Great views and food at Crôa!

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The Portuguese love a good meal. And they love their families. SO - you often get the whole families in restaurants: the grandparents, the uncles, the children, the cousins... Sometimes if you just want to go for a relaxing lunch as a couple having other people's children running around is tiresome. And other times it's your own children that are impatiently awaiting to go home while you would still like to continue your meal in peace (as the Portuguese meals tend to take a long time).

One of the restaurants that recently has become popular amongst our clients is Crôa on Praia Grande. Literally ON Praia Grande, high up on top, overlooking the beach, facing the sea. Beautiful place for sunsets! Crôa is one of these family owned and run restaurants that has lasted and lasted, always knowing what needs to be changed and kept to stay popular. It is also wonderful for family lunches as it has a fabulous fenced-in play-park between the terrace and the parking. A wonderful idea, so everyone can have a nice meal as the children are not running around being bored but happily playing while the rest of the family is enjoying their meal until the end.



It helps to have plenty of parking and great views, but a restaurant does need to have good food to stay on top. And Crôa does. I have included a couple of pictures of the meal I recently had at Crôa - grilled fish, and clams. Everything is always fresh, service is quick and pleasant. One of the last times I went to Crôa I went with family members with a small boy. His chips and hamburger were served really quickly and off he went to play. And us adults enjoyed a calm, long lunch!

One of the great things about Crôa is though its situation - on the cliff, close to the beach... You can go in your shorts straight from the beach and no-one will complain. It is also a nice place to hang around, have a drink with your friends, relax. A lot of the surfers hang out there after some hours on the waves. And their caipirinhas are famous!

(You can catch the bus 441 from the bus stop down the hill straight to Crôa!)

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Anonymous said…
While staying recently in Casa do Valle, we enjoyed a lovely lunch at Croa one afternoon. The food was excellent, the service was very fast and friendly and the desserts were to die for! We had our two year old with us and thanks to the playground which started right next to our table, we could enjoy our three-course lunch in peace.
We would recommend this place to anyone who enjoys good food and nice views, with a laid-back atmosphere.
08 June
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