ADEGA really knows how to go out with a BANG with their prix fixe menu on the final night - New Year's Eve no less. The food was decadent and creative. All the courses were well spaced out and included the best octopus I've ever had - the chef's specialty. The wine pairing was creative and worth the cost with several generous pours. The service was great and I loved the NYE decorations, plus the hats, headbands and noisemakers they provided the customers to celebrate the new year. We're sorry to see it go but can't wait to try their casual restaurant that will replace ADEGA.

AFTER MICHELIN I heard the news in June that Adega would be closing after this year. At that time Adega lost its Michelin Star, but this restaurant was the first in San Jose to win a Michelin Star. I've never been to this restaurant. Also I never had Portuguese food. Since the owners of this restaurant also own Petiscos I wanted to eat over there first before I decide to come to eat at Adega. Since I thoroughly enjoyed my two weekend brunches at Pesticos I knew I had to come to Adega before it closes forever. When I made my reservation the two choices tasting menu were 5-course or 7-course. I decided the 7-course tasting menu. I'm glad I did because when I had dinner I overhead a server informing a customer who ordered the 5-course meal that she could only get one of the two items available for a certain dish. I came here two Thursday nights ago. Olives and bread were served as compliments to start the meal. I'm a sucker for bread, but not so much for olives as I find them to be too salty and tart. The olives at Adega were marinated in olive oil. I'm not sure if it's the olive oil, but the olives I ate at Adega weren't salty at all. I was so addicted to olives I kept on eating. Three types of bread were served. My favorite was the cheese bread with the soft, gooey texture inside. Before stating the tasting menu the first item was a compliment dish consisted of three types of sardines. The first paid item was polvo, which was roasted octopus served as a carpaccio. The octopus was delicate yet meaty in texture. The second item was lagosta. I've had bad experiences with lobster bisque with its dirty taste. The lobster bisque on the lagosta tasted clean. The texture was simlar to a pumpkin soup. The third dish was pombo, which was smoked squab. I liked the taste of this squab at Adega as it wasn't gamey but had a medium rare steak texture that melted like butter. The fourth dish was tomboril, which consisted of monkfish and monkfish liver. I've never ate monkfish liver before. I don't like liver because of the iron taste. The monkfish liver at Adega was creamy like foie gros. The fifth dish was cozido. This was for me the best dish of the night. The broth tasted like beef nilaga, which is a Filipino beef soup. With the mint wrapped around the beef terrine this dish had a refreshing taste. The heartiest dish of the night was the boi, which is oxtail with quail egg. As quail eggs are small a sign of a great chef is to not overcook them. With the quail egg served sunny side up you can see the talent of the chef. Eating the runny egg yolk with the oxtail made the dish enjoyable. There were two compliment dishes one of them was a pre-dessert that consisted of coconut rice with sorbet. The fried dough complimented well with the coconut rice. The last paid item was the dessert ovo. It was clever to have lemon mousse inside an egg structure. Prior to this dish I already had a filling meal, so it was nice to have a light dessert. Granted there were three compliment dishes for my dinner, but the seven paid dishes were filling and satisfying. I enjoyed my only dinner at Adega. Even though this restaurant will be closed forever I'm glad I dined here before the doors will close.

We had amazing service, everything came out in a timely matter! Food got better as the course went on

An experience to remember with memorable dishes Adega has been on our list for about two years. Wanted to visit before its close in December and made reservations for a birthday celebration. The interior is warmly lit and reminds me of a romantic restaurant in Porto. Wooden accents with the famous blue tile accents. Service staff was busy, but kind and attentive throughout. We had a 7-course Tasting Menu with Pata Negra Jamon and a Pasteis de Nata box of 6 egg tarts. Our reservation was at 5:30 PM, we were seated relatively quickly, and left just before 9 PM. It really is an experience that the host staff guides you through. We averaged $300 each and one of us had one glass of wine. As with most tasting menus I've had, there are things you find exquisite and others that don't land well. Different palates. For us, the soup, duck, fish tartar, and ovo hit the spots. The codfish cake, sea bass, and meat with smoked cream didn't match our tastes. All perfectly executed and beautifully plated-- worth tasting even when it's not your fave combination of flavors. The Portuguese breads are good and the egg tarts were as wonderful as we remember from fine restaurants in Portugal. Definitely worth a visit and the memories! This has been a San Jose gem.

Let's give it the last hooray. I decided to come here on my birthday after learning that this place will close in December. I took my sister and parents here, and was so grateful that they had us sitting near the bar because I didn't know how to reserve early enough. Thank you so much ADEGA!! By near the bar, it was actually a nice wooden bench table in the foyer/waiting area. Also, our hostess Michelle was able to speak Vietnamese. This was the +++ I didn't know I need because my parents only know Vietnamese. We got there around 630PM and didn't finish until after 9PM. So a 7 course meal was a lot, but I would like to thank the staff for their patience and love that they showed. The sitting area wasn't bad. There's still music in the background, lovely lighting that means you might need some flash on your camera, and there's a huge couch to relax if you need. My mother ended up relaxing on the couch as she was getting more tired. The main 7 course meal ($199 each person baseline) had: - (1) esturjao e vieira (sturgeon and scallop tartare with kumato tomato salad) - (2) morcela (blood sausage croquette, apple, and celery root puree) - (3) ervilha (pea soup with chourico bits and focaccia) - (4) lula (squid stuffed with shrimp, fried tentacles, and red pepper rice - (5) bacalhau (codfish with traditional bread stew, asparagus, and poached egg - (6) vitela (veal striploin, mushroom cream sauce, duck fat potato) - (7) ovo (egg threads, lemon mousse, and almond twig However, we also got appetizers, cleansers, birthday cake slice, and some egg tarts. Thank you Michelle and ADEGA for making my special night such a memorable one!!

This restaurant is lovely and the menu was quite interesting, and while the staff was very nice, it seemed like they were understaffed that night. Once 2 larger sized parties arrived, we went 30+ minutes in between courses, and also a long wait for our second round of drinks. That being said, we really enjoyed the adventurous menu and delicious drinks!

came here for NYE for their prix fix course. The service is friendly, attentive and non pretenious (sometimes the upscale restaurants can feel overly formal) We haven't had Portuguese food before so there were many new tastes and flavor combinations. Everything was enjoyable and delicious. It also seemed like we received a lot more than what the menu stated and as I did the wine pairing, they were extremely generous with the pours (at least I thought so) and I think I got 1-2 extras too (they gave some champagne for the dessert course, which the menu didn't state). Not complaining, but just letting those know to pace themselves. We'd like to come back to try some of the other dishes people have reviewed.

I knew Adega was supposed to be one of the best restaurants in San Jose, but I didn't expect every dish to blow me away. Every course we had was incredible - the presentation, attention to detail, and jam packed flavors were all perfect. My personal favorite dishes were the wagyu and green apple dessert. While the wagyu itself melted like butter in your mouth, it was actually the mushrooms stuffed with oxtail that really impressed. The depth of flavor in that one dish spoke volumes about the care that went into that course. I would absolutely recommend Adega to anyone looking for a nice dinner, especially to celebrate an occasion.