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€7 - €30
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Seafood, Mediterranean, European, Portuguese, Soups
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Gluten Free Options
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Reviewed 11 March 2020

Sadly, I cannot provide a good review, despite the fact our first visit was pretty darn good. The reason is the second visit was really darn bad, and well unsafe. The fish soup is great, yes. The fish stew was good the first time. The...More

Date of visit: February 2020
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Reviewed 28 October 2019

A friend, who is a native of Sao Miguel, took us to this restaurant for what he calls the best sopa de peixe (fish soup) on the island. I normally do not like fish soups as they are normally too fishy for me. We had...More

Date of visit: October 2019
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Reviewed 26 August 2019 via mobile

Very busy with locals and tourists on a Sunday afternoon. Great menu, lots of fish. Soup and stew delicious! Excellent value too.

Date of visit: August 2019
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Reviewed 7 August 2019

I loved this place. It has excellent fish dishes and the staff is really nice and friendly. I almost fell to be in a family restaurant. The fish soup is fantastic!

Date of visit: May 2019
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Reviewed 29 July 2019

We were very pleased with the staff and the food. Staff was very attentive and caring, explained the menu, offered local specialities and served us well. Food was very delicious, low prices and big meals. Highly reccomend, great place to experience local foods and life.

Date of visit: July 2019
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Reviewed 11 July 2019 via mobile

This is a real hidden gem! When you look at the menu you get so excited you want to eat it all! It’s a great restaurant, for fish especially. I had the fish soup for starters and then the very famous fish stew which was...More

Date of visit: July 2019
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Reviewed 11 July 2019 via mobile

The fish stew is outstanding. Never had this dish before but I think it was amazing. What I did not understand was that the waiter suggested to start with a fish soup, which essentially is quite similar as the stew is also quite „soupy“. So...More

Date of visit: July 2019
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Reviewed 8 July 2019

After an amazing day at the beach, we (hungrily) stumbled upon this wonderful hole-in-the-wall, family-run restaurant on our way back to our Airbnb in Nordeste. Thanks to some wonderful TripAdvisor reviews, we were not disappointed. The restaurant and aesthetic itself is simple—nothing fancy. The food,...More

Date of visit: July 2019
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Reviewed 26 May 2019 via mobile

So nice fish stew here, although me and my bf are not so into fish, we decided to try the fish stew that also weiter recommended... It WAS delicious even for us, no typical fish taste. It was just too big for two so we...More

Date of visit: May 2019
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Reviewed 24 May 2019

Arrived after opening. Very long way for fish stew. Good fish stew. Had the local wine. Can become busy. Also, only accepted American Express and no visa and mastercard??? Interesting.

Date of visit: May 2019
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