Eats

The nice Portuguese-inspired restaurant in our pleasant little town has lost some of its appeal for me. In the few months since my last visit, there have been some restrictive changes. Some of the prices have ballooned, and the two entrees we ordered, the price of which were still the same, are now offered with soup OR salad, instead of AND salad. Also, the chicken breast was somewhat smaller than previously, and the Thousand Island dressing, missing before, now wore a suspicious orange color. We eschewed it.

The young server was solicitious, if not a little overly-attentive. I don't like restaurants so dark that you can't identify the food, but I noticed the ambiance here consisted of a small electric fireplace and lighting as bright as McDonalds. There are several eateries about 20 miles away with fine, tasty American food for half the price. Road trip.