Restaurant Atletico - Horta

It was our wedding anniversary so we reserved a table for 19.30. Arrived ten minutes late but then had to stand and wait ten minutes to be shown to our table. The staff had seen us waiting but ignored us for ten minutes. We were on the verge of walking away when we were shown to our table. My wife ordered fillet mignon with salad, no chips, which cost 32 euros and I ordered lamb chops at 17.50 euros. 40 minutes later our food was served! My chops were burnt on the outside and almost raw inside. Fortunately I'll eat rare cooked mea. The fillet mignon was overcooked to the pont it was not burnt but crispy on the outside and had some weird coating on it. Not succulent and easy to cut through as it should be. It was also served with chips and roasted veg, not just salad as asked for. The wine was the only good thing. So I paid the bill except for the fillet mignon and left without desert or coffee. Needless to say it was a very disappointing anniversary meal

I have been there with 2 toddlers… Good food, fresh fish. the best was the staff. I was very impressed by the kindness and good service. I truly recommend

I had the ribeye steak here and it was fantastic, locally sourced from the islands (so I assume free range and grass fed) and at 19 euros was great value. We also had the squid and that was great also.

Fui lá jantar na última sexta feira e no sábado também. Na sexta feira foi um jantar com um grupo...More

Fizemos férias no grupo central e (agora sabemos que infelizmente) reservamos apenas um dia e meio para visitar o Faial. Chegamos ao fim do dia depois de uma subida o Pico na ilha vizinha, com o estômago a falar bem alto, em plena Semana do Mar e sem qualquer reserva para o jantar. O Atlético recebeu-nos na sua esplanada super descontraída e espaçosa, onde as gargalhadas imperam. Logo à partida o staff recebeu 5 estrelas. No atendimento além de simpatia imperou o conhecimento acerca dos pratos e dos produtos típicos da região, nomeadamente acerca dos queijos, os peixes e o vinho. Para entrada oferecem pão de alho. Sim oferecem. Depois optamos por provar (pela terceira ou quarta vez nas ferias) a tábua de queijos, composta por queijos do Pico, mais suaves, do Faial e de São Jorge (mais apurados). Acrescentamos as entradas as lapas grelhadas, super saborosas. Como pratos principais escolhemos polvo grelhado e peixe goraz também grelhado. As quantidades são generosas e a comida deliciosa. Regamos a refeição com um vinho do continente (Joao Pires branco), mas os vinhos do Pico são de uma suavidade e textura agradáveis para companhar peixe. Os preços são médios-altos, mas justificados. Sem espaço para sobremesa, terminamos a nossa refeição de coração e estômago aconchegados.