As Asinhas

Gareth · Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 7:34 am Post subject: As Asinhas

As Asinhas Restaurant

The name As Asinhas means “Little Wings” & comes from the football club benfica’s mascot / symbol. The benfica football club mascot is an eagle hence the name asinhas, think of it as a pet name for the football club mascot of benfica. The restaurant was been there for almost 10 years so I expect some of you may have allready visited this fine restaurant, if not then continue to read !

The service was great, we were served by the owner “Antonio Fernandes” whom was very polite & helpfull also his English was execellent. I ordered the pepper fillet steak & Guida ordered the swordfish, my steak was a little on the small side (Antonio informed me the weight was 250 grams so it was not so small) the pepper sauce was indeed amazing & by far the best pepper sauce I’ve tried in Portugal it came with a good helping of rice & chips, the steak itself was soft delicate & extremely tasty, in fact to be honest it was one of the better steaks I’ve eaten in Lagos. Guidas swordfish was a decent size, soft delicate & without bones, it was served with boiled potatoes, veg & salad Guida loves fish & said it was an excellent meal.

Other things I noticed during our visit was the height of the gents toilet, when using the gents “look up” the ceiling has got to be a good 3-4 metres high & the bathroom itself was very clean & tidy, also from the restaurant dining area you can see into the kitchen & watching the cooks prepare your meal helps to pass the waiting time. We ate after the holiday season had finished & Restaurante As Asinhas was busy the whole time we were there with both locals & tourists, this tells me the restaurant is very popular so it maybe a good idea to book your table during the peak summer months. For the larger drinkers reading this there canecas are “50c” and not “40c” like most other places & they have super bock on draft.

Antonio noticed I was writing notes on my telephone & inquired why, I explained I wanted to post a recommendation to our website & he insisted I tried the mustard steak (I was undecided between the mustard & pepper steak at the beginning of the night) .. Wow what can I say he did recommend the mustard rather than the pepper steak & he was right the mustard sauce steak was exceptional & despite my indicial hesitance the mustard sauce steak did exceed the pepper sauce steak & is now what I would recommend to anybody visiting this restaurant?

The meal cost us a €27 we had 2 courses, veg soup (which was also very nice) followed by steak & swordfish, all in all Asinhas proves you can enjoy a fantastic meal for 2 for under €30

As Asinhas is located on the same road as the main camp site in Lagos, from the small round about head up the road towards the camp site for 10 meters & you will see the restaurant on your right hand side, its about a 10/12 minute walk from lagos town center just outside the city walls.

Restaurante As Asinhas
Estrada da Ponta da Piedade, Lt 24 - Loja A
Apartado 720 - 8601-908 Lagos
Tel : 282 764257

If you visit, please mention you seen our review.

PhilandBev · Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 7:48 am Post subject:

Totally agree Gareth....

We first visited late on Saturday eveningand there was five of us to eat. We had to wait but it was well worth it. The food was probably the best I have had in Lagos (and I've been to the really expensive places too) and the service excellent and very friendly. Full of locals (indeed it was locals who took us) all night. We were last out and eventhe 'beaker' of coffee was the best I have had. Highly recommended.

VinhoTinto · Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 7:39 pm Post subject:

VinhoTinto · Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 10:15 am Post subject:

We enjoyed our meal at As Asinhas - many thanks for the recommendation.Fortunately we had booked a table in advance as the place was packed with locals when we arrived and stayed very busy all evening.
A word of warning, however, for anyone who considers the Sopa Alentejo as a starter; when questioned, the friendly waiter will tell you that it's a traditional soup made with bread, herbs and garlic.
What he really means is that it's made chiefly of garlic mixed with some herbs and garlic; to this is added some garlic bread together with some herbs and a liberal sprinkling of garlic. Some chopped garlic completes the dish which is then seasoned with-yes, you've guessed it!- garlic !!
My better half adores garlic but met her match in the chef at As Asinhas.
The steak in mustard sauce is excellent and the house red seems to come in a bottomless carafe for just €6:50 - great value!!