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    Melody

    4.6 (12 reviews)
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    Swordfish
    Timothy K.

    This is by far my favorite restaurant in Portugal so far. It's a hidden gem nested in the streets of Cascais. We ordered swordfish, squid, cuttlefish, and pork and I am not exaggerating when I say that the squid left me speechless. Everything else was phenomenal, but the squid was so good, we had to order more. The staff were extremely friendly and there was plenty of indoor and outdoor seating. It is definitely worth going out of your way to experience this place. I will definitely be back soon.

    Mom & pop off the beaten path in Cascais. Stuffed cattle fish and sea bream. Mixed meats for me. Perfect French fries everywhere.
    Geanr L.

    Small mom & pop place off the beaten path in Cascais which is on the beach. Think Santa Barbara in the 50's.the good is exceptional. Stuffed squid. Sea bream. 3 meat plate.

    Olwen C.

    Great local place to eat in Cascais! My husband and I stopped in for lunch and we ate so much we were full for the rest of the day! We ordered two of the daily specials, which happened to be a mushroom chicken and Mexican style pork chops. The highlight of my meal was the side item of olives that we ordered. So garlicky and delicious! The meals we ordered came with rice, and red and white beans. Our spread was so huge, we could barely finish it! The best part about it was that the whole bill came to less than 16€!

    Patrick V.

    Amazing traditional portuguese and sea food. Tiny restaurant but definitely worth a visit, you won't regret it.

    Chorizo/blood sausage - best I've ever had. Try it!

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    Home cooked everything. Best in Cascais... We have tried almost everything on their menu and all were great??

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    9 years ago

    This little restaurant is a hidden gem. We had a great lunch here. The fish was great and the squid was simply amazing!

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    Review Highlights - Melody

    We ordered swordfish, squid, cuttlefish, and pork and I am not exaggerating when I say that the squid left me speechless.

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    Taberna Clandestina - Broad beans

    Taberna Clandestina

    4.9(35 reviews)
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    First off, you need to make a reservation. The restaurant is small and very popular. I was able to…read moremake a reservation for the same day though, because luckily Portugal had a World Cup match that night. We sat inside the cantina side. Our server was adorable and bubbly with a great sense of humor. She did get really busy though toward the end of our meal and it was a challenge to flag her down for our check. With that said, she provided exceptional service earlier. This is the kind of place you want to go to with others who love tasting a variety of dishes. I went with my family who is not into that concept, and so I had to choose just one dish that I would not be sharing, as no one else wanted to share theirs either. Some of the dishes were quite small, but mine was not! I ordered the octopus which was cooked to perfection and had a mix of potatoes and greens underneath. Would definitely order this again! It was one of the best octopus dishes I've ever had. The one thing we did share was the croquettes. They were delightful, but kind of expensive as they were 1.70Euros each and were literally one bite, but a very flavorful bite at that. I also had a few glasses of their summer sangria which I rather enjoyed. I would return here when in Cascais again, but maybe with a different group of people so that we can treat it as tapas as it should be instead of individual dishes. There's so much more I want to try from their menu!

    My wife and I did not have a reservation but were able to get seated inside (small inside area but…read moreit was chill). We split 3 dishes and definitely couldn't do a 4th as the portions were perfect to share. Dishes we ordered were the octopus with Migas, the wild crispy shrimps and the Ze Povinho which is black pork cheeks slow cooked in red wine. The octopus was incredibly tender and served over potatoes that had a lot of flavor. The shrimps were 4 large (prawns not sure why they were called shrimo?) were fried but nice and juicy. The puree of the avocado and mango with the prawns was a winning combo! We were both pretty full but ate every bit of the pork beef cheeks which was served with au gratin potato that had a hint of dill in it which I was surprised I like as I'm not a huge dill fan.. Once we got to this spot and this are in general we knew it was the place to be at. Monday evening and packed!

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