Casa do Jardim — Restaurant in Angra do Heroísmo

Something seems to have gone very wrong with this place. I lived part-time on the island and I used to come here regularly. The food was reliably good and the staff were attentive and helpful. Today I came with a group of Portuguese companions and was served a chickpea curry that was clearly off (rotten), the along with three of the four other orders being different from what we asked for. All five dishes were served with a kind of mound of rice-based paste in place of rice (as the photo shows, none of us managed to eat it). We were told that this is just the unalterable way that their organic rice always turns out (besides not fitting with my memory at all, if true, they should obviously buy a different rice). The curry was replaced, without the slightest inquiry about my desires or for that matter the slightest hint of an apology (at any point), with another that we were told had been made in exactly the same way. It was no longer off but it was the blandest curry I've ever encountered in my life – I couldn't finish it even though I came in hungry. The communication from staff (and again, my companions are Portuguese and we all speak the language) was between silence and incomprehension at our obviously groundless complaints. This is especially sad given that finding any plant-based food here, let alone good plant-based food, remains difficult. We paid for everything and were offered no apology or compensation of any kind, nor was there the slightest sign of recognition of any of this. One of the worst restaurant experiences I can remember. I hope they figure things out and get back to...

The place itself is beautiful and clean, located in a beautiful garden. Unfortunately the worst vegetarian food experience I ever had. Me and my boyfriends food was nothing like it was described in the menu and everything tasted blend and flavorless, small portions, noodles with carrots and oil instead of tomatos and pesto. Fries unsalted and soggy. We were very disappointed and definetly suggest to avoid the place. Even the coffee...

Lovely place to grab a healthy lunch right in the heart of the beautiful Jardim Duque da Terceira. The food they serve is biological and healthy. My boyfriend and I shared some rice balls (bolinhas de arroz) as an appetizer. My boyfriend had a simple tuna salad and I went for the pasta with vegetable meat balls. The food was fine, but not really memorable. We really enjoyed the peacefulness of this...