Casa Velha

The dessert selection was the real standout here.

But, the portion sizes were generous, and the pricing felt fair overall...

I don't think I'd be in any rush to return though.

We came at around 14:30, closing time, but they allowed us to sit there until 15:30! The Iberico pork was delicious, the clams too!

I wrote a 5* review this time last year, and wanted to write another to show that it is still as good!

Knowing how busy it gets we booked a table for 12pm (opening time). There was a queue at the gates, and they were full within 5-10 minutes so I would recommend booking to guarantee a table. There was a queue whilst we were eating, but I noticed that they delivered drinks to the queue!

Last year the salmon was the best we ever had, we still have not had better so we had it again and it was just as delicious! This time our 11 year old had it too and although he's not much of a fish eater he loved it. Soft, crispy skin, and so much salmon for 15 euros. Our 6 year old had the skewer of prawns which was great, came with a lovely salad which included strawberry, orange and kiwi.

We had a few puds, the best was the homemade orange roll.

We have booked again for next week!

We had lunch here by accident when exploring on holiday. Walked past at 12 when it was opening and thought it looked lovely so popped in with my family. We were so glad we did!

We were served by a wonderful waiter who was Portuguese but had lived in England for 18 years and was really helpful. Service was quick. The first time we visited we had the grilled salmon and octopus salad. My 10 year old had hamburgers and chips, very plain but he liked it, and they cooked up some turkey steaks for my 5 year old. The octopus salad was delicious, light and fresh. But wow, the salmon. The best Salmon we have ever had. Crispy, juicy, falling apart delicious. We loved it so much we came back 2 days later. My son this time had the grilled prawns and monkfish with me which were delicious, lamb chops for the other son and of course salmon again.

A wonderful restaurant, reasonable prices, gorgeous Vinho Verde to wash it down. Set in a beautiful little village near 2 beaches (get the free road train to Fabrica beach). The best meal by far for taste and price that we had in our 12 days in the area.

We hope to go back one day!

This place was fantastic! Great service, great food and good prices. The view of the hillside and parking lot isn't the best, but it's a very comfortable. We had a first plate of dried tuna (mohama) with cheese, marmalade, honey, and almonds that was an absolutely delicious combination when mixed together. Then we had the rice with shellfish which was spectacular. The rice is brothy yet not pasty, full of flavour from the clams, prawns, etc. They added just the right amount of cilantro for my taste. We washed it all down with a bottle of "vinho verde" which accompanied the meal perfectly, and a bottle of water. The bill was 41 euros, a very fair price for the quality of the food and the setting is such a beautiful little town.