Reviews - Dona Maria
Dona Maria
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What diners said about this restaurant:
Tanya U. • 1 review
January 7, 2024
10/10It's my 3rd time at the restaurante. Also I recommended it to my friends. Perfect spot of view and good food. Will be glad to return
aleandra r. • 1 review
December 27, 2023
10/10Excellent
Jenny V. • 2 reviews
October 20, 2023
6/10I was so disappointed with dinner at Dona Maria. This was our second meal with the restaurant and we enjoyed the first so much that we returned. Dinner was so terrible. Appetizers: We sent the mushy garlic shrimp in olive oil back after we each ate one bite. Mush like mashed potatoes. We enjoyed the goat cheese croquettes, we also ate this at lunch. Main Course: Our main courses were the duck magret (cooked to the proper temperature but the fat wasn’t rendered). My bacalou was utterly soft and slimy. I tried to find firmer pieces to eat and gave up. The skin of the fish was “flubbery” I’m not sure this is an actual word but it best describes what it looked like. The fish was also full of bones (some small, some large) so if I’d wanted to eat it, I’d be pulling bones out constantly. What happened to the wonderful food we ate the day before$2 The service was great. They really want their diners to be happy. The restaurant is beautiful. If the weather was better they have a lovely outdoor dining area. Because of the wildly inconsistent food I can’t recommend this restaurant.
Nicholas R. • 1 review
September 15, 2023
6/10Great views but you eat those a bit like one course. Cod was overcooked and not the freshest and spinach inedible. There are better restaurants in Sintra. Service was good so hope they get their act together.
Michael H. • 2 reviews
August 27, 2023
3.5/10Great view. Awful, Awful food.
Ariana S. • 2 reviews
August 1, 2023
10/10Very good, especially for the price. Large portions. High quality. Drinks were very good. I highly recommend the sea bream and sea rice.
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Katelyn F. • 1 review
July 28, 2023
2/10Worst food I’ve ever had one dish was raw the other over cooked
John B. • 2 reviews
January 23, 2023
10/10Great little spot , with fine food , friendly team and a fabulous view out over Sintra. Parking a bit of a challenge so best to park bellow and walk up through the charming winding stone stairs to build up an appetite
jaeyeon h. • 2 reviews
November 10, 2022
10/10Awesome food and view and service!
Liliana P. • 11 reviews
July 19, 2022
9.5/10Completely unexpected, best view of the whole city. The food was great, and the place beautiful. I would definitely recommend this restaurant.
João M. • 236 reviews
February 26, 2022
7.5/10Food was good and service was courteous even if there was only 1 waiter for the entire restaurant. Ambience is quite pleasant both in the terrace -- great view -- and indoors -- nice rooms with old painted walls; there was an annoying draft of cold air at our table. The major setback is transportation in Sintra: it is extremely difficult to park a car and I had to drive for 10 miles just to get to a parking that was 500 yards away in straight line..
Massimiliano S. • 4 reviews
November 7, 2021
3/10We entered the place without being welcomed at all. Furthermore, we have waited 40 minutes, but no waiter came to our table. Despite the several requests to the staff, we had to leave the restaurant and have lunch somewhere else.
Ana C. • 21 reviews
October 29, 2021
10/10One would never imagine what lies behind the iron gate and then the door of inconspicuous building in Sintra. A one-of-a-kind restaurant, with walls painted with bucolic scenes it has a nostalgic, yet modern, atmosphere. The three rooms offer comfortable seats and generous tables set with tablecloths. The view towards the Palácio da Vila and Sintra's rooftops is an added bonus, making this a wonderful place to have a serene lunch ou dinner. Food was faultless. The Game Sausage Croquettes with a Mustard and Honey Dip starter were very good, although I consider the dip could have a stronger, more pungent, taste. The Shrimp, Clam and Mussel Rice, was delicious, as was the Dona Maria Cod, which had an interesting aroma that I couldn't quite pinpoint. We paired the food with Terras de Uva red wine. Service was irreproachable.
Anastasia C. • 2 reviews
August 25, 2021
8/10The inside room was very beautifully decorated, and they waited for us even when we were 40 minutes late. It is in the centre of the city, just some steps away from the central square. The food was average, but their spinach is really good, and also the risotto with spinach
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Marion C. • 59 reviews
August 20, 2021
9/10Good food, a bit expensive but is okay with the 30% discount
Viktor L. • 23 reviews
July 21, 2021
9/10Excellent meal with a lovely view. Good service, nice table and chairs. A great experience and rather close to a 10/10. Just a bit short because of minor things like the surface layer of the house could have used a face-lift and nothing really giving me the "wow"-feeling.
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Zheng H. • 97 reviews
June 27, 2021
8.5/10The very good view of Sintra makes it a pleasure to have a meal here. Food is OK (although not great), but it's worth trying this place if you're in Sintra.
Daniel R. • 6 reviews
September 23, 2020
7.5/10The rice was not really good, basmati rice with a broth but probably not boiled in the same pot... not much tasty.
Tomás S. • 28 reviews
September 12, 2020
9/10Great service, ambient and food. We will be back
Miguel V. • 1 review
June 27, 2020
10/10Beautiful place, beautiful view, great food and great service.
Artur c. • 190 reviews
June 14, 2020
10/10Amazing view when sitting outside. Inside is quiet and classy. Loved everything. We will go back and highly recomend. Try the octopus! Dessert our favourite was lemon merenge pie
Lucinio F. • 11 reviews
July 25, 2019
9.5/10A great restaurant to have lunch after visiting Sintra and its beautiful palaces.
Witali H. • 11 reviews
June 12, 2019
9/10Fast Service, friendly people, good meal.
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RAYMOND F. • 6 reviews
June 2, 2019
10/10Really nice place
MELANIE M. • 2 reviews
October 10, 2018
5.5/10Nice view but not superb, the waiter forgot to apply 30% discount at the end, the food was commercial, nothing nice. We do not recommend.
Petra F. • 19 reviews
September 25, 2018
10/10When I arrived, I was overwhelmed of the fantastic view of the National Palace and the surroundings of Sintra. The service at Dona Maria was excellent as was the food. I would come again should I come to Sintra again.
Claudia C. • 105 reviews
September 5, 2018
9/10Very good food with a very good view with a very fair prices. Recommended!
Lúcia V. • 6 reviews
July 21, 2018
6/10The restaurant is tacky and kind of stuck in a bygone era. The service was pleasant but the tasteless music running on loop from a stereo on the floor was a bit of a mood killer, as was the chill running in from the wide open front door. The food was serviceable overall, but nothing to write home about.
CAILHOL M. • 3 reviews
May 27, 2018
6/10just to tell that we were very pleased about the restaurant just one bad thing was the "sangria branca" in our opinion it was just juice fruit.
Carlos G. • 10 reviews
January 27, 2018
5/10My wife liked the duck magret, but i didn t like the food quality when relating to the price.... too expensive and medium quality....
Ana Rita A. • 6 reviews
December 8, 2017
2/10The server wasn’t nice, and the food was extremely desapointed. Also, the cuisine closed around 21:00 so we had to run to finish the meal. Very very desapointed
Susan K. • 83 reviews
November 8, 2017
5.5/10Located in the steep hills above Sintra city center, Dona Maria has good views and a lovely, small outside patio. Inside is more formal in appearance but comfortable and light-filled. The menu offers casual and formal meals, from burgers to salads to meat and fish courses. We ordered trout and steak with mushroom sauce. The trout was not seasoned and bland, unusual for trout; had it not been wrapped in prosciutto it would have been like eating air. The steak was that terribly thin, well-done, chewy beef that is usual in a cafe or local place but not expected at this spot. Wines by the glass was a nice option and good quality wine. Service for us and other tables was quite good. Just mediocre to poor food. Except for the goat cheese appetizer, which was delicious. Will not return except for a glass of wine and an appetizer on the patio.
Andrea L. • 33 reviews
October 28, 2017
5/10The place is beautiful with a nice terraze and a great view. The food is not great: cod and octopus too coocked and full of garlic. starters very basic and bread-based most of them. The atmosphere is lovely but we thought the quality was going to be better for the price.
- -. • 6 reviews
October 27, 2017
9.5/10Food was very good and the views from the terrace were amazing. I would recommend it.
- -. • 1 review
October 12, 2017
3/10Bad service. Also read the fine prints if they announce a discount.
- -. • 2 reviews
July 4, 2017
4/10No attention to detail from both front of house and chefs. We waited for 10 mins before we were seated in an empty dinning room, they got the order wrong, no music, little atmosphere. I will not be returning!
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