Nutshell Cafe - Hartford

I absolutely adore the food here! I highly recommend it! It's always incredibly fresh and cooked to perfection. I usually order the steak and pork mix, and I can confidently say that every time...

This welcoming neighborhood restaurant focuses on Portuguese cuisine. It offers a great variety of traditional dishes, accompanied by friendly service and very reasonable prices.

Gah, not great. The food lacks inspiration and is primarily non-Portuguese. It feels more like generic American cuisine with just a few Portuguese dishes thrown in. The Portuguese-style salt cod was...

I couldn’t have been happier with my experience! The restaurant was incredibly authentic. I brought my Portuguese mother here to celebrate her 90th birthday based on personal recommendations and glowing reviews. Our party of 11 decided to order family-style. For appetizers, we enjoyed codfish cakes, chourica sausage, and buffalo wings. For our main courses, we had pork and clams, steak seasoned in the traditional way, and grilled chicken breasts served with peppers and onions, accompanied by roasted potatoes and Portuguese rice. Every dish tasted like home cooking, and they just kept coming. Everything was perfectly seasoned, and the atmosphere felt like being at a friend's house. I want to extend our gratitude to Maria, the chef, and the staff, who were incredibly kind and took the time to chat with my mom after the meal, sharing memories of the old days and creating new ones. It was an amazing experience!

The food here is fantastic! They offer popular Portuguese dishes and combinations that cater to all tastes. The pork and steak mix is excellent, and the yellow rice with peas is moist and delicious. The portions are generous, and the wait staff is friendly and attentive. It's a wonderful place to enjoy a meal or simply relax at the beautifully crafted wooden bar while watching a game on the big screen TVs.