very fast and I couldn't understand her listing off the specials, even though she didn't really have an accent. She left partway through while we were there so I guess she was just at the end of her shift and checked out, but it was so offputting how rude and unhelpful she was. When our servers transitioned, we offered to cash out then since we weren't getting anything else and wanted the original server to get her tips, but she started joking around that we didn't have to do that - which I appreciate, but we actually did want to get going and get cashed out, but she refused to give us our check. I asked three times and she still wouldn't 'let us do that'...very weird. Food: there were not a ton of vegetarian options that appealed to me. I went a little overboard on plantains by accident, which is my mistake. I first ordered the Rellenitos with cilantro crema sauce, which were very good and a flavor combination I wasn't expecting. The dough to filling ratio was a little off and they were pretty dry inside, so I needed a lot of the sauce. An order only came with 2 and I wish it was more. I'm glad I ordered something else - Tula Fries, which came with the same exact cilantro creme sauce as the Rellenitos, even though they are described differently on the menu, which felt lazy to repeat a sauce. The sauce didn't go well with them at all in my opinion so I did not enjoy these as much as I would've liked. My friend enjoyed her drink, but thought almost all of the meat on her meat and cheese board was either low quality or close to going bad. It was priced reasonably, which we were shocked by, but she couldn't eat a good portion of it sadly. We did really enjoy the baked flava bean snack that was a part of it. The board weirdly came with just half of one small, half rotten strawberry that looked terrible - it would've been better to leave it off. Towards the end of the night, there was so much water on the floor in the hallway that goes to the bathroom and passes the kitchen - I had to walk through it to go to the bathroom, which felt like a safety hazard. My friend was on crutches and wouldn't even try to get over there since we knew she'd slip on all the water. It just looked terrible and was dangerous, so not sure what we going on that there was such a water issue there. Their specialties and more meat based dishes are probably great, but there just aren't a ton of things for me to eat here. I'd be willing to try it again for drinks and apps if the service wasn't so unwelcoming.

When Kevin Andrews and RISD Professor Bill Drew cook -- you get quality food....and drinks are…read moreinexpensive too. Great group of people go to the club regularly--nice spot....... Try the Portuguese -American Social Club-- PASC has a menu thats a hit-list....

Ordered the grilled octopus... delicious as usual !! Also ordered wings , which came with tasty…read morefries . My only negative comment is, the wings were very salty ... couldn't finish them unfortunately. If you like octopus... try it ... so good !!

A real hidden gem here - a low key authentic Portuguese cafe, inside and out. The waitress…read morerecommended a good wine, and we tried the kale soup, pork and littleneck clam stew and Paella-like seafood rice. All were great, in ample portions, and reasonably priced. Though it is mostly geared toward locals in the Portuguese-American enclave of Pawtucket who have probably been coming for decades, this place gives a great local atmosphere for visitors if that's what you're seeking (kind of like an old Italian restaurant in a Little Italy would). A must for visiting foodies.

I've driven by the Marques food truck several times and finally decided to give it a try. The…read morecouple is super cute and friendly. FYI they are only currently taking cash, but the owner reported soon they will be accepting cards. I tried the peito de gallinha(see menu) and rissòis de Camarão both dishes were very good. I would go back and try other dishes.

The truck was so clean, I mean immaculate! The owners, a sweet couple were so helpful and went…read moreabove and beyond. I don't speak Portuguese and although there is an English interpretation for each food item, I wanted to know how to say a few of the names and how they were prepared ( deep fried or grilled for example) and they were so nice to help me. The grilled cheese was huge and came with fries. The pork cutlets with tons of fries and white rice dinner feed 2! The Mixed meat dinner for 2 was so delicious! It came with 4 different meats, pork, chicken, steak and chorizo also came with tons of fries and delicious white rice! And that dinner Fed 4 of us! We just happen to be driving back from a Dr appt and saw the truck. I love Portuguese food so I figure wth let's try it. I'm so glad we did! We'll be back!

Food - I've been here several times and every time the food is delicious, it's home made…read moretraditional dishes that are so flavorful. My favorite is the shrimp Mozambique which I ordered this time. Very delicious and good size portions. I also ordered a red sangria it was so tasty, made perfectly. Service- Very friendly, and warm. They greet you as soon as you walk in so you feel seen. Our waitress was fast, effective and friendly! Ambiance - Comfortable with many tables and chairs and also a decent size bar

Had gone on a late Sunday afternoon. Nice, cozy little place. Bartender/waitress, Annie was…read moreawesome. The food was excellent & the steak was tender as well as melt-in-your-mouth delicious. Will definately be going there again.

I came here today for a birthday party for a good friend of mine and was really impressed with the…read morespace. The location is convenient in Cumberland and there is a huge parking lot, which is always a plus when you're going to an event. There's a full bar downstairs, and the event room upstairs also has a smaller bar. The bartender was great, and they had plenty of juices and bottled water available as well for the kiddos. The upstairs event room is HUGE and would be great for parties, especially if you have kids. There was a large section with tables that could easily accommodate 100+ people, and there's also a stage area where you could set up music or entertainment. Overall, I thought this was a really nice space for a birthday party or any type of private event. I'd definitely consider renting it for a future party!

I'm not lover of fish or chicken but pork is great, and love portugese red wine and doughboys are…read moregreat and music is great and karaoke nights are so much fun, most of people very friendly and they have different events, recently had portugese feat was great, and pig roast was great, I'm not portugese, but my son-in -law is from Portugal and most of people are portugese, and all are so nice, mostly go on Friday nights,and it's great. Trying to learn portugese?