4 Patroni - Gondomar

Firstly, this is mostly likely a place for the locals because of its location. We chose this as we were looking for some tasty homemade comfort Italian food. You’ll need a GPS to find them but it’s worth the effort. Walking in, we weren’t sure what to expect since it was empty. Upon seeing the wood burning oven, we knew it had some great potential and it was really delicious. So they don’t speak much English and menus choices were primarily in Portuguese but it didn’t affect the quality of our meal or the friendly service we were provided. The waitress was patient and helpful. Food: caprese salad (the balsamic was the good quality thick sweet type) with fresh basil. The calzone with prosciutto was generously portioned. Spaghetti bolognese, pasta with pesto, steaming hot and still bubbling lasagna and a pizza with veggies and an egg were all very nice prepared. Perhaps one improvement would have been to cool the pizza and calzone for an extra 2 minutes for a crispy crust but this could be their individual preference. Service: very friendly and helpful Cost: for all our food, 3 sodas, 1 water and wine it was 51E before our discount. This may not be high on your list give the location but it’s nice to visit a local business. They just opened 1 month ago and I wish them good luck.

The food was amazing with kind staff and a very friendly restaurant host. The food tasted like true Italian food like one I hadn’t had in a long time.