The best restaurant…read more We were heading to Sintra for the day and found this restaurant online and are so glad we did. It's the best hidden gem. It's about 10-15 minutes from Sintra, in the small village of Colares. Unlike Sintra, there aren't any tourists and it's truly locals only. We both got the steak and fries and it was the best steak ever. After we got done, the owner came over and chatted with us about the area and the restaurant. She's lovely and very proud of the restaurant. We asked her to pick out a dessert for us and she brought us cookie cake and it was SO good. When we were having lunch, a delivery came with fresh produce, so you know the food is fresh. The restaurant was authentic Portuguese food and worth the trip. If you're going to Sintra, I highly recommend coming here on your way! If I was a local, I'd eat here every meal. The best food and the best people. Truly felt like they welcomed me into their home. Note, it is cash only, so make sure to have cash!

I had a great dinner with the soup and the grilled octopus (served with baked potatoes and wilted…read moregreens) on a Thursday night. The chocolate mousse was also delicious.. a welcome change to all the pastries I have been eating. No fado, yet had great service. Ended up chatting with locals in neighboring tables and learning about the region. Even outside, they have a cute decor, a cute cat that comes by to say hello, and tables that are well separated for COVID-19 precautions. I would come back.

If you're in Sintra, do NOT miss Tascantiga. It was easily our favorite meal of the trip. It feels…read morelike dining in someone's Portuguese family home, with mismatched plates and charm in every detail. The sangria (by the glass or in a clay jug) is a must.  We went all in as a group of four diners, ordering the sardine sandwich (incredibly fresh and layered with flavor), fried fish, octopus, scrumptious pig cheeks, and the most delicious chicken wings. Honestly, I could've skipped the steak sandwich, but everything else was outstanding. Didn't make it to dessert, but the plates we saw heading to other tables looked good. Even the bathroom adds to the experience, decorated like a home, complete with fake hanging "laundry". We walked in during a busy lunch time on a weekend day. Indoor and outdoor seating is available depending on the weather.

This was the first spot we visited on our second leg of our Portugal trip. It was easy to find and…read morewas very casual. The tapas sized food was perfect for what we needed as a simple appetizer as we ate through Sintra. We coupled it with wine and beer. Service was fast and friendly. It was the only spot that had a lot of people - speaks to its superiority in the area perhaps. I'd definitely recommend - get the seafood salad!

Loved this place! A great place to drink wine and try some tapas! The menu has a wide variety of…read moredrinks and food. Workers were all nice and gave great recommendations! Let us try the wines before we decided on one! Wish they had more outside seating but we were able to sit in the window which was really nice! Overall a great atmosphere and time! Food was great and wine was too!

A wonderful place to stop & savor some bites and tastes of Portugese wines. Great service, friendly…read moreknowledgeable staff who will not hesitate to suggest or fine tune the wines & flavors to help you get the most enjoyable drink for you.

We came on a Thursday evening around 18:15. The place is very small, but very nice pictures and…read moremurals. The tapas choices were excellent timely and proper size. I loved. Even the house red was excellent. If you choose to come here, reservations strongly recommended as the owner had to turn quite a people away. Excellent Service - We shall return!!!

What a great place. Let me start off by saying, this was the best spaghetti I ever had. It was…read morecompletely different from what I usually have. They used squid ink which tasted awesome. They have a great selection of wine and the owner recommended different time periods for each one and what wine goes along with the food. I would totally come back here to munch.

the food was good, well priced. Service was average... required a decent amountof waiting or…read morechasing down the wait staff. Gluten-free options are plentiful and the staff is knowledgeable.

A hidden gem just down from Regaleira Tower that serves delicious food, carries a wonderfully…read morepleasant vibe and makes for one of the better lunch spots you'll find in Sintra The space is cozy and splendid, with two small wine racks on display showcasing a solid variety of bottles to choose from. WiFi is available if you need it. We ordered and while waiting, enjoyed a bottle of wine for €18, a great value for a sit down lunch. Food hit the table about 20 minutes in, which was perfectly reasonable. My wife went with the steak, potatoes, eggs and sautéed vegetables. The steak was seasoned perfectly. I had the codfish with cornbread, sweet potatoes and spinach, a dish that is distinctly Portuguese and done really well here. Generous portioning for one, and again the seasoning was spot on across the board.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ A small but appreciated detail: the espressos arrived on warm plates, a thoughtful touch that suggests the kitchen actually cares about what they're sending out. After a morning of climbing through Sintra's palaces and towers, this is exactly the kind of place you want to stumble upon. Highly recommend making it part of your afternoon.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

We had a lunch break while on a bus tour of Sintra and passed on the guide's recs for lunch and…read moretook a shot at this place. So glad we did! We were welcomed by a couple really friendly and funny young lady servers and ours was especially so cute, helpful, and funny to talk and mess with!! Wife had a great green wine and I got a huge sangria for one that was great and fruity. She ordered a "seafood rice" served invite own metal crock packed with octopus and stuff that she couldn't finish. I got the steak and chips (fries) and a perfectly sunny side egg on top (13.70 Euros). She loved hers and my server made sure mine was truly medium rare leaving it cooked and not bloody yet swimming in juice. Beware in Portugal sometimes the "steak" is a fillet if you don't confirm first like this one. So glad I went med rare!! Perfectly cooked fries too. These ladies were actually from Nepal and we enjoyed talking with them about that and we joked a lot. It was a fun welcoming lunch. Two police officers dined next to us talking with the Portuguese owner so it's a mix of locals and tourists. It's right in the center of it all and convenient. Large menu and great service. Very affordable as well! Not the best steak I've ever had but the best for this price point generally and we would def go back again next trip. Our server was named Asmee(what a cutie!) and her associate Greeta.

Spacious indoor and outdoor seating area. Excellent Portuguese dishes. I recommend the Caldo…read moreverse com chourico- cabbage soup with Portuguese sausage. For the main entree, the bochecha de pro Estrada em bingo tinto - pork cheek stewed with red wine and mashed potatoes. Lastly, the chicken pot pies were tasty. They serve you two crispy pies with soft baked chicken meat.

This came as one of the highest rated restaurants in Ericeira and it did not disappoint. Make a…read morereservation - they get super busy and fill up quickly. The menu changes frequently and I will be dreaming about the ceviche for a long time. The steak however, was disappointing, it didn't even have a sear and was super salty, tasted almost like they just boiled it. Stick to the fish which is where they THRIVE

Unreal, the view, the food, the vibe!!! Best Gluten free…read moreFrench fries ever They have a separate frier Then had the ceviche, again so fresh and flavorful! Best experience. And of course lovely wine. Service was perfect

his place couldn't accommodate all 7 of us. They could only do 4-5, so some of us ended up going to…read moreanother restaurant. They were short handed and I think they didn't really want to take us in but did. We were extremely grateful. They said it may take some time for our food to come out. We chanced it as reviews raved about this place. Also, we don't have reservations. The ambiance was great, staff was great, owner was amazing, and the food was really good. I highly recommend this place BUT I would make reservations. We learned this the hard way but got extremely lucky. We made sure to tip really well. I highly recommend this place and big thank you to the owner for taking us in.

A week in Portugal, this was my favorite place. If there were a Michelin system for casual little…read moreplaces this would be a Three Star. The food (wife) was absolutely phenomenal and the service (husband) was casual but attentive like a fine dining restaurant. The dishes were from all over Portugal like such as Cape Verdian beef; sheep cheese on toast; smoked duck with orange slices; grilled shrimp. It's about a 20 minute walk from the center of Sintra, which for the record completely empties out after the day trippers are gone.

Absolutely amazing garden ambiance and friendly service. I had the octopus, had to be brave and…read moretry it. Outstanding!! I was so happy with it. Not fishy at all and chews like meat. Try it. My wife had the shrimp risotto and loved it. For dessert we had the chocolate mousse and chocolate and walnut cake. If you are wanted a great experience eat here, take time and enjoy!

What a local gem, if you don't want to have a substandard, overpriced tourist lunch -- this is…read morewhere the locals and in-the-know tourists go. Don't come here for the views...come for a traditional meal. For 26€, you can have a full course meal, with red and white bottle of wine, melon, bread, olives, iberico (Portugal's version) cured ham, an entree of your choice, dessert of your choice and coffee! WOW! I forgot to take a pic of the main courses, but they were great!

Hands down, my favorite place I tried in Portugal. The food, the ambiance, the drinks, everything…read morewas on point. And the service was AMAZING!! Gabby got us in for a last minute reservation which we so appreciated and our server, Morghana, was so so sweet, fun, and helpful with the menu. Everything about this place was amazing. Definitely a must stop when you're in the neighborhood.

food: overall yummy, the fish tempura had a bitter taste from poor frying or something, also the…read morepica pau was a bit tough I really enjoyed the pork belly, oxtail bao, churros, & the obsession cocktail Service: based off food I would've given this place a 4 star but the service was great so I boosted it to a 5 star. Really sweet staff & the power was cutting off which they handled professionally Ambiance: I like the interior, they also have a small outdoor section that looks great when it's warm out