Guesthouse - Aveiro

A tiny cozy restaurant located in a quiet alley away from tourists, yet not far from the town center of Averio, Portugal. The service was courteous, the prices were reasonable and the food was great. We ordered: 3*The soup of the day: ok 3*Queijo Amanteiga: fresh bread, cheese jelly sauce: good. 5*MEXILHÃO À BATEL- À Batel mussels: well seasoned and delicious! 5*ARROZ DE GAMBAS AO ALHO: it was a pot of prawns and bread with dried garlic: there were choices of rice and bread. The portion was big, homemade dish was fresh and good. 5*FILETES COM ARROZ DO MESMO: fillets with octopus rice: octopus was tender and fresh, delicious

We were the only two Asian in the restaurant. we were waiting for 10 minutes but the waiter didn't serve us. He is very nice to all the new customers later get into the restaurant, but only giving us a porker face. I asked him why he didn't serve us but for the later customers, and then he showed me his unhappy face and gave us a menu but never return to ask. It is a racists' restaurant.

This is a place where the proprietor really cares about what he serves. We didn 't really know what to order so thought we would order a bunch of starters. After we ordered a couple, he gently asked and for the main course? . We chose what was perhaps one of the best grilled fish we have ever had. Simple and careful preparation. So good. We ordered the cod in vinaigrette, the sardines in oil and after the gilt-head bream, we needed to try the Romeo and Juliette cake which was an amazing combination of two houses that usually are separate. Guava paste balanced the salt of the cheese perfectly. So good.

Looking for a cozy dinner with great seafood? This is place. It seats just 22 people in a room that is designed to appear as if inside a boat. I tried to begin with wine, but our waiter/owner said that I could not order wine until we had made our food choices. (Do not attempt to bypass this rule. Vinho tinto Quinta de S Lourenço, 2013, Bairrada, €13.50. Tight at first, but then opened up with the air and was fruity. We ate the Arroz de Marisco for 2 persons. Fabulous. A hot bowl of rice and seafood stew. The aroma was enticing. The stock was rich. We loved this dish. Sobremesa Chocolate cake with red current sauce. Port (10 anos and aguardente. A perfect ending to a perfect meal. (Felipe did offer me a free glass of the local moonshine. If you like paint thinner, this is for you. Wi Fi Credit cards Black Cloth napkins Black table cloths Proper flatware for each dish. Excellent service from Felipe (sp? €63.60

We made a little side trip to Aveiro from Lisbon. Not sure where to have a nice dinner, we decided to try this place. We were pleasantly surprised; this place exceeded our expectations. We started with some bread and some cheese, which was really good, but a bit of a mistake, because we filled up on that before we got to the main course. For the main meal, we ordered the dourado and the sole. Both fish were perfectly prepared and served with some delicious roasted vegetables. It was a superb meal, which we accompanied with a nice bottle of white Portuguese table wine. The wine in Portugal is so cheap and good, you can't afford not to drink it. We finished with some coffee. In the US I would have expected to pay upward of $100 for a meal like that, but the total price was less than 50 euros. Amazing! I might add that the service was very good friendly and efficient.