Meia-Nau Matosinhos

Great food and friendly service in a beautifully-decorated restaurant. Primarily a fish restaurant, less emphasis on other seafood. The petingas appetizer and grilled turbot were definitely the standout. It was easy to make a reservation online the day-of. Even though it was quite busy, the service was still very quick and attentive. Price point was not too high either. I only wish that the restaurant had house wine and options for a small bottle or jar.

Food was absolutely delightful, and the service was exceptional. The highlight of our meal was undoubtedly the fried squid, served in a truly delicious sauce. We sampled a variety of starters, eager to experience a range of flavors. I highly recommend this approach, as the starters are quite generous in size, allowing you to sample multiple dishes. The main dishes however, looked incredible. We saw a table next to us enjoying the fish stew, it smelt divine. The sardines we enjoyed were remarkable, and the staff was incredibly warm and friendly. It's easy to understand why this place is a favorite among locals.

Excellent Tourbot and Octopus! The Creme Brule was a bit odd in appearance but tasted great!

I appreciate their effort in training staff, but maybe the client shouldn’t be the rehearsal ground. Two waiters asked me the same thing about sardines, and when I clarified, they still brought the wrong salad. Good food, but customer communication could definitely be improved.

One of the best meals ever, amazing seafood. The mussels were so good we started drinking the broth. We had the sardines and squid too which were both excellent.

What a fantastic restaurant! Hands down the best seafood lunch we had this time in Portugal! Beware when you book a table, there are two locations! I booked the wrong one in Porto town…special thanks to Hugo who was very accommodating even though fully booked on a Mother’s Day and after some waiting we managed to get a table for us 4. We built up some appetite - Hugo took our order during the waiting time once a table was almost ready, so when we took a seat our food was about ready to be served! The freshness, quality and flavour are top notch really - we had mussels, shrimps in a butter-lemon sauce, sole fish, squid and the seafood rice. Lots of herbs add to the flavours! Paired with a green wine - pure happiness! It’s a gem of a restaurant (as confirmed by locals next tp us) with a fantastic team and service. Book it today!

Super service, and super food. We didn't have a reservation but they found us a table, the servers were super nice and food super good. 10/10. Special bonus for the desert, the caramel fondant was soo good.

Be prepared to wait at least an hour for a plate of sardines, we waited 75 minutes. They informed us after an hour that the kitchen got confused with our 3 item order.... Others seem to have waited an hour for any food so this seems to just be a trend here. The food was good but speed and reliability need a big boost.

Server were friendly and seated us, we had reservations for 2 and able to accommodate for the 3 of us. The place has a boat on the ceiling for design! Started off with bread accompanied with tuna spread and olives. - Arroz Marisco: very delicious! Had mussels, shrimp, crab with rice. Taste of the ocean! -Mussles: delicious! Came in a pot - Tigre shrimp: shrimp was so big, it looked like a lobster! It was a little bit over cooked - Ostra: 6 raw oysters, they were big! - Polvo à Lagareiro: Very delicious and flavorful, not chewy. -Sangria: both white and red, size was big, we couldn't finish it. There were many lemons, cinnamon stick and ginger! Would recommend coming here again!

Very nice modern small restaurant with a small boat hanging from the ceiling. Mainly a fish and seafood restaurant with a very nice menu and wine list. Great service where the owner stops by the table to check on everything. You start with bread, olives, and a nice tuna pate. I had local oysters that were great, plump and full of flavor. My wife had the soup du jour, a vegetable soup. For mains, I opted for Feijoada de Lulas com Gambas, Bean Stew of Shrimp and Squid, a local specialty, it is for 2 but they made it for one. Comes with rice, GREAT My wife ordered an appetizer for her main, Croquetas de Camarão, shrimp croquets, four croquets, vey nice. For dessert, we tried the Tarte Brigadeiro, a chocolate pie that was rich. I highly recommend MEIA-Nau for great food, wine, & service.

I stopped here because some locals had recommended the area. I was not set on the right place on R. Heróis de França to try but the sever/host was extremely friendly when I asked a question. He was hustling and bustling and helpful. I. was on a solo trip in Porto. He answered my question on whether I had to get the whole fish- Douroda. (Answer is no) the fish is weighed and you are charged for the fish orders. Fish is sliced split in half. Alongside with some sides. The menu is also great because it has the pictures to accompany the dishes

Great seafood restaurant in Matosinhos. Great service, amazing fish and well priced. The clams and prawns were amazingly good and I loved the broth on both. The seafood rice was also excellent and I loved it. Great flavours and huge portion. Would happily come here again.

Best seafood we've had In Portugal! Arrived at noon right when they opened. Within 15 minutes it was packed. Service was very good, everyone polite and professional. Seafood soup was AMAZING as was the fried squid appetizer! We ordered a white wine called Quinta do Portal Colheita which was dry, not too sweet, and delicious! We ordered the Dourada fish for our main course and it was all excellent!! For 4 glasses of wine, soup, appetizer and fish for two it was $59 euro. Well worth it. Take an Uber from Porto and try this place!!

Great seafood place in Matosinhos, which is the beach city to visit if you want to beat the tourist crowds in Porto. The waiters were super friendly and the food and wine excellent. Ask for a glass of vinho verde to go with your seafood of choice, fresh charcoal grilled fish is a prime choice. We got the arroz de marisco for two, with prawns, crab leg, clams and mussels in saucy tomato rice.

Fabulous food here - my favorites were seafood rice, and bean stew with shrimp and squid. Clams were good but little and sometimes sandy, and mussels were also very tasty. Grilled octopus was also superb

o meu nome é tambi e fui atendida pelo miguel ele foi excelente no serviço e a comida estava excelente tambem

Love to food and love the service!!! Yummy!!! The octopus fish and oysters were super fresh!!

This is one of about 6 similar restaurants on this street down near the beach. They all specialize in the preparation and serving of all types of Atlantic fishes. So out of all of them why did we choose Meia Nau? We'll we had been walking around the area earlier in the day and this restaurant didn't look as "showy" as some of the others. A little smaller and on a corner. We looked it up on Yelp, but yr reading the first review! TripAdvisor had quite a few excellent reviews. We did call for a reservation as it was Saturday night. We wanted a seating at 8 pm ( still early for Europe) but they were full booked except for 2 tables on their patio. Which happens to be in what is essentially a glass sided container with the huge grill set up on the outside. It was very comfortable if not a bit austere, so book early. We can't fault anything we had to eat. The Ensalata pulvo was the best I've tasted anywhere and the Arroz Marisco ( not a paella) was very tasty ( the crab could have been a bit bigger) our server Pablo ( the manager I think) talked us down in price for a Vinho Verde we hadn't tried before. For sobremesas we split fondant with orange sorbet. This for me was a huge treat, and slicing the fondant was a big surprise. Total dinner with wine and port was less tha €70, for a great experience.