Our friends brought us here because this is their favorite restaurant. We raced to be here by 7pm…read moreto get a table, if not, the wait will be long. We ordered a nice bottle of wine 15,25 Euros, Monkfish Rice for 2 and Sea Bass for 2. Water and 2 desserts came out to a total of 88,25 Euros. Well worth it because the food is worth it.

This is an old school seafood restaurant that all the locals wait in line for. We pass this place…read moremany times on the way to other "front line" seafood eateries where there likely isn't a wait. But their menu equals all the others with one notable exception. Their shrimp in special sauce is to die for! Sure everything else is great but I've not tasted anything like this! I'm going back just to satisfy my shrimp cravings! A pile of rice and green salad with a beer... heaven! Definitely worth the wait in line! Este é um restaurante de frutos do mar à moda antiga, onde todos os moradores locais fazem fila para comer. Passamos por este lugar muitas vezes a caminho de outros restaurantes de frutos do mar mais populares, onde provavelmente não há fila. Mas o cardápio deles é igual ao de todos os outros, com uma exceção notável. O camarão com molho especial deles é de comer ajoelhado! Claro que tudo o resto é ótimo, mas nunca provei nada parecido com isso! Vou voltar só para satisfazer o meu desejo por camarão! Uma pilha de arroz e salada verde com uma cerveja... o paraíso! Definitivamente vale a pena esperar na fila!

Amazing food and service. Outdoor sitting has plenty of space and shade to enjoy a meal. Fresh…read moreseafood dishes and delicious dessert, good wine.

I was skeptical since none of reviews were newer than a year but good was fantastic and the service…read morewas good. Get the sardines of course, sea bass, prawns, and fish rice. All yummy.

Very good overall experience. This is a very well known restaurant in Porto and we were lucky that…read moreour tour had booked a dinner here as part of the itinerary. They gave us a great sample of all of the variety of dishes they served and we were very pleased with the delicious fresh fish options - and the octopus was exceptionally good. They also served some very good bread and a very savory vegetable soup as well. The service is also exceptional and everything was absolutely fresh and perfect for the palate. We were in a big private room but there were lots of customers in all other parts of the restaurant. I would recommend this as an option if anyone is stopping by Porto. This city has lots of great restaurants but this one is definitely worth going to for the abundantly fresh food they serve.

Perhaps it was destiny... somewhere in the cob webs of my subconscious, many years ago my my future…read morewas mapped out. I don't recall being particularly moved by the parts unknown episode in Oporto , by Anthony Bourdain when it originally aired. No more than any other I assumed just another interesting place in the world I hoped to visit. Little did I know many years later, we would retire and move to Oporto. In fact the restaurant in Matosinhos he dined at is literally 5 short blocks away, we pass it on our walks to the beach. No longer tourists but ever grateful for however AB has informed, influenced or subliminally cajoled our collective psyches. We have come to appreciate the simple unadulterated pleasures of great seafood. We chose this restaurant for this special celebration of family, it was epic beyond all proportions. Perhaps I've waited far too long to quote AB upon seeing the platter of seafood put in front of him, "seafood platter...."! Massive inside but we had a corner all to ourselves We made pals with the wait staff and they gave us a full bottle of their homemade hooch. Excellent service fresh seafood great wine and family! Apparently I stumbled home muttering incomprehensible Portuguese. . We must have killed that aguardente!

I was craving grilled fish! Twice a week we run the gauntlet of front line seafood restaurants here…read morebecause our português classes are here at the Mar port and we have to pass the incredible smells of seafood being grilled on charcoal. We have not been to this specific restaurant yet so in the spirit of equal opportunity for all of them we decided to give it a try. Specifically this one has a large outdoor terrace that is very long and accommodating for outdoor dining. Started its large prawns the octopus and finally he grilled red snapper. What a great meal to celebrate our one year anniversary of permanently moving to Portugal. Estava com vontade de comer peixe grelhado! Duas vezes por semana passamos pelos restaurantes de marisco da linha da frente, porque as nossas aulas de português são aqui no porto de Mar e temos de passar pelos cheiros incríveis de marisco a ser grelhado no carvão. Ainda não tínhamos ido a este restaurante específico, por isso, no espírito de igualdade de oportunidades para todos eles, decidimos experimentar. Especificamente este tem um grande terraço ao ar livre que é muito longo e acomodando para refeições ao ar livre. Começámos com os camarões grandes, o polvo e finalmente o pargo grelhado. Que grande refeição para celebrar o nosso aniversário de um ano de mudança definitiva para Portugal!!!

Was told to go to matinhos by a local and try the sardines even though I absolutely despise them…read more Walked by and saw this restaurant was grilling a bunch of them so knew this was the spot to try. Ordered 1/2 dose of sardines (6-7 pieces) and the monkfish and rice. I was blown away at how good the sardines were with the crispy salty skin. I honestly thought I'd have one piece and then be done but I couldn't stop eating it. The monkfish was a huge bowl filled with shrimp also and was made for sharing between 2-4 people. If I went back I'd just get the sardines. This restaurant seemed more formal setting which I'm not a big fan of. Service was quick even with it being very busy

I love the authenticity of this wonderful restaurant. The freshest fish I have ever had was put on…read morethe bbq and grilled right there in front of us. And wow was it delicious. 2 glasses of fantastic Vino Verde, a delicious tuna salad, the grilled sea bass (for 2) l, a large bottle of sparkling water and espresso to finish all for E58 - and did I mention the wonderful service. Go there !

Go for the grilled sardines. Seriously. And only the grilled sardines…read more Do not get tempted by the other grilled fish. It will arrive with potatoes and boiled kale, and somewhere between the first bite and the third potato, you'll wonder where your appetite went. Just order the grilled sardines, a bottle of Muros Antigos Alvarinho 2025, and call it a day. You can add some olives, peppers, and their soft cheese while you wait, because the sardines take a little time to make--and these are actually good for nibbling on. The ambiance? Meh. The service? Also meh. The flies? Very much not meh. You'll find yourself staring at them, contemplating whether a fly swatter should be considered an essential part of the table setting. They're annoying, but there's only so much you can do. Consider it part of the experience. But the sardines? Excellent. Charred, simple, and exactly what you should be there for.

If I could give this restaurant 6 stars I would. We traveled 25 minutes out of our way and it was…read moreso well worth it. As soon as you walk in you r mesmerized by the lobster and crab tank with HUGE lobsters and crab. AND BLUE LOBSTER the atmosphere is a casual upscale feel. You pass by a large table displaying all their seafood. We were overwhelmed with the menu and choices. Our server Agostino was amazing with his attentiveness and knowledge of their food and wine. He suggested an excellent wine for us and made suggestions on what to have. A group of 11, we shared a large dish of regular and blue lobsters with shrimp which was amazing. Presentation one of the best. We also had the Sopa de Mariscos which was a rice soupy rice dish and it was phenomenal. Think paella but with more broth. You have to see the pictures posted. This was a once in a lifetime experience. A must for an unforgettable dinner.

Perhaps it was destiny... somewhere in the cob webs of my subconscious, many years ago my my future…read morewas mapped out. I don't recall being particularly moved by this episode of #partsunknown, by #anthonyboudain when it originally aired. No more than any other I assumed just another interesting place in the world I hoped to visit. Little did I know many years later, we would retire and move to Oporto. In fact the restaurant in Matosinhos he dined at is literally 5 short blocks away, we pas it on our walks to the beach. No longer tourists but ever grateful for however AB has informed, influenced or subliminally cajoled our collective psyches. We have come to appreciate the simple unadulterated pleasures of great seafood. While we chose a different restaurant, for this special celebration of family, it was nonetheless epic beyond all proportions. Perhaps I've waited far too long to quote AB upon seeing the platter of seafood put in front of him, "seafood platter bitches!" And even though we finished that entire bottle of homemade hooch "aguardente" and stumbled home the 5 blocks. Me apparently muttering incomprehensible Portuguese before passing out, I am forever grateful to have shared it with minha rainha and our oldest filho. Great atmosphere, excellent service https://youtu.be/9rC2jqflXNU?si=n-rNP38XsgpvfV-I

My friend and I ended up here at the recommendation of our hotel during our visit to Porto. I was…read moreon the hunt for grilled limpets during our trip. The hotel provided us with a voucher for a welcome drink and they specialize in seafood so it was a no brainer. The hotel made us a same day reservation for dinner. We arrived and were seated immediately. You can tell the waitstaff was busy but they had a flow going. We were provided menus and shortly after we received bread for the table and our welcome drink of port wine which was so good! We opted for the seafood platter for 2 and also the steak with seafood sauce accompanied with a bottle of vinho verde. The food was delicious, came out quickly and was great value for what we paid. Glad we were able to experience this and hope to come back on my next visit.

This restaurant was recommended to us by our hotel. It was our second night in Porto. Food was…read morefantastic. Very fresh very friendly service. The pasta that my kids got was extremely fresh and the seafood rice we had was incredible.

Don't think, just walk in. EXCELLENT!!!!! Everything from the service to the food is perfection.read more

Gorgeous seafood on the tank but the way it was prepared completely underwhelmed. First of all,…read morethis is a Michelin rated restaurant, and the prices reflect that. It is wicked expensive for Porto, by far the MOST expensive restaurant we ate at in Porto. Been much, much Fancier and tastier ones. It was recommended to us by a chef, and it is also featured on Bourdain's parts unknown, so perhaps our expectation was way too high, but boy did it disappoint, I could not even finish my plate. Atmosphere: other than the impressive seafood and fish tank, the decor is super outdated and corny, not up to par with the prices. The complementary bread served was over toasted bread so soaked in oil it was dripping. When we saw the prices, we decided not to go for $300 for 2 and instead selected crab appetizer and Arroz com Lobster (which the very, very nice waiter, I gave to say, convinced us to have vs the Arroz com Mariscos. Let me start with the crab appetizer, for those of us who live in the Pacific Northwest, it was a very generous portion of Dungeness crab meat, wow, impressive, that was the best part of the meal, except for the potion that was drenched in a very bad tasting and not complementary mustard sauce that completely over powered the crab, the rest was just nice crab meat in Mille-feuille cup that was also over-cooked, dry and completely tasteless, perhaps we were not meant to eat them. Now the lobster Rice, wow, what a disappointment, the lobster was huge, have to give them that, but the rice was completely overcooked and it was more of a lobster rice soup than Arroz com Lobster. The Lobster, although huge, was completely overcooked, hard and tasteless. Dessert, chocolate lava cake, skip it or pick something else, It was not worth the extra calories. This was the ONE AND ONLY, disappointing food stop in Porto period and unfortunately the most expensive and most highly recommended. If you go, I'd suggest, go all out and pick the seafood tower, or at least stay away from Arroz com lobster if you don't want a soupy consistency. Our final bill was close to $250 euros, with a $30 bottle of wine, split Arroz com lobster, split dessert and appetizer, that was by the way, selecting the cheapest things we could get on the menu. I personally will not go back and do not recommend. Now, we have eaten at some of the most amazing and expensive restaurants in the world and the price is absolutely not the reason I'm giving this place such a bad review. But the combination of bad tasting food, high cost, underwhelming atmosphere is simply hard to overcome. I really do stay away from giving places a 1 star, but if it was not for the good service by our server, I would definitely rate this a 1 star. I was grossed out by the taste of the food until the next day. There are a lot of selections in Matosinhos, I'd suggest you research a few before you settle for this place. There is soooo much amazingly good seafood in Porto. I just wish they were able to make the amazingly good looking seafood they have in the tank taste fabulous and up to par with the prices.

This was phenomenal. The service and wait staff were very nice, knowledgeable, and extremely…read moreattentive.

We came here as recommended by our hotel. We did not have reservations, but we were seated…read morequickly. We weren't sure what the fish and clams dish consisted of, but the waiter, which assures it, is a good choice. He was so right. It contained shrimp, clams, mussels, and 2 kinds of fish. It was served at the table side from a pot. Didn't realize I was getting a 2nd helping of the same amount. It was so good. The grilled octopus was excellent as well. It came with sautéed veggies and French fries. The service was excellent. Definitely recommend this place.