Cozinha da Clara

Very nice restaurant with excellent foods! We just randomly found it on the way to Pinhau. The services are amazing and the setting has wonderful atmosphere facing the river! Highly recommended. The restaurant is down two levels from the parking lot!

Wonderful dining experience. I would highlight the couvert with excellent olive oil and the butter from the Azores was a really nice touch. Traditional soup as an interesting take, the wild mushroom rice was really flavourful and the dessert (sadly finished before I could take a picture) as a Mille Feuille reinterpretation of the traditional Pasteis de Nata!! Congratulations to the team for bringing the Portuguese food in such an inventive way

Atmosphere at 7pm is absolutely beautiful. So peaceful..sitting outside with the breeze on the balcony and that view!! Wow. Food is very tasty - accommodating for vegetarians and vegans! We had the spinach ricotta ravioli - the tomato dust was delicious. The veggie lasagne was wholesome and the mushroom risotto was so moreish. They even made us a vegan tagliatelle. I only wish the portion sizes were slightly bigger as the meal left us wanting a bit more and for the prices it felt like they could have been a bit more generous.

We had pre booked a table for a special celebration. It was for some reason a bit hard to book. To pre book they charge the cards and somehow the cards were giving us trouble, we finally called to reserve. Then they told us they will send info to reserve and that didn't happen so we called again and finally managed to book. It was heavily raining the time we arrived, now for this price point of restaurants in france/italy/spain etc etc you would expect a person stationed to assist with directions or umbrella but that was not the case. We parked ourself and found our way. Wasn't happy with the end of the room table. There were other 2 seaters available and I did make a request but was curtly denied another option. 2 couples followed us and got better tables ahead. So as you see the starting wasn't great at all. We waited atleast 20 minutes for a menu and another 20 just for orders to be taken. We ordered our choice of first plates and mains and requested help to order wine by the glass as one of us was driving and wanted to limit. The suggestion took forever, when it came, they came with reds when everything we had ordered was seafood based. Anyhow if we leave the service out. The food was good but not exceptional for 150 we dished out, especially for Portugal pricing. There is a huge mismatch between the fine dine they project to be vs the service and that was what didn't work for me. Atmosphere was lovely. If it didn't rain the views would have made up for what lacked. At the end we went to the shop to buy 2 bottles and wanted a 3rd bottle of a older port but unfortunately couldn't taste it to buy. Just overall I feel the space lacked warmth and hospitality that I would hope from a fine establishment like this!

I strongly recommend to have lunch in cozinga da Clara, good view good view and we loved the staff, they are very nice especially the male manager. He let us to choose to sit outside or inside. Actually we had chosen winewaker selection, which includes winery visit and wine pairing lunch. At first we think it's a bit expensive (70 euro), however now we think it's super value for money. We are so relaxed and enjoy very much here. I will give 6 stars if I could!

We made reservations prior and had an amazing view of the Douro river. The food and service left a lot to be desired. The service was very slow and it took forever to get our food and drinks. When I got my drink, there were flies in it and I had to send it back. The food was alright, nothing special, not worth the price in my opinion, you're definitely paying a premium for the view. If you can't get outdoor seats with the view I wouldn't recommend spending the money for this place.

Overall, it was an ok experience, nothing special. Pros were the great view over the valley, great presentation of the food, and the ice cream. Could have been 4 stars if the service were better and the bread wasn't so ridiculously overpriced. The small loaf of bread slightly bigger than my fist cost 16 euros, 4 euros per person.

Gorgeous views, tasty food, local wines, what more? We got a table outside that had shade and a fan spraying mist every now and then to cool down. We had amazing views of the river with a set menu so we didn't need to choose our food.

My wife and I had dinner inside the restaurant, and then lunch on the terrace the next day. The service both days was excellent, the ambiance and views were wonderful, and the food was delicious! Highly recommend it!

What a terrible experience :( We had been here before for a wine tasting and lunch and we had some family in town and decided to book again. We booked for 4 people and then when they emailed us back confirmation we saw that children were not allowed. So we called to change the booking from 4 people to 2 people so that myself and my wife could take our son to the nearby park. They refused to change it even though it had only been 30 minutes since we made the booking. They spent 10 minutes telling us they could not change the booking and instead offering to have us pay full price for our child to come. My wife was on the phone with them for 10 minutes and then I tried to talk to them and lost my temper due to the poor service. I am sorry I lost my temper. The hostess was quite dismissive and unhelpful. We were going to bring 5 people to your restaurant for lunch and just needed to change from 4 people to 2 people for the wine tasting after since you don't allow kids (which you only told us after we paid and booked). There are far friendlier and better places in the Douro river valley that do a better job. We will never come to this restaurant and winery again. Ben

What a delightful experience. We had nothing but positive experiences with the food, wait staff, and drinks. The atmosphere was simple and elegant with beautiful views of the river. The food was delicious. We were staying at the Quinta, so we tried breakfast, tapas, and dinner. Breakfast changes from the week to the weekend. On the weekday, we had a continental breakfast with a delicious white bread that was hearty and flavorful. The restaurant had a mix of various jams that were made there, including pumpkin, orange marmalade, and mixed berry. All were very yummy and not overly sweet. I was most surprised by the pumpkin jam. The dinners were also amazing. The beef filet was one of the best steaks I have had in recent memory. It melted in your mouth. The octopus was excellent as well and was not rubbery like octopus can sometimes be. Fantastic meals. The menu does change frequently. You can also sample many of the ports for dessert. A great way to top off of the meal.

The food was delicious and fresh. The wait staff is very attentive and helpful with pairing wines with meal choices. Their wines and ports are also very good. We had two dinners there since we liked it so much. The decor is simple, modern and tasteful.

We had lunch at this restaurant. It was too hot to sit outside but the view from the outside seats would have been nice. The bread and butters served for the table were delicious, especially the ones made from olives. The sardine starter special was very flavorful with grilled sardines served atop a grilled bread slice. The cold pumpkin and ginger soup was also good, refreshing. The seabass entree was ok, served with a 'quinoa cannelloni' which essentially was quinoa wrapped with zucchini slices.

Cozinha da Clara (Claire's Kitchen) is the restaurant at Quinta de la Rosa. It opened in the summer of 2017, and was named after the owner's grandmother. The decor of the restaurant is modern and light. The dining room has warm wood tones. A wall-to-wall glass panel on one side opens up to an expansive balcony with tables overlooking the tranquil Douro River. Tables on the balcony, with gorgeous views of the Douro River and surrounding quintas, were given preference to patrons with reservations. Chef Pedro Cardoso divided his menu into two sections; a contemporary one with Portuguese influences, and a traditional one paying homage to Douro/Portuguese cuisine. We were initially offered three different varieties of bread and olive oil. Our meal started with a complimentary amuse bouche, a lovely chilled soup, which was perfect for the warm day. My appetizer was Rabo de Boi (Oxtail), from the contemporary menu, which consisted of two small oxtail ravioli, served with ewe's milk cheese sauce and shiitake mushrooms; it was a light and delicate dish. For main couse, I again chose an option from the contemporary menu, Bacalhau (Cod), which is Chef Pedro's interpretation of "Bras de Bacalhau", with egg cooked at low temperature; it was a more refined approach to the traditional bacalhau a bras, where a solid piece of cod was served beside the thinly chopped fried potatoes and slow cooked egg, instead of the traditional shreds of salted cod mixed with the potatoes and scrambled eggs. I'd have loved to try one of their desserts, but service was abysmally slow and after two hours to get just the appetizer and main course, we gave up and opted to leave and skip dessert. Parking was extremely limited; during our visit, patrons were parking their vehicles on the road outside the quinta because the small parking lot was full.

The duck was very tough and inedible. They were kind to offer me a beef dish but it was too salty and thus inedible as well. Such a disappointment.

All I can say is the food was one step above ok. We ordered the chicken with two textures and we received ONE texture. The confit was left off the plate. Service was slow and the waitress had attitude. If we were not staying here I would not recommend.

We enjoyed a stay at the Quinta de la Rosa. Dinner at the restaurant was one of many highlights of our stay in Pinhao. The views of the Douro River accompanied by the outstanding food made for a memorable evening. It is a meal to enjoy and not to be rushed. The service was good but do not be in a hurry. The suckling pig terrine appetizer is highly recommended.