Long-running family-owned eatery serving big helpings of homestyle Portuguese fare. Based on 312 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.4 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout
Address:
1909 Main St, Bridgeport, CT 06604
Phone: (203) 335-1676
Website: http://omanelrestaurant.com/
Hours
| Thursday | 12–9 PM |
| Friday | 12–11 PM |
| Saturday | 12–11 PM |
| Sunday | 12–9 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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12–9 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | 12–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 12–9 PM |
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Reviews
Ivo Brito
I asked for Salmon and lombos de porco com camarão,we didn’t like ,doesn’t look like a Portuguese dishes
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Lauren McCann
So delicious Portuguese food! We ordered steak and salad. Fresh bread with butter on the side and a beautiful table setup welcomed us, along with fresh, real flowers. We ordered calamari as an appetizer, and while I didn’t think I would eat much, all those smells made me so hungry right at the start! Although we only had water, they have sparkling water, tea, espresso, wine, and many other drinks to accompany your meal. Our steak came on a hot stone rack. (tip: call ahead if you order a hot rack because the stone takes about 25 minutes to heat prior to your meal. We did and it worked out perfectly!) The steak is raw and you can add fresh garlic, rock salt, and lemon to the steak as it cooks, slice it as you prefer until desired temperature and eat right away. The salad was delicious too, raw onions and olives with the pit (Portuguese style you can’t taste anywhere else) to accompany the typical house salad toppings and olive oil and red wine vinegar dressing, and white rice like no other I’ve tasted (and I eat lots of rice, as Japanese and Asian cuisine are my favorite and good for the skin). To split between 2, you’ll both feel full and have leftovers! Finished off with a orange pekoe black hot tea. Can’t wait to come back and eat everything else 🙂
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Monika C
Food was very disgusting. I ordered chicken over rice. My plate came with frozen peas, medium hard rice, bland chicken with tomato sauce.. my husband order seafood noodles with the same tomato sauce. Had no flavor. We won’t be coming back. It was over priced and very nasty. We just paid the bill and left.
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Olga Hehl
My husband and I love Portuguese food. Saturday night, we decided to go to Bridgeport and have dinner at Omanel Restaurant.
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Eduardo Mueses
Old world feel with an excellent dining experience.
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Dre !
Very, very scrumptious dinner experience. Flaming Chorizzo started it off. The kids got chicken meals that made me second guess my Filet meal, the chicken was so good. Lovely waitress and staff made us feel like we were family. Would definitely come here again next time we visit CT.
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Da Terpatraiters
Very easily one of the better Portuguese restaurants I have been to in this state. My only knock was that my dish(which was one of the simpler ones to make) took wayyyyyyy to long to come out of the kitchen and by the time I was served everyone else had already eaten. That being said all the food was prepared to taste and cooked well. Their version of kale soup wasnt as hearty as I had hoped for but the linguica (portuguese sausage) was high quality. They serve a wonderful bread/roll to whet your whistle while you wait and their menu is fairly extensive. Their homeland specialties are not available at most any other basic restaurant of this nature so this place is a real treat. I loved the flavors and the ambiance of this establishment and am looking forward to the next visit in hopes that they improve upon this past experience. Authentic Portuguese food done well.
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israel escobar
AMAZING FOOD !!! Best Portuguese food in the area, I recommend to try the flaming chorizo as an appetizer and for the entree definitely suggest you the paella ! The service was very good as well friendly and homemade atmosphere . Very authentic
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Edith Hatfield
Awesome family owned restaurant. Plenty of great dishes. A real treat have been going there for 30 years, and it is still great
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The Presence
Very friendly server who was helpful in helping me explain the menu to my companion (who mainly spoke Spanish). Tasty food in generous portions. Clean, cozy space, and not crowded when we went (5:30 p.m. on a Friday). The sound of singing from their bar next door was hilarious. It’s great that they have it separate, that way it’s just a fun hint of atmosphere.
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