I had never heard of Cape Verde much less eaten the cuisine, but the place smelled so good when we opened the door it was a no brainer. The young man who explained the menu offered to order for us based on a few questions of taste and what we got was really, really, good ... and cheap.
I have no idea what the names were but I got several big chunks of stewed beef and what looked and tasted like potatoes, only they were not potatoes, all in a curry gravy that did not taste like curry, but was delicious. It came with a big plate of white rice to put it on and as The Donald would say: "it was HUGE". My wife got a plate with many tiny knuckles of what could have been beef or pork with meat that you had to eat around the bone to get at, coming with a side salad, rice and french fries. What meat we could get to was also very good, but that was not all that much. We also had a half liter of water and a liter of the house tinto (red), all for the grand total of less than ... wait ... €22 ... that is correct, just €22 ... HOOAH!
The restaurant is not much to look at, but it and the kitchen were both sparkling clean, and the service was excellent. I expected the bill to come to just under €40 because there were both half and full portions listed on the menu, assuming these were full portions, but they must have been halves. Even though we would probably order something other than the "bones" next time, it was a very tasty meal at a terrific price.
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