O Segredo — Restaurant in Cascais

Three friends and I are visiting from Florida, USA. We were referred by another friend to this restaurant. We walked 25 min and arrived 9 min before opening. We were told to wait 10min. As we were waiting, we noticed people going in and speaking to manager. Of course you can understand our concern as we were there first. The manager let 4 people in before us. When we asked what was going we were told there was no available tables. I asked how 4 people could skip line. They said we had to have reservations. I asked one of the couples that got in before us and they admitted they didn’t have reservations. Moral of story is that we were the wrong color. Yes we are BKACK Americans. I see that being this shade of human will always be a bad thing no matter where you go. It’s like I’m aware that this happens but it still is a gut punch. One can never get used to being treated unfairly and unjustly. If you are black, please spare yourself the blatant mistreatment. I did express how unfair it was to the manager, but like I expected it fell...

This is not a churrascaria as in they walk around with the skewer and cut any type of meat at the table. It’s an all you can eat Picanha concept that serves small plates of freshly grilled Picanha as many as you like. The Picanha is pre-cut in thin slices, other thicknesses are not available. The rare Picanha is hardly warm, so unless you planning to eat carpaccio, opt for the medium rare. The side dishes are simple but tasty and plentiful. The thin-cut makes the Picanha more tasty, the small portions makes sure the meat is fresh and warm. This restaurant is...

What a great first night in Portugal experience. We arrived late in the day and asked a local, where we should eat. She suggested 0 Segrado because they serve a locally known dish with Brazilian roots, Picanha. We had a fabulous server, Anita, that took the time to explain the dish, and was very enthusiastic about it. We will be back. Although next time we will make a reservation. Wednesday night in February and it was packed. Thank you O Segrado and Anita for an amazing introduction...