We were there twice during our stay in Vina do Castelo. Great food, super friendly staff and very nice service. I definitely recommend this one. Great experience.
Thanks a lot!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
€35–40
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
Great dinner at Bota d'Água restaurant in Viana - delicious food and very nice presentation! Compliments to the chef!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
€20–25
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Had dinner here last night. Very disappointing food quality although owner very helpful and friendly.
Beef steak quite chewy with very soft potato (french) fries. The friendly owner replaced the soft fries with white rice without any problem. The accompanying shredded red cabbage was dry and tasteless.
We also had grilled octopus tentacles which was also plain in taste. The accompanying spinach was dull dark green in colour - overcooked or too old and without any seasoning.
The decorative flower on one plate of the soft fries has small black inserts on it.
Always felt sad to see supposedly nice food being “damaged” and “wasted” this way.
Five stars everything: the service, the food, the staff!
The food was amazing, super tasty with a perfect combination of flavours.
Staff was attentive, on top of our needs without making us feel like they were rushing us (in fact the opposite!)
Picture: prawn curry.
Hands down the best meal we had in Portugal, and one of the best meals of my life. The owner was very engaged in making sure we were enjoying ourselves and our food, even with a full restaurant and we came without a reservation. We were greeted with complimentary bubbly, fresh bread and savory pastries and ordered the octopus salad to start. Then we got the seafood platter and a bottle of champagne (it was our last night so we were living it up). We were served a complimentary glass of port to round off our meal, and my boyfriend got the crème brûlée for dessert. The total was about 90€, but considering all we got it was worth it. We couldn’t finish everything, even though we tried! The seafood platter (we shared the small, 35€) came with potatoes that were sliced and perfectly cooked in the best sauce I’ve ever had. Have plans to return to Portugal next year and this place is already on my list. I would literally plan a stop in this town just to come back to this restaurant, but the town itself is also adorable and worth a visit.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
€40–45
One of the best meals I've ever experienced. Great service throughout, excellent menu and the food was simply fantastic. My wife had the posta, I had the sea bass. The desserts were sublime. We will be returning!!
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Traditional kitchen with a few surprising mix of modern cuisine. Definitely worth a try.
We tried out the seafood mix plate. It was tasty, nicely prepared and the dips were well chosen.
They have a large selection of wines at more than reasonable prices.
The staff was very friendly and courteous.
The restaurant is quite busy, if you want to visit it at dinner hours, make a reservation up-front.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
€45–50
Delicious food with excellent service. The fresh crab and turbot dishes we had were perfect. The manager also kindly called a taxi for us.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
An update on Bota d'Agua. I had New Years Eve dinner here. The attention to detail, quality of food and exceptional service,,,especially as every seat was filled, was exceptional.
