Cafe e Restaurante Clube Naval de Velas — Restaurant in Velas

Higher priced than other local restaurants, but very convenient and within walking distance of the ferry station at Velas. We went for lunch on a weekday, and it seemed to be the local lunch spot. We didn't receive a menu, but the very friendly English-speaking wait staff told us of the vegetarian options. We had a very tasty vegetarian chili with rice and a local carbonated drink called "Kima" which we enjoyed a lot. We were also surprised that this restaurant was willing to provide us with a pitcher of "tap" water (very good) instead of insisting we buy bottled water. We didn't experience this at any other restaurant in Velas, and later we saw a sign advertising that Azores tap water is perfectly fine to drink and to drink it with "confidence". Enjoyed our experience in this...

In terms of price/quality ratio the worst restaurant I have been to in Portugal/Azores, maybe ever. Every single menu item looked frozen/non-fresh, and all dishes were lukewarm at best. The dishes were tasteless and dry, and apparently you have to ask for sauces yourself even though they are part of the dish on the menu. I honestly think I can cook every single dish that we had better than how it got served to us. In one...

Bitte nicht die Spaghetti bestellen, die kommen total verkocht. De Tuna dazu war wie leider so oft auf den Azoren totgekocht und trocken. Der Salatnwar eine ordentliche Portion, jedoch bekamen wir kein Salz und Essig Öl ist umweltunfreundlich in kleinen Plastiktütchen abgepackt, die zu wenige waren. Sowas gehört sowieso verboten. War nur die Opportuntiät dort zu essen, da wir mit Gepäck auf die Fähre warten mussten. Würde nicht wiederkommen. Der Service war nett war aber als das Restaurant sich füllte überfordert. Wir waren zum Glück die ersten Gäste, das Hauptgericht brauchte dennoch eine Weile. Die Gemüse Suppe des Tages war ebenso sehr einfach im Geschmack. Der Hunger nach einer langen Wanderung trieb jedoch alles rein ;D ...

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