O'Manel Restaurant — Restaurant in Bridgeport

So delicious Portuguese food! We ordered steak and salad. Fresh bread with butter on the side and a beautiful table setup welcomed us, along with fresh, real flowers. We ordered calamari as an appetizer, and while I didn't think I would eat much, all those smells made me so hungry right at the start! Although we only had water, they have sparkling water, tea, espresso, wine, and many other drinks to accompany your meal. Our steak came on a hot stone rack. (tip: call ahead if you order a hot rack because the stone takes about 25 minutes to heat prior to your meal. We did and it worked out perfectly!) The steak is raw and you can add fresh garlic, rock salt, and lemon to the steak as it cooks, slice it as you prefer until desired temperature and eat right away. The salad was delicious too, raw onions and olives with the pit (Portuguese style you can't taste anywhere else) to accompany the typical house salad toppings and olive oil and red wine vinegar dressing, and white rice like no other I've tasted (and I eat lots of rice, as Japanese and Asian cuisine are my favorite and good for the skin). To split between 2, you'll both feel full and have leftovers! Finished off with a orange pekoe black hot tea. Can't wait to come back and eat...

FINEST PORTUGUESE ANYWHERE

Wow! Omanel is an incredibly special restaurant. Located in an a brick building in bridgeport, with a private gated parking lot, this is an immaculate, old school, Portuguese restaurant with white table cloth service in a warm and cozy setting, with service by classic and sophisticated staff, and food that is beyond compare. The seafood choices from shrimp ajillo to mariscada to special cod is not only of the highest caliber, but delectable, light, and succulent. the meat dishes... some which i observed on other tables served flaming, looked awesome. the vegetable soup i had was the best ever.

this is a MUST GO TO SPOT that is exciting, relaxing, and fills not only the belly with very fine, yet very fairly priced cuisine, but fills the soul with a wonderful good time. what a spot for a private party large or small; a quiet dinner together; or THE restaurant for a seafood outing.

You may even find the owner sitting quietly at a table in the main dining room obviously pleased by the commitment to excellence that follows every item from...

My husband and I love Portuguese food. Saturday night, we decided to go to Bridgeport and have dinner at Omanel Restaurant. From the moment we walked in the door, we were made to feel welcome. Lisa, our server was exceptionally welcoming and competent. The food was authentic, perfectly cooked, fresh and tasty. We liked everything we ordered. We both had Ameijoas a Bulhao de Pato as an appetizer. What a delight! The Portuguese bread they gave us was perfect to soak up every bit of the garlicky sauce they were cooked in. Much to my surprise, the sauce had cilantro; I always expect Portuguese food to have parsley instead of cilantro. It was good, however, and definitely not overwhelming. My husband had grilled balcalhau with potatoes and vegetables on the side. I ordered one of the specials, which consisted of a variety of seafood in a tomato sauce. It came with white rice on the side. We shared a flan and had espresso for the perfect ending to this delicious meal. The portions were big. The ambiance was pleasant. We plan to return and hope that Lisa will be our...