Restaurante Retiro do Estudante — Restaurant in Coimbra

Really puzzled as to why this place as so many great reviews. Ordered a bitoque which is generally, to my understanding made of beef. I get pork. I don’t eat pork by choice so I asked to please change the dish because I wouldn’t eat it. This time I get a piece of meat which completely raw. Really unpleasant and half of it was just fat. However the other table which ordered bitoque got the nice pieces of meat so I guess they got very offended I sent the first dish back. Will never come back. This place also isn’t €5-10 as this...

Diárias rápidas por 8€ (pão, bebida, sopa, prato, café). Sempre cheio, após as 11h45, há fila de espera. İmpróprio para vegetarianos (os funcionários das mesas não sabem o que leva ou não carne/peixe no menu... Serviram-me arroz de tomate com chouriço e ainda me disseram que em casa o arroz de tomate também levava chouriço e que a culpa não era deles porque a empregada de mesa não sabia que o arroz tinha...

Na 1500 is er geen eten meer. Ook als je uitlegt de hele dag therapie hebt gehad en erg veel honger hebt. NEE is het enigste antwoord, ik vertel op internet staat tot 1900uur. NEE alle Portugese restaurants stoppen met lunch on 1500. Ook geen broodje, vervolgens wordt ik ruw naar buitengewerkt!!! Schandalige! Zeer klantonvriendelijk. Zeker...