A Chalandra - Restaurante — Restaurant in Matosinhos

Terrific food, genuinely kind wonderful service and a great value.

We needed lunch, i was getting my beard sheared and our 28 year old local barber recommended this place 2 blocks away. From outside it had our skeptical klaxons blaring because it is just too cute for words. In a neighborhood woth a lot of concrete Its an old stone house with lovely varnished dark wood. Interior is gleaming. We couldnt believe it was real so went down the block and the other places were so trashy that we decided the cuteness was worth it.

We each had fish soup for 5 euros and i had a glass of the house white. I also wanted grilled fish but was afraid of the prices. Guy found me some gorgeous fresh sardines in the back so i ordered them too.

Sardines can be nasty if not cooked well but these were perfect and easy to eat, tasted like theyd been cooked on a beach fire.

Fish soup had 3 kinds of fish, a subtle mix of spices. Really perfect. The wine was seeved icy cold, semi sweet with strong body to stand up to the food- great mineral finish.

They refilled out soup and my wine glass at least 3 times. I was expecting bill to be very high.

Total was 30 euros which i consider an amazing value. We had a lovely experience and i hope to return in a few days for more soup!

A chalandra: Thank you so much yourvrestaurant is a treasure. i appreciate your skill and hospitality, and willingness to put up with my inability...

I am feeling scammed to be honest. I was there with my family (2 adults and 2 small kids), we ordered fish and I asked for a portion of grilled fish suitable for us. They provided us 4 whole big fishes. After telling them that this would be way too much, they told that they will only charge 2. At the end we got a bill over 115 euros. And the fish was declared as 1.4 kg (which could not be just the two fishes). I did not wanted to argue anymore over it. Other places around, like Tito 2 or Lage Sr. do Padrao are way better in taste and price. Will definitely not coming back anymore and will not recommend other to do so.

Update to your reaction: All you said is correct. But: you charged me fish for 1,4kg. That means that both fishes were about 700 Gramm each. Did not...

We didn’t have a reservation on a Sunday evening but everyone was very gracious and attentive. We waited in a table outside with drinks and before we knew it our table was ready (it might have been about 20 minutes but the weather was lovely and the white port we chose was fantastic, so it was not a problem to wait but next time we are making a reservation to ensure we have a table!) The food was exquisite and every dish we picked was a success, I highly recommend the fish soup, and even though we didn’t call ahead (will definitely do next time) to ask for the salt crusted European bass they graciously prepared it for us and it was the best we’ve ever had. Best seafood restaurant in Matosinhos and a great place for a super special occasion as the food and ambiance...