Casa Matraquilhos — Restaurant in Monção

Disappointing and a rip-off :( We came here on a recommendation. My husband ordered the pollo grelhado and it was delicious. I ordered the posta - when it arrived it was a tiny steak the width of my pinky finger - not a posta at all. And on top of it, it was so sinewy I could not chew through it at all. I never send back food, I just eat it, but this time I was not going to pay €20 for a tiny steak that was so tough I couldn't chew it. I asked to replace it with the chicken, no problem, sometimes you are unlucky with steak and you get a bad one, no problem. Now he says there is no more chicken. I say OK no problem, I share with my husband and eat the very nice vegetables that came with the bad steak. But then when the bill comes, I am charged full price - € 2 for the posta, which was never a posta just a tiny steak, and was so full of sinew that it was inedible! The owner, who was up to this point so nice and friendly, was just being rude now. I didn't even get the "posta" (not a posta, just a tiny steak!) to give it to my dog! I paid for it and to the owner's admission, it was a terrible piece of meat, but he still charged me for it! We got 2 x chupitos and you would think this would be on the house to make up for the inedible steak - but no - we are charged € 7 for the chupitos. What a rip off ☹️ Also our neighbours at the table next to us were unpleasantly surprised when the bill came. So: € 50 for one edible dish - and a bottle of wine and the vegetables on the dish of steak that was inedible. What a disappointment. a total rip off, and they will never ever see me...

Mediodía. Tres persoas. Fomos pola mañá para reservar. A dona preguntounos se comiamos o prato do día: tres cousiñas a elexir moi apetitosas pero non había bacallao e era o que queriamos. Non houbo ningún problema. Simplemente nos dixo que fixeramos ben en avisar con antelación. Chegada a hora, sentamos, non nos preguntaron nada e aos 10 minutos tiñamos o bacallao na mesa, preparado á súa maneira. Unha loucura de rico. Sabores sinxelos, claramente definidos e todo na súa xusta medida. Eran postas finas. A dona quixo xustificarse dicindo que era un prato máis ben de fin de semana, onde era un pouco máis caro pero con postas máis gordas. Pero pareceume simplemente perfecto. De sobremesa, tamén tres cousiñas caseiras. As dúas que eliximos, riquísimas. Para beber, un vinho verde fresquiño que baixaba só. O persoal, amabilísimo. Quedamos encantados e volveremos si ou si. Sempre nos quedará...

Good value menu - €8 for the daily menu, including drink and coffee. We went on a very busy Thursday, and the staff warned us it might be a bit slow, but we were in and out within an hour.

If you’re looking for good, simple food at an economical price, I would...