Marbelo — Restaurant in Vila Nova de Gaia

We were on our way south(backpackers) hungry and stopped for a break and some food. Ordered some fish and Picanha. First I thought, 19€ for a Picanha was a bit pricy, but failed . That meal was perfect. The fish was very tasty with a lot of side vegetables. The hit was the Picanha, came with fries, black beans and much more. The waiter served the picanha (absolutely tender, juicy and perfect medium) from the skewer, he sliced 4-5 times a small portion of the meat at the table and in the meantime went away, to continue perfect cooking of the meat. It was sooo good. To make it perfect, he served barbecued pineapple. We could not eat up. Worth...

We came to this restaurant once to have a date and it was such a disappointment because of the horrible live music we were not able to hear each other. The singer doesn’t have a good voice (someone has to say it!) and it was incredibly loud!!! The only thought we had - just eat fast and run away. The food was okay (typical Portuguese food, nothing extraordinary). The staff wasn’t friendly at all. The place supposed to be open until 11pm, but at 10pm we received a receipt and were asked to leave. Well, again, we were happy to leave because couldn’t stand the “free concert”. One of the most horrible experience in Portugal, highly do not...

I’m American and my husband is Portuguese. A lot of the poor reviews are from tourists who do not understand the dining customs here in Portugal. For people who are not from Portugal, like me, dining out in Portugal is definitely different than in other Countries. Of course! This restaurant serves authentic and delicious Portuguese food! The servers only speak Portuguese because this is Portugal! A little research of the country you are visiting goes a long way to ensure you are not an...