Italian Indian Palace — Restaurant in Oliveira do Hospital

We had FOOD POISON 3 days after eating in that restaurant. We know it because it was the last time we ate outside. Very bad night with vomiting and diarrhea. Then we remembered that we have read other reviews with the same issue. Not on that restaurant, but its sister restaurant in Viseu (there are 4 different locations in Portugal). We will defenetly wont eat there or at any one of the other locations again. We were also at the Viseu restaurant before, and in both of them, we had the feeling that the food is not fresh, poor hygienic, and in both places there were very little costumers so that can explain why they are not keeping fresh food. Last thing, both restausnt was fricking cold and we had to sit with our coats on. We are not sure what is happening in the kitchen there, but maybe you should think twice before...

The Indian meal we had here was unexpectedly delicious. We are vegan and were surprised at the large selection of vegan curries (marked in the menu as such). The waiter was informed us that naan was not vegan, but chapati roti was as well as coconut rice. We had a nice green salad, Baingan bharta, and Rajma masala. We asked for it "spicy" -- and they actually listened to us and made it properly spicy like it might be in India!

This is not a place to come for gourmet food, but I think it's perfect for the area and we are sure to return.

I cannot say anything about the Italian food, because I did not try it.

Update: we came back. Samosas were good.

Also had Saag Aloo and...

The restaurant itself could be made to look so much nicer, it's a bit like a cafe inside rather than a restaurant. The food was mostly very nice although don't expect anything very hot and spicy! The biggest downfall was the prawns in my prawn korma were tasteless watery lumps. I'm a great prawn lover and these were the worst prawns I have ever had in my life! Service was ok but not particularly friendly, it's great there are many vegetarian and vegan options. We were a group of four and had a main with rice, naan bread and a glass of wine which worked out at €15 per head. Average rating for an...