torremar (oeiras forte de sao juliao da barra)

name: torremar
type place: portuguese restaurant and grill
location: Avenida Marginal, Oeiras praia de torre (next to forte são Julião da barra)
tel: 214443079
price idea: less than 20 € (fish dishes can be more off course)
info: Good restaurant, excellent location. We had been here a twice before i started to do the blog during the summer months when you can sit outside on the large terrace. The view is very nice the saint Julian castle on one side and the sea and the yacht club on the other side. In the summer you can also enjoy de view of the sunbathing beauties. But we are here to talk about food. I guess without the location I would be less generous with the stars. It is not so perfect ! The meal is always more than acceptable but there is always a slide… this time we got cold fries and the açorda (a typical Portuguese bread mash try it it taste better than it sounds and looks had too much garlic but plenty shrimp) again not bad but not perfect ... Friendly service. You can call ahead to make reservations. Never tried the place for dinner I like it as a lunch place. What is the use to go to a place with a view when it is dark ? Lots of variety both in fish and meat dishes. Açorda and seafood rice dishes are a specialty. I liked the tuna with pepper sauce.
A meal with a view
mmm: ***

tasca velha (carcavelos - rebelva)

name: tasca velha
type place: portuguese restaurant and grill
location: Carcavelos, estrada principal da rebelva 408, rebelva
tel: 214570918 price idea: less than 20 €
info: V ery good restaurant. We had been here before i started to do the blog but i did not have the adress or anything... that is why i have not written about it. But it is worth the wait and worth the visit. Tasty apetizers and homemade deserts and in between a vast choise of main courses. Sounds a familiar recepy but it is brought here very well. Good friendly service no frills but you can pick this place for every ocasion, with friends, family or even a business dinner nice enough but abolutely no pretention. The main courses are devided in a meat, fish and shelfish selection but on top of that there are more than 10 daily specials! Go there and enjoy a taste of portugal at his best.
mmm: ****

peter sports bar (oeiras - porto de recreio)

name: peter sports bar
type place: "trendy" restaurant and bar
location: oeiras in the new porto recreio marina
tel:
µrice idea: less than 20
info: spectacular view to the lisbon "25 april" bridge and the sea. It is the biggest establishment in that area besides the rio's. The boss or maitre d'hotel made a big mistake making us feel real unwelcome when he came to tell us the table we were sitting was reserved. There was no sign or nobody told us when we were sitting down. Probably my angry face made him change his mind. We could stay at the table. The food was only so-so. My dish was good, i had 'polvo guisado' but my guests did not seem too happy. A mixed toast (from a separate menu; apparantly they have a different menu for outside and inside) was very dry but this was after they politely took it back to the kitchten after bringing it out the first time cause the guest just started there fishsoup that they chose as a first. Another of my guests received a small not so nice looking steak. A more pricy dish, but a very taste fish was the "goraz". I never heard of this fish before but it was a nice grilled fish. Very robalinho like. . Peter or the sports bar or sportbar or whatever the name is; has to get their act straight. They only opened a couple of weeks ago so let us give them some credit, we will keep you posted. But being friendly to guest and not telling them off is a first rule. Make them feel ok and then giving them good food would make this place a big succes cause it is very well located.
mmm: *