Bacalhau & Afins — Restaurant in Aveiro

1 star down for the unpleasant service we received from one of the waiters there who was completely arrogant and unfriendly. We have visited the place a month ago, just able now to write this review. We came to the place for it had good reviews, but if we had a slight idea about how we will be treated we would have never visited that place. Upon ordering, we asked for the tomato butter that comes as an entry and their special paté. The guy asked any bread? We said no thanks. In a very sarcastic rude way and an arrogant smile on his face he said: so how will you be eating the butter and tomato? My husband politely told him we thought that it is already served with it. He said: No! We then asked only for the paté, and the 2 main dishes ( 2 different seafood risottos) and white wine. We had the wine at first, and kept waiting for more than 20 minutes for anything to be served. Before those 20 mins, he came by and said that the food is being ready that he can see it almost done. We reminded him that we had asked for the paté. He confidently said: I know! And left us. After a while, still nothing is served. Only the main dished after 25 minutes. We were surprised and asked him about the same thing again, he said I forgot, sorry! I was really tired and the food was already late and he was unbelievable due to his attitude so I quietly said It's ok, while I was already planning to write here what happened instead of making a fuss! Seriously what kind of service was this!!! On a fair note, the dishes were incredible and tasty. Seafood was fresh and the risotto was delicious. The only thing that has disappointed us specially that it was one of those first restaurants to visit in Portugal is the service. I recommend the food, the place was clean and quiet, but the service is not what we have expected at all. Such a disappointing experience in a place that should treat people well...

I was in Aveiro for a conference, and was hosting a dinner at Bacalhau & Afins for a large group of 10+. I was blown away by them. They were able to meet all my requests, even though there were a few unexpected changes at the last minute. In particular, extra people showed up and the restaurant came up with a solution to add chairs and settings for them. Despite the hassle, all my guests were comfortable and we felt at home quickly.

The wine selection was impeccable, and they clearly know their wines. There were helpful suggested pairings on the menu, but they helped us with selecting bottles for the table for varying palates. To top it off, the food was simply amazing. They clearly had put in effort to make sure the food is special. I especially remember the bras de bacalhau, portuguese steak and fried octopus on inked rice. Everybody complimented the food. To top it off, the price was really good. We had appetizers, mains and dessert, with copious amounts of good wine, and it came down to 50 euros per person.

After a successful business dinner, I came back the next day with my husband to properly enjoy another beautiful meal. Would come back again to Aveiro, just for the food at...

l've never eaten anywhere, feeling I've had a life experience before. We took the waiter's advice and had the corresponding wine with each course. A Bacalhou salad for starters with a beautiful zesty white but balanced somehow. Amazing! For my main, I had the Veal & Truffle with an 18 year old full bodied red to die for. My wife went for a cod dish which came with a very fruity red. My wife and I looked each other in the eye and said we must try the desserts!! So I had a Vango, coconut marshmallow and orange cake served with a fruity red port and my wife tried the sweet rice with a dusting of cinnamon with a caramel 20 yr old white port €96 for the two of us but left more than happy with the food, drinks...