Angelo’s Portugalia, Kensington, Sydney


Main Ameijoas 'a Portugalia or Portugalia clams ($17.90 / $34.90 entree or main)

Entree of Ameijoas 'a Portugalia or Portugalia clams ($17.90 / $34.90 entree or main)

I have been craving for a good Portuguese style grilled chacoal chicken for weeks on end now. So when my friends Vince and June asked to take me out for dinner on my birthday recently, I tell Mysaucepan that we should nominate a restaurant where there is grilled charcoal chicken.

We eventually decide on Angelo’s Portugalia because the menu looks really good and best of all, this restaurant is also in the 2011 / 2012 Entertainment Book  for Sydney where diners get a discount of 25% off their bill up to a maximum of $40.00

Angelo's Portugalia

Angelo's Portugalia

We make a booking for 8pm on a Saturday night and when we get to the restaurant, there is a queue inside where diners are waiting to be seated at their tables and also groups who are waiting for takeaways.

Dining room, Angelo's Portugalia

Dining room, Angelo's Portugalia

The restaurant is packed to the brim and despite our booking, we wait for about fifteen minutes to be seated.

Char-grilled chicken at Angelo's Portugalia

Char-grilled chicken at Angelo's Portugalia

While waiting, I ogle at the rows of butterflied chickens being grilled over hot coals and this aroma emanating from the grills is enough to make my belly rumble.

Char-grilled chicken

Frango De Churrasco or whole char-grilled chicken $19.90

Our Frango De Churrasco or  grilled chicken arrives and the smoky charred aroma immediately catches our attention.  The chicken skin is grilled to a golden brown outside and the meat is tender and juicy inside.

Being a chilli fiend, I cannot get enough of the spicy peri-peri sauce that brings out all the wonderful flavours of the chicken.

Tuesday night special - $13.90 eat-in for a whole char-grilled chicken

Tuesday night special - $13.90 eat-in for a whole char-grilled chicken

We spot a special on our table where a whole portion of Angelo’s char-grilled chicken is only $13.90 on Tuesday nights when it is normally $19.90.

Even without this fantastic offer, grilled chicken this good is enough to entice me back because I know charcoal grilled chickens in Sydney suburbs famous for this Portuguese style chicken is serving a whole chicken for around $24.00.

Portugalia rice

Portugalia rice

The Portugalia rice that accompanies the grilled chicken is a must – it is fragrantly cooked in chicken stock and dotted with bits of diced carrots and peas.

Entree of Ameijoas 'a Portugalia or Portugalia clams ($17.90 / $34.90 entree or main)

Entree of Ameijoas 'a Portugalia or Portugalia clams ($17.90 / $34.90 entree or main)

Our next dish of Ameijoas ‘a Portugalia or Portugalia clams arrives in  a large bowl with a fragrant herb butter broth and topped with continental parsley.

Dipping bread into the Portugalia clams broth

Dipping bread into the Portugalia clams broth

The clams are fresh and only gently cooked while the beautiful broth was waiting for an extra serve of soft dinner rolls to be soaked up.

2006 Di Giogio "Lucindale" Cabernet Sauvignon $45.00

2006 Di Giorgio "Lucindale" Cabernet Sauvignon $45.00

We order a 2006 Di Giorgio Cabernet Sauvignon as I have tried this beautiful wine during a Spanish paella party at home. Its soft and beautiful tannins would be a great complement to some char-grilled red meat that we are contemplating.

As good as the food is tonight, table service is hapharzard as we are told ten minutes later that the wine we ordered is not available only to be told again that it is.

Our wine eventually arrives only to be greeted by wine glasses of different sizes because we are told the restaurant is short of red wine glasses. We drink our first glass on wine in different size glasses until this issue is eventually sorted out when more glasses were available.

Bife Na Braza $27.90

Bife Na Braza $27.90

A Bife Na Braza or charcoal grilled steak arrives where a skewer of six char-grilled cubes of prime Angus rump is hung and rested, its dripping juices being caught by a small piece of bread on a plate below.

Bife Na Braza $27.90

Bife Na Braza $27.90

The sight of grilled red meat dangling in front of me is enough to make me wriggle in my seat in anticipation. The meat is nicely charred on the outside and as we remove the meat from the skewer with a pair of thongs, its texture is tender and succulent.

Medium rare char-grilled rump with chimichurri

Medium rare char-grilled rump with chimichurri

We ordered the steak medium rare and it comes with a choice of either chips or rice. It is charred and gently pink inside. Paired with a fresh chimichurri which is gently garlicky, the parsley and olive oil  comes through to accompany the charred flavours of the beef.

Gambas Grelhadas or BBQ king prawns $35.90

Gambas Grelhadas or BBQ king prawns $35.90

Dining room, Angelo's Portugalia

Dining room, Angelo's Portugalia

Thus far, we are quite impressed with our meal because we came for some good char-grilled chicken but every dish seems to be vying for top honours.

A large plate of Gambas Grelhadas has six large prawns slit lengthwise, grilled and drizzled with a butter sauce and sprinkled with fresh herbs.

A gentle squeeze of fresh lemon juice onto the seafood brings out the sweet flavours.

Gambas Grelhadas or BBQ king prawns $35.90

Gambas Grelhadas or BBQ king prawns $35.90

We try and find a little room for dessert after our meal.

Creme Caramel $9.90

Creme Caramel $9.90

A creme caramel topped with almond flakes is gently sweet with its rich velvety syrup.

Don Pedro $13.90

Don Pedro $13.90

A Don Pedro with its creamy vanilla bean ice cream blended with Irish whisky, Kahlua and topped with grated Belgium chocolate is creamy with a subtle hint of alcohol. We share these two lovely desserts as the mains more than did their fair share of getting us nicely fed.

We came for charcoal chicken but go away satisfied that every dish that we ordered is a winner. The momentary lapse in service is forgivable when the food is this good.

Dining room, Angelo's Portugalia

Dining room, Angelo's Portugalia

As the evening winds down in the restaurant, the wall murials of  happy old men appear.

Dining room, Angelo's Portugalia

Dining room, Angelo's Portugalia

So dear readers, do you know of a good Portugese charcoal chicken restaurant in the city where you live?

Angelo’s Portugalia
262 Anzac Parade
Kensington 2033
New South Wales
Tel: +612 9662 1711

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Lucindale Wines
Winery Address
Riddoch Highway, Coonawarra
South Australia, 5263
Tel: +618 8736 3233

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17 Responses to Angelo’s Portugalia, Kensington, Sydney

  1. Joanne says:

    All of this food looks delicious! you’re making me think I need to move.

  2. Incredible food! Thanks for making us a part of this delicious meal

  3. Manu says:

    Ohhhhh Now I know where to go to eat some great Portuguese food (which I adore)! Thanks! My mouth was watering while looking at those pictures… great review! :-)

  4. Cheesecake Boy and I usually eat the dodgy looking Petersham Charcoal Chicken, but it’s been a while. I have a thing for Portuguese rice though. Your creme caramel looks promisingly creamy.

  5. My family has been suggesting that we check this out as it’s close by!

  6. Reem says:

    Beautiful!!! Everything looks delicious, the clams looks so awesome and the picture where the dinner roll is dunked in the sauce oh my goodness….. Thanks for sharing.

  7. Delightful, when Mr HG and I were in Syders recently, we tried to get in to this very place, but I think we left our booking until a smidge to late. We forget that just because we eat at 10pm, everyone else doesn’t. Thanks for the review, I reckon we will try again next visit. :)
    Can’t believe the wine situation, it’s something that minor that really let’s an establishment down. Although, a nice drop like that, wouldn’t matter what you drank it out of. Lol!!! Hope you had a fabulous weekend.

  8. Carolyn Jung says:

    My husband would be totally blown away by that impressive chicken grill. If he saw it, he’d probably want to install one in our house…well, if we lived in a house that was big enough to accommodate one. One can dream though, right? 😉

  9. This reminds me of some of the wonderful foods we had while living in Brazil, for obvious reasons. I’m most drawn to that Don Predo though. That sounds so good! A delicious spread for sure.

  10. msihua says:

    Woah.. those clams look amazing!! I can only imagine how good it’d be mopping up all the juices with bread.. delicious!!

  11. What a great variety of dishes, and the price is good too. I love the peri peri and chimichurri sauces that go with this stlyle of food too.
    Hope you had a lovely birthday to go with such a lovely meal!

  12. Tammy says:

    I’m not up for chicken but the gambas and clams look amazing.

  13. My gosh, I’m always checking your site when I’m hungry! LOL. Looks like this place is a great restaurant and if I’m in Sydney, I’d try this place on the same night or same weekend! Chicken, creme caramel, king prawns, clams…. oh my!

  14. tigerfish says:

    I absolutely love clams served this way with herb butter broth and topped with more herbs! I can “drink” the broth …though I am not sure if I am supposed to :O ok…mopping up the broth with bread instead ;p

  15. I’ve driven past this place many times and had no idea of what they serve. The clams, char-grilled rump and prawns look good. I’d be full by the time we get to dessert!

  16. Daphne says:

    Your pics look beautiful 😉 The chicken looks seriously juicy and yummy! Wish I was in Sydney to try it out…

  17. Melissa Loh says:

    Those clams look to die for!

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