Location review insights for Porto, Portugal, Restaurants

After eating ordinary food with a noisy atmosphere, on our last evening, we found a place with proper food, atmosphere, and the wine recommended by the sommelier was truly a trinity of food, service, and atmosphere. The bread served as an appetizer was unique, and the fondue (scooped out bread filled with melted cheese) was also excellent. For the main course, the baby octopus was grilled after being cooked, resulting in a perfectly chewy and crispy texture. The sea bass was finished with steam, and the resulting broth, which was not salty and carried the scent of the sea, was harmonious. The attitude of the service staff was also excellent.

Attracted by the comments from downstairs Cindy ivy and YouTuber Toncho. The shop's location is a bit hard to find because the entrance is small. Suckling pig: Tender but bony with not much meat. Roasted sausage: Roasted right in front of me but not hot, too salty, couldn't finish it. Sangria: Normal. Pudding: Firm, not the jiggly Japanese texture.

Absolutely the worse service I have ever received!!! There were 8 in our group, we sat there for over an hour before they even brought us water while at the same time they sat other tables after us and they had wine/water/apps before we even got water. We were very nice but the waiter wouldn't give us the time of day (anti-American?). The rest of the meal was the same, waiter totally ignored us in every way possible. Food was good. Restaurant atmosphere was nice but we had to walk up 5 flights of stairs to the dining room we were in. To add insult to injury, towards the end of the "experience" they seated a group of 6 at the table next to us and they had wine and water within a few minutes and great service thereafter with a smiling/jovial waiter, the same guy who treated us like crap. You couldn't pay me to go to this place again. Avoid at all costs if you are an American, which is probably the message they were trying to get across. Point taken!

I made a reservation because it was a famous restaurant, but I highly do not recommend it. I had the duck steak and red wine. The atmosphere was bad, the staff and the person who seemed to be the manager were standing with their arms crossed, observing all the customers dining right in front of them, and they didn't seem friendly at all. I felt very uncomfortable throughout the meal. And the duck meat was very disappointing too. It wasn't that delicious, and there was so little wine sauce that it wasn't enough to eat with the meat. I think seafood dishes are delicious in Porto. The seafood rice, cod, octopus dish, and gambas were all delicious elsewhere, but ㅜ I really don't recommend this place! It's making me dislike duck meat. It's absolutely the worst. Maybe the owner has changed. The waiter said that the food had changed from previous reviews ㅜ. Go to a different restaurant. The worst. They should have given enough sauce from the beginning, or as seen in other reviews, they should have been generous with the sauce. If you ask for more, they should have told you that you had to pay extra, which is common in most European restaurants, but they didn't even mention it. And as I uploaded in the picture, it was so uncomfortable and the worst to be watched like that throughout the meal. It was terrible. Go to another restaurant.

Review rating: 1.0

What a sadness to see what became of this restaurant I loved. I booked it for a birthday, thinking I would find the quality and atmosphere that made his reputation... but the evening turned into a fiasco. When we arrived, the table was not even ready. The tablecloth was dirty, which is unacceptable for an establishment that wants a serious minimum. The service is now disorganized, impersonal and clearly below what was previously proposed. The decoration remained the same, as if nothing had changed, but it is misleading: everything else collapsed. The cards are now made of low-end plastic, with about twenty dishes written in English, which gives the impression of a tourist factory without soul or identity. We were so shocked by the general deterioration that we preferred to get up and leave without even ordering. A first for us, and yet we frequented this restaurant for years. It’s a total waste. The old kitchen was exceptional, full of taste and character. Today, there remains only an empty shell that lives on its past reputation. Very sincerely: to flee. I am sickened to have lost one of my favorite restaurants.

Review rating: 1.0

After eating ordinary food with a noisy atmosphere, on our last evening, we found a place with proper food, atmosphere, and the wine recommended by the sommelier was truly a trinity of food, service, and atmosphere. The bread served as an appetizer was unique, and the fondue (scooped out bread filled with melted cheese) was also excellent. For the main course, the baby octopus was grilled after being cooked, resulting in a perfectly chewy and crispy texture. The sea bass was finished with steam, and the resulting broth, which was not salty and carried the scent of the sea, was harmonious. The attitude of the service staff was also excellent.

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Attracted by the comments from downstairs Cindy ivy and YouTuber Toncho. The shop's location is a bit hard to find because the entrance is small. Suckling pig: Tender but bony with not much meat. Roasted sausage: Roasted right in front of me but not hot, too salty, couldn't finish it. Sangria: Normal. Pudding: Firm, not the jiggly Japanese texture.

Signal: 0.0%

Absolutely the worse service I have ever received!!! There were 8 in our group, we sat there for over an hour before they even brought us water while at the same time they sat other tables after us and they had wine/water/apps before we even got water. We were very nice but the waiter wouldn't give us the time of day (anti-American?). The rest of the meal was the same, waiter totally ignored us in every way possible. Food was good. Restaurant atmosphere was nice but we had to walk up 5 flights of stairs to the dining room we were in. To add insult to injury, towards the end of the "experience" they seated a group of 6 at the table next to us and they had wine and water within a few minutes and great service thereafter with a smiling/jovial waiter, the same guy who treated us like crap. You couldn't pay me to go to this place again. Avoid at all costs if you are an American, which is probably the message they were trying to get across. Point taken!

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