“Delicious fresh fish”

Restaurante Ponta do Garajau
Ranked #27 of 403 Restaurants in Sao Miguel
Certificate of Excellence
Cuisines: Portuguese
Dining options: Reservations
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Dining options: Reservations
Reviewed 21 June 2019

Almost very good!
We came here for my husband's birthday and had booked online (it worked very efficiently).
We liked the decor and the service was friendly and the big choice of fresh fish lived up to our expectations, was well explained and well cooked.
The starter: bread, olives, squid salad and the wine (by the generous :-) glass) were all very good. The big let-down was the salad bar as at one point it was virtually empty and the rest of lettuce that had probably been lying in the bottom of the bowl was brown and watery, as for the rest there was not much choice.
This is a shame and maybe just a bad day, as the desserts proved to be very delicious and came in ample proportions.
So all in all a lovely evening, and despite the salad bar I would recommend as it is not always easy to have a large choice of fresh fish (very often frozen) on a menu.

Date of visit: June 2019
Thank Ailsa L
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Reviewed 1 June 2019 via mobile

Really friendly staff and comfortable seating environment. It is open air and low lights. It was an enjoyable experience with interesting discussions with the waitress about fish choices and wine selection. We had Boca Negra and Black Scabbard, both were excellent. After dinner we had raspberry ice cream which was really nice way to finish the meal. Red Sangria is recommended.

Date of visit: June 2019
Thank Tmeadxlm
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Reviewed 1 June 2019 via mobile

We love fresh fish and this was by far the best we found on Sao Miguel. The service was friendly and excellent. The variety of fish and the preparation were remarkable. We enjoyed the limpets, the octopus and the scabbardfish most of all but I suspect you couldn’t go wrong with anything you ordered. Our first lunch here was so good we drove back the next day to eat here again. If anything the second meal was better than the first. Our wine choice day 2 (a volcanic white wine from Pico) was also really good so we got a second bottle to take with us.

Date of visit: May 2019
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Reviewed 30 May 2019 via mobile

Lovely scenic drive down through the lush gorge to reach this restaurant. We loved the outdoor dining experience. Although we had no reservation, we arrived right at opening and they were happy to accommodate us. As a note, there were 7 other parties waiting for them to open on a weeknight so in future I would make a reservation. We went with the waitress’ recommendation of rockfish (whole) and triggerfish filet. Both were excellent. House red wine and the usual bread, local cheese and olives also good. Would definitely return.

Date of visit: May 2019
Thank Ferrisnc
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Reviewed 24 May 2019

2nd time to the restaurant. enjoyed eating outside. Enjoyed the fish meal and wine. Nice attentive service. Gets busy!

Date of visit: May 2019
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Thank KenzieZZ
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