Opening hours?
Posted on 04 / 12 / 2013We tried to eat here on a Saturday night at 7.30 but found the front door firmly shut and no signs of life.
Vegan-friendly, Organic, Portugese, International, Beer/Wine, Take-out
Reviews
First Review by pedro jorgesuper!
Posted on 07 / 31 / 2012The place is something special, the atmosphere is familiar and you feel sooooooo good here. The menu is short but everything is very good and homemade. And there are also some alternative objects/books/presents you can buy or simply discover. The perfect place for open-minded people!
Il posto è formidabile! Speciale! C'è un'atmosfera meravigliosa, molto calda e accogliente, preziosa! Sembra di sentirsi tra amici o addirittura a casa. Il menu è poco ampio ma tutto è davvero squisito e preparato direttamente dai ragazzi. Inoltre, è ricco di dépliants da sfogliare, di libri oggetti e piccoli regalini da comprare!
è il posto perfetto per chi è aperto di mente e curioso e per chi ha voglia di stare un po' in compagnia.
El lugar es maravilloso. El menu no es muy amplio pero todo es muy bueno. Es un lugar precioso: tienes allì un ambiente muy familiar y te sientes como a tu casa. Ademà s, es una pequenita tienda porque puedes comprar regalitos, libros o objetos muy bonitos!
Es el lugar perfecto para quien es curioso y està buscando calor humano!
Home feeling and party athmosphere
Posted on 07 / 25 / 2012All the food seems freshly homemade.
Lot of attention to quality and origin of ingredients.
Very friendly atmosphere where you can have a party feel without the need of lots of money.
You can add to your dishes a glass of porto, good wine or artisan beers.
Don't expect sophistication, but that's how we like it.
Pros: very good value, healthy cousine
Cool place
Posted on 07 / 02 / 2012I will come back!
Pros: Very good prices, tasty, friendlyCons: Toilet door sometimes blocked!
great food
Posted on 06 / 16 / 2012We actually had to wait a bit to get a table at this place. The menu only costs 8€ and consisted of apetizer, soup, main course and dessert. Everything was delicious! They also have the vegetarian version of franceshina here :).
Excellent and cheapest food we found in Portugal
Posted on 04 / 02 / 2012Love the culture and support for veganism in this "alternative" spot. It is run like a co-op so members get cheaper prices on food. I had feijoada which is a Portuguese bean dish and it was really delicious served with rice and salad. My husband had "spicy" lentils which coming out of a Mexican's mouth were bland and not spicy at all. My favorite part of the meal was that we ordered one of each of the desserts because they were so reasonable and they were all good, some of the cakes weren't moist, but my favorite was a portuguese cream and cookie dessert made with bolachas Marias (not on the menu). SO AMAZING. You have to visit and support the local youngsters!
Pros: Great Food, Great Service, Great PriceCons: we had to wait for it open for dinner
No Food til Later . . .
Posted on 02 / 05 / 2012Updated, Feb 2012: We arrived at about 5.30pm and were desperate for some food. We were told that food was not served until 7.30-8.00pm. Had a cold beer, in the freezing cold, but no food. Disappointing. So if you want a meal, maybe go later in the evening.
This is in a lovely location, if you enjoy watching the world, and it's pigeons, go by. We had a simple late afternoon meal here. It was tasty, and freshly prepared. Very friendly.
Updated from previous review on Thursday July 09, 2009
Vegan paradise
Posted on 01 / 21 / 2012Good (honost) food and very cheap. Almost 100% vegan I guess. Staff spoke better english than me. Very nice atmosphere with an ideoligic vibe. These people stand up for what they believe in.
Very friendly
Posted on 12 / 09 / 2011Very good food with a very friendly atmosphere. Its a very comfortable place with a couch, which makes it a little bit homely. Most of the dishes are vegan except one (a portuguese speciality). The food is tasty.
Pros: excellent food, very friendly staff, homely atmosphereperfect place for vegans
Posted on 08 / 09 / 2011a restaurant full of character, nice and smiling staff, tasty food... loved it!
More than a Restaurant
Posted on 07 / 28 / 2011Not easy to find but worth looking for. Limited selection, but super alternatives to the salads and potatoes that you are limited to in most non-vegetarian restaurants in Portugal. Upon entering it feels more like someones home than a restaurant, a place to hang-out with like-minded people. We went for a late afternoon snack and were delighted to find vegetarian francesinhas (a Portuguese specialty like a croque monsieur in France) which were yummy. The staff was very helpful (good English) and the prices very reasonable. We recommend this place for both the good food and the nice experience.
Pros: Price, relaxed atmosphereCons: not easily handicapped accesible
An intimate place that's great value for money
Posted on 02 / 16 / 2011From the outside we initially thought the place wasn't open, but a small sign assuaged our fears. The door opened to reveal a real pearl of a restaurant. The menu really was "whatever they felt like on the day" which I thought was something that only ever happened in Rick Stein's imagination. The food was good, honest and seasonal. The ambience was relaxed, friendly and informal. Something closer to my heart, a restaurant that plays good music (in this case The Postal Service and has a computer that runs Ubuntu, really helped make this place something special.
Pros: Staff, Good value , Tasty foodCons: Limited choice
What a good place for vegans !
Posted on 08 / 23 / 2010Hi,
We were in Porto in July 2010. We were happy to found this restaurant close to the famous Eiffel's bridge. The food wasn't that brilliant but still, we were happy to eat something different from batatas fritas and saladas mixtas. I had a very nice homemade bear. The people working inside were very friendly and food was very cheap ! If you visit Porto, you must eat at the Casa da Horta ! And if you're really skint, have a beer, it's less than 1€ !!
Casa da Horta
Posted on 06 / 12 / 2009Very nice place, with very friendly staff. It was no problem to have dinner before 7.30 pm, the time when most Portuguese restaurants open. The food was good, although not really special, and very good cheap. They have a large selection of herbal teas. I would definitely recommend this place.
Pros: nice atmosphere, good value, friendly staff
Porto's best kept secret!
Posted on 05 / 06 / 2009Casa da Horta is a great place for more reasons than one. The food is very nicely cooked, the staff is extremely friendly and overall you feel like you're eating at someone's home and not at a restaurant.
They have a great concern for using mainly fair trade products and the food is vegan, which is rare in Portugal.
With such care being put in the products you'd expect it to be expensive but it is actually very cheap. Love it!
Cons: closed on sundays
a very especial place
Posted on 12 / 30 / 2008Casa da Horta is really a place that you "have to" visit while in porto. It's a very recent project, a very young non-profit organisation with excellent homemade cuisine. It's really in the heart of Porto historical centre so you really can't miss it! There's also a lot of good information about ecological issues, social issues and about porto and portugal in general.
Pros: excellent homemade cuisine, excellent mood and friendly staff, very economic and mostly organic- Link to this page from your site.
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