Reliquia - Vila do Conde

Do not be put off if you pass during the day. When it opens a sea of crisp white tablecloths and stunningly delicious food awaits you. We had calamari, black pork sausages with pineapple (amazing), Spanish peppers and cod “in dough” (in batter). Homemade tuna fish pate is brought to the table along with bread and olives. Our bill including wine was under 28 euro. Such great value for a beautiful meal. Go early to get a table. A really memorable meal.

This place is easy to miss with its unassuming exterior, on a relatively quiet backstreet! Inside it is tastefully decorated and with pleasant staff. Unfortunately we were squeezed into a corner and then had the next table to us occupied, which meant unintentional banging of elbows a number of times. Yet at the early time we ate, there were plenty of other tables spare at the time, so there could have been better use of table spacing usage. We had to book in advance due to its popularity and were looking forward to the food. Whether it was our choice from the menu, but we were a little disappointed with the amount of deep fried dishes. Wine (1 2 bottle) and sangria (1 ltr jug) were tasty and overall it is reasonably priced at circa €11 12 per head for a range of tapas dishes, drinks and no dessert.

Delicious Tapas in a cozy atmosphere. Tapas are very generously sized and delicious. We had three tapas and a side dish and were more than full. The staff are very friendly and welcoming, prices are more than reasonable. There's a parking lot nearby on the main street, as parking in the street is hard to find.

Reliquia is an excellent restaurant: delicious Portugese dishes (try also the Cataplana! and good wines a professional staff, friendly and attentive a cosy place, located in the heart of the historic centre of Vila do Conde

The staff here are just lovely, the olives, wine, bread are super tasty! They even managed to seat us without a reservation but they had to turn away 5-6 further groups as they were packed. Filled with locals for inexpensive hearty food. The only problem was that the calamari was re-formed seafood in a ring in a heavy batter (clearly frozen) and the pork in bread crumbs was stale and dry not fresh and light. The Spanish peppers and mushrooms in cream were lovely. I felt like I should have loved the massive king prawns cooked with spices and garlic but there was something not right. This place is very inexpensive and atmosphere relaxed, friendly and authentic. Had the calamari been fresher I'd have forgiven everything but fake calamari rings is a never-ever event in the U.K., never mind in a coastal Portugal!