A Lorcha
- March 10, 2007
- Rated 5 of 5 by
Parradise from Palo Alto, California
My uncle, who is a local of Macau, recommended this place for authentic Portuguese food. It was also on the top 5 restaurants to visit in the Lonely Planet guide to Hong Kong and Macau so we thought this place must be good.
For dinner if you don't have reservations, don't even think about coming as my uncle says. We went for lunch on a Saturday with no reservations around 1pm and were told to come back at 2pm. So just leave your name and your cell phone number if you have one. They are open from 12:30pm to 3pm for lunch and reopens for dinner at 6:30pm. English is spoken well so give them a ring and make a reservation to save yourself the wait time.
The decor inside is more like a little European cafe. We had the seafood soup which was excellent, not too creamy and filled with shrimp and crab meat. We had Portuguese chorizo sausage and shrimp cakes as appetizers which were all delectable. For main entrées we shared family style. They are quite famous for their African Chicken (spicy) and their oxtail stew. These are definitely worth a try. We also had the seafood rice which is a perfect dish for seafood lovers. Rice in a sauce with mussels, crab, and shrimp. Most appetizers are US$5-10 and the main entrées are US$9-13
Bottom Line: The food was excellent and all dishes that we tried were impeccable. Put this on your list of places to visit if you intend to go to the A-Ma temple and the Maritime museum right next door.
From journal Three-Day Getaway to Macau