Restaurante Casa Velha — Restaurant in Cascais

Wonderful atmosphere, best charming service and a wonderland of seafood (marisco). The marisco pools look the fresher and healthier in the area, by far. We had two amazing fish and seafood soups, an overwhelming arroz con marisco for two, all accompanied by brut alvarinhno white. The final touch of house-made desserts was amazing.

A tip for seafood newbies: one of the best ways to enjoy exoskeleton seafood (bogavante-lobster, langosta, carabinero, etc.) is to cook it and then cook the rice in its soup to absorb the flavour. This is the basis of paella. Both Spain and Portugal have mastered this technique over centuries. A local won't order a paella, but a so-called "arroz caldoso" o "arroz con caldo", which preserves most of liquid in which the seafood was cooked. Give it a try. For 20€ per person, Casa Velha had one of the best arroces...

Visited 29/08/2012. I have some problem with other reviews for this restaurant or we are not talking about the same place or some people do not have fish and seafood on a regular basis. Starter tasteless ham plate with 9 slices comes at 13€!!! Just regular cuisine at extremely high prices. Crab is 30€/kg even more expensive than in high end restaurants downtown Lisbon!!! - Highest bill during our entire stay in Lisbon. Highly NOT recommended, it's just a tourist trap. Note that this review is written by persons with strong european cuisine culture and might not be suited for people from other cuisine cultures especially northern...

Best value for the money in Cascais In the traditional Portuguese category. Obvious strong emphasis on Seafood. There version of Paella 🥘 is outstanding and could be shared 2-3 ways. Many choices in the 16-24 Euro category. Service here has always been attentive.

Now there are better seafood options from the inferno to Guincho coast but jump to the 80-100 Euro for 2 person cost range. As a local resident they are special occasion places.

If you have only one night in Cascais this is a solid option. You can eat for less in the many touristic places behind Hotel Baia but all are meh. If you enjoy fish and soggy chips...