Restaurante d.lucia — Restaurant in Coimbra

Tried daily special rice with octopus, goat braised in red wine, and another daily special of pork with potato chunks and silver small clams. The food was delicious. Octopus was so tender, as was the goat. The pork dish was great as well. We appreciated the kind advice of the chef/owner as to what we should order. As at many other restaurants in Portugal, I wished that sides included veggies/salads rather than just rice/fries/potatoes. We saw a couple other tables raving about the house red wine. Didn't love that everyone was automatically given bread and cheese which they'd charge you for unless you sent it back as see did. The bill was also incorrect as we were charged 12EUR for the octopus dish rather than 10EUR as listed on the menu. We were glad we arrived as they opened as a couple regulars filled up the tables rapidly and there was only really space for 3 other tables that walked in. Others were sent away rather than being told they could come back in 15min or so when we were...

This is a wonderful locals' spot, where the staff does not speak English and there are no tourist customers. Instead, you are surrounded by happy warm affectionate people generating a terrific happy buzz. The food is simple traditional fare, but very well cooked and tasty. We enjoyed the goat and the dorade (bream) very much. The owner pointed us to the right things and if you know a tiny bit of Spanish or Italian, you can easily get by. Or use your translator app. Very fairly priced and a good time to be had....

Typical Portuguese cuisine. The quantity is well worth it, we were two and we ordered just one main dish to share and very cheap! Lucia I believe is the chef/owner and Carlos were very attentive and checking on us all the time. We felt like locals! I will definitely come back and I would recommend it to everyone who visits Coimbra and wants to enjoy a real and authentic Portuguese food! Muito obrigada pela...