14 Best Mediterranean Restaurants near Sao Mateus Da Calheta

“The interior doesn't look like much, but reserve a place on the terrace, life is spectacular.
This restaurant is a must during a stay in Terceira to taste super fresh local seafood, simply cooked in a local and authentic way.
Absolutely try the seafood soup served in bread and/or the grilled limpets as a starter. As a main course, octopus or fish skewers.“

“The food was good, perhaps because we went for dinner the menu was a little limited. Very small space, as the limpets have still finished cooking on the griddle on the table, the space does not have the capacity to extract smoke and smell, our clothes smell like food. It was €15 per person but we shared dishes.“

“Everything was very good, still exceptional communication and not sharing any of the language. We ate a tray of fish of the day (recommended by the gentleman) and octopus with grilled vegetables. All very good, recommended and good quality and price!“

“Best restaurant on the island so far! Don't expect something cheap, but everything was divine: the octopus... the tuna... the fillet mignon... the side dishes... the desserts!! Would 1000% recommend to anyone!! The employees were extremely friendly!!
Everything was divine!
I recommend making a reservation.“

“Good place for a fancy dinner inside or a pizza outside. Although they wouldn't mind if you would do it the other way round. Good Italian food; antipasti, pasta and pizze. Carne e pesce a bit more expensive, pizze cheap and very good (woodoven!).“

“We ate both at the restaurant (upstairs) and at the snack bar (downstairs).
The restaurant is minimal and elegant, with refined and refined dishes at very honest prices. Memorable fish!
The snack bar at lunch served us an excellent burger and club sandwich like champions.
Pleasant and helpful staff on both floors.
Highly recommended! 5 star restaurant. Snack bar 4 abundant.“

“It was the only vegan dish they had but the day we went they had the soup of the day that was also vegan. I REALLY enjoyed the chickpeas and since we were hiking and walking the whole day, this was a great dish to fuel yourself! Service was really nice and they have a nice little terrace.“

“Service is sometimes slow, but it's a great place to go for a cocktail or a beer. I was a little disappointed that they didn't know the types of beer they sell there, but I was lucky and chose one that was delicious!
The cocktails are also good, and they know how to make a good gin and tonic.

More recently I went to dinner with a group of friends, the service lived up to expectations despite the food being a little salty.
Overall, I liked the red fruit sangria, as well as the different food.“

“We went for our first lunch on the island. There were only local restaurants. We didn't eat but their desserts were in great demand. The environment is very friendly and casual. We ate swordfish, it was very good. The service was fast and friendly.“

“Good food, good service and very good air conditioning. If you don't make a reservation for dinner you can expect to wait between half an hour and an hour, at lunch time we found no problem. Just detail that they have a small extraction problem since you come out smelling like food, otherwise highly recommended.“

“Taking into account how little movement this restaurant has, we decided to visit.
We were amazed that everything was impeccable, the food was wonderful.
We know it's a brewers' place but the gastronomic part was top notch.

Pirate Frenchie
Rump in clay pot“

“The value for money is very good. We ordered the steak and the beef and vegetable quesadilla, these dishes were good. As for her, the ice cream was absolutely excellent.

However, the service was not great and the staff seemed completely overwhelmed. We arrived at the restaurant at 2 p.m. and there were several people waiting (probably more than ten). Once we were seated, someone took our order and we had no further service after that other than receiving the food.

You should expect an Ikea cafeteria-style atmosphere and service, although the overall experience remains pleasant.“

“The chef has tried his/her best in presentation and taste of his plates. Great experience, keep creative. We have 3 dishes; fried cod steak was not salty, tender and easy to come off but may need a sauce of some kind ; fried fish roes with catch of day was beautifully presented with slightly picked vegetables to go with the pan fried or baked barracuda fillet. The roses was the highlight and last but not least was the twice cooked neck meat of the pig was fantastic. It melt in your mouth. All in all, the chef did a tremendous job, hail to the chefs and the servers who were attentive and explained the food well. Great dinning experience.“

“This is local real deal, not a tourist trap. Try their small fried fish (chicharros), tasty and healtier than large fish. The deserts are very very good! The owner is very nice. Be aware it does not accept credit card, only portuguese cards (i assume debit cards), but the good prices compensate for that.
Thank you Pedro for trusting we would pay you back later the remaining cash 2 euros we were missing.

Vegetarian options: Vegetable soup was good“