Velho Cangalho — Restaurant in Palmela

We got there right at the moment it opened(12:00) and we barely got seats because the parking lot was already full of people, schedule your lunch in advance, especially on Sundays. Anyways we got there, where seated in under 5 minutes, table service was on point and polite with no excuses and always doing their best possible job to comply with requests. We ordered our food and drinks water for me everyone else got mugs of beer served in under 3 minutes fast is fast when it comes to their service. We also ordered the food right after I went for a a full dose of entremeadas (pork streakies for you English folks) the rest with a sirloin steak and mixed board of grilled meats, although I will say you better have a deep stomach since it technically serves a portion of 3 those boards, heck even my full dose of streakies is too much for anregular person. Food was also surprisingly delivered promptly if I where to wager we we're waiting for it around 6-9 minutes maybe 11 before it arrived and given we didn't pre-orders ahead and saved a seat I'd say it's exceedingly fast service.

We all got our deserts, in my case bolo de bolacha( cracker Cake) was good same was the rest of the deserts and coffee I had nothing to complain regarding the eating experience.

There where a few third parties that made the atmosphere almost unbearable but such is the life of eating out children crying and people dragging their forks are common things in a restaurant.

All in all despite being a bit too expensive for my blood 98,20€( 24,55€ per person on average) I can say without a shadow of a doubt I'll be coming back for more given everything was cooked to perfection... I will however try to order w table in advance to a quieter spot because heck I hate cuttlery dragging on plates and children crying in...

Located on the national road 392 on the way to Palmela "the old reck" "o velho cangalho", it's one of the oldest casual dining restaurants on the area. Simple non pretentious high quality food for your money. Meat boards are one of the most famous dishes but this is actually an understatement... I believe the quality of the meat it's unique in this place it really ashamed any artisan gourmet burger pretentious restaurant close-by or any fine steakhouse nearby. Tender juicy flavorful and above all they are very consistent in their meats it's very hard to find a hard piece of meat industry restaurant the surf and turf is probably the most famous board but all of the board's specially de pequena it's excellent. For those who believe that only meat makes these restaurant famous you are wrong I strongly recommend the cod fish! "Bacalhau pilu pilu" a sick spicy caught fish slab search with flight sliced potatoes and salad on the side its original must taste dish around here. The staff is professional polite coaches and the service is fast if you think that's the are serving homemade food from scratch. Great selection of local wines to pair with meats. I need to finalize your meal a fine sweet dessert coped with the typical Portuguese espresso talk to your meal not for much money.desgastante games most of the Portuguese steak restaurants...

I'm currently on holidays but I have to talk about quality or problems when I find it. Specially quality when this is rare these days Top notch food and waiters are very attentive. Plus it’s all at very affordable prices for the massive portion sizes. The food can’t get better. Phenomenal experience. The only less enjoyable experience is the noise from all the clients talking loudly as the restaurant was full. Without a reservation, you will only be able to find a place if you are extremely lucky or if you queue long enough! Just as a mere example, I've uploaded some photos where you can see the quality from the bread to the desert. Had to compliment the waitress and the restaurant owner as this is a extremely rare jewel. Definitely......