Tasquinha do Clides — Restaurant in Penacova

We drove 30m out of our way, purposely to have lunch here because of the seemingly great reviews. COMPLETE DISAPPOINTMENT. Owner extremely rude, locals dining next to us said he treats customers depending on his mood, but mostly he is in a foul mood and they still laughed about it. Must be a cultural thing. He (owner) spits on everything he touches to serve you with. Surreal. Got to a point we just had to get up and leave, which we should have done as we walked in because it smelt like a fried food place and we decided to stay anyway against our good judgment and then, when we left, we smelt like fried food from head to toe. An experience I wish not to repeat. If all you care about is saving a few cents and you don't mind paying to be mistreated, or literally...

We were passing through after visiting the monastery. A quick phone call to a friendly restaurant to check if they were open, “of course no problem”. Really great pork ribs & homemade fried potatoe. Super tasty meat and homemade piri piri was awesome. Seem like real local characters, worth a visit if you enjoy an experience out of the...

Excellent local food in a family run traditional style Portuguese restaurant. Super friendly staff. Great value. Well worth a detour if you are passing through here....