There are plenty of Portuguese expats in Brussels and an equally good number of Portuguese…read morerestaurants. But how about cantinas that dish out some homely favorites at a good price? Now those are often harder to come by. You learn about places such as Caramulo through word to mouth. There is nothing elegant, sophisticated or culinary challenging about what goes on here. But from the number of people, you know something is on. This is cantine food at its best. Bacalhau, or Portuguese salted cod for us Anglophone speakers, is one of the main items on any Portuguese menu. No surprise then to find it here done in four or five variations. They do plenty of other fishes too, including bream, fish stews, seabass, squid, all kinds of shellfishes and octopus. Now that's not all, they have Portuguese glazed meats and a number of carnivorous cuts. Beside most of us taking variants of the cod, one did manage the lamb chops and ended up just as satisfied. Now, as you know, when you eat gran's cooking, you usually eat til you drop. Well this might not be your gran cooking, nor is it an eat as much as you can, but portions are such that I would be cautious about eating any more than a main (maybe 'a' shared starter). This coming from someone that can eat far more than most. You can guess then that I can't comment on dessert. We never got near to trying them. But based on starters and main, this place ticks a very many boxes. Good portions, good taste and very affordable, what else do you need? It is about homely food. If you want sophistication in a restaurant setting then go somewhere else. Bring sophistication to this table and it would loose its appeal. (Next door is a bar, a very standard bar. The only connection between the two is the shared corridor leading to the toilet where you might just be entertained by guests that have indulged in more than they should have next door!)

Okay I used to live in Portugal so my point may be biased…read more The food is of very high quality and I love how the family atmosphere of the restaurant. Dishes are few but all of them an very tasty ... and I mean it ! My only regret is that it comes at a very high price for a portuguese restaurant. So it's clearly not the place where you would go every friday. However if you can pass the price I would surely recommend it blindfolded. Mathias

I loved this restaurant. I don't know much about the Portuguese cuisine but what I tested here was…read moreperfect. We had squid and fish and both dishes were really tasty. I will go back for sure. Only small problem, the service is slow but if you are there to have a nice evening you can wait for your meal while enjoying a nice glass of wine.

Portuguese restaurant serving traditional food but a bit adapted to western standards. You will…read morestill get the meat portions and the nice portuguese wine or beer. I went for the cochon du lait: very tender porc meat. Highly recommended. So tender that the meat is melting in the mouth. As for deserts, there is a lot of variety from home made deserts to dame blanche. Prices are reasonable: approximately 25 euros/ person for main dish and desert and drinks

Ordered the squid, as well as the mussels. I suggest you to get the mussels with vegetables, white…read morewine, and cream! Huge servings, and the waitress was very helpful. CASH ONLY- however there is a bank ATM close by if you run into that problem. Other than that, service was good and the waitress brought over olives and cheese on the house. Location is not central, about a 15 minute drive from central Brussels. Worth it though, the mussels were outstandingly fresh and steamed perfectly.

This place is amazing. I ordered a seafood soup (I'm not sure of the exact name, I don't speak…read morefrench) and it was likely the best dining experience I had in Europe. The service was great, the wine was fantastic, and the food and dessert was rediculously good. If you are travelling through Europe, be sure to stop here and have an experience that you'll remember for years.

located in the Grand Place, this is the perfect spot to have a beer and a Belgium waffle over…read morelooking the magnificent old city hall. Lucked out on a beautiful sunny day, so the weather was just right to sit out side on the patio and enjoy a cold Belgium beer and people watch as so many tourist are around taking all sorts of pictures. Average beer menu, wine and sangria all good to cool you off. Perhaps a little bit pricier that other places, but for the view, it was well worth it. I didn't feel rushed, even though the place was pretty full... service was friendly and fast.