Restaurante Dom Petisco — Restaurant in Vila Real de Santo António

Some friends and I ate lunch there today. I have eaten in many restaurants in many countries and I hate giving a bad review. So, I will break it down. The food was good and the price reasonable, especially for the location and views which are great. The thing that ruin what should have been a nice lunch with visiting friends was our waiter. Carlito, I think his name was, had he had the opportunity I think he would have thrown our food at us. He must be the rudest, most unpleasant waiter I have ever encountered even to the point of pulling a dissatified face when I asked him for some salt. I don't know what the staff's working conditions are, but the two younger waiters seemed pleasant and treated us as diners with some respect, however, Carlito, if that is your name, you score zero for making our dining...

Have been here many times. As always the fish was superb and the service was good. There was however a problem in telephoning them to make a reservation - they just don't answer the phone ( 12 attempts over 2 days! The ' manager ' seemed irritated that I had the temerity to attempt to book a particular table with a good view over the estuary. I was told that their staff were told never to tell customers the table number. I find it difficult to understand this attitude, I have an hours drive on order to get there and i know which table I prefer - what is the problem, either the table is available or it isn't ! In spite of the excellence of the food I doubt that I shall return in a hurry, I really can do without such a...

I've been to this restaurant a few times. At each occasion, the food was fresh, impeccably cooked and delicious. The service was good.

The first time we were there, it was a very windy and cold day and although the restaurant's covered area was full, the staff did everything to accommodate us with a table as warm as possible, and it worked out fine.

The second time, we were there on a very busy day with a large group, and as the restaurant does not take reservations, we had to wait for about 30mn. But it was all worth it.

The last time, we were there for lunch and it was very enjoyable.

I love the ambiance, the view, the food and the service. One of our favorite...