Cantinho Bar & Grill

By far, the best Cape Verdean food in town!! Katxupa tasted as good as what my mother makes. Price is reasonable and restaurant has been renovated! It looks beautiful inside. I can’t wait to bring my family and friends! If you want delicious traditional CV/Portuguese food this is the place to go!!! I’m a customer for life. I love my katxupa on weekends!

Though my stop at this restaurant was short. I thoroughly enjoyed my time being there. The food, the service and the atmosphere were all top notch. The staff was friendly, informative and gave wonderful suggestions. Thank you for a wonderful experience. I'm making this one of my go to spot when I'm Pawtucket.

Service is super slow and the food was inedible! I got chicken parmesan which was basically chicken jerky on spaghetti. Wife had the snapper which she enjoyed We were the only ones eating in the dining area. Place was clean but food was not so good. Prices a little steep.

The atmosphere is nice although the paintings could be better and I wish they had music. The servers are the best. But, the food is bland and has no seasoning

My wife and I went here because the other restaurant we wanted to try was closed. Never had cape verdean food before so we were nervous but we were pleasantly surprised. Got some empanada appetizers that were good, and I shrimp dish for our main. Nothing crazy good but a nice , light and flavorful late night dinner.

Had an awards celebration dinner at Cantinho and I absolutely loved it! The food was great, good service, and the owner was very pleasant to work with.

We just went for an appetizer. It was great service. We will come again

I love the authenticity of this place. If your looking for a cape verdean vibe here it is... Love the caprinhias and pastels 🥰🥰

Been to Cantinho too many times to count; it's a short walk from my house and is Cape Verdean restaurant with CV cuisine. Lately renovated, it looks so beautiful, with outdoor seating and a rooftop bar (though i haven't seen the roof open for business yet). Went for dinner with hubby on Saturday night around 6:30; was not busy and was sat right away without reservations. Food was great; only issues were that an item in menu we wanted wasn't available but still listed on menu. Also service was very slow; our waitress was also working the bar and kept forgetting us. I had to flag down other waitresses and also walk to bar to ask for our bill/pay. If it wasn't for this i would have given them more stars. I will still go back, hopefully service gets better but i'm kin of used it in the CV community

What a great place for this Irish girl to have traditional Cape Verdean dinner. Everyone was so welcoming and the food was out of this world. My husband could read the menu in Creole and I got to read it in English. If you like to try traditional means and great drinks This is the place for you

I've been coming here for years on in. 2024 upgrade is awesome but the service is horrible. I ordered online when I arrived my food was not ready, in fact my order was never put in. At this point I places another order inside with the bartender. waited 30 mins just to find out once again my order was not placed in. Great Food but Horrible service. I've came here many times on different days of the week but TUESDAYS will not be the day I will dine at this restaurant.

A hidden treasure. Don't let the plain exterior dissuade you. Great Portugués and Cape Verdean food awaits inside w modern clean atmosphere and very friendly prompt service. I had the chicken covered with shrimp -- delicious. Very pleasant walk from residential Oak Hill neighborhood of Pawtucket.

The food and portions were amazing, it was my first time trying CV food and I loved it.

I went to an event hosted here recently and was very happy with the food. It tasted delicious, whole, and like real Cape Verdean food, the way my Mom makes. Definitely recommend this place.

They need to get rid of a servant that has really bad customer service (Mimi) she is very ignorant and needs to pay more attention to her customers. As im trying to get her attention to pay my bill, she is ignoring me and talking to her coworkers about irrelevant things, took my credit card from me and didn't even say anything in response. Only word i got from her for the hour that i was there was "thank you" as im walking out the door. Business is good with good food. She made it less worth then it really is.

I don't know what the other reviewers of this are thinking, the music for this place is WAY too loud, and the cops have been called there several times. I used to live down the street and have seen more than one fight going on. If you want Portuguese food, go to New Bedford.

Where to begin... 730-Rez-13 ppl- empty restaurant. Overwhelmed waitress w zero experience. 30 min for drinks 45 for apps. 930pm half the dinners served. 950 pm a few more dinners served. Some were cold some were wrong. Awful experience.

The restaurant did not really seem 'Portuguese'. There were about 5 Portuguese items on the menu. There was an event happening when we were there so we ate from a buffet, which was disappointing.

I actually really like this place. They fixed up nicely and it has a solid ethnic feel to it. The food was very good. I had the red snapper... I'd definitely come back. They also have a live band too!

Came in for the Sunday brunch and service was terrible. Had to wait several occasions for clean plates and food to be available. Ordered toast and was told they couldn't make it due to being busy.

Cantinho serves delicious, authentic REAL CAPE VERDEAN FOOD. I love the bitoque. I eat here with my family all the time. The staff is friendly, and I love the live music.

What a great find. Nice friendly people, the music & food was good. I ordered the cachupa (to go) but stayed until close due to the fun I was having. You'll enjoy the music even more if you can dance cape Verdean style otherwise don't even try an get on the dance floor :-)