Robalo — Restaurant in Sabugal

🔔 Do not recommend unless you don't mind spending a lot of money 🔔

Food: 7.3 Service: 8 Atmosphere: 8 Price: 4/5

I come to Sabugal once or twice a year and by coincidence I always end up having lunch here. The place is fine, rustic looking and comfy, and the waiter is very kind, but the price/quality ratio is not very good.

A simple grilled chicken and fries, for example, is 16€ for one person, and it's not comparable to the chicken you get in take-out style places. Although I payed 36€, we ate a grilled chicken for two, with the fries, a salad, and entrées. Again, the chicken was so small, not a lot of meat.

For comparison, I pay about 8€ where I live for about the same quantity, quality of food, with coffee and soup included.

For the average Portuguese person who tends to judge the enjoyment of the meal more by the quantity than the quality, this restaurant leaves a bit to be desired, and even in terms of quality, the meal was just about fine, nothing wrong, but nothing extraordinary either.

Where I give a lot of praise though is the salad, which was actually very tasty, varied in ingredients, and bigger than the usual...

We had a lovely lunch for my mum's birthday. I had lamb (delicious), my husband had steak (said it was one of the best steaks he had) and mum had Pork. We all had the set price menu. However, you can choose anything from the menu....bonus! The only off putting thing, was the massive TV that had sport on. There doesn't need to be a big TV in a restaurant, maybe just in the bar. Food 5, service 4 and...

Traditional atmosphere, good Service and the food tastes good and is very original portuguese. Expect lots of deliciously cooked proteins and carbohydrates and less vegetables and sauce to be served on plates to be shared with one another.

The menu contains an English translation However, the staff may not be fluent in English.

Anyway, I would still recommend the place...