Adorable restaurant facing the ocean along the Promenade in Foz…read more I made a reservation in advance, although it was very quiet on a Thursday afternoon around 5. They do happy hour from 4-6:30p, so I was happily surprised. Since it's tapas-style, I tried a number of the dishes recommended by my server: oxtail croquettes, Portuguese sausage rolls, goat cheese eclairs and Prawn cheese and chorizo pastry. They were all exceptionally tasty. I paired them with the house white and ended the meal with the 10-year Tawny port, which were all part of the happy hour offering. I couldn't believe my bill was less than 19 euros!!! RUN don't walk to this charming spot!

I had the monkfish and shrimp barley risotto for dinner and the frozen chocolate cake for dessert…read more(both were recommendations that I found through google reviews). Both were AMAZING! It was an inexpensive meal as well, which made it even better. The wait staff were very friendly and attentive. I highly recommend this restaurant!

Wow, just wow! What a unique vibe for an upscale steakhouse. An old shipping terminal turned…read morerestaurant in the middle of the port. Both the food & service were top notch. We had a huge 45 day dry aged steak for three, perfectly cooked medium rare. For sides we had spinach, veggies, and this unusual mix of mushrooms, eggs and potatoes that sounds odd but the flavors just worked together and was delicious. Paired with the perfect red wine at the recommendation of our server. We finished our meal with two desserts, their specialty the Bola de Berlim, and a cheesecake. If you are a meat lover, this is your heaven, coupled with the ambiance for an amazing experience!

Great restaurant to visit and enjoy the excellent food in Porto. Pedro the manager was very…read morehospitable and friendly. He made us feel very welcomed. The location is very industrial but the interior is unique and fun.

Cozy pub with fun local vibe. Very friendly staffs and bartender. Made us a delicious espresso…read moremartini to waken up our jet leg. The Veal Croquette was really good too.

Quality drinks - scotch or cocktails. All dark wood with an intimate vibe in a large space…read more There is a smoking section but I was good in the non-smoking side. The fans made it possible for me to drink inside and enjoy Port.

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

What a great experience. Authentic, loud, warm and welcoming. Great menu and service and excellent…read moreexecution. 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.

Lovely, lovely spot overlooking a gorgeous beach. We had reservations on a Sunday at 1pm for 8 of…read moreus. There were other tables reserved with full umbrella coverage, the one they offered us was in a little bit of gap between umbrellas but they scooted it over as much as they could to get under the shade more. While it was mid-70s F and lovely, the wind was strong so we were all a bit chilly. We were sharing scarves and kids were sitting on our laps to stay warm. When I was leaving, I noticed a big wicker basket full of blankets, and I was surprised they didn't offer that to us. Our server was great, offered things like replacing the potatoes in the steak dish with fries so the kids might enjoy it more. However, we waited an extremely long time for our appetizers. When I asked the server, he said he'd put it in the system but the kitchen downstairs had not received the order. Our server also did tell us that he would put in the entrees only after we finished appetizers, but we had forgotten this as the apps took so long to arrive, and I had to tell our server to please consider us "finished" with the appetizers when we were about 90% through so the entrees would arrive soon (and they did at that point). No kids menu but we found things on the menu our kids liked (penne pesto, steak). DRINKS * Passion pisco - 5 stars. My group was so impressed with this drink that 2 of the other 3 adults ended up ordering this too. * Mango Daiquiri - 4.5 stars. Delicious and dangerously can't taste the alcohol (really, I questioned whether it had any!). * Port cocktail with mango cream (don't remember what this was called but it was featured in the very top left of the cocktails menu) - 3 stars. Not great and tbh our server seemed to be trying to talk my husband out of this, but he got it anyway, the novelty was fun (it comes with a little port bottle inverted in the cream. FOOD * Bread starter with butters and dips - 4 stars * Oysters - 5 stars * Salmon tataki - this never arrived, we asked them to just cancel it when we were finished with appetizers. It still ended up on our bill, but they cancelled the charge easily. * Beef carpaccio - 4.5 stars * Octopus - 3.5 stars. Pretty good but I found this to be slightly more rubbery than other octopus we'd had in Portugal. * Portuguese steak - 4.5 stars * Pesto penne - 4 stars

Be careful of thieves and pickpockets. Not a safe experience! My purse and passport were stolen…read morewhile my purse was hanging on the back of my chair. I was sitting in the chair when it happened, which makes it even more disturbing. Whoever did this was clearly experienced. When we informed the staff and manager about what happened, they did not seem surprised or particularly concerned. They did not apologize or make much effort to help us beyond calling the police, and the police did not answer the phone. The manager also spoke with their "security guy," but he was not very helpful. He mostly sat there, did not look around the area, and did not ask any questions about what had happened. The manager did not provide any video footage and needed to "check with their IT", which likely means they're going to do nothing. I went to the nearby Porto police station, but they could not help and directed me to a tourist police department farther away, where I had to file a police report. Even the police said this type of theft is "typical," which made it seem like this happens often in the area. In my opinion, the restaurant did not do enough to protect its customers. If management takes this issue seriously, they should consider installing more security cameras, posting warning signs about pickpockets, or having waitstaff remind guests to keep an eye on their belongings. The security presence seemed very lax, and the camera situation was not helpful at all. The restaurant was also horrible about answering the phone, and even the police station did not pick up when we tried calling, so we had to walk to the station. This lack of urgency puts other guests at risk and makes me concerned that similar incidents could happen again. This completely ruined our last night in Porto and was honestly traumatizing. While I was searching around the property for my purse, I even found another purse thrown into the bushes nearby, which made me feel like this has definitely happened before. On the way to the police station, we also saw two men being arrested for stealing credit cards, purses, and clothing. Thieves and pickpockets seem to be common here. I would not recommend this place, especially if you are a tourist. This restaurant needs to do better. Praia da Luz, how will you protect your guests?? I hope you make an effort to install more security cameras and keep out loitering/shady people who prey on tourists.

What a lovely meal. Relaxed. Outside. Grilled sardines, squid and robalo with salad, potatoes,…read morebread , olives and a bottle of Planalto white wine. Crème brûlée for dessert. Very Portuguese. The couple at the next table had Alice, their 6 month old daughter, in a baby carriage next to their table and took time out from their meal to feed her. Did I mention I loved this meal? The fish is fresh and grilled to perfection. The ambience was perfect. And the service was enthusiastic.

One of my favorite places we ate in Porto. We stopped in from lunch based on a recommendation from…read morea friend, we didn't have a reservation. The seafood was fresh as was the vinho verde. The three of us had two bottles of vinho verde and what felt like a HUGE lunch of squid, prawns, two nice fishes, salad, and more for around 100 euros. My favorite was by far the squid, but everyone had their preferences. Sitting outside and enjoying seafood at friendly prices with great wine is a dream come true. This meal was so worth while, honestly great vibes, and where you want to go for a local experience in Porto.

Good food here. We had eggs and ham- and it was good. Other people at our table had yogurt,…read moresandwiches and other items. Everything was good- and BIG portions. You might want to split things- unless you've a very big appetite. Prices were very reasonable. They've outdoor seating as well as indoor.

Well then I'm writing the first review for this cute Cafe in Porto…read more It was recommend from some bloggers from Instagram so we tried the brunch and it was worth it! We both had a Latte Macchiato and the Cheesy Tom (scrambled eggs with Mozzarella, tomatoes, a side salad, butter and bread) for 16,70 Euros. The coffeeshop has a nice atmosphere, great music playing in the background and pretty good food. If you need some coffee after shopping at the Rue de Catarina you better drink and eat here and not at the Majestic Cafe, which is totally overpriced (Cappuccino for 5 Euros!?) and crowded.

Prime location by the water and good food (tapas style) but is a little pricey for Porto.read more

After visiting the Serralves fondation, I did not want to drive back to the touristic Porto Center…read more Instead we found this nice but not cheap restaurant. The service was in an approximative english but friendly. Portions are not big and the dishes are quite pricy for Portugal. Still, the dishes were good and we had a pleasant time.

Service is great and entertaining but food quality and value is abysmal. 48 euros for 2 people was…read moreunexpected especially when so many higher end places in downtown Porto are cheaper with fresh food and high quality wine.

My best meal in Portugal. Clams, mussels, prawns in a delicious sauce, bread to soap up the sauce,…read moresauted vegetables hit the spot for me today. What a friendly, take charge proprietor. Funny too. She helps you get what you want. Olives on the tables when we arrived. Good quality. Welcoming setting.

So this place showed up on a bunch of lists of places to go in Porto, and for good reason - but I…read morewas having trouble finding the hours, so I figured I'd just get there around noon once I was in Porto, and ask. Around noon, someone did show up briefly to post a sign out front saying they were going to be opening at 12:45 that day (I asked out of curiosity; sounds like it's *often* 12:30, but it's really mostly a "they'll open when they want to" kind of place.) I knew it'd be the sort of place that would fill up immediately, so I got back at 12:30. At least that day, it turns out they still had 1 table left after they sat everyone there before they opened - that last table got claimed at 1, 15 minutes later. It's not a large space, and word is out for good reason. Given it's not a large space, it was also easy for them to have excellent service, which they did. You could tell they were all passionate about the place, and again, for good reason - it was great. Definitely one of the best meals we ate on that trip. Between the two of us, we tried: Complimentary bread and olive oil. One OMG fantastic, wonderful fish soup. The sort of soup you'd want to eat every day if you could. Croquettes that were pretty good. Enjoyable enough, perfectly crispy, a little too salty. Not nearly as memorable as everything else. The seafood rice stew for 2 - a description I always question ("for 2"), but true in this case. It was quite large - and great. Excellent shrimp, which I'm picky about. I'm even pickier about shellfish (clams, mussels, etc). I was expecting to give my wife most of them, but I did *not* do that. They really know how to get and cook the best seafood here. The rice at the top of the stew wasn't anything particular to mention - filling, though, and warming for the drizzly day it'd been that morning. The rice at the *bottom* of the stew, that'd been slowly cooking in hot stew the whole time, was *very good*. :D Wine-wise, they have like a hundred bottles of wine by the whole bottom, some very expensive, some *surprisingly* reasonably priced, but we also didn't need a whole bottle of wine with lunch - by the glass, they just had one red and one white house wine (also solidly priced, though, for a place like this, 6 euros (Be way more than that in the US. I had the red with the stew - solid.) Also a handful of solid-looking ports by the glass, one of which I had with dessert, a reserva tawny for 6.50 euros. After eating the stew, my wife tapped out. I was also pretty full, but I'd spent a lot of effort getting here and I was *gonna* have dessert, darn it. Had what was basically just a whole roasted stewed apple, cooked down until it turned to pudding. Super good. Went really well with a reserva tawny port. This place was great.

This was a low key restaurant located on a small street. The door was closed and locked so I had…read moreto knock before one of the staff came outside. Luckily for us the restaurant was only half full so there was no need to wait (weekday at 3pm). Odd hours for popular restaurants worked out the best for us on this trip. Inside there were just 8 tables so I can see why this place usually sees long lines outside. It was quite cozy. Menu was straightforward with appetizers, seafood and from the country (aka meat). The octopus rice was so good. The strips of sliced octopus were very tender and the flavors of this dish were delicious. It was comforting on that cold and rainy afternoon. The salt crusted seabass selection was delivered the with flare all covered in flames. Our server ignored the flames and proceeded to crack open the salt crust, fillet and debone the fish. Full service! The fish was meaty and perfectly cooked. The side of potatoes and broccoli was addicting and I normally don't eat a lot of potatoes. We skipped dessert but the menu was tempting. Besides the fish service it would've been nice to have a bit more proactive attention from our server. When we requested our check, she pointed out that out that tipping was not included and waited until we completed the transaction. Would return for the food next time in Porto.