Tasca Toni Pingas — Restaurant in Lajes do Pico

Service was exceedingly slow. It took an hour from when we ordered our food for it to arrive.

Three of us had the Toni Pingas Steak and it was perhaps the toughest beef I've ever had. It might have been better if they had provided a sharper knife, but it was slow going with the butter knives. Three people in our group didn't finish their meals. The side of rice seemed undercooked and hard. The fries tasted like stale/old potatoes and they should've been drained more from the fryer (and/or perhaps the fryer needed to be cleaned as well).

The fourth of our group had the sardines. He also didn't finish. The sardines were not de-scaled, or cleaned (i.e., they were not gutted).

I can't recommend this place. We ended up going because it was the...

The restaurant seems nice although we were victim of an incredible racism. We asked for a table of 7, the lady respond to us she has’t any place whereas two empty table were standing in front of us. When we noticed that to her she first respond that only table of six were available. Then, we insisted a bit so she put us outside and closed the door with a chain. After we left, a family of white people were perfectly accepted. I’ve never seen a restraurant refuses seven customers on the pretext that one people is too much. I conclude that the acts...

Really nice place to eat and very good value. I recommend the grilled fish or beef - the bife de frango is also good if you want a simple meal, and the asinhas are some of the best I've had. Most of the fish they have are freshly caught but some types of fish they only have frozen, I recommend that you check with them which are freshly caught since they always taste better. The staff are really exceptionally friendly. Although don't be surprised if service is slow on a Saturday or Sunday night. The place gets really packed and they only have...