Casa Portugal

This place never disappoints!! Fair price, amazing food, friendly service, and awesome vibes!My favorite was the beans, shrimps, and any veal dish (sometimes only available as daily specials)

3.5/5, +.5 for serviceIt's not everyday when I have Portuguese food. After having so many seafood lunches and dinners, I suggested to my parents that we try something different, and this place came up in my searches for hidden gems.Ambiance isn't much here, but given the prices I can see why. Very affordable, and feels more like home style cooking as opposed to Instagram-style foodie cuisine.One of their specials that night when I went was the grilled octopus, so I went for that. The octopus was extremely tender, easy to cut and easy to chew. I was pleasantly surprised by it and really enjoyed it! For under $30 I cannot complain about it at all.My parents had the "Caldeirada á Portuguêsa", a seafood medley in a red sauce. It wasn't bad, but the red sauce was lacking and the seafood medley didn't have much flavour. I guess if the intent here was healthy homestyle cooking it does its job.I added a mango mousse for dessert. It was delicious! There's some other options that seemed appetizing too.Service was good here, the servers might seem slightly brash but they're knowledgeable and will recommend choices on what to order. I'd say a 4-star rating is reasonable especially given the price point; it's not everyday I get to have Portuguese food!

This is a beautiful cozy little restaurant in the middle of Cambridge and very close to Somerville as well. There are no words to describe how well this place made me feel as it transported me back to my native Venezuela and all the amazing Portuguese restaurants and the hospitality that exists there.The grilled octopus and squid were just completely out of this world. There are no other places in the Greater Boston area that serve it this way and I have tried to find it and happy to have found. The charred flavor that comes from the grilling of these amazing plates is so much better than the fried variety that is regularly served in New England. This is how you taste seafood and both plates melt in your mouth, which is really hard to do as both of them tend to be chewy, a masterpiece indeed.Same with the linguica or as we call it in Spain "txistorra", which had a nice spicy delight with the crunchiness of grilling this incredible sausage. Again, this is another plate that is extremely hard to find in the area and can only be found in trips to Europe, this place is authentic as it gets and deserve the amazing recognition of being a great Portuguese Restaurant.The best plate by far, which I did not have a chance to take a picture was Portugal's famous "Pastel de Nata". This desert was absolutely incredible, lime a creme brulee, but so much more flavorful and savory. It is really hard to describe, but please order it, you will not be disappointed. Very creamy, crunchy outside live a cannoli and a little bit eggy.Having said all of this, it is not a place for a basic meal. Everything that they do here is authentic Portuguese food and unlike other ethnic restaurants, they do not market it to the US market, they cook, like they do in Portugal, so if you are not used to strong flavors, seafood, salty cod fish and others, it will take you a few tries, before you get used to the flavors, but you will always come back, because the place is just very good!Last but not least, our server was absolutely amazing. Attentive, funny, caring, willing to make us feel at home, because to some degree, this was her home as well. We loved everything and we cannot wait to come back!Cheers!

Charming little place with lots of variety on the menu. I'm not super familiar with Portuguese food, but compared to previous times I've had it, this place stacks up fairly well. The seafood dish was not as flavorful as I'd hoped - didn't seem like it was seasoned with anything other than salt and big bits of garlic in the broth. I didn't care for the mussels - they were extremely chewy. The desserts were pretty good though - no complaints there.Prices are very reasonable, especially for the seafood dishes.Service was quick and efficient. The decor is colorful and inviting. The bathroom was clean. Only street parking available and It took about 10 minutes to find on a Sunday afternoon.Wish I could give it a better rating based on the service but I was underwhelmed by the entrees.

We've eaten here many times; we love the bacalhau (it's the real deal)! Also love the decor of Portuguese painted tiles.

Fantastic food and service. We had the sea bream and octopus, both of which were great.

Amazing Portuguese food! The dorado was amazing. The pastais was warm and creamy. They were very friendly. Will return again when we are in town. Took my family there and they also enjoyed their meals.Try it and you will love it! Get the vinho verde wine which is light and crispy for summer. Thank you for being in Somerville. Ambiance was nice too.

We enjoyed the grilled octopus and house made potato chips. House wine was better than average at a very reasonable price. Will go back again to try more authentic dishes.

This place feels like a hole in the wall with fresh and authentic Portuguese food. We ordered the mussels as an appetizer and the Mariscada á Costa Brava and it was a lot of food. It definitely a fair price for what you're getting. We will definitely be back!

The food at Casa Portugal is always good - yummy authentic Portuguese. Add good service and prices that make it a really good value and it's why we keep coming back