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PRIM

Restaurant

👍👍 Amazing food! The octopus was so so delicious! And surprisingly the spinach cream was so good ( I'm not an spinach fan) the attention was lovely People often mention octopus, delicious, fish, good, grilled, service, table, steak, great, time,


Address

R. 5 de Outubro 12, 2655-255 Ericeira, Portugal

Contact

+351 261 865 230

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.50 (702 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Wednesday: 12 to 3 pm, 7 to 10 pm
  • Thursday: 12 to 3 pm, 7 to 10 pm
  • Friday: (Feast of the Immaculate Conception), 12 to 3 pm, 7 to 10 pm, Hours might differ
  • Saturday: 12 to 3 pm, 7 to 10 pm
  • Sunday: 12 to 3 pm, 7 to 10 pm
  • Monday: 12 to 3 pm, 7 to 10 pm
  • Tuesday: 12 to 3 pm, 7 to 10 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: octopus (15) delicious (10) fish (10) good (8) grilled (8) service (7) table (7) steak (6) great (6) time (6)
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  • 5/5 Luisa Andreina V. 2 years ago on Google
    Amazing food! The octopus was so so delicious! And surprisingly the spinach cream was so good ( I'm not an spinach fan) the attention was lovely
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Tomer A. 1 year ago on Google
    The food was very good. The hot stone steak was great! The Portuguese chunk steak was a little chewy and not rare as described in the menu. All the sides were amazing 🤩
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Julien van der w. 7 months ago on Google
    Really enjoyed our time at prim. Quality meat and octopus on the grill (which is definitely eye-catching), all the sides were also delicious. Good times with good people!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Felipe N. 1 year ago on Google
    It was the best bacalhau i have on a long time . Delicius! Lulas grelhadas were great also.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sandra G. 1 year ago on Google
    The food is amazing!! Picanha is top and the grilled octopus was fabulous!!! Try the cheesecake…. Delicious!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Adela K. 2 years ago on Google
    We shared a grilled octopus, it comes with cooked potatos, creamy spinache and steamed veggies. It was a whole octopus, not just a part, which we appreciated. All flavours were great. I reccomed this place. The photo in other review perfectly destribes the food. I upload only the half portion, because we started eating very quickly. 😃
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 MV 3 years ago on Google
    Yes, yes, yes!!!! Couldn't recommend this place enough! The service is seriously on point. The owner is very engaging and makes sure everyone is having a good experience. The food is GREAT!!! The price is very fair and portions are big! We had the mixed fish platter for 2 and loved it so much that we came back the next evening and tried the octopus for 2. The octopus was even better than the fish platter. The owner recognized us on night #2 and made sure to find us a table. At the end of the meal he even brought over complimentary shots. Add this to your food tour... you will not regret it!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Matius H. 2 years ago on Google
    Absolutely wonderful food and great service. Food was also prepared really quickly, even for 11 people. Delicious sangria and admirably diverse menu.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Lauren B. 4 months ago on Google
    The best octopus I ever had, no joke. It was BEAUTIFULLY cooked. Thank you.

  • 1/5 Lisa P. 5 months ago on Google
    We went here twice and it's enough for me to say that I'd prefer to starve than to ever return here. The first time we ordered the Brazilian grill for two and the meat was chewy and undercooked (not even rare, it was just raw). When we mentioned it to the waiter (who I think is also the manager/owner, a slightly older guy compared to other staff members), he just shrugged his shoulders and said "oh well, they must have undercooked it". Well yeah, an observation of the obvious is not what I am looking for. Luckily a friendly stray dog was hanging about, so the inedible 30 euro grilled meat didn't go to waste. The second time was last night, and to be honest, we just had no other place to go, everything else was either closed or packed. We waited for more than an hour for our medium stakes and a white fish to be cooked, with the waiter promising several times that it'll be ready in under 5 minutes. The food was first placed on our table to be immediately grabbed by the (possibly) owner/manager hissing at the waiter that it's not our food, and it went to a table that was set after us. When the food finally arrived, the fish dish had a hair in it and the three steaks were covered in an identical sauce (although we ordered different dishes - one was a Prim steak and the other two were a something with mushroom sauce). The sauce was identical and packed with punchy garlic, which for some reason was tossed into the dish together with the inedible garlic peels. We sent the hair back together with the rest of the fish and tried to share the remaining food between the four of us, just so that we could get dinner over and done with, trying to chew through the garlic peels. Waiting another hour for the fish to be remade was not an option. That same older (possibly the owner) waiter did not offer any solutions, apart from some port wine by the glass on the house when we asked for a check (they took the fish off the check). The final cost of the dinner that nobody likes was nearly 80 euro (with the starters and a bottle of wine we ordered in the beginning). In addition, the ladies restroom is an absolute hazard the toilet is held in place with a bunch of tape and a prayer, and with a nail serving as a lock. It's a literal outhouse. The place looks like a tourist trap, with a central location and is always packed. It is clear that the management doesn't really care about the quality of the experience, because tomorrow a new pack of unsuspecting tourists will fill the space and leave their money.

  • 5/5 Marcin Malek (. 7 months ago on Google
    Nice place to eat, very busy and popular, so don't be surprised that you need to wait outside, but it was worth it! Reasonably priced and food portion was big enough to feed me, even without starters ( be aware this are not free!) I was quite happy with everything!

  • 5/5 Ciça Ribeiro A. 7 months ago on Google
    Don't ever mis this spot! The ingredients receive a wonderful treat. No matter what you choose, pulp, fish, meat, vegetables, everything is really well done. And the prices are by far very convenient. Prim is a must at Ericeira!

  • 5/5 Iorganda C. 4 months ago on Google
    Had the most amazing fish dish in my life! The sauce was incredible tasty and the texture was unique. Will definitely come back to try another delicious recipe.

  • 5/5 Mircea 4 months ago on Google
    Great food, very friendly service, child friendly. Very good sides, spinach and mash potatoes are excellent.

  • 2/5 Emer B. 10 months ago on Google
    Ordered steak, wasnt asked how we would like it cooked and came out barely seared. Also had tuna steak, which was nice. Cant say I would rush back.

  • 5/5 Hugo A. 9 months ago on Google
    Excelent grilled meats, awesome service! Indoor and outdoor dining is a little street of Ericeira, near the beach.

  • 5/5 Hope F. 10 months ago on Google
    Good food and fast service. The place was quite busy, like every restaurant in the centre of Ericeira, but they were able to accommodate guests quickly and efficiently. The food was delicious as well and prices reasonable.

  • 5/5 Anastasiia D. 1 year ago on Google
    It was literally the best octopus in my life!! I highly recommend!! 🥰❤️

  • 4/5 Bosslady Bayly (. 1 year ago on Google
    Had a lovely lunch here with a large group. The ribs were delicious as were the prawns. Others had the pork which they felt a bit dry & the veggie espetada was delicious. Only complaint would be that we were a bit squeezed in & cramped, but overall, had a lovely meal & the staff are great & very helpful. We'll be back. Definitely recommend!

  • 5/5 Mena Macken N. 1 year ago on Google
    Very good and tasteful food, friendly staff and reasonable prices. We went for dinner there 3 times of our 5 days in Ericeira. We really recommend this place!

  • 4/5 Holly S. 1 year ago on Google
    We ordered the shrimp and octopus and both were tasty but very confused why the shrimp was so much more expensive (double the price of octopus but the octopus was much better). It was only 2 shrimps and was slightly over cooked, it seemed like it was prepared and sold as if it were lobster. They also give you some nibbles when you sit down which you then have to pay for but they don’t tell you this. They did let us order drinks while waiting outside for a table though which was a nice way to kill the time.

  • 3/5 Thomas S. 1 year ago on Google
    It's a mid size (Ericeira standard) restaurant with typical indoor and outdoor dining. It's compact but not too cramped. Of the four orders placed (lunch), fish and shrimp, grilled squid, steak, and grilled chicken, only the grilled squid stood out as being exceptionally well prepared. The other three were just so so. The big draw back is, you cannot phone in to make reservations, but has to be physically there prior to 7 PM to make reservations, so you'd be out of luck if you just show up at dinner time. Like most restaurants in the area, it's always full. The price is very reasonable with most items less than 15 Euros, comparable to other eateries in the area.

  • 5/5 Marina G. 1 year ago on Google
    Best octopus in my life! Veggie soup and mango mousse were delicious. Book a table, otherwise you may end up waiting for the second table round

  • 5/5 Vu T. 1 year ago on Google
    Of you enjoy octopus then this place will not disappoint. Top 3 grilled octopus I’ve ever had. Very delicious garlic flavor and perfectly cooked. The side of cream spinach and potatoes is great compliment to the dish.

  • 5/5 Zarina 1 year ago on Google
    Very nice and accommodating restaurant. Didn't have reservations, so we had to wait to be seated. Great service. But definitely worth the wait. The food and drinks were delicious. Delicious red sangria and admirably diverse menu. Highly recommend. Inside and outside dining available. Great atmosphere.

  • 3/5 Sabine B. 2 years ago on Google
    Good food and big portions. Putting bread with some olives and tuna salad on the table (without them being ordered) and charging almost €6 for it is just too much.

  • 5/5 Robin A. 1 year ago on Google
    Service: 5/5 Quick and friendly servers. Very good. Food: 4/5 The meat was very well prepared, delicious. The consistency of the cream spinach was a little strange. Apart from that everything tasted good. Ambiente: 4/5 It’s a rather small restaurant, therefore it can get quite crowded inside. Apart from that, it felt really welcoming and warm. Price/Performance: 5/5 The prices seemed very high when I first saw the menu. But they serve big portions, which make the prices reasonable again. We paid less than 20€/person and we were more than full. Waitingtimes: 5/5 The food was served within a reasonable waitingtime.

  • 5/5 Silvio L. 1 year ago on Google
    Absolutely fantastic food and service! We have been received very well at PRIM. The staff is very social and friendly. I would like to thank Grazie that took our orders, for her professionalism and friendliness. Definitely recommend this restaurant, be sure to make a reservation before!


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Late-night food
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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