São Nicolau — Restaurant in Ponta Delgada

We had the buffet for 8.50 euros per person. We thought we were told by the waitress this would also include coffee and dessert but the bill came with separate priced items for both. Four main food items today. There was a fresh side root veggie salad, no seasoning, but delicious with oil and vinegar. Roasted cod fish with taro, prepared liked hash browns. A savory tomato seafood rice mix, with prawns, crab, mussels, clams and fish pieces. Stewed fava beans with potatoes and boiled eggs. Also, large roasted cuts of seasoned pork. And of course french fries and white rice. We particularly loved the cod dish. Pork was a little dry but still with good flavor. Dessert had several options, we had the chocolate mousse. We wanted a wine list menu which was lost in translation lol. We instead were brought a bottle of typical Portuguese table wine opened at the bar. Worked well with the buffet food. You can also order from a menu, the usual typical Azore island food. Both locals and tourists seen. A great lunch restaurant, quick, easy, straightforward...

The São Nicolau restaurant was a very pleasant surprise. My son won a voucher for 2 people at school. Of course, we went as a family; it was a rainy day, and the distance to the 7 Cidades is still considerable. I had no idea what to expect and, to be honest, I was convinced it wouldn't be enjoyable. But to my surprise, it was very good, especially because a Sunday lunch with family is always the cherry on top of any cake. The buffet was very diverse, and the service staff was very friendly. A big thank you to the São Nicolau restaurant! One week after this stay, on Mother's Day, we returned with a larger group, and everything was as good as the first time. I especially recommend the Goat; on both occasions we were at the Buffet, it...

Make sure you double check the bill 🚨

The food is quite simple (bifana was hard and not tender at all), and even being Portuguese I ordered 4 pickled eggs (0.30€, so 1.20€) and got an “accidental” 11.20€ in small pickled eggs because they wrote 40 eggs by “mistake”.

I called them out and they immediately fixed it but clearly looked at each other in a funny way.

A bill of 17.60 went to 27.60 “by accident”.

A quick google search and I realized that it wasn’t the first nor the second time it happened to someone, it’s shameful.

Inexpensive but still overpriced considering what you get. It was a last resort option after a 24km walk. Not great.

Quite disappointed by the whole thing, even though they were “nice”...