Stay far away from this "restaurant". The service is super rude - especially the father and his…read moredaughter. The seafood looked and tasted spoiled and the sides were undercooked and unseasoned. Our son threw up and the rest of us had stomach ache afterwards. Worst experience on a beautiful food trip to Portugal.

Amazing food, service and personality. We loved everything…read moreabout this restaurant. Sunset views to top it off.

Another place I've been going to for years. Serves the best bacalhau and cold vinho verde. Next to…read morethe féria and if you happen to go on a Thursday, it might be a good idea to go early. It fills up with locals and (fortunately) not too many loud tourists. Good prices - think twice before you order a full serving - try a meia dose of any of the main dishes if you're the only one eating it. Friendly service, good quality cuisine prepared in the most Portuguese manner. I usually order the cod Muralha style because it is the house specialty and in Portugal that usually means you'll get the best on the menu. Caldo verde - also hard to go wrong with in Portugal - is recommended as well. Order a bottle of Loureiro - vinho verde branco, seco, from the Adega da Cooperativa de Ponte de Lima. (I prefer seco to adamado)

Stumbling into places in Viana do Castelo (2 of 2)…read more I was in Viana do Castelo again. If you're in the Porto area, you might always want to return to this town, with the colder and rougher coast of the north of Portugal having its own allure, whether under sunny or foggy skies. And, if you don't have a (rental) car, you can get here with the train or even a bus. This last time, I knew I would head straight to Dantas for lunch. I walked up to the place and it was closed for a vacation. That's why, when I called, no one was answering the phone. I was a little annoyed as that meant I'd have to find another place to eat. I did a rectangular walk, taking me down to the riverside and back up, and saw a restaurant with an eating area out front that was full. There were also some people waiting. Some of them were obviously locals who worked in or for the town. I asked someone if the food was good and they nodded that it was. The name of this place is Casa Primavera. I asked that I be added to the list and I cleared that list in about 10 minutes. I sat in the larger part of the restaurant in the back. I figured that I would get fish for lunch since they had some types that I do eat. I settled on a slab of swordfish, which is called "espadarte." It was served with something similar to garbanzo beans and some potatoes. The platter was incredibly tasty. I ordered Pepsi's sugar free equivalent of a Coke Zero to drink. Note that, if from neighboring countries speaking similar languages, you might see "peixe spada" and think it's swordfish ... it's not. I kept saying that I wasn't going to get a dessert, but their pricing was fair. I thus went for a small slice of a rich chocolate tart. Casa Primavera was completely full and the service was excellent. The people who work here are uniformly very nice to their customers. Some of the tables are close to other tables and I often just study the landscape while eating. A Spanish couple on vacation sitting at a practically adjacent table began speaking with me. I thought that, like so many others, they had driven down from Galicia, right above the border. They told me they were Madrilenos, so a friendly conversation ensued. At any rate, that added to the conviviality of the entire experience. I try not to be overly generous with ratings, seeing some reviewers' histograms that skew heavily toward 5s and taper downward. However, with Casa Primavera doing everything right with a full house and after such a tasty lunch, I think it's one of the better restaurant options in Viana do Castelo and I was lucky to have happened onto it.

This place in unbelievable! Firstly, it's a locals place and…read morealways busy. You pick out your fish before they grill it. It's straight out of the ocean and the guy that line caught it,is standing at the bar smiling. A pitcher of local Vinho Verde served in a ceramic jug washes it all down. Don't miss the dessert of stinky cheese and custard, I promise you'll love it. And did I mention that it's not expensive and the staff are amazing? I can't wait to return.

First off, call ahead! They are super busy because they are super good. From what I was told they…read morehave their own fishing boats to supply the restaurant. The fish we ordered to be grilled was first presented to us fresh for approval. Don't get me wrong this isn't one of those fancy places that serve you a sample of fish. It's a glorified tavern, noisy, crowded but with amazing food. We ordered some appetizers and the grilled chouriço, grilled turbot, seafood rice, "clarinha" ( a local sweet delicacy), chocolate cake, and couple of other things I can remember. The food was AMAZING! The seafood rice was loaded with shrimp of several sizes and other delicious shells. Dinner for 4 with drinks was around $120 which is a bargain for the quality and quantity of food you're getting. Highly recommend.

Because of very great reviews I visited this place for dinner. The food was good but not great, as…read moresome reviewers wrote. I couldn't get just a glass of wine so I had to order a glass of beer. The staff were mostly not very friendly. To be honest I wouldn't visit this place again.

Arrived into town (after 4 drive!) starving. Not familiar…read morewith the city, parked in the center , and walked around looking for a place to eat , Stumbling immediately into Bota D'agua! Thank goodness for accidents as this place is sooooooo good! Very nice explanada but unfortunately Had to eat inside , no table open outside. The interior is nicely and tastefully decorated. Simple but pretty. Bathrooms very clean. To the food: Polished an appetizer of melon and presunto: Ripe and tasty melon. Presunto not salty. . full Cataplana of seafood. Exquisite! All washed down with a 1 Bottle of adega ponte de lima, green wine. Oh my what a meal. Thank you João , my waiter. You are a wonderful professional. A Thank you also Daniela, our other waiter, you're a gracious young lady . And finally a big thank you to senhor Manuel (the owner) for being so accommodating at 8:30 pm on a busy Saturday night.

Good food, good service and nice ambience. The service was…read morequick and the food was excellent.