5/5 C.T. “CombatCritic” S. 1 year ago on Google
Petiscais
is
located
adjacent
to
the
Olhão
train
station,
so
you
might
think
that
it
would
be
very
noisy,
especially
on
their
large,
covered
patio,
but
the
local
trains
coast
into
the
station
and
stop
next
to
the
restaurant,
so
the
interruptions
are
minimally
invasive.
My
wife
did
not
even
notice
that
two
trains
arrived
and
departed
during
our
meal.
The
menu
is
eclectic,
having
Portuguese
classics
with
an
international
flair,
pastas,
meat
dishes,
fish,
and
even
burgers.
The
prices
are
a
bit
high
by
Portuguese
standards
with
entrees
ranging
from
€10
to
€38,
but
the
food
is
tastefully
presented
and
very
good.
We
started
with
the
standard
olives
and
fresh
bread,
accompanied
by
three
spreads,
butter,
a
mild
tuna
flavored
butter
pate,
and
hummus-style
spread
(€5).
For
my
main,
I
had
the
stewed
pork
cheeks
(€16)
in
a
plum
sauce
sitting
tastefully
atop
a
good
portion
of
mashed
potatoes
and
garnished
with
fresh
herbs.
The
pork
was
tender,
the
sauce
delicious
and
not
overly
sweet,
and
the
potatoes
firm,
yet
creamy.
The
portion
was
quite
substantial
and
I
left
pleasantly
satiated,
but
not
stuffed.
My
wife
had
the
steak
with
beer
sauce
(€10),
but
being
tomato
intolerant,
the
chef
kindly
substituted
the
beer
sauce,
containing
a
hint
of
tomato,
with
a
thinned,
creamy
gorgonzola
sauce.
The
steak
was
good,
the
sauce
a
bit
too
runny,
and
the
house-made
'chips',
actually
more
like
potato
chips
than
fries.
It
was
accompanied
by
a
small,
tasty
salad
on
the
same
plate.
For
the
price,
she
was
quite
pleased.
Our
friends
both
had
a
pasta
dish,
bigoli
pasta
tossed
with
prawns
and
herbs
in
a
unique
sauce
reminiscent
of
many
Thai
dishes
I
have
had
over
the
years.
The
service
was
good,
friendly,
and
everyone
seemed
to
speak
at
least
some
English.
The
building
itself
appears
to
have
been
fashioned
out
of
an
old
station
warehouse
updated
into
a
comfortable
dining
room
and
large
kitchen.
The
patio
is
also
quite
large
with
its
own
small
bar.
Being
just
a
short
walk
from
our
home,
I
was
pleasantly
pleased
with
our
meal
and
wish
we
would
have
tried
Petiscais
much
sooner
than
we
did,
having
curtailed
our
restaurant
ventures
due
to
COVID
and
other
unforecasted
life
events.
CombatCritic
Gives
Petiscais
9
Bombs
Out
Of
10
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