Reviews - Maria Xica brunch e tapas
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9.6/10
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9.0
Cosy atmosphere, very good and friendly service and innovative, delicious food.
9.0
perfect service and all dishes were top! we will come back!
10
Very nice and friendly service. And very important tasty food. The restaurant is recommendable; we will surely be back
10
Excellent food and service. Sra. Fernanda owner/chef was very pleasant. Server spoke good english and was very attentive. We'll be back again soon.
10
We have had a wonderful experience at Maria Xica. The food is delicious. All fresh ingredients. And the service is very good and polite.
10
What a lovely experience! Maria (the owner) was charming, helpful and gracious (as was the server) and her preparation of our dishes was creative, flavorful and our meals were hearty portions. Although most Portuguese restaurants serve vegetable soup, it came piping hot, and had more character and uniqueness to it - excellent! Good value for the money. Maria obviously takes great pride in her restaurant, and we felt welcome and comfortable throughout our meal. We would definitely return!
10
Absolutely fabulous food, amazing waitress, Sarah. Lovely chef, Maria. Just the perfect place for an evening meal, celebration or night out with friends.
10
Delicious food, friendly service, lovely cosy ambience and dog friendly. We had a very nice table near the window and our little dog happily watched the world outside. We ordered braised tuna with potatoes and vegetables. The flavours were amazing! And it was nice to have proper vegetables 😀 Portions are very big, we shared but would be enough even for 3 people (4 if you also share a salad which was also delicious). Basically, come with a big company, order to share and you’ll enjoy delicious food for a reasonable price ! 👍
9.5
It is easy to miss this little gem as it is close to the station but a little out of the centre. We sat outside for lunch and the service and food was faultless. We had pica pao, chicken salad and chips with a delicious homemade mint lemonade. Very thoughtful and attentive service, including bringing a specially made and delicious cheese / herby / fruity salad as a starter as I said I couldn’t eat gluten. Fabulous lunch, we will be back soon 😋
10
Amazing food with a great atmosphere!
10
beautiful presentation. fresh ingredients. lovely host and staff. top quality
10
We love eating here as the food is delicious and the service is amazing. The owner came out to ask for our feedback. I tried the eggs Benedict which had a delicious hollandaise sauce, salmon, avocado, etc. It was very tasty and innovative. My husband tried had spaghetti with mushrooms, tomatoes and spinach. It was very flavorful.
10
Service was friendly and attentive. Maria herself chatted with us and talked about the food. In particular, the salads were delicious, fresh, flavorful and interesting.
10
Superb! Delicious food, amazing service and a lovely place to eat. We will return soon.
10
The food! Portuguese petiscos with a twist. We really enjoyed!
10
What a tasteful meal! The chef has a real talent for combining flavors, a creative and inventive cuisine, we really enjoyed it.
9.5
I made dinner reservations for a date night out with my wife. We had visited Maria Xica earlier this year on Valentines Day and had enjoyed a lovely pre-set menu so we were excited to explore the tapas and other dishes we had seen on the menu during that visit. We were not disappointed from the tremendous personal attention we received during the ordering process, explanation of dishes and even a friendly warning that we were ordering " a lot". We enjoyed a vast array of the tapas with the Piri Piri and Choco Frito topping the list of memorable favorites. The Douro wine was an excellent accompany to our wide variety of dishes and the panna cotta with fresh berries topped off a perfect night. We will be back gain soon! Highly recommend!
10
We visited this restaurant for the first time for their Valentine’s Night dinner for two. Everything made for a great evening. Excellent service in Portuguese, as we are practicing it and in English when we went astray. The food was amazing, the recommended wine pairing was delicious and the deserts were memorable. Just a fantastic experience. It had been recommended by friends and now we know why and highly recommend it as well!
9.5
The food is so delicious and the service is very good. Also, the chef is very friendly and creates lovely dishes.
10
They are so friendly and the food is wonderful. This is a great place run with love and passion - we will definitely return.
10
Excellent food and friendly staff.
10
The service we receive from Barbara was superb! She was very friendly and even helped me with my Portuguese! The food was absolutely delicious and we will definitely revisit this lovely restaurant again.
9.0
recomendo
10
+1it's a hidden gem. the atmosphere is lovely. the host is passionate and friendly. good was quick. quality and execution of food was a huge surprise. it was magical. this place exceeded my expectations. I will be back.
10
Not to be missed. We stopped here for lunch on our way from Lisbon to Porto. So glad we did because the dishes were delicious We. Had mussels, codfish mixed with chick peas and a meat dish. All were superb.
9.5
The food was created from exceptionally good ingredients and the English translation of the menu does not do justice to the variety and quality. We will be back!!
10
This was our first visit with good friends, to Maria XICA's Restaurant and we couldn't be more pleased. The menu had a wonderful array of delicious menu choices, making it difficult to decide. The waitstaff was friendly and attentive and the ambiance was lovely. We had our pup with us and the mgmt accommodated Bella in their comfortable outdoor seating. After sharing bites we all decided Maria XICA is a 5* restaurant and plans are forthcoming to return. I would be remiss if I didn't mention that Maria, the owner and chef, stopped by our table to ask if we were enjoying our meal. She is very sweet and her visit was a nice touch to our lunch date.
8.5
The hostess was very hospitable, the portions were large and the food was very tasty. Great place to have a delicious meal))
8.0
The restaurant was very quiet in fact we were the only table seated inside at 19:30. We ordered a mixed board of cheese hams sausage olives and bread and it was faultless, the individual components were delicious and the food was presented beautifully. For our main we ordered the spiced beef ( Woodpecker) … the pickled vegetables were okay, a little strong in vinegar. The beef was a tad disappointing… cubes of beef that had been cut from joint and cooked through. There was no visible fat on the meat so was a little bland but it needed more slow cooking to tenderise it further as it was still a little chewy. The hand cut chips and the garlic and red cabbage dip were lovely. For dessert we had the berry panna cotta which was enjoyable and again very well presented. Overall a very good meal. They do not take Mastercard or Visa from outside of Portugal so take cash if visiting from abroad like us. Overall a solid 8/10
10
We had pica pau and ovos rotos, portions were very generous and the service by Sara was outstanding. We certainly enjoyed our meal and will return in the future :)
10
Very friendly and welcoming staff. Nice and tasty food.
10
The food was amazing and the waitress was very sweet and hard working. Recommend
10
Really lovely place. We had booked a table inside which looked very cosy but as it was mild we sat outside so we could have our dog with us. Very good food, very friendly waitress (we shared cuttlefish, pica pau and octopus salad). We will definitely go back.
10
Fabulous service, we love Sara and the owner also stopped by to check in. The sangria is delicious by the glass, best salads I've had in Portugal, tapas are delightful, delicious beef steak, tasty peppers and bacon, mussels and more. Nice ambiance and great hours. Outside patio as well. One of our favorite restaurants in town!
10
This is a very nice restaurant near the station of Caldas da Rainha. Very friendly staff and the food is magnificent from starters (tapas) till dessert. Even the chef comes and ask if everything is ok. I will certainly come back again.
10
This was our first visit to this restaurant. It was a wonderful experience. Great food very welcoming staff. We will definitely be back
8.5
Good spot for tapas. Remember that tapas dishes in Portugal are bigger than in Spain! I think we over ordered for two! Good service plus a sense of humour! Thanks
10
What an awesome Valentines Day experience!!! Highly recommend this restaurant...the food was fabulous!!! The owner/chef was very nice and here staff as well!!!
10
Good service and good food!
9.0
Nice surprise!
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