Chelsea Restaurant — Restaurant in Póvoa de Varzim

Real Scam & the staff was unfriendly. They served us appetizers without any mention of it in the beginning. Afterwards they put it all on the bill, when confronted about it, they tried to wave it off with it being a typical portugese way of serving customers. Whilst already being in portugal for the past week, we know bread etc in the beginning is complementary. After some discussion they started using “bro” and fancy words in order to get rid of us. They showed no respect or friendliness towards “non-locals”.

Downright unrespectfull staff, and a complete tourist nightmare. Wouldn’t go there again or recommand it...

We were greeting right at the entrance by a very funny man with a Captain hat!

About the food: it's simple. We got the Posta and the Picanha. And they were both what you expect of a good quality meat! The posta was cooked to perfection, the portion size was very generous, we switched to fries, those were great as well. The others got the Picanha with the option to cook it on the table. It is a nice detail and the stone they brought worked perfectly.

We were very surprised about this place! A proper portuguese type meal. You just get in, get some nice grilled meats and have a drink.

The staff is polite and the...

Mixed feelings. The vibe atmosphere is delightful. Our waiter was great. Most of guests are locals. The food was partly average - hake filet was a factory food kind, salada russa without salt and pepper prepared from unfrozen ingredients, pork from the grill was fine as well as fries. The most surprising was our bill. The waiter started with small appetizers which we didn’t expect as a paid part. It was 2 rolls, two portions of butter, a spoon of tuna mousse, and ham. All together counted separate for 13 € (!). That was 30% of our bill (!). Additional warning - the portions are...