LACADI - Vietnamese restaurant — Restaurant in Porto

The restaurant is clean and well decorated. Bánh mì is freshly made and crispy. It’s tasty even though the flavor is not the same as what we get in Vietnam (we just came back from Vietnam). The varieties of the drinks were promising. However, the jasmine boba tea did not taste any jasmine and the boba was very sweet. It made the whole drink very sweet, not typical Vietnamese or Asian boba taste. Our other friend ordered peach and lemongrass tea. It was also very sweet and he did not taste lemongrass. The staff is friendly but there were some hiccups in the beginning as the restaurant is new. For example, the order of the food brought out was a little messy and it took a while even though they have a...

The place is new, neat, and looks quite promising. The main concept revolves around the Vietnamese twist of french baguette sandwiches, a treat easily found in Hanoi or Saigon. One will find several variations of those in the menu, plus other interesting food dishes. Plenty of tea based drinks as well!

I have to admit the food itself wasn't the "wow" I was expecting, it was just fine. In that regard, price vs. what it is served, I feel it needs an adjustment. It is a bit pricey though, in reality it's just a meat sandwich!. Either the filling should be upgraded with more meat at least, or if the portion amount remains the same the current price should be...

Great place to visit. The flavor of the banh mi (char siu) was good, just unexpected and different from what I’ve usually had in the past. After talking to the owner, she explained that they are doing the Hanoi (north) version as supposed to Saigon version. The bread was freshly made. Crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. I’m missing the pâté and cilantro. The portion was generous as well. I would love to have a different sauce (fish sauce, vinegar, sugar, chili, shallot) instead of sriracha.

The service was good. The owner/manager made sure to check on us to make sure everything was good.

The space was good, it just feel a bit too warm. No...