Underwhelming Caldo Verde — expected more

I was looking forward to Caldo Verde here based on the reputation. The reality was disappointing. The smoky and robust character that makes this dish special was muted — either from shortcuts with fresh sardines or from scaling up production at the expense of quality.

Portugal developed bacalhau salt cod cookery while exploring the Atlantic and has over 365 recipes for it. The a Lisbon tasca restaurant setting I was hoping for wasn't quite there either. Port wine was available but not suggested appropriately. I've had much better versions elsewhere. Two stars because the dish concept is sound; the execution let it down.