Casa do Frango, Southwark
- Tasha's Eats
- Jul 28, 2019
- 2 min read
Going out for dinner is one of my favourite things to do. I always search for the perfect restaurant that invites a warm, evening atmosphere of low lighting, soft, mellow tones and a calm buzz - as in, filled but with a calm rather than hyper energy. Casa do Frango is one of these places. The place was decorated beautifully. There were high ceilings and long wooden tables with benches, with lights intertwined in branches hanging above, replicating the feel of woodland alfresco dining. It was full, not heaving but full, yet the waiters were still attentive and the service relatively fast.
I find Portuguese wines particularly exciting. I tried some of their green Portuguese wine, which despite my lack of appetite for white wine, I particularly love. It was indeed very good - rich with flavour but also light.
I was unfortunately late to the meal so I missed a couple of the appetisers but my first bite of the evening was heaven. White bean casserole (light rather than heavy and rich) with sweet potato, crispy artichokes and girolles mushrooms. I have to admit that I have rather gone off the taste of sweet potato as I think I overdid it when there was a surge of sweet potato which came with the rise of the clean-eating movement. The best sweet potato I’ve ever tasted still remains to be the spiced, roasted sweet potato at Mother Cafe. However, the taste and texture of the girolles reminded me that it is sometimes necessary to splash the cash for this delightful and exotic produce.
As I’m currently avoiding meat, I opted out of the chicken sharing feast and instead ordered the Peri-Peri cauliflower, with aioli instead of turmeric yoghurt, which I did not regret as the cauliflower was punchy and perfectly cooked. The star of the show for me was the Green Rice. This was a mixture of rice (which I believe was cooked in coconut milk), peas, plantain, pickled peppers and crispy artichoke. I was particularly hungry and so in desperate need of the carbs. The rice was so well seasoned and so delicious and different, with the plantain, complimented by a little kick of chilli. I also had a bite of the salt cod and chickpea fritters which were also divine.
All in all, the food was all delicious. Although the menu is predominantly focused on chicken, the vegetarian options are just as good. And, the atmosphere is as perfect as the food. The only thing I would say is that the waiters were at times a bit distracted, to the point where we had to remind them of the food we had ordered as they forgot about two of our dishes, but there has always got to be one drawback, hasn’t there!
Price-wise, this place is certainly known for its affordability in relation to the quality of food. You can get half a chicken for £10 which could feed 2-3, depending on your appetite. The sides, which are decent portions, range from £3-6 and most of the starters are either £7 or £8.
Sweet potato feijoada: £8/Half peri-peri chicken: £10, Half oregano chicken: £10, Tomato salad: £4 & Bacalhao and chickpea fritters: £6/Chargrilled cauliflower: £8
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