Caçula- Manga Sushi — Restaurant in Porto

We were baffled how good it was. The food, the restaurant, everything. A great last day in Porto.

The Restaurant : The name and the exterior may not appeal to everyone. We weren't exactly drawn in at first, either. In fact we walked by this restaurant quite often during our stay, before deciding to go in because we were in the mood for some sushi. The walls are decorated by a mix of manga-characters. A wide range from Doraemon, Sailor Moon, JoJo to Naruto, and Gurren Lagann. The furniture is modern and tasteful. I was especially happy with the bathroom. It was clean and the walls are plastered from ceiling to floor with manga-pages of different genres and styles. You can FEEL that someone put their heart into making this restaurant a great experience.

The Food: First things first. There are special menus during the week, with the exception of fridays and saturdays, which include miso soup, 2 spring rolls and 12 - 20 Sushis and Sashimis, or Yakitori, prices ranging from 9.90€ to 15€, if I remember correctly. We noticed a man that apprently had Yakitori and he looked quite satisfied and happy and kept praising it. It looked really great too. We had Sushi and it was fantastic. Honestly the best I ever had, and I had a lot. They were well made, well seasoned and creatively topped and I would urge everyone to try as many as possible. The quality is fantastic.

I took the house-lemonade, which was slightly sweet, and sour, and was an absolute match to the food. As dessert we took matcha panna cotta. It was delicious, sweet, with a strong matcha flavor and sweet ginger syrup on top. Absolutely gorgeous. We also got the black sesame ice-cream which was just as good.

The Service: Brilliant. Our server was a nice young lady that served us in perfect english. She was quite attentive, reacting as soon as I motioned that we needed her assistance, but also leaving us be as not to interrupt our own conversation.

The Price: We paid 35€ for everything for two people. You can hardly beat that, especially for the quality we were served at. Were we live (Germany) you would probably pay double and get worse.

Therefore...

Great food, bad service.

My partner went for the 'All You Can Eat' sushi (€20). Not only did they not explain what dishes she would be getting - saying it is "the chef's choices" - but, after the second dish they brought out, they wouldn't stop asking if she was done?

If it's 'all you can eat' the waiters cannot make a deal out of asking for another plate - acting surprised that she wanted another dish and asking how many pieces she wanted... On top of which they were acting as though I was eating her food and that is why she wanted more (I dislike sushi which makes that comment all the more insulting). Concluding with them bringing ONE single piece of sushi in the last dish she asked for - a real joke.

Pretty expensive too, which would have been fine if the service matched the food quality.

Overall experience ruined by this restriction to an all you can eat menu. Cannot recommend despite the decent food - came out feeling uncomfortable and in...

It was really hard for me to find a good sushi spot that had a decent vegetarian selection, but I decided on manga and visited before my train back to Lisbon. It was a perfect way to end a long day. I was pleasantly surprised at how delicious everything was. They were pretty busy on a Sunday night but that was expected and luckily I was able to grab the last table inside. Staff was kind and food came out quick! But I did order pretty easy items. I had the miso soup, veggie gyozas and the manga uramaki, which was to die for. I’m always on the hunt for a good veggie roll that isn’t basic and this hit the spot. Everything was on point! I loved the sangria and the gyozas were perfectly crunchy. Miso soup was good but you can’t ever mess it up. I inhaled everything. Granted it doesn’t sound like a lot of food but it was the perfect amount for me. Everything was fresh! That was my favorite part of it all....