"We came here because I wanted something different to the usual tourist traps. I'll be honest that when we arrived, we nearly turned around and went back to Bournemouth, but I'm glad we didn't. It's a neighbourhood café/restaurant, in a not particularly good looking part...of Boscombe, but good places to eat and drink are always more than just how beautiful the decor or location are. Even the food doesn't need to be gourmet, as it's about the whole experience. When which we arrived there were a couple of big tables of Portuguese families and friends eating and drinking, a good sign in my experience. We had a whole chorizo and garlic bread to start, me, salt cod and cream with potatoes, my other half a steak with plantain, cassava chips, rice and black beans with chorizo, and my son, fried chicken and very good chips. We finished it off with a couple of pastel de natas and a freshly cooked custard roll. We drank a really lovely Portuguese rosé, and on the recommendation of our Portuguese neighbour, had an Amêndoa Amarga each (with a squeeze of lemon). I had an espresso on the house (Portuguese espresso is very often the best in my experience. It was just a very friendly place, work attentive staff, who loved the fact that we loved their food. I'm not sure when we'll be back in Bournemouth, but if or when we are, we'll be back!"
