Restaurante Forno Velho — Restaurant in Porto

On vacation we went to this overpriced restaurant purely because the menu touted Acorean Polvo Guisado. We even asked them if they had some for that evening. What arrived was a stick of octopus NOT Guisado but Lagareiro. For 22 euros! The cook needs to use Google while preparing the menu. We come from the Acores. We know what that dish is. As a way for the restaurant to make it up to us, they offered a mediocre scallop plate and then charged us for that! I had the Cabrito (goat). It was tasty but truly when you got done cutting the fat and inedible parts off, there were barely 8 bites of meat. Way too expensive for what you receive. The staff was very nice. The setting was as well. Thing is, you can not eat either of those things, can you? Very...

We had a great time, and the food was also very good! The ambience is romantic and we loved it. The only reason we give it a four-star is because it was hard to watch Denia who is amazing by the way I struggle trying to wait on every table, with very little help. Somehow I couldn’t believe how she remained with a constant smile and upbeat, trying to keep up and providing an impeccable service. although she was amazing, and I am sure she’s been there for many years and has everything under control, but it would be nice if she...

We had a lovely experience at Forno Velho. This was probably the best restaurant experience from our trip to Porto. The place, the service, the extra friendly waiters and of course, the quality of the food. We ordered octopus and filete of sea bass for main plates and both of the plates were exquisite but the sea bass took the price, accompanied with a creamy lime and coriander rice.

I would not hesitate to recommend this place to any of you. We booked the dinner through the fork (30% discount) so it was really worth...