Inside the number 2 restaurant on Trip Advisor
Restaurante Ze Manel dos Ossos
Which means restaurant of bones
My birthday started out being lazy and posting thank you's to all of my kind friends across the planet while having a nice cup of coffee.
For lunch we went to the number 2 rated restaurant in Coimbra on Trip Advisor. The reviews say that it is worth the wait. We arrived 15 minutes after they opened and had to waited 45 minutes for a table. The restaurant has 7 small tables and they are only open from 12:30 to 3:00 and again for dinner from 7:30 to 10:00. They do not take reservations. Yes the food was delicious and we will return for the wild boar and bean stew.
The area became more crowded with people as we waited for a table.
That is Vince leaning against the wall.
Pork Bones
The meat still on them was amazing.
Soup of the day with grilled pork and the pitcher was full of wine.
Almond and Egg Dessert
The owner is on the left. He was so kind.
Only 7 tables and notes from customers all over the walls.
The owner and people that work there know the regulars and it is a very happy, lively, and loud place where we even were made to feel like family. It was so much fun!
Now for the amazing story! The man in the bottom right works there and was our waiter. He saw me taking pictures of the restaurant and asked if he could take one of Vince and I. I told him it was my birthday and that we live in Santa Clara. He proceeded to tell us he lives in the next neighborhood and he is a policeman and goes by the name of Warrior. Then he held my arm, leaned in and lifted his shirt to show me his gun! He said anytime we need a policeman to call him.
(I guess we are family now!)
On our walk through town I saw this door which is over 10 feet tall!
Beautiful tiles on this apartment at the corner of a narrow lane.
One more story. I wanted to try on these cork tennis shoes. The woman that helped me was wearing a pair of cork ugg boots and I asked her several questions about the wear and comfort of cork. The inside is all leather and they are lightweight and very durable and water resistant. I explained that I need the cobbler down the street to build up the sole of the shoe because I have one leg shorter than the other. She took the cork shoe and the shoe I was wearing and said she would take them to him and ask. Out the door she went and was back in a few minutes with a "Yes, of course and I remember her from the flower tennis shoes last week!" As we talked with her we discovered that she lives in our apartment complex and she gave me her contact info to keep in touch and invited us to her son's one year birthday party. So, I guess we have met another member of the family today!
We love Coimbra!
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