Comidas de Santiago
Rustic Roadside Restaurant
Lovely Lisbon Series 13
We were starving after our visit to the Castelo de Sao Jorge
as the Cafe and Restaurant were closed during our visit. It was
already late in the afternoon and wehad not eaten our lunch.
We caught the sight of Comidas de Santiago, a rustic- looking
roadside restaurant as we walked down from the castle,
Rustic Roadside Restaurant
Lovely Lisbon Series 13
We were starving after our visit to the Castelo de Sao Jorge
as the Cafe and Restaurant were closed during our visit. It was
already late in the afternoon and wehad not eaten our lunch.
We caught the sight of Comidas de Santiago, a rustic- looking
roadside restaurant as we walked down from the castle,
We perused the menu displayed outdoor, it
looked interesting so we decided to dine there.
Comidas de Santiago had
two dining areas,
an air- conditioned indoor dining room,
an air- conditioned indoor dining room,
…and an al fresco section.
We chose to dine on the latter.
They initially served us several loaves
They initially served us several loaves
of warm bread and olives for appetizer.
Comidas de Santiago
servings are huge.and good
enough to be shared from two to three persons. It
could even be shared by a family of four (two adults
and two kids) for moderately sized Asians like us.
enough to be shared from two to three persons. It
could even be shared by a family of four (two adults
and two kids) for moderately sized Asians like us.
The Vegetable Cream
Soup was very delicious.
It was smooth and velvety and reeking with the
wonderful scents of aromatic herbs and spices.
The Roast Lamb with
Roasted Potatoes was
served in a massive, piping hot bowl, fresh from
the oven. It smelled so good as the heady scent of
herbs blended perfectly with the fresh whiff of citrus.
The lamb was tender and had a melt in the mouth
consistency and served with generous baked potatoes.
It was greasy, but no one would really care about
controlling one’s lipid intake with a food this good.
This dish is to die for, literally and figuratively.
Cod fish, just like sardines and salmon, is also one
of Lisbon’s
main marine product. We have already
tried salt-preserved cod
fish or bacalhau in Belem.
This time we ordered Cod
with Cream. The bite
size tasty cod fish nuggets was baked with creamy
mashed potatoes as a base. It was very delicious,
and was served piping hot, fresh from the oven.
After a sumptuous dinner, we admired the
paper money collection coming from different
countries, displayed on the restaurant’s wall.
We noticed that they had no Philippine money, so I fished out a
twenty peso bill from my wallet and gave it to the waiter. They were
happy and promised to put the paper money on display later on.
twenty peso bill from my wallet and gave it to the waiter. They were
happy and promised to put the paper money on display later on.
Comidas de Santiago is a comfortable
Rustic Roadside Restaurant located few
steps away from Castelo
de Sao Jorge,
…that serves excellent traditional Portuguese cuisine
that comes in massive portions, yet very affordable.
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