Giro — Restaurant in Coimbra

Popped in here during Portugal's final showing in the World Cup (sadly), and we were pleasantly surprised to find plenty of seating AND the soccer match playing on a little TV in the corner. [As the evening wore on, this restaurant started to become quite a bit more popular]

We decided to eat some of the appetizer plates they brought (in Portugal, you are charged an extra fee if you choose to eat these, but the bread and cheese looked very good -- and we weren't disappointed!)

We ordered the chanfana (goat stew) and the calamari and prawn skewers. Both were very good, and HUGE portions. We also got a bottle of the house red wine, and it was quite good for the price (looking around, EVERY table was drinking either the white or red house wines... just too good of a value!)

Like a lot of Portuguese food, it was a little salty, but overall one of our best meals in the...

Excellent service on a typical Portuguese restaurant. The waiter was very polite and considered with us, and, because my partner can't eat gluten, divided the ration on two dishes putting me the bread (migas) dish for me and changing these for rice for my partner to avoid contamination. That was an huge detail for us. Beside that, the food was generous and tasty, well cooked and with a reasonable price. The soup was very well and the meat was tasty and well made. For sure I recommend it and if I'll return to Coimbra, I'll be back again. Thanks for your...

Very traditional portuguese restaurant we were very pleased to dine in. Yesterday, we had our last night in Coimbra and decided to book a table in this establishment. We were received very warmly and the service was great. Both our servers were very courteous and recommended a wine we enjoyed very much. We never had this kind of wine, were very pleased and the bottle emptied fast. The food was delicious and the presentation super nice. We loved the idea with the roof tile! The prices are very good/fair, we just paid a little more due...