Fernando’s

As I promised, I’ll blog about our visit to Fernando’s. Why does this restaurant deserves a spot in my blog? Well…for starters, it took us two visits to Macao in order to have a meal there. If you have read my previous blog, you’ll know why. This place is really amazing. It’s full all the time, from the time they open till closing not a single table is empty. At any time you are there there’s a waiting list! No joke! This is told to me by Ah Yee (Greg’s aunt) and Uncle Jim, and I’m sure they know… they live just down the road. People travel from Hong Kong and neighboring Zuhai,China to dine here.When I arrived at Macao on our second visit I told Ah Yee and Uncle Jim that this time round I MUST eat at Fernando’s or I’ll be really upset…I will, even if I had to cue for hours. I was prepared to go there half an hour before they open. After all we are just an hop, skip and jump away!Greg was afraid that it will not live up to our expectations because we have waited so long for it and everyone talks about it. It must be over rated. That’s before we had a taste of what this place have to offer….Well.. we (Greg, Caitlyn and I) took a slow walk to the restaurant while Ah Yee and Uncle Jim drove to the pier to pick Phil up, he came over from Hong Kong to join us! See.. I told you people travel here for a meal!! Hahaha! Actually Phil just came over to see us… when we arrived there, there was already 8 names ahead of us and the place was packed to the brim. But the waiting area was lovely, we sat under huge trees and Caitlyn loved it there. As we were there for lunch we caught some sun and Caitlyn was chirping away with the birdies while we fed her.Don’t be deceived by it’s humble facade from the outside. There’s a open air waiting area and a large dining area inside. Greg said that it’s the first time he has been to a place where the waiting are is as big as the dining area..which is true. On the way in we passed the kitchen and what we saw was 3 roasted piglet on the kitchen table waiting to be served… We love this place already!!

What did we have…

Roasted Piggie *of course*

Grilled Chicken in a bed of fries and some olives **very YUMMY and I’m still wondering how do they get it so juicy moozy..**

Salad **very sweet tomatoes and the dressing is just right**

Grilled Fish **this is really, really YUMMY! YUMMY! A must try!!**

Prawns cooked in some tomato based sauce
And this place bakes their own bread, you must give any restaurant that bakes their own bread.I’m sorry I’m not familiar with all the Portuguese names of the dishes and their menu is in Portuguese but thank goodness they do have a picture menu. So you can have a looky looky.

So, was it worth the wait? YES! YES! YES! And yes… it definitely did live up to my expectation and worth the wait. Never seen my husband ate so much before!

So how do you get to this place? It’s located on the Coloane Island, (it’s the last one) on Hac Sa ( black sand) beach. You really can’t get lost, it’s an island. If anything at all just ask anyone there…they will know, it’s famous. Another thing to try while you are in Coloane is the infamous Portuguese egg-tart. The most famous one and supposedly the original one is right here on Coloane it’s called Lord’s Stowe.