Taberna Cadeia Velha — Restaurant in Ponte de Lima

We sat down for diner; an older waiter brought us the menu card; some time later a younger waiter brought a plate with tapas and small plate pulpa. Regarding the tapas nothing was explained to us. The waiter only said in English: eat what you like. We ordered with the older waiter a fish soup and salmon steak. What we ordered was clear. However, when we received the bill, it turned out that they charged us some 24 euro for the tapas and small plate pulpa. This is in our opinion not correct. The waiter should have explained the cost of each tapa and the ingredients. By the way, we speak fluent Spanish and English, so there could not have been a language barrier. This felt like a trick! So be careful when this...

The food wasn't bad by any means.. It was just bland, overcooked and overpriced. The servers were really nice and accommodating though.. but the food took a little bit to come out (about 40 mins for us). They had us pay extra for everything (like a salad instead of fries, for example). Also, we asked for a bottle of 1L water and they gave us 75cl (that's benign tho not rlly important; but considering there is no such thing as free water here.. yeah)

Overall, i'd say it's a...

We had to try the Caldo Verde, traditional Portuguese green caggage soup, only available here in Portugal! It was wonderful, in a light flavorful broth. We added the olive plate and bread, chourica de Carne Assada, salad and beef tenderloin. Topped off with coffee and crumble cake with berry sauce and ice cream... ALL were fantastic! Might be the best meal we have had in our 3 weeks in Greece, Spain and Portugal! Excellent food, service and outdoor ambiance on...