What a gem ...the most amazing Portuguese food ..just so much of it ! The Seafood rice stupendous. And to add to the lovely experience such a great couple David and Maria ..will be making this a regular
Tine N
Fantastic evening with fabulous food.. staff did amazingly well due to us being a party of 12.. fully recommend and will definitely be back. Whilst waiting for taxi we were invited to join Maria and staff for her birthday cake, which was delicious.. thank you so, so much.. it was lush ?
Coastal37076063348
Visited Sunday lunchtime with friends. We had not booked having been let down by another establishment in the area. We received a warm welcome and all enjoyed the varied main courses and sweets. Authentic Portuguese cuisine and well worth a visit.
Iwona Korgol
Beautiful food as always. I've visited with a couple of friends on Thursday lunchtime and we all really enjoyed our meals. Everything is cooked from scratch so there is always a wait but it's well worth it. The food taste delicious and authentic.
Duke Nails
Absolutely abysmal food in a depressing location. How this place can have a 4.7 rating on Google is simply incredulous. Never eaten such an awful steak ever. Onion rings straight out of Iceland.
Fábio Carimo
The food was good, but the service was awful.. there was no complaints about food because as it was delicious..About the service, they never came to our table to ask if we need anything else, we always tried to get their attention, they didn’t ask for second drink, desert or coffee and I felt left out compared with other costumer’s.. In conclusion I will not come back because of the experience I had nor I would recommend this place
Maddi Oldbury
We were staying over for one night in a nearby village and visited Maria's on a whim on the hunt for food. We were so very happy we did! The food was lovely, the service was fantastic and every single member of staff we interacted with was so friendly and attentive. The portions were excellent, we even ended up taking home some leftovers and grabbing so desserts to go (which are absolutely not to be missed!). If we ever find ourselves in the area again we will be back for sure ✨
Rui Rodrigues
Delicious food at good price, the service is excellent, very friendly and efficient.
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Had a great octopus dish, but the prawns could have been a little more flavoursome. The service was second to none!!! Very attentive front of house staff member. The plants were beautiful to look at within the conservatory.
Calum
Been here a few times, food has consistently tasted amazing and the portion sizes are pretty nice.I really like their soup starter and calamari starter. The steak with beer sauce is delicious as well as the peri-peri chicken, although the peri-peri chicken sauce may be a little salty for some people.But as someone with a sweet tooth my favourite part of the restaurant is the desserts, with my favourite probably being the house dessert. I've also tried their biscuit cake, meringue and Portuguese egg custard tart desserts, all of which taste really balanced, creamy and smooth.The atmosphere is pretty nice and the conservatory has some beautiful plants.The staff are really friendly and very approachable.One of the best places around Daventry for sure, a true gem!
Very friendly service, and the food was absolutely delicious. My sister had the spicy prawn linguine and I had the creamy baked cod, which were both fab! The cod was layered with potato in the dish. When I return for a visit, I will definitely order it again.
colin watford
Always go to for relaxed village vibe, or healthy food.Lovely garden and they serve Super Bock on draftKid-friendliness: Safe place for kids
Gabriela L
Very welcoming lovely food ! Looking forward to next time The owners and staff very nice too! The pub was very nice too
eddie506
Unfortunately a poor experience for my dads 70th birthday which we were all looking forward to. (Table of 5) 1 hr wait for starters and we had to keep asking for drinks service. Another 45 mins for mains. Two of the three fish dishes were really well received. One of these was bland. Two steak dishes were ordered as medium rare and came out cold and well overdone (almost dry). Sent one back as the other person was too hungry and just ate it. They re made the steak which came out medium rare but I just don’t know how they can’t cook a steak. It must have been grilled as it was grey with no charring at all. No seasoning. No taste. Just really poor steak cooking for a well regarded restaurant and very disappointing. Wasn’t asked if we were enjoying the meals during or after we had finished. Just served when they were ready.
Adelino Marques
As a Portuguese, it’s really hard to find true Portuguese food made with great quality ingredients in the U.K.Lucky, a couple of months ago I visited Maria’s Kitchen for lunch. It was life changing.The place is very welcoming, very cozy. The people are really nice and helpful. But the food. Oh my! The food is tasty, well cooked, well seasoned, well served. It’s like being in Portugal (actually, I’ve had worse Portuguese food in Portugal).The seafood rice is a piece of heaven!It’s my second time and I’ll definitely be coming back!
What a gem ...the most amazing Portuguese food ..just so much of it ! The Seafood rice stupendous. And to add to the lovely experience such a great couple David and Maria ..will be making this a regular
Fantastic evening with fabulous food.. staff did amazingly well due to us being a party of 12.. fully recommend and will definitely be back. Whilst waiting for taxi we were invited to join Maria and staff for her birthday cake, which was delicious.. thank you so, so much.. it was lush ?
Visited Sunday lunchtime with friends. We had not booked having been let down by another establishment in the area. We received a warm welcome and all enjoyed the varied main courses and sweets. Authentic Portuguese cuisine and well worth a visit.
Beautiful food as always. I've visited with a couple of friends on Thursday lunchtime and we all really enjoyed our meals. Everything is cooked from scratch so there is always a wait but it's well worth it. The food taste delicious and authentic.
Absolutely abysmal food in a depressing location. How this place can have a 4.7 rating on Google is simply incredulous. Never eaten such an awful steak ever. Onion rings straight out of Iceland.
The food was good, but the service was awful.. there was no complaints about food because as it was delicious..About the service, they never came to our table to ask if we need anything else, we always tried to get their attention, they didn’t ask for second drink, desert or coffee and I felt left out compared with other costumer’s.. In conclusion I will not come back because of the experience I had nor I would recommend this place
We were staying over for one night in a nearby village and visited Maria's on a whim on the hunt for food. We were so very happy we did! The food was lovely, the service was fantastic and every single member of staff we interacted with was so friendly and attentive. The portions were excellent, we even ended up taking home some leftovers and grabbing so desserts to go (which are absolutely not to be missed!). If we ever find ourselves in the area again we will be back for sure ✨
Delicious food at good price, the service is excellent, very friendly and efficient.
Had a great octopus dish, but the prawns could have been a little more flavoursome. The service was second to none!!! Very attentive front of house staff member. The plants were beautiful to look at within the conservatory.
Been here a few times, food has consistently tasted amazing and the portion sizes are pretty nice.I really like their soup starter and calamari starter. The steak with beer sauce is delicious as well as the peri-peri chicken, although the peri-peri chicken sauce may be a little salty for some people.But as someone with a sweet tooth my favourite part of the restaurant is the desserts, with my favourite probably being the house dessert. I've also tried their biscuit cake, meringue and Portuguese egg custard tart desserts, all of which taste really balanced, creamy and smooth.The atmosphere is pretty nice and the conservatory has some beautiful plants.The staff are really friendly and very approachable.One of the best places around Daventry for sure, a true gem!
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Very friendly service, and the food was absolutely delicious. My sister had the spicy prawn linguine and I had the creamy baked cod, which were both fab! The cod was layered with potato in the dish. When I return for a visit, I will definitely order it again.
Always go to for relaxed village vibe, or healthy food.Lovely garden and they serve Super Bock on draftKid-friendliness: Safe place for kids
Very welcoming lovely food ! Looking forward to next time The owners and staff very nice too! The pub was very nice too
Unfortunately a poor experience for my dads 70th birthday which we were all looking forward to. (Table of 5) 1 hr wait for starters and we had to keep asking for drinks service. Another 45 mins for mains. Two of the three fish dishes were really well received. One of these was bland. Two steak dishes were ordered as medium rare and came out cold and well overdone (almost dry). Sent one back as the other person was too hungry and just ate it. They re made the steak which came out medium rare but I just don’t know how they can’t cook a steak. It must have been grilled as it was grey with no charring at all. No seasoning. No taste. Just really poor steak cooking for a well regarded restaurant and very disappointing. Wasn’t asked if we were enjoying the meals during or after we had finished. Just served when they were ready.
As a Portuguese, it’s really hard to find true Portuguese food made with great quality ingredients in the U.K.Lucky, a couple of months ago I visited Maria’s Kitchen for lunch. It was life changing.The place is very welcoming, very cozy. The people are really nice and helpful. But the food. Oh my! The food is tasty, well cooked, well seasoned, well served. It’s like being in Portugal (actually, I’ve had worse Portuguese food in Portugal).The seafood rice is a piece of heaven!It’s my second time and I’ll definitely be coming back!