Galetos Dourados — Restaurant in Aveiro

It is far past due for me to write a review of one of our favorite restaurants in Aveiro. My wife and I have been coming to Galetos Dourados for one year now, probably having meals here at least 3 times a month.

Perhaps the reason it feels like eating at home is that Gelatos Dourados is located next door to us! They have been in business for 35 years for good reason. If you are on holiday and nervous about eating out, the wait staff speak excellent english. If you are like us, and learning Portuguese, they have also helped us learn the language!

The food is excellent and the staff is amazing. I tend towards the pork dishes but also started ordering their beef. Their grilled meats are excellent, their feijoada is very good. Anything you order is great.

We find that a meia dose (half portion) is usually enough for the two of us, combined with a salada mista and perhaps bread or olives. If you have a big appetite, order the regualar portion! My wife loves their linguiça (sausage) that is offered as an appetizer. If they have rissol (shrimp patties/croquettes) available, they are also a "can't miss."

I read reviews about the noise, etc. They have a large space, are busy, welcoming, and reasonably priced. Personally, I enjoy seeing families with young children enjoying a meal.

If you are visiting Aveiro, do yourself a favor and have a local meal at...

I’m from the UK. I visited here with my husband, meals we ordered are all good and a guy who served us was also very friendly and helpful. I appreciate that. There is just one thing is that even though we spoke only English in the restaurant, an old lady from their kitchen talked to me in Portuguese and had no friendly attitude. It was so weird, because she was nice to other local customers. I’m Japanese,so I hope she didn’t hate me...

The waiter is extremely friendly and helpful. His english is awesome.

We ordered mixed grill. The fries are fine for Dutch standard. The meat ist pretty good. They are: 1 great steak, 1 good sausage, 1 juicy piece of chicken wing. Other than that, chicken rolled with bacon and pork were...