Restaurante Pousada Castelo Óbidos — Restaurant in Óbidos

Very sadly some of the worst food I’ve had in Portugal, and certainly at this price point. 40 EUR set menu for lunch. It was so bad we left and did not eat the main course. To be fair to them they only charged us half - 40 EUR, as only had half the food.

The appetiser of mushrooms and peanuts was horrendous. The starter of fish on bread was edible but uninspired. The main of deep fried mackerel was inedible- tasted of old oil and fish did not taste fresh. The hot rice with tomatoe flavour was tasteless with no flavour.

There was also a lady vaping at the table behind us, which seems unacceptable in a restaurant .

View out the window was nice and staff friendly which is only reason it gets a 2 not...

Worst meal we had on our stay. Portions were minuscule. Duck was over cooked. The fat was not even rendered to edible. Purple potatoes where whipped to a jelly. Asparagus was limp and also over cooked. The worst offense being my husbands rack of lamb. It had no seasoning. Was undercooked. His cauliflower mash was more like a puddle of soup. We spent more money than any other dining experience in the city and left STARVING. Perhaps this is because we came for lunch. I work in restaurants and would have never served this to anyone. Would not reccomend eating here. Very disappointed in our visit, as we made reservations well in advance and were looking forward...

There were a lot of interesting looking options on the menu, but I ended up being sadly disappointed in my beet spaghetti. It was essentially plain pink noodles. I had to ask for salt. And the some extra pesto sauce (which wasn’t good either). Totally confused about the complete lack of flavor. Overall, staff was nice and accommodating, but I hate the feeling of wbarrasswment when a dinner so bad you can’t eat it without requesting modifications. Barely tolerable. My partner’s steak was delicious, but he said on the “ragged edge” of not being cooked enough when he requested just a bit of pink...