Taberna Real do Fado

Taberna Real do Fado

Rua Dr. Barbosa de Castro

58 4050-090 Porto

We booked this Fado Dinner before we left NJ.  The reviews were good. The food looked good.  Everything seemed right.  AND IT WAS!!  Once we got to Porto, while walking around the tourist areas, it seemed every kiosk was pushing a different Fado Show.  How to make the right choice?  How to avoid bad dinner theater?  Well, we did.  It was a great show and the food was good.

Rating Overview:     ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Food Quality	★ ★ ★ ★ ★		FOH Service	★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Food Quantity	★ ★ ★ ★ ★		Food Service	★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Food Preparation	★ ★ ★ ★ ★		Ambiance	★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Food Presentation	★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Notes

The reservations were for 8 That is the time the doors open.

The Front Door

The Interior

Taberna Real do Fado is a Professional “Casa de Fado“, with daily Fado Presentations performed by two Guitar Players and two Fadistas (a Men and a Women Fado Singers).

Amy tastes the house wine

Bread and Olives

Fado Musicians

The show is divided into several performances and executed by Fadistas and Guitarristas scheduled for each night.

Tapas:  Cod Fritters

Tapas:  Sausage in Filo Leaves

Tapas:  Pan Roasted Peppers

Fadista

Cod Filet with Cabbage and Potato

Polvo (Octopus) with Sweet Potato Puree

Fadista

Crème brûlée

Chocolate Mousse

Restaurant Patron and Surprise Fadista

Cervejaria Gazela

Cervejaria Gazela

Tv. Cimo de Vila 4

4000-434 Porto, Portugal

After walking around Porto, Amy's scheduled us to eat at a little local sandwich shop.

Rating Overview:     ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Food Quality	★ ★ ★ ★ ★		FOH Service	★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Food Quantity	★ ★ ★ ★ ★		Food Service	★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Food Preparation	★ ★ ★ ★ ★		Ambiance	★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Food Presentation	★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Notes

Steak and Cheese Sandwich

Steak and Cheese Sandwich on a Portuguese Roll

Some of the best fried potatoes we've ever had.

A local favorite - 'hot dog' BUT with a LOT more flavor. 

The Hot Dogs are grilled in these Panini Press Grills

Some of the Locals

More of the locals.  There was a line out the door by the time we were done.

Restaurante o Terreirinho

Restaurante o Terreirinho

Tv. do Barredo 5

4050-094 Porto, Portugal

We walked from the hotel to this hidden gem.  The Google walking directions were to walk along the busy waterfront, turn into an alley, veer into another alley, turn left go up a couple steps, and arrive.  We did not understand these instructions, so we ended up walking past the turn off and circling around.

Rating Overview:     ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Food Quality	★ ★ ★ ★ ★		FOH Service	★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Food Quantity	★ ★ ★ ★ ★		Food Service	★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Food Preparation	★ ★ ★ ★ ★		Ambiance	★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Food Presentation	★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Notes

A fine 6 Euro Bottle of wine

Shrimp in Garlic

Sausage Balls

Grilled Peppers

Tuna TareTare

Tempura Green Beans

Coins standing in the stone wall

Pear poached in Red Wine

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Dona Mira

Dona Mira

Dona Mira - Café, Bar e Cultura

R. do Duque de Saldanha 431

4300-466 Porto, Portugal

Amy did a great job at finding restaurants before we left NJ.  She had a lead on a perfect cafe a few blocks from the hotel.  The hotel does not have a concierge, so the front desk staff had no clue what was in the neighborhood.

Rating Overview:     ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Food Quality	★ ★ ★ ★ ★		FOH Service	★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Food Quantity	★ ★ ★ ★ ★		Food Service	★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Food Preparation	★ ★ ★ ★ ★		Ambiance	★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Food Presentation	★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Notes

We used the hotel wifi to find the directions to Dona Mira.

  It is a friendly cafe with books and magazines to help you relax and enjoy your time there.  They also have a lovely outdoor patio out back.

One of the local Porto specialties is ‘Toasts.'

  I saw them on several menus around town.  We had a toast with poultry sausage, washed down with local beer.  Okay, I ordered something labeled ‘cider’ BUT it was really hard seltzer - I will not make that mistake again.

We finished with a coconut buttercream cake.

Pasta Buffet at the Firehouse

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Pasta Dinner at The Montauk Firehouse

Montauk Firehouse, 12 Flamingo Ave, Montauk, NY 11954

Tonight the Montauk PTA had a Pasta Buffet Dinner to support their Robert R. Fisher Scholarship Foundation. 

Notes

It has been a while since pasta was on our menu, so we decided to go and support the local PTA.  The event was at the Montauk Firehouse.

We got there shortly after 5: a good thing!  By 5:30 the joint was hopping!  It is not advertised, but it is okay to bring your own wine.

Shortly after the 5pm start

By 5:30 pm it was full up

Once seated, eager students rushed to bring us the mixed green salad.

After that, there were no instructions, but we got up to get ourselves drinks: Water, 4C Sweetened Powdered Tea mix, or a Powdered Mix Lemonade.

Then to the buffet for the Pasta!  

The choices were Penne in one of three sauces:  Alfredo, Bolognese, or Marinara.  Additionally, there was a Beef Stroganoff on Egg Noodles. 

These were served by parents, much used too used to servings for growing students… or maybe they thought we all needed to carbo load for running a marathon tomorrow morning.

Finally, we headed to the dessert station:  Brownies and John’s Drive-In Ice Cream with a choice of toppings.

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