Restaurante Paixão Só Na Brasa — Restaurant in Lagoa

We found this restaurant by chance and we were so happy we did! Super nice, chill atmosphere, good Portuguese food at very reasonable prices and great Portuguese hospitality. Also child and dog friendly - as soon as the owner saw us with a dog and a child went to get a high chair and a water cup for our dog straight away. It was so nice of him. He was also very thoughtful when serving the food, ensuring to put all sauces and piri piri aside so that our child could also eat. We ate grilled sardines, tuna steak, dourada and chicken. Everything way very tasty and fresh and came with sides. The owner offered us coffee and the bill was so fair (60€ for 3 people)! Our child loved the space as she could move around safely whilst we ate. At the end we asked for some milk for our child and the owner offered us a little milk pack with a straw for us to take at no extra cost. I totally recommend this place: genuine Portuguese...

Very local with fresh seafood, plenty of tables and private parking. We were very happy with the serving size and prices!

I do advise against eating here if you are in a rush to get anywhere, as all the fish is grilled fresh and takes quite a while to come. They do offer plenty of starters in the meantime, but do bear mind that they charge for these at the end so do you let them know if you’d prefer to go without.

The atmosphere is very jovial and lively, with the chips and servers is playing music and singing along in the back of...

I had been here a few years back and remembered the food was good. A few years later and it was like meeting an ex boyfriend, it has definitely gone worse. Sardines were cold and mushy as if they had been grilled the day before. They took the sardines back and a minute later came with warm sardines. Most likely microwaved. Chicken piripiri was a joke. No piripiri and the chicken seemed some left over pieces on a plate with cold bad chips from yesterday. Expensive and never again thank...