Calhambeque — Restaurant in Porto

This is your cheap traditional Portuguese spot for dinner. Everything about is was on point.

The meat was soft and tender. The fries where crispy and salad was fresh. Only drawback was that the steak was unsalted. But you can salt to taste so that's not really an issue.

Even the waiter was super friendly and joked around with us, making the experience quite enjoyable.

Another plus was that it is still tourist free. While ironically I am a tourist writing a review for other tourists, the fact that there were no tourists there solidifies the fact that the menu was made for the locals and everything...

I asked for 1 (one) "rissól" as an entry snack and they brought 4 and i thought that the price was for 1 plate, turns out the price is for each "rissól" so i ate 4 and paid 4x times the initial value stated on the menu...

I asked for a steak with rice instead of chips and the server acknowledged my order. When he went to the kitchen I heard him asking for the rice instead of chips and when the plate came to my table it had chips and not rice.

Overall i recommend it for the good tasty food but the service could improve. AND THEY MUST SPECIFY THE AMOUNT OF ENTRY SNACKS!!!!!...

Loved it! I ordered the squid (because octopus is a generally pricey dish) and OMG it did not disappoint. It was also ready in about 10 minutes. 1 meal is really enough for 1 person, I also had a small side salad and it was more than enough. The waiter was kind to me even though I was just one person and didn't order that much food (just the squid, sald and wine - and I paid only 13 euros). I felt comfortable dining alone, which is not the...