Reviews for ADEGA in San Jose, CA
We ate at Adega two years ago when they offered an a la cart menu and decided to come back for the chef's tasting menu last... night. It was a great experience and the food was delicious. You definitely won't be leaving hungry. Lots of unique dishes -highly recommend their spring menu. I also got the flight of sangria because I couldn't decide which one to get and I was soglad I got them all! Read more
Wonderful restaurant. The food and wine pairings were excellent. We house the premium and loved each glass. The experience was... outstanding. Read more
Was glad to hear Adega received another MS so came back for my third time. Having been to Portugal many times Adega definitely... captures the Portuguese spirit while dialing it all the way up for an elite dining experience. Previous visits I did a la cartemenu but it's (I think) currently configured only as a 7 course tasting menu so was excited to try that. Excellent service &food as always. Got several mixed drinks, all fantastic. Other goodies sprinkled throughout the meal which made it an extramemorable experience. Read more
I really enjoyed my meal. Adega is decorated beautifully and the staff is so friendly and passionate about the Portuguese food... and wine. I definitely enjoyed the seafood most. I also had a couple cocktails. Delicious and very impressed by thebartender’s attention to detail. Adega is definitely an oasis in San Jose. By far the best restaurant in the area. Welldeserved Michelin star. Read more
My girlfriend and I had a fantastic experience here. We can here to celebrate my birthday and they definitely left me with... memories I won't soon forget. On the location: Other reviews I've read are right that this isn't the best location in San Joseand the fancy restaurant seems a little out of place in the neighborhood but maybe the neighborhood will gentrify over the nextfew years. The parking lot is very easy to miss as the entrance is a small alleyway between two buildings one of which is Adega.The parking is also quite small. I think there were only 4 or 5 spots for customers and a little tricky to navigate out of. Onthe food: Food was fantastic and very memorable. The presentation, taste, texture and flavors were flawless. The complementaryolives and Portuguese cornbread were delicious and seemed very authentic (although I've never been to Portugal). All of the foodgave me the feeling of being in a Portuguese fishing village with lots of salt, fish and sea elements in the dishes. Anythingwith salted cod seemed to be a specialty and had amazing taste and flavor. All of the courses did an excellent job elevatingfood and mixing beautiful presentation, colors, textures and sometimes even temperature. For example, bringing in cold mint icecream or adding in a warm cherry liquor. On the service: Adega had excellent service. Always resetting our silverware betweencourses or folding our napkins when we went to the bathroom. The one small complaint here would be not being quite spot on withremembering some of our details and leaving a little too quickly from our table after delivering food (so didn't have time toask questions or clarify things). For example, I had still water but my girlfriend had sparkling and they kept mixing it up.Anything we mentioned would be quickly corrected though. They did have several actions in exceed high expectations. I loved thatthey brought an hourglass timer with my tea so that I'd know exactly how long to steep my tea for Read more
The bread from a local bakery were served with marinated olives, homemade butter, and homemade hummus. I enjoyed the hummus most... with its grainy texture and garlic flavor. Sardine w/ green pepper, tomato, and cucumber sauces; it’s a bit salty and thesauces helped; great buttery texture. Salted Codfish cake had a crispy exterior with tender and flaky interior. It was smallenough to eat in one bite, which I don't recommend because it was salty when consumed whole. The capicola was less saltycompared to the other two items. The fat was chewy, which I didn't prefer. Ourico e Caviar: Hokkaido sea urchin, sturgeoncaviar, potato foam, dehydrated lemon, and micro mustard leaf. The potato foam was light, delicate, and buttery. Sea urchin wassweet and creamy. The caviar provided bursts of saltiness. Each component tasted great individually; the combo of the seaurchin, caviar, and potato foam was divine. The saltiness of the caviar balanced out the creaminess of the sea urchin and thepotato; I loved the salty and sweet flavors contrast; Perfect dish! Couve-Flor: Roasted cauliflower soup, almond liqueur foam,drunken pear, roasted almond, and microgreen. The server poured the soup; it had a nice savory roasted flavor and the foamenhanced the soup with its nutty flavor and airy texture. The drunken pear added a fruity note and crunch to the dish. Fewpieces of almond were over roasted and gave a bitter taste, disrupting the taste of the dish. Pato: roasted duck with duckdemi-glace, duck confit on rapini, and carrot chips. The roasted duck was perfectly cooked and tender; I could eat it withoutthe demi-glace, but the demi-glace enhanced its flavor. The duck confit on rapini was good, but fell short in comparison to theroasted duck. The confit was a bit of dry. The rapini didn't give a distinctive flavor, nor did it improve the confit. Thecarrot chips were good and lightly seasoned with salt. The roasted duck with demi-glace was perfect. Bacalhau: Salted codfish i Read more
In A Nutshell: -Adega Restaurant is San Jose's first/only Michelin star restaurant. -They specialize in Portugeuse food. -You... can opt for a 5 or 7 course pre-fixe meal. -If you go w/ the 7 course, you can then pair it w/ regular or a premium Portugeusewine selection: hint - go w/ the premium selection b/c it's delicious. -The servings ranged from a variety of seafood, lamb &dumb that cement Portugal as a foodie destination along w/ their well-known egg custard (pasteis de nata). -If you've evervisited Portugal, then you can agree that this restaurant highlights the culinary scene there accurately. -The chef also giftsyou w/ a couple freebies to try out like their very first dish featuring a sardine (you probably already knew that the countryspecializes in canning sardines) that you can eat right off the porcelain replica. -The service is very attentive, like mostMichelin fine-dining restaurants, you will have several clean eating utencils, dishes & wine glasses switched outregularly. Overall, this was a nice place to celebrate a birthday in the Little Portugal section of San Jose. Read more
A well deserved Michelin star. Presentation, plating as art, creative and thoughtful dishes, but most of all a skillful chef... envisioning relevant dishes. Read more