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| - Four of us met here for lunch so that we could try several dishes to try Portuguese food. The owner, Lubka, told us it was the only Portuguese restaurant in Las Vegas.
We were brought rolls and our drinks came quickly. We ordered several starters to share. First was a half chorizo that was cooked with red wine and flame grilled tableside.
Next, we had the dish Halloumi, goat cheese grilled over cypress and served with a sweet and sour sauce.
Next came the snails cooked with a chardonnay white wine and garlic sauce and broiled with mixed cheeses and served with some toast slices.
Next was Bacalao, a dish made up of salted cod, mashed potatoes, garlic, onions, eggs and extra virgin olive oil and served with a salad of mixed greens. Lubka (Luby) told us how they treated the salt cod daily with whole milk to remove the saltiness of the cod so it wasn't overpoweringly salty.
Then onto the chicken Trinchado. The chicken is marinated in red wine and grilled. It's then put in the Trinchado sauce which had a nice paprika flavor and a small hint of cumin.
Then we had the Calamari curry, a bowl of nicely cooked calamari in a curry sauce that didn't hit you up front but had a nice curry tang after the fact. It was quite good. With the calamari, we got rice and a container of chutney. The flavors complimented each other nicely.
When we thought we had no more room, Luby insisted we have some dessert. We went with the tiramisu. It's quite a different looking dish from common tiramisu. The ladyfingers weren't like most tiramisu but there was a wonderful chocolate and
coffee flavor in the ladyfingers and the mascarpone cheese made this a wonderful ending dish.
Service was outstanding for the two hours or so that we were there. We asked that the dishes not be brought out all at once and they did one at a time. Luby came to the table and asked if it was OK to start the next dish. She explained the dishes when she brought them and she was an absolute joy! She's very proud of her food and she has reason to be proud!
This was a very memorable lunch with good company, good conversation, excellent food, and outstanding and very pleasant service. Thanks to LJ and Niyen for the heads up on Vila Algarve. I certainly expect to come back soon. I have to try some of their chicken livers and gizzards. We opted not to do the organ meats yesterday. That omission will be rectified soon!
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