Just incredible. Some of the best restaurants are the ones that only do a few dishes but do them extremely well: Provedore is one of those restaurants. Simple, well made food with a friendly service, all at a price that would still be reasonable 5 or 6 years ago.
The guisson (white bean stew with panchetta) was deep with the flavour of fresh herbs, garlic and smokey ham, while the ravioli was delicate and expertly made. The prawns were sweet and tender, slathered with a decadent garlic butter. These were all meant to be "small plates"; they were anything but!
Despite having lived in Falmouth for a while, this was out first time visiting. It certainly won't...
   Read moreBreakfast on Sunday. Foul hollandaise sauce - beware tastes like old vegetable oil - obviously bought in from Past its sell by date discount store,. Foul coffee - no crema , overrun, oily and bitter. surly waitress that pounces and ignores- wants your order before you sit down and then doesn't clear the table from previous clients but serves breakfast amongst it! Had to be asked - she didn't like that. Not cheap either. I have been to provedore before for years and have loved it but loved the coffee and staff, now , why would I go again? Waste of time and money. Aggravatingly...
   Read moreI would have given it 3 stars but for the rude response from the waitress when I gave her feedback, when asked. First time visited & will be the last. Although food was tasty, the portions are a lot smaller than any tapas I've had around the world! Way over priced for the portion size given, all 4 of us thought the same. Also, 95% vegetarian, 2 fish dishes but rest vegetarian. Do not go there if you want meat balls, sausage, squid, prawns etc. Very pokey place, quaint but waitress looked unhappy, waited ages to put food order in...need...
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