The best option in the area for a typical Portuguese dishes buffet. All dishes are fantastic and…read morevery well presented. Service is very good. Buffet for starters, main dishes and deserts. Only downside is that it is totally impossible not to eat too much, as the variety of fabulous food is overwhelming. Good idea to book ahead on weekends.

This restaurant looked like a hole in the wall place in a triangular corner. When we entered we…read morewere pleasantly surprised by how nice it was inside. It was packed with people, which was a good sign. We enjoyed all our dishes, especially the tiger prawns, octopus, and seafood rice. The sangria was average. The service staff was very friendly and attentive.

The restaurant is away from tourist neighbor. But I suspect its target customers are tourists…read more They play American pop music all night long which is fine with me, but if you are looking for a local experience, this may not what you expected. Pastries de Bacalhau - the crust was not brown enough. May be longer time. The stuffing was flavorful but it's more the cod taste than the flavored mash potatoes which I prefer. I actually prefer the other local restaurant I tried the night before better. Caldo Verde - The potatoe part of the soup is great. Perfect viscosity but the flavor is not. It wasn't salty enough but more importantly is the flavor of the veggies and the spicy sausage they supposed to use that makes the soup taste different. Grilled giant pawns - The flavor of the prawns is not as intense as expected and hope to be. The squid ink pasta also lacked of flavor. That's disappointing. With the prawns, they should at least use the prawn shell to make sauce for the pastas. The pasta was tasteless, didn't even use enough garlic and olive oil to flavor it up. Seafood rice - Another disappointment. They used fish, small mussels and little bit of shrimp pieces along with some bigger whole shrimps and mussels. However, the rice was lack of the true seafood flavor that made from shell fish. They also added cilantro which overwhelmed the whatever left of seafood flavor. The lemonade was not a sweet lemonade but sour. Fyi. It's not fair we just went to another restaurant in the neighborhood and everything was so much better but people should know.

One of the best Portuguese Buffets Period. Amazing service. Always have enough or more staff…read more Ambiance is nice and family oriented. Must visit!

Our experience here was beyond excellent. Dom Joaquim Fernandes, owner, was very welcoming and…read morefriendly. His staff was nice and accommodating of our needs.

Really nice Portugese food, great service and at a really low price point - our favourite dinner in…read moreSetúbal :)

The food and atmosphere are fabulous! We drive from Lisbon to Sesimbra and stopped for some lunch…read more All we did was check Yelp and we were not disappointed at all. It's situated in a small square (not far from the main square) that is surrounded in an area of shops. Having the shops was an extra bonus and a wonderful way to visit among the locals. Nice, nice wow look at that.

We've been in Setubal almost a week and eaten out two meals a day. This restaurant is the best we…read morehave discovered. It has a great atmosphere--beautifully decorated and very romantic. And the food is outstanding. Love the amazing Shrimp dish with ginger, garlic and chilis. It's not spicy just very flavorful! The grilled veggies and tomato rice are also delicious. We also love the lemon tart (pie): best dessert ever! On top of all this, the service is great, servers are so nice and personable. Thank you to Rachel, Pamella, Andre, Filipa, and all others we met in this lovely restaurant!

I now understand what they mean by "true Portuguese" restaurants. This was recommended by our local…read moreUber driver and it is tucked away off of the Sesimbra city center. There is a small patio seating area and then about 10 tables or so inside the inviting space. It is full of fish decor and carved wooden chairs and tables. A really charming mom and pop spot. At 7-ish PM were immediately greeted and seated. Given how popular the place supposedly was with locals, we were surprised by so few tables occupied. However, by the time we left a little after 8, the place was full. To our table, they immediately brought bread and a plate of cheeses, sardine pate, and butter. Know that you must pay for all of these and can hand back any items you do not plan to consume and not get charged. We handed back the plate with all but the butter and kept the bread. This was a solid choice and tasty bread. We ordered a curried shrimp stew and a pepper steak with a side of vegetables. The vegetables were a flat Italian green bean and they were expertly sautéed in garlic and butter. The curry was delicious with a seemingly endless amount of shrimp (served over white rice). It cost around 12 euros. The pepper steak was covered in a scrumptious brown sauce and served with both white rice and steak fries and a random few slices of tomatoes. The steak itself was a much thinner cut than they give in the US but was cooked well and was very tender. I was able to eat my portion with a butter knife! My husband and I enjoyed dipping the fries into the steak sauce. If you eat here, plan to pay with euros or a Visa or Mastercard. We had not yet exchanged currency to Euros and my typical travel Amex was giving them issues. It was awkward (but they were very kind and patient as we sought out an ATM). Would recommend. Most locals seemed to be ordering the fried or grilled fish, FYI.

This place was amazing, very authentic Portuguese food. Six minute walk from our hotel. 12-15…read moreeuros each. Mom & Pop restaurant where locals eat. Opens at 7pm, we walked right in, but it got busy shortly there after. We had the grilled fish, potatoes and salad and shrimp curry. I had to try the almond pie for dessert, it was delish! You will love it!!!

I've visit this restaurant every time I'm in Setubal and I'm never disappointed. You'll be greeted…read moreby one of two owners who speak great English. I was able to select my dish from the fish display which I learned is restocked daily. I always start with the choco frito which is similar to fast food fish and chips but the fish is denser, like a scallop. It is always very good. They have beer on tap and an excellent house wine as well as many other options. I stick to the beer. If you're adventurous you should try the sardines, locals swear by them but I've never been able to get all the bones out. The bones are not much of an issue if you've ever eaten fish. The staff is very friendly and accommodating, I've never been disappointed when dining here. It's a casual environment, you can catch a football game (soccer) on one of the large TVs and they typically have music playing. At the right time of year street performers will come by and entertain you if you're sitting on the patio area. The patio look out over the harbor and makes for an excellent backdrop for a casual lunch. I'll be back in October and I'll be heading there for sure, I'll be sure to add a few pictures to my review.

This was a magnificent little find…read more They were super accommodating without reservations and swapping out sides on our sons dish from potato to white rice. It would have been a 5 star rating if not for the fact that the lamb was super chewy and all fat, and the vegetables were drenched in oil. My fish selection was perfection! As was my husband's steak. I had the fish soup and was surprised to see it had macaroni pasta in it, so that was a first. Wine was good, and the ambiance was wonderful outside in the square. Inside was nice and by the time we left, it was packed.

Just awful. Don't waste your money. Been here twice- both times disappointed…read more In the first visit my boyfriend got the octopus and I got the tuna. Neither anything special and he said "this isn't any different than what I would have done - just way more oil." I came here after a week of craving a good steak only to be punched in the gut with a pitiful excuse for a meal. The food is as bland as can be with the excuse that they serve you an entire slab of salt so you can season the meat yourself. Of course, this is mainly for steaks (I believe) anything else relies on iodized salt. Honestly I go to restaurants for tasty food that I don't have to season myself, thank you, and something beyond SALT would be great. Will never come here again. Too expensive for less than mediocre food. I also literally had to search "calming jazz" on my phone since they had no music playing. God forbid a little melody disrupt the soccer game.