Just love this place. Best Portuguese food in the South. Food is great, service excellent and beer always cold. Good selection of wines. Love the Catemba
Great traditional Portuguese food!! Not in the best area, and the restaurant could definitely do with a bit of a redo but honestly, the food is phenomenal! Definitely somewhere you go for the food! If you're looking for a fancy lunch/ dinner then this isn't your place!
Bread rolls served with butter to start before our starters arrived. Our Starters were Chicken livers and chicken giblets. The chicken livers were in a sauce and really really yum!!! Giblets also came in a sauce and were also wonderful! Mains we had the 7 prawn meal with chips and the espatada!!! The prawns were cooked really well, the espatada was cooked to absolute perfection and the round chips were really crispy and just what I was craving! The service was great!!! All in all, the food was delicious and I can't wait to go back!!!
When in the South......
This is our local to finish off our business meetings. From the platters, the chicken, the livers, the espetada....I can not fault their food. Beer, tequila and katembas flow like water.
If you looking for the place the locals eat then this is the place. If you want fancy then rather don’t come here.
If you want a good evening out this is a great casual place to visit. The food is delicious and their prices are good. I have been there twice and the vibe is really nice, both times we had to make reservations as they were quite busy, however that did not affect the service and we could enjoy the evening.
I have had the privilege of quite literally growing up in this restaurant.
I ate my very first prawns and clams here.. in fact probably had my first ever experience with any seafood here.
Food.
The food exceptional. On the odd chance there's a mishap in the kitchen and you receive the wrong order you can still guarantee that what ever you were served will still be delicious!
Service.
The service unfortunately is inconsistent. Some times it's perfect and there is nothing to fault and other times the serving staff and unprepared or miss place your order. However the amazing food and cheap prices make it all worth it in the end.
Walk through the door and you are in a time-warp. Fantastic! Old wood bar counter, ancient tables covered with plastic table cloths. Soccer mementos all over the place. And full of regulars.
Fresh bread rolls with butter are delicious with the home-made peri peri sauce.
The meal was spectacular. Chourico starter was awesome. Sausage complimented perfectly by some pickled vegetables.
The mains were super. For the first time in ages got an Espetada done properly. Rare meat, salty outside and grilled taste on the fat. One of the few places that actually does it right. The King Prawns with lemon butter were rated by my daughter as the best she has had away from the ocean!
Highly, highly recommended. Unpretentious, friendly spot with awesome food.
A hidden gem it is, albeit quite a drive, but worth it. Don't let the location put you off. Stop reading my review and just GO!
We were a table of 4 and devoured the mouth watering platter which consists of giblets, trinchado, chouriço, livers and calamari - every single element was spot on, tender and tasty, each cooked in a beautiful sauce which we soaked up with the bread provided.
The mains are served with a choice of salad, white rice and fried chips (one can opt to have half and half of the carbs). The chips are cut in rounds, so they are super crispy.
Two of us, including myself, tried the prawns which were cooked to perfection and were well seasoned, my husband had the piri piri chicken and our other friend has the espetada.
Every dish was super tasty, we were all impressed.
In summary: the portions are large, the food is cooked well and very flavourful, and the prices are excellent!
The menu says it all, Best Espatada I have ever had. Also love their Peri Peri chicken The food here is very good and resealable priced. Good vibe.
Angela Inès Oliviera
+4.5
Being Porra, I'm always on the lookout for some of the best Portuguese restaurants in town and I stumbled upon this 3.7 rated spot in Oakdene, and oh my word! What a surprise. An indication is that the parking is full. Friendly waitresses, good wine selection, super affordable prices. Had maybe my best ever Trinchado! Melt in your mouth stuff! I will detour in future to have a meal here.
Deon Mariette Vd Westhuizen
+5
Great tasting food, massive portions , good prices a must, some of the best tasting food at a bargain price, a little gem hidden away in alberton
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