Northern Californian who grew up Portuguese. The food was good but not authentic. Things like I can taste paprika from Mexico/America and not the real paprika from Portugal. When trying to order a beer, I couldn't get my beans to drink with. It seems more like a place to have small dishes and try wine. I grew up in Madera and was expecting to see sweet wine, ehh. Nobody spoke Portuguese and the place was filled with hipsters. I would only take my family, not because it's authentic or good but I would love to see my family make fun of the hipsters. There is no culture and people are obsessed with the fast consumerism. I'm also confused why Portuguese restaurants are so expensive, our cuisine is supposed to be for poor farmers and fisherman.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 3
Marites Castro
I traveled from Palm Springs, CA to meet my daughter from San Diego, my son who is visiting from Portland, Oregon and the amazing friends from the LA area at Barra Santos. My kids and I traveled to Portugal last year and was exposed to very tasty Portuguese food and Barra Santos didn’t disappoint. Every dish we had at Marta Santos was delicious and fresh. Made me miss Portugal.
The service was also great. We sat at the bar and the people who served us were very attentive.
I wish we have a place like Barra Santos in Palm Springs.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Head on Prawns, Piri Piri Chicken, Charred Cabbage, Honey Gold Potatoes
jo MARTINS
We decided to discover a Portuguese restaurant in Los Angeles, we were a little disappointed, a restaurant 9000 km from Portugal but with a cuisine also 9000 km away from Portuguese food, the only specialties in our Portugal were the cod cakes, the California-style bifanas , Porto Merico will be of a higher level because at 10 dollars a glass it is expensive. They also deserved some custard tarts. Ultimately, the atmosphere is far from the Portuguese environments found, for example, in New York, where the restaurants really have the spirit of our Portugal.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Maya Camara
We just moved in the area in Lincoln Heights so we are exploring thr neighborhoods restaurants. Tapas plate, enough to share, nice Port selection. We will be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Martha Munera
Great food, good service but no parking?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Carafe of House Wine, Maria's Bacalhau Fritters, Tuna Crudo
Lea Reis
As a half português, eating Portuguese food my whole life, I enjoyed the restaurant. The food was seasoned a little differently than I'm used to. The Português usually season their food very simply with salt, onions, garlic and wine. Piri piri Is a relatively new trend that originated in Mozambique, one of Portugal's territories, and made it's way into restaurants probably in the late 1960's. The other seasonings and herbs they used like cilantro, miso, are not common, to me. The menu was limited in entrees and I think the specials are what they count on people going for. I would recommend going once or twice. The bolinho de bacalhau was the most authentic thing I tried. The waiter was cute lol. The food was worth a try although pricy.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Maria's Bacalhau Fritters
Stephanie Sanchez
Hats off to the Chef, the dishes are Superb I will definitely be back as my long wait for a table Friday night fizzled my opportunity to try a couple of the specials
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tuna Crudo
Tyler
Excellent food, great wine selection, just know you’ll be waiting 45-1hr on a peak night. Was it worth the wait? Absolutely. Had the Endive Salad, corn dish, chicken, tuna crudo, all of them hit on the money. Excellent date spot, not a great place if you have a party of 4+ as it’s a small restaurant. Same owners as Shins next door! We”ll be back.
Vegetarian options: No meat options
Dietary restrictions: They accommodate
Parking: Parking can be a pain, may have to walk a couple blocks
Kid-friendliness: Not a kid friendly menu
Wheelchair accessibility: No issues
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Carafe of House Wine, Piri Piri Chicken, Tuna Crudo
Michael Chang
Not a lot of upscale restaurants in lincoln heights so this place is a gem.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Idean Hashemian
friendly and warm atmosphere. great selection of wine. perfectly executed dishes and clean cooking techniques. will always be back when in neighborhood :)
Food was very average. Almost trying too hard….we had the prawn, it was over cooked although the sauce was okay. I had high hopes and was a bit disappointed. No oysters either. Fairly limited menu. Would not recommend.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Head on Prawns, Charcuterie, Peri Peri Chicken
Ali Dubon
Amazing food, great people, wine selection on point.
I’m a regular now.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Carafe of House Wine, Head on Prawns, Endive Salad and Whole Branzino, Peri Peri Chicken, Piri Piri Chicken, Crispy Prawn Heads, Cabbage White Beans, Tuna Crudo, Bifana Pork Sandwich
Anthony LaCasella
I was pleased to find that everything we ordered was delicious. Everything came out well presented and the staff seemed reasonably knowledgeable.
I hate mandatory 20% gratuity anywhere. It's presumptuous. Leave me the option to tip more if I want to FROM 15%.
If this was Europe prices or just downright more affordable I'd go all the time. But it's not. It's a bit outrageous for an overall casual neighborhood bar snack experience. The atmosphere level and the prices don't really match up.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Vanessa aka Vanny Reyes
Everything starts @ the Door & if it starts with a Hostess with an ATTITUDE I know it’s down hill from there. Portions are small they are more like Tapas, some items are Pricey, Taste is Okay Nothing like WOW. And the Kicker was that 20% Service fee ? you’re in Cypress Park Not BeverlyHills. Unfortunately I will not be coming back. I’ve read some of the Reviews & Noticed when they respond to OUR Comments it’s a Very GENERIC Reply & we all get the SAME. Sad they are Truly NOT reading & Responding to Individuals who are letting them how Our Visit was. SERVICE IS YOUR FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE !
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 2
Tye Dockline
It’s all 5’s if the hostess isn’t so rude. Checking people in for tables with an attitude doesn’t serve the restaurant well, especially if it’s the first person who greets you when you walk up to the door.
Northern Californian who grew up Portuguese. The food was good but not authentic. Things like I can taste paprika from Mexico/America and not the real paprika from Portugal. When trying to order a beer, I couldn't get my beans to drink with. It seems more like a place to have small dishes and try wine. I grew up in Madera and was expecting to see sweet wine, ehh. Nobody spoke Portuguese and the place was filled with hipsters. I would only take my family, not because it's authentic or good but I would love to see my family make fun of the hipsters. There is no culture and people are obsessed with the fast consumerism. I'm also confused why Portuguese restaurants are so expensive, our cuisine is supposed to be for poor farmers and fisherman.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 3
I traveled from Palm Springs, CA to meet my daughter from San Diego, my son who is visiting from Portland, Oregon and the amazing friends from the LA area at Barra Santos. My kids and I traveled to Portugal last year and was exposed to very tasty Portuguese food and Barra Santos didn’t disappoint. Every dish we had at Marta Santos was delicious and fresh. Made me miss Portugal.
The service was also great. We sat at the bar and the people who served us were very attentive.
I wish we have a place like Barra Santos in Palm Springs.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Head on Prawns, Piri Piri Chicken, Charred Cabbage, Honey Gold Potatoes
We decided to discover a Portuguese restaurant in Los Angeles, we were a little disappointed, a restaurant 9000 km from Portugal but with a cuisine also 9000 km away from Portuguese food, the only specialties in our Portugal were the cod cakes, the California-style bifanas , Porto Merico will be of a higher level because at 10 dollars a glass it is expensive. They also deserved some custard tarts. Ultimately, the atmosphere is far from the Portuguese environments found, for example, in New York, where the restaurants really have the spirit of our Portugal.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We just moved in the area in Lincoln Heights so we are exploring thr neighborhoods restaurants. Tapas plate, enough to share, nice Port selection.
We will be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food, good service but no parking?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Carafe of House Wine, Maria's Bacalhau Fritters, Tuna Crudo
As a half português, eating Portuguese food my whole life, I enjoyed the restaurant. The food was seasoned a little differently than I'm used to. The Português usually season their food very simply with salt, onions, garlic and wine. Piri piri Is a relatively new trend that originated in Mozambique, one of Portugal's territories, and made it's way into restaurants probably in the late 1960's. The other seasonings and herbs they used like cilantro, miso, are not common, to me. The menu was limited in entrees and I think the specials are what they count on people going for. I would recommend going once or twice. The bolinho de bacalhau was the most authentic thing I tried. The waiter was cute lol. The food was worth a try although pricy.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Maria's Bacalhau Fritters
Hats off to the Chef, the dishes are Superb
I will definitely be back as my long wait for a table Friday night fizzled my opportunity to try a couple of the specials
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tuna Crudo
Excellent food, great wine selection, just know you’ll be waiting 45-1hr on a peak night. Was it worth the wait? Absolutely. Had the Endive Salad, corn dish, chicken, tuna crudo, all of them hit on the money. Excellent date spot, not a great place if you have a party of 4+ as it’s a small restaurant. Same owners as Shins next door! We”ll be back.
Vegetarian options: No meat options
Dietary restrictions: They accommodate
Parking: Parking can be a pain, may have to walk a couple blocks
Kid-friendliness: Not a kid friendly menu
Wheelchair accessibility: No issues
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Carafe of House Wine, Piri Piri Chicken, Tuna Crudo
Not a lot of upscale restaurants in lincoln heights so this place is a gem.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
friendly and warm atmosphere. great selection of wine. perfectly executed dishes and clean cooking techniques. will always be back when in neighborhood :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Food was very average. Almost trying too hard….we had the prawn, it was over cooked although the sauce was okay. I had high hopes and was a bit disappointed. No oysters either. Fairly limited menu. Would not recommend.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Head on Prawns, Charcuterie, Peri Peri Chicken
Amazing food, great people, wine selection on point.
I’m a regular now.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Carafe of House Wine, Head on Prawns, Endive Salad and Whole Branzino, Peri Peri Chicken, Piri Piri Chicken, Crispy Prawn Heads, Cabbage White Beans, Tuna Crudo, Bifana Pork Sandwich
I was pleased to find that everything we ordered was delicious. Everything came out well presented and the staff seemed reasonably knowledgeable.
I hate mandatory 20% gratuity anywhere. It's presumptuous. Leave me the option to tip more if I want to FROM 15%.
If this was Europe prices or just downright more affordable I'd go all the time. But it's not. It's a bit outrageous for an overall casual neighborhood bar snack experience. The atmosphere level and the prices don't really match up.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Everything starts @ the Door & if it starts with a Hostess with an ATTITUDE I know it’s down hill from there. Portions are small they are more like Tapas, some items are Pricey, Taste is Okay Nothing like WOW. And the Kicker was that 20% Service fee ? you’re in Cypress Park Not BeverlyHills. Unfortunately I will not be coming back. I’ve read some of the Reviews & Noticed when they respond to OUR Comments it’s a Very GENERIC Reply & we all get the SAME. Sad they are Truly NOT reading & Responding to Individuals who are letting them how Our Visit was.
SERVICE IS YOUR FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE !
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 2
It’s all 5’s if the hostess isn’t so rude. Checking people in for tables with an attitude doesn’t serve the restaurant well, especially if it’s the first person who greets you when you walk up to the door.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
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