Cantinho da Vila — Restaurant in Vila Franca do Campo

We unfortunately had lunch here. We both ordered different pieces of meat, but both turned out really dry, very salty but otherwise bland. The meat came with fries, egg, some white rice and some lettuce. While ordering, I asked if the meat came with a sauce, the waitress said yes, but turned out not to be true. This could have been misunderstood, but after explaining that she didn't seem to care or try to compensate, which would have been a sign of being customer oriented. For the first time in years I actually left the food without finishing it. When I asked for the bill to pay, it took unnecessarily long for it to be brought. Overall, a pretty...

Wonderful customer service, nice people and awesome food. We were tourists, a big crowd of 12 people, no reservations, looking for a place to grab a late lunch on a rainy day. Nothing was opened on the day after the new years day and this was the only restaurant that opened in the area. They had limited options on the lunch menu (understandablely so due to the holidays and the storm), chicken and octopus, and both options were so good. We were very grateful that they served us and the food was...

We ordered the Wreckfish - it came with potatoes and salad. The fish was amazing - grilled to perfection. Local atmosphere, casual dining - we rated 5 for atmosphere because we wanted to eat where the locals eat...small place, full of locals in for lunch, hanging out chatting with eachother and the staff....just what we were looking for. The woman who waited on us was lovely - spoke English, answered our questions about the menu and the food came out in a reasonable...