Taberna da Porcalhota

R. Elias Garcia 109 A, 2700-332 Amadora, Portugal

★ 4.2 (744 Google reviews) · Restaurant · Compare this place

Cuisine: Portuguese

⚠️ Tourist-trap warning

Tourists rate it higher than locals do

🏠 Local score 3.94 how locals rate it · 72 reviewers 😊 74% good (4–5★) · 😐 8% okay (3★) · 😖 18% bad (1–2★) Written reviews only — star-only ratings aren't counted.
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🧳 Tourist score 4.48 how tourists rate it · 31 reviewers 😊 90% good (4–5★) · 😐 7% okay (3★) · 😖 3% bad (1–2★) Written reviews only — star-only ratings aren't counted.

Who eats here?

🏠 70% locals 30% tourists 🧳

72 of its 103 recent reviewers are from Portugal - 31 are not.

🌿 Quietly reviewed - about 1.5 new Google reviews a month - busier than 53% of Amadora places

Before you go

Practical details reported by 132 reviewers in the data we already collected.

Reviewer-reported
Food 4.01 109 reports
🏠 3.92★ (38) 🧳 4.64★ (14)
Service 4.06 109 reports
🏠 4.05★ (38) 🧳 4.64★ (14)
Atmosphere 3.83 110 reports
🏠 3.54★ (39) 🧳 4.57★ (14)
Price per person€10–15 65 reports
Reported waitNo wait 80% of 10 reports
Noise levelModerate noise 50% of 8 reports
Group size3–4 people 63% of 8 reports
Meal typeLunch 44% of 59 reports
Order typeDine in 98% of 54 reports
Recommended dishesPetiscos 36% of 14 reports

How locals and tourists have rated it over time

Everyone: 3.67★Everyone: 3.25★Everyone: 4★Everyone: 4★Everyone: 3.33★Everyone: 3.83★Everyone: 4.67★Everyone: 4.5★Everyone: 4.67★Everyone: 5★Everyone: 4.67★Everyone: 3.6★Everyone: 3.67★Everyone: 4.67★Everyone: 4.4★Everyone: 5★ Tourists: 3.5★Tourists: 4.67★Tourists: 4.5★Tourists: 4.5★Tourists: 5★ Locals: 4★Locals: 4★Locals: 4.5★Locals: 3.5★Locals: 2.5★Locals: 3.6★Locals: 4.5★Locals: 4.5★Locals: 2.5★Locals: 3★Locals: 4.33★Locals: 4.5★Locals: 5★Locals: 4★Locals: 2.5★Locals: 3.6★Locals: 3.67★Locals: 4.33★
Everyone Tourists Locals Google all-time 4.2★ Nov 20 – Aug 24
🧭 83% of reviewers are Google Local Guides

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Based on 103 recent written Google reviews · confidence: high · checked 2026-07-13 · newest review 3 months ago