Bago du Vin Gourmet Bar & Terrace — Restaurant in Cascais

This restaurant is built around the view of the Atlantic Ocean. It oozes class and style with the understated décor to the surroundings. There is something for everyone at Atlantico. They describe it as a gastronomic experience, so to say that my friend and I were excited is an understatement.

Already sat on the table were some tasty morsels - the bread Selection with homemade butters, tuna pâté, crab pâté and cheese that was marinated in olive oil and paprika. This was a charming start to the meal and experience. We quickly followed it with starters of roasted scallops with sweet potato purée and bacon and garlic Shrimp and green wine sauce.

Our excellent waiter recommended the veal entrecote with onion purée and the whole grilled seabass for main course and we went with his recommendation. He certainly knows what he is talking about. Lesson learned - listen to your waiter!

Making room for dessert is a speciality that my friend and I have mastered over the years. This time we made room for Cheesecake with Passion Fruit Coulis, Dark Chocolate Dome, Caramel and Cherry Ice Cream and Sardine Ice cream. Not our usual trio but tasted great.

All the while, we watched the beauty of the ocean from our elevated view. It was an amazing way to spend a lunch. Highly recommended for anyone at any time. Take a short train ride to get your fix of great food and stunning views in Estoril at Atlantico next time you...

Considering the value, we give it 3 stars. We were disapointed by the experience overall. Portugal has fresh seafood and amazing restaurants so we had high expectations, but they fell short at Atlantico.

We ordered shrimp for appetizer and it came with 6 shrimp for 16 euros.

For the main I ordered the Sea bass with vegetables, and my boyfriend ordered the Hake filet with seafood rice. My fish was raw in the middle, and when it was sent back it was removed from our bill and Miguel came out to apologize which was nice. The hake was average, but as my boyfriend said "my avó makes it better".

For dessert we ordered raspberry texture, creme brulee and chocolate nest. I love desserts and I found these to be overcomplicated. The presentation was great but did not wow me in flavors. For example, the creme brulee came with passion fruit which overpowered the creme brulee and the creme brulee didnt even nail down its crunchy top. Disapointing.

Nothing we ordered stood out to us to go back again. Especially at the price...

The food was delicious. We started with the clams to share and the sauce, soaked up with the excellent and freshly baked breads were extraordinary (it came with three superb butters: a chorizo - sausage - a garlic and an onion butter were so good we could have made a meal out of the clams, sauce, bread and butter.) Our waiter, Phillipe, suggested two of the house specials and on his recommendation we ordered. Sea bass for my wife while I went with the grouper. The presentation was elegant, but the taste is what we were there for. We shared and were both surprised at just how good each dish was. Often, restaurants that have a spectacular setting (we dined outside at sunset, overlooking the magnificent boardwalk at Monte Estoril and steps from the Atlantic Ocean) don't have to try very hard with the food. The Atlântico Bar & Restaurante is an exception, with exceptionally great food. We shall return and...