Garrafeira Gato Preto — Restaurant in Peso da Régua

We've just spent a few days in the douro valley staying at a vineyard at Peso De Regua.... upon arrival on the train from Porto we needed food and went to the more obvious choice of restaurants as they looked glamorous. However, the next day, we decided to have a drink here and were given the English menu for the tapas, which was a literal translation of the sexy Portuguese menu, so we weren't that bothered as the food sounded basic. We ordered wine and then as time went on, we saw lots of food coming out and it all looked amazing, so we ordered a few dishes and every single one was fabulous. Vitor, the owner and his wife are two beautiful souls, and I realised straight away that this is a hidden gem, that's not so obvious. We proceeded to spend our final few days frequenting the bar and sampling the wines that Vitor is very knowledgeable about. A very humble guy and you just feel the warmth and love in his and his wife's service. Even his father came one evening and he was so very sweet, wanting to please. We had a posh lunch on one of the days in the neighbouring restaurant and were very disappointed with the food, service and price paid. This place is well priced, good food and magical wines. Simple yet just delightful. I hope you enjoy it as much...

Tried a few of the local wine bars and this is my favorite. Family run, reasonably priced wine bar that also offers snacks and larger dishes. The wine tastings were fabulous, I tried the 3 and 5 wine degustations and the kind staff made sure I got to try different wines during each visit. All the wines were delicious. I also tried the food, the bread stuffed with 4 cheeses and ham was indulgent and heavenly, as were the other tapas dishes. Come here for personal service and delicious wine and food (and the wine pours are...

We stopped in on a whim, a bit on the early side as the nearby spots were not yet open. Everything was fantastic! We had the Primor Board, which was a huge breadbowl filled with warm cheese, surrounded by more cheese, sausages, toast, bread, olives, and jams than 3 adults and 1 toddler could manage, all of fantastic quality. We also had the portobello mushroom stuffed with Alheira sausage, highly recommended. We also had a 3-wine tasting. My son also loved being able to see the trains go by...