My girlfriend and I have just returned from our Portuguese vacation where we spent 8 nights in…read moreSanta Cruz. The Boca Santa restaurant was by far the best that we ate at, there are many others that are very good but Boca Santa is wonderful. The quality of the food is excellent! With a great mix of local delicacies and other dishes that lean towards a more international flavour, there is plenty to choose from their refreshingly modest menu. We're never fans of encyclopedic menus; less is more and quality and freshness of ingredients should be priorities as they most certainly are at Boca Santa. The food aside, the restaurant has an incredible location with various seating options. It sits beside the historic, and soon to be restored, Mar Linda restaurant and tea room, an evocative remnant of former seaside times in Santa Cruz. My girlfriend and I were fortunate enough to have great weather and we were able to watch the beautiful sunsets from the terrace as we snacked on olives, bread and cheese, all locally sourced, with chilled glasses of vinho verde. However, it can be very windy along the coast and so the restaurant offers a kind of 'indoor/ outdoor' space with a few tables in a sun room at the front with equally majestic views of the Atlantic horizon. The interior of the restaurant proper is so wonderfully cozy, beautifully decorated and in keeping with its maritime location in a bistro style. We dined on the Bacalhau á Boca, which is so beautifully presented as to be as much a feast on the eyes as it is on the palette. For us, the thing that brought us back time and again was the friendliness of the owner. Such a charming, well travelled man who made us feel like we were his only guests, a true gentleman and so proud of his kitchen creations. This is a bar restaurant, perhaps a bistro but that said, the location, food quality, decor and professionalism of its staff, lends itself to far grander establishments. Thank you so much Boca Santa for beautifully embellishing our visit to Santa Cruz 5

Excellent location, good food and nice staff. We had lulinhas à boca (little squid) and it was very…read moretasty.

Totally overpriced! Go to the countryside and eat for 15…read moreeuros whit wild fish whole menuy, The old days is over now in Ericeria, Befhore the prices were paybul but now the the local people can't even afford to eat out out anymore

Amazing place…read more Service was wonderful . From the front door, where you pick your fish to our waitress and servers. Super attentive for European standards. They clean the fish and serve it to you, so great presentation. The flavors of the fish are AMAZING!! seasoned and grilled to perfection! I cannot say enough about it. Side dishes are great as are the tapas offered. The dessert was awesome! The decor and ambiance is enough to rate this 5 stars alone!!

I came towards the end of their lunch hours at just before 3PM. Not sure if this was an isolated…read moreincident but my grilled mackerel still had the innards attached when I received it. The fish itself was fantastic but the gall bladder smeared and the bitter taste of the bile was all over the bottom half of the fish. I wish I took a photo of it.

Came here first night I arrived Ericeira, recommended by my local hotel manager, it did not…read moredisappoint. They have a very simple menu, it is the place to go for grilled fish. I had sea bass, prawns and garlic clams, the flavors were on point! They use the simplest ingredients yet has the best flavors. The best meal during my one-week stay in Ericeira.

This is in the tourist area of Cascais, but it was recommended to me by the hotel. It is located…read moreright behind the police station. They are closed on Wednesday. This is the only restaurant in Portugal that asked for a tip. Afterwards I realized they ripped me off because VAT was included in my meal price. Don't fall for the tip is not included, it might be because I am American. My server was on the grumpy side and never once smiled, but I think that is his personality, he smiled for no one. Food: I ordered the pasta with chile, calamari, and shrimp. It was a unique pasta with garlic and tiny amounts of ginger, that played very well and there was like 2 chile rings and then calamari and shrimp. The pasta was cooked perfectly and right amount of sauce that just played well together. The calamari was cooked to perfection as was the shrimp but a few were not cleaned properly but everything tasted good. The chile did have a tiny bite so somebody might think this is spicy but was not for me, finally something with flavor. I did not eat all the pasta because then I ordered the octopus. The octopus was not cleaned properly but the texture was spot on and the taste was great, I added some of my own hot sauce on the side to give it some kick. Odd to have a boiled egg with the octopus, good taste but the green ring indicates the egg was overcooked. Everything was temperature hot and served fairly quickly. WiFi available. I should have just ordered the pasta because that was fantastic! The octopus was okay but took some work to clean. The pasta gives this place a 5. Service and tip with VAT already included would drop to 2. The octopus is 3 stars. But the pasta was the best meal thus far in Portugal.

Very nice restaurant recommended by our tour guide so I feel it may be a bit touristy. The food is…read moregood but a little pricy. Service was good but it was the only restaurant I was asked if I want to leave an additional tip, hence place for tourist. There's no need to leave a tip in Europe. Tip is already built into the price. Food was good and service was good as well.

Vacation Time - we definitely loved being in Portugal because there is so much seafood to enjoy !…read moreThis was one of our last places on this trip. Hubby and I ordered the Sea Bream and it was fresh as ever! So good ! Lovely service and warm weather had us sitting outside and enjoying the Euro Summer vacay !! Loved every moment of our time here !

What a cute and delicious restaurant for lunch in Cascais! It was busy but the food came out fairly…read morequickly. We ordered the combo for 2 and it was plenty of food! A whole seabass, mussels, potatoes and a salad. Yum yum!

It is a small restaurant in Peniche. You must make reservation ahead. We tried last year and could…read morenot get in. So we made the reservation almost one week ahead. It was a ok experience. So I am debating if I should give a 3 or 4 stars. The major complaint is the food is too salty for us. We ordered seafood plater, garlic shrimps and blue lobster. Btw. They are not vegetarian friendly. We are traveling with my mother in law this year and she is a vegetarian. The only thing that she could have at the restaurant was the vegetable soup which I hope it was without any fish broth. There are too many great seafood restaurants in Peniche and that was the reason why this was reviewed at 3 stars rather than 4 stars. Overall, this is a ok restaurant but not a place that we will go back again.

Outstanding restaurant! Highly recommend! Patricia and her…read morefamily catch the fish and serve it daily! Must have reservations! Best meal of my life! Thank you!

Fantastic seafood offering! Well prepared calamares and great value sea food platters.read more

The best meal of our Portugal trip! We had the prawns in Peri peri sauce to start and the monk fish…read moreand prawn curry. Wow! The fish was amazing! The curry was the best we have had fish wise too. We highly recommend a visit there!

The seafood here is pretty fresh and they do a good job grilling. It's not too salty like some…read moreother places in Portugal and there's sides of potato and carrots with the fish. Everything here is by weight so you order however many grams or kilos of fish you want and share. They have nice sunset views from here too!

Excellent food and service. A real gem…read more The room is small and a bit dirty, but the food is excellent and prices great. Good dinner wines.

During our Sintra tour, our guide Henrique took us to a restaurant located by the beach. I imagine…read moreit gets quite crowded in the summer. We sat outside and enjoyed a whole fish (sea bream) along with Arroz de Marisco. The fish was cooked perfectly. The service was very friendly, and I highly recommend this place.

GREAT SEAFOOD AND VIEW ======================…read more Our family member booked us a huge table for lunch at the end of July. We had a big group of ten at a long table overlooking one of the most beautiful beaches. Normally a great view and decent cuisine don't go hand and hand, but I was pleasantly surprised. I ordered sole after my family member recommended it. My husband walked out right after we got there because of the smell of seafood. He found another place to eat nearby. If you like seafood with a beautiful view make a reservation. You may need a private driver though because parking is a problem.