The portions here were huge. Whilst the food offering is quite standard to what you’d expect from a Portuguese restaurant (tapas, fish, meat) they were all cooked well. This place has a large outside space which is perfect for a nice sunny day.
I stand by my litmus test for determining whether a "tapas" restaurant is worth visiting: its patatas bravas. Similar to another bad experience I had (in Barcelona no less), the patatas bravas we had at Estrela Bar tonight was a sad excuse for a potato dish. It's basically overcooked, very dry potatoes with a few drops of spicy sauce. We also ordered octopus which was rubbery and it came with, surprise surprise, more potatoes. In fact, the dish had more potatoes than octopus. We also had mussels with tomato sauce. They're fine. Nothing to complain about or shout about. What took the cake for me was the chorizo assado, which was supposedly "flame grilled" but what was brought out to us seemed, and tasted like, leftovers from a butcher's shop. The chorizo was rubbery and way too salty, in fact, so salty that I couldn't even finish it, and I hate wasting food. It's not even worth taking it away. That's how bad it was. Also if the staff can't explain to you the difference between one mussel dish and another, RUN! Clueless staff = not properly trained = not worth visiting. All in all, I doubt the sincerity of the 1000+ "good" reviews that don't say much apart from giving the place a numerical rating. Dear chefs of Estrela, please do all of us a favour and find yourself a new vocation. Thanks.
Back at one of my favourite Portuguese restaurants in London after almost 2 years! Glad to report that the food is still absolutely delicious! Had a large amount of food that barely fit the table! The tiger prawns were stellar, the clams too. Chourico assado was very good, and the ribs were a delight. Definitely go for a cold Sangria if sitting outside with the sun!! Definitely save space for dessert with coffee!
The restaurant was very generous with the portion and the food also tasted quite good. We like their homemade sardine paste for the bread as a starter (although it’s not free), the roasted pork leg was very very tender and the monk fish/shrimp skewer was also not bad. Although we only ordered 3 meals for 4 of us but we were stuffed with happinesses;)
Probably the best Portuguese restaurant in London. The food was delicious, the portions were extremely generous and the customer service was brilliant. The staff was delicate and polite. I do recommend this restaurant to anyone interested in trying Portuguese food in London. Do not want to influence your choice but the lamb was perfectly cooked.
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