O Venancio - Angra do Heroísmo

It’s a must to visit this small, family restaurant with just a few tables. Food is wonderful and very reasonably priced. The Father cooks all the food and his daughter, Antonieta, oversees patrons speaking fluent English and banters with the locals. Open 11:30 AM 2:00 PM for lunch and not to be missed during your visit to Angra do Heroísmo!

Nice and typical place where people are kindly welcoming and friendly. Homestyle food was excellent. The 2 ladies are so much likeable.

This eaterie, lined on one of the streets of Angra 's old town, can go unnoticed; but not to those who, like us, were looking for local taste. The management is strictly familiar, and quite rough. The eaterie has a limited number of tables, and also has a limited choice of dishes: the owner, based on what is available every day at the city markets, prepares the menu. So whoever is looking for fancy experiences, should refrain. Having noticed it in the afternoon, we arranged with the owner the dinner menu for all of us (fifteen people). The evening was picturesque: An elderly relative of the owner also spoke a couple of fado songs, specifically for us. We were so pleased that we also made arrangements for a dinner two nights later. Foods, in both dinners, consisted of some typical Portuguese dishes: a kind of stew with bone (I don 't remember the name), grilled boca negra fish, bacalhau, little octopuses ' stew. Then salad, tomatoes, potatoes, or french fries. The bill was ridiculous on the first night (10 euros per head), while it was on the average of many Azores ' restaurants on the second night (18 euros per head). Overall, a beautiful experience!

I have eaten lunch and dinner here many times and have always been satisfied. Food is simple, well cooked and plentiful. Alcatra, feijoada and cozido are very delicious. Soups are always good. Wine is passable. Basic restaurant with seating for about 24, where they aim to please and generally succeed. Service is casual but friendly. A meal of soup, main course, half-litre of wine and a coffee is usually 10€. The atmosphere is entertaining ; the owner is hard-of-hearing so every conversation is shouted and involves everyone. Can be deafening. If you are looking for 5 star candelit dining stay away. If you want well cooked tasty food I would highly recommend. A word of warning though, the owners are, sadly, ardent Benfica supporters. I am not!! but taking into consideration the food, service and cost I am prepared to overlook their bad taste in football teams

After a tour of St. John’s cathedral it was about lunch time as we walked by O Venancio. A blackboard on the sidewalk listed the specials of the day so we decided to enter and give it a try. Two of the four tables were taken by locals busily eating and laughing while enjoying their meals so we opted to sit near the kitchen and ordered a beer and carafe of wine. The owner, a nice old gent in his eighties mingled with his customers who seemed to be regulars and they all were having a good time. His daughter, Antoinette, had lived in Pennsylvania and enjoyed speaking English with us. We ordered the soup she recommended and it was a great chicken broth with vegetables that went well with the bread they placed on the table. The place is quite small and is only open till two in the afternoon so get there before closing if you want a taste of the local cuisine. A wonderful experience we returned to enjoy the Alcatra and more great conversation with Antoinette. Would highly recommend you stop in for a delightful time.