Tonight I took the family out to our local Portuguese Restaurant which I now know is more Mozambican Portuguese influenced than being genuine Portuguese. The week in the Algarve was interesting and disappointing at the same time for finding local culinary dishes. I like Peri Peri and it was around, but not quite the same from what we are used to and when we move there we will have to make our own sauces.
One of the draw cards that keeps pulling me back each time is the fresh crispy Portuguese rolls which goes very well with their home made chili sauce. The sauce is so popular that it has now made it's way into the super markets around the country .I can vouch for this sauce as I can sit and eat this with a spoon as here is a slight burn, but a hint of lemon comes through as well.
My daughter had the seafood rice which I noticed is available in Portugal as well so that was about the only similarity I noticed tonight. The owners family of the restaurant is from Madeira and they shut the doors for the entire period of January as they all return home for a 1 month holiday.
Granny had the usual which is the prawns and I had the full chicken which is 1000 x better than Nando's and 1/3 rd of the price. This is the juiciest chicken around and for once I could not finish the entire plate.
I ordered extra hot and I guess the alcohol took the sting away as it was not noticeable. Maybe I will notice how hot this is tomorrow. I can recall a story when my brother asked what is ring sting and I made him find out lol. He has never forgotten this incident.
My son had the Portuguese steak and I was not sure what made this Portuguese and my guess maybe the Mozambican sauce. My son in law ad the ribs which is nuts as why order something that you can get everywhere else hence no photo.
My grandson took great delight in informing them it was my birthday so he could get the free bowl of ice cream. The kids had chicken schnitzel of the kiddies menu which is like an upgraded chicken nugget.
We were swamped with drinks with everyone ordering jam jars and fish bowls of alcohol and typically taking advantage of grandpa's wallet. We do not do this often and I suppose they make hay whilst the sun is shining .The entire bill including tip for 5 adults and 2 kids was roughly $100 which I guess I know now is cheap in comparison to what is in Europe. This bill would have been more than double and possibly triple in the UK.
The good thing is the family was all together and we had a good time out which is what this is all really about. As we were leaving there was a big queue outside and I guess everyone was avoiding load shedding which was kicking off at 8pm. This restaurant has generators and solar so they are well equipped for this scenario and should cash in tonight.
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