Portugália 葡多利正宗葡國菜 — Restaurant in Taipa

Cervejaria Portugalia is a good restaurant in Taipa Village. The original restaurant in Lisbon has a bit of history to it, which you can read about here at their first international branch. Opening hours are 12 to 10pm each day.

As with most new restaurant openings, the interior is nice. Expected white walls with Portuguese style tile decorations, menu is displayed on a ipad at your table and consists of an expected range of Portuguese dishes. Service was attentive and helpful. They can help with menu suggestions if needed.

For our lunch we tried a handful of their specialities, all of which were pretty good. Bacalhau (cod fish balls) were perfectly made, crispy on the outside, soft on the inside with herbs to give a bit extra flavour. Calde Verde (a traditional Portuguese style green soup) was decent. There are better versions in Macau but this wasn't bad.

We sampled the Cod a Praz main that was also a pretty good dish. This is shredded cod, potato and onions mixed with a bit of egg. Ingredients were fresh and flavours complemented each other well in this home-cooking style dish. It is a good order for those who enjoy subtle flavours.

Egg pudding was fine and their seradura was very good, perhaps the best we've tried in Macau in a few years. The three layers were held together with a lovely custard. This was a great serradura. Delta brand coffee is served at Cervejaria Portugalia.

Overall, we enjoyed our meal at Cervejaria Portugalia. Considering the quality and inconsistency problems with many of the restaurants in Taipa, this seems like a good bet for a good Portuguese meal...

This was a recommended restaurant by a couple of friends. The food was decent, pretty staple Portuguese fare, and competitively priced for the area. There were obvious some corner cuts. The bacalhau fritters, for example, were stuffed with potatoes with little bacalhau, and the filling of meat croquets was with an undiscriptive paste without any meat texture.

However, we will not be returning because the restaurant had tables so jammed packed that dinners literally sat shoulder to shoulder and back to back. You could hear every word from people around you. They did have a more spacious upper floor and had four waiting staff, but they preferred to jam everybody together on the ground floor. The second reason was that the restaurant was downright small-minded. My wife doesn't drink anything icy, sweet, or with caffeine, so she asked for some water. The answer was "We don't have free water" !!! We heard a guy at the next table asking for an extra small bread roll to soak his steak sauce. The answer was "Each extra roll would be charged as an extra. Never had we been to such an off-putting restaurant like this. We joked that the owner must be trying to milk every single Macau dollar as quickly as possible for his retirement...

Did not expect to find a Michelin Guide bistro in the tourist zone.

1️⃣ Pão Portugália (Free) Complimentary and served with butter. Warm, crispy on the outside, but slightly undercooked inside.

2️⃣ Croquete Portugália (MOP 22) The golden-brown crust is not oily at all, with a filling of spiced beef. It vaguely reminds me of vitello tonnato, but it’s nothing special and can be skipped.

3️⃣ Pastel de Bacalhau (MOP 22) A mashed potato ball mixed with parsley and shredded bacalhau. The evenly distributed fish provides a slightly salty umami flavor in every bite, somewhat reminiscent of Chiu Chow pan-fried potato cake. The high-starch potato means no extra flour is needed before pan-frying. A filling snack, recommended for sharing between two.

4️⃣ Amêijoas "à Bulhão Pato" (MOP 155) Oh, this one 🥹! The clams are large, meaty, and plump. The dish is based on white wine, with added olive oil and cilantro—a simple yet hearty dish. However, about one-sixth of the clams had sand inside, which could be improved to make this dish perfect.

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No tap water is served, but the house wine prices are very reasonable. The staff are friendly, and it’s a cozy,...