Munich — Restaurant in Coimbra

This was a very unique experience, both food and culture-wise. I think we were the only non-Portuguese diners, and apparently this place is a local staple that's been around for like 50 years. Communication was an adventure but we ended up figuring it out with the help of photos, and our waiter was very gracious and patient with us, with a great sense of humor and lots of good advice.

We ordered the Mariscada which is like their signature seafood platter. It was giant (it's for 2 ppl but was enough for 3 of us) and had a little of everything, and everything was amazing! Lobster, clams, mussels, oysters, a few different kinds of shrimp and prawns, sea snails... and goose barnacles! This was a new one for me. Our Uber driver described them as "ugly trees," I would describe them more as witch's fingernails... Our waiter taught us how to eat them and they were good, but a little hard to get over the weirdness of how they look.

All in all it was an amazing seafood feast and a fun experience– 10 out of...

Have the platter, but the meat looked fabulous too. We were given three hot dishes - mussels, clams and prawns and then a very large platter of shell fish, which we could barely finish. We went on a Sunday lunchtime and the restaurant was buzzing with families having a great time. If you didn’t know it you would walk straight past as the front is quite drab with a sign advertising their snack bar. Do not be fooled and go in, you won’t be...

The seafood is on point; no complaints from me. It was my first time in Coimbra, but the quality of the food was on point if not better than some of the seafood restaurants in Lisbon.

The service was excellent too! The only thing is that it felt a little cramped given the little space. Maybe a seat upstairs would've been better? The lobster and oysters were expensive, but that was expected.

Definitely recommend this restaurant if you...