Restaurante O Cisne

Restaurante O Cisne is a churrasqueira (barbecue restaurant) located in the heart of VRSA (Vila Real de Santo Antonio) offering a classic Portuguese menu including grilled chicken with fries and salad.

Location

Restaurant Address:  R. Padre Jorge Leiria 8, 8900-321 Vila Real de Santo António

What We Ordered

Cerveja — Imperial €1.70 & Caneca €5 and

As you know from this article with 9 tips for eating out in Portugal, a Caneca is a mug of beer and an imperial is a small glass of beer.

Frango Churrasco — €16

You can order either a “half dose” or “whole dose” of grilled chicken. This is a whole dose, which is the whole chicken, splayed and grilled.

Salad — €3.80

A very common style of salad with onions and tomatoes together with shredded green lettuce.

Batatas Fritas

French fries are a very key side dish when having frango piri-piri in Portugal.

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Our Review — Would We Go Back?

Restaurante O Cisne is a classic Portuguese restaurant where you can get a typical chicken piri-piri meal.

It’s located conveniently near to the Estádio Municipal de Vila Real de Santo Antonio and stays open until pretty late, 11pm.

We went late one evening after a meeting and it was quite crowded so service wasn’t the fastest, but that’s kind of the vibe in Portugal.

There was a large party outside and this very much felt like a neighborhood staple and we always love and prefer that kind of local vibe.

Sit back, enjoy the wait, enjoy the company, and when it comes, enjoy the chicken. 😉

Pro Tip: PS. Definitely don’t forget to ask for the piri piri oil, if you like spicy, because it’s game changer.

We’d chow down on chicken at O Cisne if we found ourselves in VRSA again.

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