Leitão de Levira — Restaurant in Aveiro

Yummy “piglet”served many ways. Piglet, made me giggle and as an off the wagon vegetarian it made me weep! Well I figure the translation is intended to mean young meat as opposed to mature pork. Hope the little guy enjoyed life on the farm, he sure tasted good. The best dish was piglet with beans and rice. The meat falls off the bone and the broth with carrot and tomato had great flavor. Try the roasted version with with oranges too. Tiny ribs, leg, and best of all are the pieces with crispy salted skin covering a layer of fat and meat. Oh so good to eat with your fingers! The set menu is a bargain at 8 euro with a beverage and...

Review of Leitão de Levira

I tried their specialty – a kind of sandwich with roast pork and homemade potato chips on the side. It was my first time tasting this type of dish, and I was pleasantly surprised – the flavor was quite good. I chose the version with cheese, which had a slightly sharp taste, but it worked fine overall.

The chips I got at first were a bit soft, probably from sitting out too long. However, when the waiter came to check if everything was okay, I mentioned it, and he immediately brought out a fresh portion that was crispy and much better. Great service and an interesting...

The old "Tasquinha do Leitão" place is no longer operating. It is now replaced by a food chain named "Leitão de Levira".

The decor is bland, devoid of the old Portuguese traditional style and the lovely Aveiro painting the previous restaurant had. Now it is just another retro-glam looking place, supporting even less tables than before, feeling extremely cramped.

The food came cold and the Leitão meat was not properly cooked, being presented somewhat raw.

The service was nice but the place lost the charm and high quality food it once had. This is not the place to go if you wish that true...