Been meaning to try this restaurant for a while, i was not disappointed…read more The atmosphere was relaxed and all the staff were pleasant and attentive. Food was reasonably priced and of good quality.

From the owner: Taste of Portugal means a small holiday in uk, restaurant, cafe and delicatessen, real Portuguese…read morecousine

I can guarantee if this place is chained and wrapped into a franchise, then it would definitely…read moregive Nando's a run for its money. A carbon copy menu that matches Nando's with their own additions of Portuguese fish dishes was a breath of fresh air. Me and my friend simply couldn't resist a jumbo platter with sweet potato fries, garlic bread and rice. The chicken was certainly very tender and wet, which gives me great first impressions of this place, seeing as I rarely get a wet chicken at Nando's anymore. The marinade however doesn't quite live up to the infamous peri peri sauce but nevertheless, the spice adds a mild kick to my liking. I wouldn't recommend the extra hot sauce as I believe it to contain far overwhelmingly vinegar than chilli, I think the ingredients may need to be tweaked for that sauce. The sides were great and delivered as expected. One very big selling point is the price and the customer service is just as good. If you still have some space in your stomach, I definitely wouldn't mind going for some of their gelato as well! Would visit again

I was so relieved when the mystery of this place was solved... Semendo's popped up in the place of…read morea strange old betting shop that seemed to just... be closed one day. After months and months of the place being boarded up and cleaned, it was finally revealed to be a new eatery (specialising in Portuguese food) at the end of 2014. So, as you can see from the photos, it looks pretty darn smart. Big windows, nice wooden and metal signage and clear opening hours look pretty darn inviting (especially when you consider the alternative food shops are Greggs and Dhillons fish bar next to it). Upon entering, you will notice just how clean and inviting the interior is too. On Saturday (on our return from Pirate weekend at Alton Towers) we were starving hungry. With me being on Bootcamp currently, my foodie options are limited - but I AM allowed chicken (which this place specialises in). We were greeted as we walked in and popped straight to the counter to have a look at the menu. Now, this place is essentially an independent (but much tastier, in my opinion) Nando's. You can have chicken (to a range of different heats), steaks, salads and choose from their solid selection of desserts (including Italian gelato and cake). We opted for their "Half chicken and two sides deal" to split between us. As the chicken comes in quarters, Dan went for extra hot and I went for medium. I went for a green salad as my side and Dan chose Peri-peri chips. This was all made fresh for us while we waited and had a wander around the shop. They produce their own sauces and there are options for unlimited soft drinks if you choose to sit in. Our food was ready in about 10 minutes and we eagerly took this home to eat. Our meal cost us a very fair £8.50 for everything. The chicken was really tasty (and not that hot), but I was a little disappointed that my salad came with a dressing (even though this wasn't mentioned on the menu and I wasn't asked if I wanted it). I think this would be my only complaint. Service was great, food was good and the place was clean, friendly and inviting. If I wasn't so strict with my eating options, the salad dressing wouldn't be an issue - but word to the wise, ask for your salad without if you don't like creamy sauces.

I like others liked the light and comfortable dining room of Lusitano, which is on the first floor,…read moreit's both casually elegant and comfortable. Food wise, bit of a mixed bag: 1) Very good - Codfish (bacalao) patties - Cheese and spinach patties - Fish and shrimp croquettes - Stuffed peppers with minced beef and cheese - Chorizo flamed in red wine (I mean, it's just chorizo but it's hard to mess chorizo up) I would definitely have these if I went back and that would be a great meal. The first two in particular were excellent. 2) Fine - Batatas bravas (not bad at all, just not that memorable either) - Goat cheese wrapped in filo pastry (although others really liked this) - Salada di polvo (this was generally well received although not the best thing we had) - Gambas piri piri (not very spicy) - Tempera battered fried vegetables (these were a bit chewy, although I kind of liked that about them) 3) Not so great - Calamari (again, chewy) - Garlic bread Looking at the above it seems to me that the more Portuguese sounding dishes were generally the best, which is a pretty good sign. We didn't try any mains so can't comment on those, they're not that cheap though. Tapas were buy 3 get a 4th free the night we went, which was excellent value - between four our food was less than £12 a head and as you can see from the above we had a great range. Finally I didn't drink any alcohol but the Portuguese wine and port I understood was a bit rough!

Had a lovely meal at Lusitano. Sampled both the tapas and main food and it was all very good and…read moremost generous. Service was lovely too. And the sangria is great! Taste card offers a hefty 50% discount here - but without it the pricing is on the steep side. They do an early bird offer for those of you lucky folk who finish work early. If this was on Beech Road it'd be packed out every night. I really hope it does well and will certainly be going back.

Great place for visitors and family's, great service with waiters al ways attending your needs…read more Amazing food like steak, burgers and salads. An excellent place for visiting many times and a good stomach filler. Fantastic looking food to take pictures of for social media and for making fun memories.

I went to this place once when it was fairly new, I enjoyed my meal although the service was quite…read moreslow, the restraunt was empty when we went in (the premesis shared with cafe next door) and it took a while before the waiter came to serve us, once he was in attendence the service was good and the place filled up as time moved on. The food was nice and well cooked although we had Peri Peri Chicken and it came as plain Roast chicken with a Peri Peri dipping sauce rather than marinated meat as experienced both in Portugal and Uk's other Peri Peri joints. A Tasca has been around a while now so I imagine the management have the staffing issues sorted by now and I have used the Cafe next door many times indeed it is my Joint favourite coffee shop in corby and with the experience of eating the food there I can vouch for the quaility & size of the meals since they share a kitchen & Chef. Overall I would recommend A Tasca

Great little place we could find no fault with the food and wine, and the service was excellent…read more The servings were generous and I ate perhaps a bit more than I should, and as a result had to forgo a pudding, but next time!!!

Based on the site of the old Johnson's dry cleaners in Acocks Green, there's a round-the-world fast…read morefood place hiding on the small amount of on-site parking on the grounds - the area is being developed (and it looks like most of the street car parking will soon be paved) so expect parking to be limited when this place gets busy. Sadly it doesn't appear to get busy, which is a shame, as the food is good and the service is also of the same calibre. The process is similar to a Subway, except you order at the till and they prep and cook it and bring it to your table. Service was fast and food was scorching hot. We had a falafel grilled flatbread (a little dry, but still hot and good), a Philly Steak (with cheese) -- tasty but drowning in sauce -- and a Kati roll (like a hand-held burrito), with a Mediterranean salad on the side. Everything came out nice and quickly but, in my humble opinion, the products get their flavour from sauce applied during or after cooking rather than from herbs or spices or marinade. We only sampled three hot products so it isn't a great sample, admittedly, but everything that had sauce on it was drowning in it. Dishes are around £4 to £6 each, and each dish is large enough to be a meal on its own. Don't be tempted to order more than a main and a side unless you're absolutely starving! We liked the ability to have food from everywhere in the world (think of this place as a small portable version of Jimmy Spice's) and as this place is on our doorstep we'll be checking back there very soon (and taking advantage of the 20% off check-in offer!).

I would like to know how i can make a complaint about the staff in perios grill acocks green,i used…read moreto go there quite often now i dont go at all because of this man who works there he has frightened me and when i went to make an order he was verbally aggressive and there was no floor manager there to keep an eye on things, all the nice friendly staff have all left now theres nothing but tude iggronant staff there i am very upset by this and wish to make a official complaint!