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| - I can't believe I've never written a review for this place as we go there pretty often. I like to just run in sometimes during lunch and get a quarter chicken breast ($4.75) to eat with my salad.
So anyway, the food is consistently excellent and I find the staff to be friendly. The chicken is very, very moist, flavourful and cooked through. The piri piri sauce has the right amount of heat and it's not oily and the rice and potatoes are always cooked to perfection. The real star of the show, however, is on Fridays when they serve the bacalao - OMG, it's like one of the best things I've ever tasted. After an old Portuguese boyfriend introduced me to it, I always search it out when I go to Portuguese restaurants. The portion is huge, they use way more fish than potatoes, it's so well spiced and not too salty and they serve it with a super fresh salad and some olives. So good like someone's Portuguese grandmother made it. My husband loves, loves, loves their custard tarts too.
They do a lot of catering, especially in the area. The restaurant is just east of Islington (on the north side). They have designated street parking too that just runs off the road - never had an issue with parking.
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