Restaurante Viva Porto — Restaurant in Porto

Viva Porto offers good food and friendly services. It's located on the ground floor, with a lovely view on the Douro, attached to the lobby of a hotel. It should not be mistaken with the sky bar of the hotel (where they only serve drinks and small canapés). The food is good. However, it's worth mentioning that if you go during the weekdays, the restaurant is very empty, which doesn't support the atmosphere. They do often offer nice discounts when you make your reservation for a weekday on Fork. To me, there seems not to be any real reason this place should be empty any day in the week. I really think once this place gets busier, it's a perfect setting for a...

Nice food, but... Service was great, and the food was tasty, albeit not particularly warm. However, although they were aware of gluten-free requirements, two of the three dishes ordered arrived with issues. Breadsticks added to the mozzarella starter, and a biscuit crumb added to the Abade de Priscos pudding, meaning both dishes had to be returned. This could be very serious for diners less aware of ingredients. Overall, service is great, food confidence lacking.

Edited to add: sadly, my wife was very ill in the night following our meal from what could only be a cross-contamination of gluten. This is a serious issue that...

Super little restaurant, tucked up a side street.,, Fantastic food .,, Great flavours, very talented chef who are you can see cooking the food. We ordered four different plates. All very good ., hard to pick the winning dish.! The price was also very good for the amount of food we had. Best meal we had on our trip .. The girl who served us was very polite and present and did her job very well Well done guys …You are doing a great job ! 5 stars !! Mary ...