Came in without a reservation with 4 available 2 seat tables at around 8 PM on a Saturday night. Waiters needed to confer between themselves (there was a huddle) and then opted to allow us to have a table. Yey! We were then consequently given the table directly near the door and with fall coming along, we preferred to sit somewhere further away from the door. There was a table mere feet away that was more sheltered but the seating arrangement wasn't negotiable since there was "a reservation".
Ok. Did they reserve that specific 2 seat table to their patron or something? Same seating arrangement, isn't our money just as important as theirs? We weren't very impressed by this but we ended up sitting down and placing our orders anyways.
Since it was our first visit here we decided to go with their mixed meat plate but apparently try don't serve plates that are shareable and expected us to grab another plate. We shrugged and went with another identical plate since we really wanted to try the variety of meats they had to offer.
When the plates came they were actually pretty big and I couldn't understand why they couldn't have a shareable mixed meat plate like so many other resto seem completely able to do without issues. We ended up with so much salad & rice it was just wasteful..People tend to regularly share plates, especially in a community setting.
....maybe I'm difficult but whatever.
Regarding the food, it was pretty good. The chicken was excellent as you'd normally expect a Portuguese resto to serve. The pork & beef was quite tasty. I however felt the chorizo was underwhelming in contrast to the other meats.
The service was alright, food & drinks were served in a timely fashion and refills were done without a problem.
Ultimately, we felt we paid more than we should have for what we ate. Perhaps seeing 2 plates with identical 1/3 of it leftover with so much salad & rice left me a little resentful when I paid the bill.
Finally......when we finished paying I went out of my way to point out at the empty table we weren't allowed to use..... which sat empty beside us during the 1+ hour meal we just experienced.
Shenanigans. Truly.
With so many Portuguese options I don't wouldn't see myself here again anytime soon.