A Regaleira — Restaurant in Porto

Supposedly the birthplace of the famous Oporto snack. I've eaten several Francesinhas in my life but never have I tried a sauce like this. It is watery, but a slight taste of milk or cream, and probably only meat fat as the starting point (not tomato and/or carrots, like it is common all over the city). I would say it is a good sauce, but really far away from the contemporary ones. The meats are good, the steak could be a lot better, or at least more rare, and the bread is a bit too dry. Overall a great experience (they also have a good house unfiltered beer, that is a nice combination, despite the classic being a superbock). Very good desserts, clearly made in house. It's strange that you can't see the kitchen, but probably because of the small footprint of the building it is on another level. We really enjoyed our experience, this is a place, that by it's location and decorations could clearly be a tourist trap or a rip-off, but they've chosen to fulfill the purpose of keeping the traditional way alive and they even have the same...

Avoid - the other good reviews of this place are clearly fake!

We went here because it was the only place open on a Sunday evening in the area. Looked welcoming but took an hour to get Francesinha and when it came it just had cheap ham and sausages, tasteless cheese and no egg on top. Decent places use steak. They explained it was the house special way of doing it.

Sardines were not gutted and were foul because the flesh was tainted. Seafood soup excellent.

Waiter apologised for delay after half an hour but food was still slow. People who came in after us left before us. When we left we saw that the francesinha was made in a panini toaster by the door and the sauce was already done in a saucepan so it should have taken 5 minutes.

We think the delay is a scam to make tourists buy more beer.

Oh, they added stuff on to the bill we didn't order too and then pretended not to understand any language...

{•ESP•} Vinimos a este restaurante a probar la legendaria "Francesinha", porque hemos oído hablar mucho de ella y su historia. Llegamos al lugar, y nos dimos cuenta de que estaba muy bien localizado, y el local tiene una excelente presentación. Es recomendable llegar apenas cuando abre, que es cuando está vacío ( o por lo menos, en nuestro caso, que vinimos un Martes 22/8/23 ) las Francesinhas, demasiado buenas. Como se dice siempre; para gustos, hay colores. A mucha gente le gusta comparar la receta ORIGINAL con otras, pero de verdad, que no tienen nada que ver. Cada tipo de Francesinha es única . Nos gustaría agradecerle mucho al señor Toni, que fue bastante amable y simpático con nuestro grupo. Gracias a él, tuvimos un ambiente placentero. Sin duda, uno de los mejores lugares para pasar con la familia & amigos.

{•POR•}

Viemos a este restaurante para provar a lendária Francesinha, porque já ouvimos falar muito dela e da sua história. Chegamos ao local, e percebemos que estava muito bem localizado, e o local tem uma excelente apresentação. É aconselhável chegar logo na hora de abrir, que é quando está vazio (ou pelo menos, no nosso caso, viemos na terça 22/08/23) as Francesinhas, boas demais. Como sempre disse; para gostos, existem cores. Muitas pessoas gostam de comparar a receita ORIGINAL com outras, mas na verdade não têm nada a ver com isso. Cada tipo de Francesinha é único. Gostaríamos de agradecer muito ao Sr. Toni, que foi muito simpático e amigável com o nosso grupo. Graças a ele, tivemos um ambiente agradável. Sem dúvida, um dos melhores lugares para passar com a família e amigos.

{•ENG•}

We came to this restaurant to try the legendary "Francesinha", because we heard a lot about it and its history. We arrived at the place, and we said that it was very well located, and the place has an excellent presentation. It is recommended to arrive only when it opens, which is when it is empty ( or at least, in our case, that we came on Martes 8/22/23 ) The Francesinhas, too good. As they always say; for tastes, colored hay. Many people will like to compare the ORIGINAL recipe with others, but really, that has nothing to do with it. Each type of Francesinha is unique. We would like to say a big thank you to Mr. Toni, who was very kind and nice to our group. Thanks to him, we had a pleasant environment. Undoubtedly, one of the best places to spend with family...