Casa de Pasto das Carvalheiras - Braga

My wife I had finished six days of walking in the hills of Northern Portugal and arrived in Braga for a short city break. Company that organised our walking (Inntravel) had recommended Casa De Pasto Das Carvalheiras so we tried it on our first night in Braga and were so delighted that we booked our second dinner there straight away! Menu was brilliant with a lot to choose from. It is done in tapas style and the way they are put together is fresh, inventive and very, very tasty! The people who served us were not just helpful and friendly. They were brilliant and a good laugh. One waiter now knows how to say “really very good indeed” the Scottish way! Title of this review is that!

We stopped in here for lunch during our day in Braga soon after the place opened sooner presumably than the staff expected anyone to walk in, as they were sitting at a table having their own lunch! They jumped to their feet to seat us, however, and we 'd soon ordered and our food was ready. We weren 't looking for a big meal so both ordered lighter meals/snacks: I took the smoked chicken spring rolls (tasty enough, if a little one note and indeed one ingredient) while my husband had the 'eggs a la Rui ', which looked like a dish a student would make but which he enjoyed a lot. Overall we rather enjoyed our lunch and the decor of the place.

We had a diner for three, with not much notice, and they happily found us a table on a busy night. We needed to get out in 1.5 hours because the table was booked after that. This didn 't matter, because service was very quick. The menu is inventive combinations of Portuguese traditions with some Asian tastes. Mostly this works well, although sometimes I think they might be pushing the inventiveness a bit too far. Points for trying! We had four of the sharing style tapas dishes (best was seared tuna salad with wasabi peas... and turnip greens? , one dessert (brandied fig , one fruit plate, and three glasses of wine. This came to 70 Euro all up, and we were happy to tip on top. The wait-staff were very cheerful, knowledgeable, enthusiastic and (if it matters to you very fluent in English. From 8pm, the place was getting full and buzzing: the other customers seemed to be local date-night couples, or groups of youngish Portuguese friends. Recommended!

Lugar acolhedor, comida deliciosa e uma atendente muito simpática. Recomendo sem dúvida.

Linda decoração e tratamento muito amigável. Eles nos serviram 10. Pedimos para dividir, os ovos estavam deliciosos e a couve-flor com kimchi foi realmente recomendada. Bom valor para o dinheiro.