Petiscos

Restaurant · Portuguese4.6 (2,305 Google reviews)

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Starters / Petiscos

  • Oysters / Ostras

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  • Prawn Cakes / Rissois de CamarãoR70

    House specialty! Home-made pastry filled with a rich and creamy prawn-infused sauce. Golden crispy on the outside, creamy on the inside.…

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  • Crumbed Prawns / Camarão PanadoR80

    4 crumbed prawns served with a creamy garlic sauce

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  • Petiscos Rump TrinchadoR95

    Beef rump cubes, grilled and served in a traditional meat sauce made with bay leaf, garlic and wine

  • Petiscos Chicken TrinchadoR80

    Chicken cubes grilled and served in a traditional meat sauce made with bay leaf, garlic and wine

  • Creamy Mussels / Mexilhão com NatasR80

    6 mussels smothered in our house creamy garlic sauce

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  • Calamari / LulasR85

    Baby calamari tubes grilled in lemon butter bliss

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  • Calamari Stuffed with Danish FetaR105

    Baby calamari tubes stuffed with Danish feta cheese and grilled in lemon butter bliss

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  • Squid Heads / Cabeças de LulasR85

    Calamari tentacles grilled in lemon-butter bliss (Subject to availability)

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  • Portuguese Sardines / Sardinhas Assadas

    Sardines grilled with coarse salt and topped with green peppers and onions roasted in olive oil. Served with olives. Portion of 3

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  • Caldo VerdeR65

    Traditional Portuguese soup. Potato-based soup, kale and chouriço

  • Chicken Livers / Figados de FrangoR80

    Basted in lemon garlic butter bliss. Grilled peri-peri or lemon and herb

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  • Tomato & Onion Chicken LiversR80

    Served in a tomato and onion based sauce. Grilled peri-peri or lemon and herb

  • Chicken Giblets / Moelas de FrangoR80

    Giblets cooked in chef's secret mild Mozambican sauce. A flavourful specialty!

  • Snails / CaracoisR80

    Served in butter, garlic and mozzarella cheese sauce with lightly toasted pieces of bread. Portion of 6

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  • Crumbed MushroomsR70

    Tasty button mushrooms freshly crumbed and fried. Served with a creamy garlic sauce

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  • Salted Cod Fritters / Pastéis de BacalhauR70

    Salted cod, potato, onion and garlic fried as a traditional Portuguese treat. Portion of 3 (Subject to availability)

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  • Standard Meat PlatterR310

    Giblets, livers, trinchado, chouriço and calamari. Serves 4

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  • Grilled Chouriço (Half)R65

    Traditional Portuguese sausage, served flaming with olives

  • Grilled Chouriço (Full)R95

    Traditional Portuguese sausage, served flaming with olives

Seafood / Marisco

  • Petiscos SpecialtyR185

    The famous "Half-Half". A portion of calamari and 6 prawns basted and grilled in lemon butter bliss. Served with your choice of chips…

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  • Mussels à CasseroleR185

    15 mussels served in our divine house creamy garlic sauce. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice, roasted baby potatoes…

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  • De-shelled Prawn Curry / Caril de CamarãoR185

    A Mozambican specialty. De-shelled prawns prepared with a mild coconut curry sauce. Served with white rice

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  • Whole Prawn Curry (6 Grande Queen Prawns in Shell)R185

    A Mozambican specialty. Prepared with a mild coconut curry sauce. Served with white rice

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  • Calamari and De-shelled Prawn CurryR245

    A Mozambican specialty. Prepared with a mild coconut curry sauce. Served with white rice

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  • De-shelled Prawns à Nacional / Camarão à NacionalR195

    Prawns prepared in a decadent creamy beer sauce. Famous traditional dish from Lourenço Marques. Served with your choice of chips, savoury…

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  • Prawns à Nacional (6 Grande Queen Prawns in Shell)R195

    Prawns prepared in a decadent creamy beer sauce. Famous traditional dish from Lourenço Marques. Served with your choice of chips, savoury…

    Likely shellfish

  • Calamari / LulasR185

    Baby calamari tubes basted and grilled in lemon butter bliss. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice, roasted baby potatoes…

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  • Crab Curry / Caril de Carangueijo (in Shell)

    A Mozambican specialty. Prepared with a mild coconut curry sauce. Served with white rice. Subject to availability

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Specialties

  • 1 kg Mozambican Clams / Amêijoas

    Served in a tomato and onion-based sauce

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  • 1 kg Mozambican Clams / Amêijoas and 6 Prawns in Shell

    Served in a tomato and onion-based sauce

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  • Creamy Baby Kingklip / Kingklip com Natas

    Grilled baby kingklip topped with our mouth-watering creamy mozzarella cheese sauce. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice…

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  • Creamy Hake and Mussels / Pescada com Natas e MexilhãoR235

    Hake fillet combined with 6 mussels and topped with our divine house creamy garlic sauce. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice…

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  • Creamy Sole & Prawns / Linguado com Natas e Camarão

    Sole and 4 prawns grilled and topped with our divine house creamy garlic sauce. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice, roasted…

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  • Grilled Sardines / Sardinhas Assadas

    5 Portuguese sardines grilled with coarse salt, topped with roasted green peppers and onions in olive oil and garlic. Served with baby…

    Likely fish

  • Codfish / Bacalhau Assado

    Norwegian codfish grilled in olive oil, topped with roasted green peppers, onions and garlic. Served with roasted baby potatoes and olives

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  • Bacalhau com Natas

    An oven-baked dish consisting of layers of bacalhau, fried onion and potato smothered in a decadent cream sauce. (Subject to availability.)

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Fish / Peixe

  • Baby Kingklip

    Grilled in lemon butter bliss. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice, roasted potatoes, vegetables or salad

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  • Sole

    Grilled in lemon butter bliss. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice, roasted potatoes, vegetables or salad

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  • Hake FilletR175

    Grilled in lemon butter bliss. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice, roasted potatoes, vegetables or salad

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Seafood Combos

  • Calamari and 4 Crumbed PrawnsR185

    Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice, roasted baby potatoes, vegetables or salad

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  • Calamari and 3 Prawn CakesR185

    Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice, roasted potatoes, vegetables or salad

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  • Sole and Calamari

    Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice, roasted potatoes, vegetables or salad

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  • Sole and 6 Prince Prawns

    Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice, roasted baby potatoes, vegetables or salad

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  • Baby Kingklip and Calamari

    Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice, roasted baby potatoes, vegetables or salad

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  • Baby Kingklip and 6 Prince Prawns

    Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice, roasted potatoes, vegetables or salad

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  • Hake and CalamariR235

    Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice, roasted potatoes, vegetables or salad

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  • Hake and 6 PrawnsR235

    Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice, roasted potatoes, vegetables or salad

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Seafood Platters

  • Junior PlatterR295

    Hake fillet, calamari and 6 prince prawns. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice, roasted potatoes, vegetables or salad

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  • Mama Platter

    Sole, calamari and 6 prince prawns. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice, roasted potatoes, vegetables or salad

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  • Papa Platter

    Baby kingklip, calamari and 6 prince prawns. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice, roasted potatoes, vegetables or salad

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  • Marisco Platter for 2R495

    Hake fillet, 12 prince prawns, calamari, 6 creamy mussels and 2 prawn cakes. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice, roasted…

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Prawn Platters

  • 12 Prince PrawnsR195

    Grilled in lemon butter bliss. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice, roasted potatoes, vegetables or salad

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  • 8 Grande Queen PrawnsR240

    Grilled in lemon butter bliss. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice, roasted potatoes, vegetables or salad

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  • 12 Grande Queen PrawnsR330

    Grilled in lemon butter bliss. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice, roasted potatoes, vegetables or salad

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  • 8 King PrawnsR390

    Grilled in lemon butter bliss. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice, roasted potatoes, vegetables or salad

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  • 12 King PrawnsR480

    Grilled in lemon butter bliss. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice, roasted potatoes, vegetables or salad

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Mozambican Flame-Grilled Chicken

  • Half Chicken Xai-Xai / Frango Xai-XaiR185

    Superb flame-grilled chicken smothered in our signature Mozambican cream sauce. An original Petiscos creation. Lemon and herb or Peri-Peri.…

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  • Full Chicken Xai-Xai / Frango Xai-XaiR320

    Superb flame-grilled chicken smothered in our signature Mozambican cream sauce. An original Petiscos creation. Lemon and herb or Peri-Peri.…

    Likely dairy

  • Half Xai-Xai and 6 Prince PrawnsR245

    Superb flame-grilled chicken smothered in our signature Mozambican cream sauce. An original Petiscos creation. Lemon and herb or Peri-Peri.…

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  • Full Xai-Xai and 6 Prince PrawnsR380

    Superb flame-grilled chicken smothered in our signature Mozambican cream sauce. An original Petiscos creation. Lemon and herb or Peri-Peri.…

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  • Half Chicken Xai-Xai Boss PlatterR330

    Chicken Xai-Xai, half chouriço, calamari and 6 prince prawns. Superb flame-grilled chicken smothered in our signature Mozambican cream…

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  • Full Chicken Xai-Xai Boss PlatterR465

    Chicken Xai-Xai, half chouriço, calamari and 6 prince prawns. Superb flame-grilled chicken smothered in our signature Mozambican cream…

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  • Chicken Fillet Xai-XaiR185

    Superb flame-grilled chicken smothered in our signature Mozambican cream sauce. An original Petiscos creation. Lemon and herb or Peri-Peri.…

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  • Chicken Fillet Xai-Xai & 6 Prince PrawnsR245

    Superb flame-grilled chicken smothered in our signature Mozambican cream sauce. An original Petiscos creation. Lemon and herb or Peri-Peri.…

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  • Chicken à Cafreal (Half Chicken)R155

    Flame-grilled chicken prepared in typical Mozambican style. Lemon and herb or Peri-Peri. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice…

  • Chicken à Cafreal (Full Chicken)R260

    Flame-grilled chicken prepared in typical Mozambican style. Lemon and herb or Peri-Peri. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice…

  • Half Chicken à Cafreal and 6 Prince PrawnsR215

    Flame-grilled prepared in typical Mozambican style. Lemon and herb or Peri-Peri. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice, roasted…

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  • Full Chicken à Cafreal and 6 Prince PrawnsR320

    Flame-grilled chicken prepared in typical Mozambican style. Lemon and herb or Peri-Peri. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice…

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  • Half Chicken à Cafreal Boss PlatterR300

    Chicken à Cafreal, half chouriço, calamari and 6 prince prawns. Flame-grilled chicken prepared in typical Mozambican style. Lemon and herb…

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  • Full Chicken à Cafreal Boss PlatterR405

    Chicken à Cafreal, half chouriço, calamari and 6 prince prawns. Flame-grilled chicken prepared in typical Mozambican style. Lemon and herb…

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Steak / Bife

  • Portuguese Steak / Bife à Portuguesa (200g Rump)R195

    Served in our divine trinchado sauce and topped off with a fried egg. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice, roasted potatoes…

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  • Portuguese Steak / Bife à Portuguesa (300g Rump)R235

    Served in our divine trinchado sauce and topped off with a fried egg. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice, roasted potatoes…

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  • Portuguese Steak / Bife à Portuguesa (250g Fillet)R295

    Served in our divine trinchado sauce and topped off with a fried egg. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice, roasted potatoes…

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  • Chouriço Steak / Bife com Chouriço (200g Rump)R215

    Served in our divine trinchado sauce and topped off with slices of grilled chouriço. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice…

  • Chouriço Steak / Bife com Chouriço (300g Rump)R315

    Served in our divine trinchado sauce and topped off with slices of grilled chouriço. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice…

  • Chouriço Steak / Bife com Chouriço (250g Fillet)R255

    Served in our divine trinchado sauce and topped off with slices of grilled chouriço. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice…

  • L.M. Steak / Bife à L.M. (200g Rump)R195

    Served in a creamy mushroom sauce. Traditional dish from Lourenço Marques. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice, roasted baby…

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  • L.M. Steak / Bife à L.M. (300g Rump)R235

    Served in a creamy mushroom sauce. Traditional dish from Lourenço Marques. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice, roasted baby…

    Likely dairy

  • L.M. Steak / Bife à L.M. (250g Fillet)R295

    Served in a creamy mushroom sauce. Traditional dish from Lourenço Marques. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice, roasted baby…

    Likely dairy

  • Petiscos Steak / Bife à Princessa (200g Rump)R195

    Served in a mouth-watering creamy mozzarella cheese sauce with a dash of English mustard. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice…

    Likely dairy

  • Petiscos Steak / Bife à Princessa (300g Rump)R235

    Served in a mouth-watering creamy mozzarella cheese sauce with a dash of English mustard. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice…

    Likely dairy

  • Petiscos Steak / Bife à Princessa (250g Fillet)R295

    Served in a mouth-watering creamy mozzarella cheese sauce with a dash of English mustard. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice…

    Likely dairy

  • Xai-Xai Steak / Bife à Xai-Xai (200g Rump)R195

    Served in our signature creamy Mozambican sauce. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice, roasted baby potatoes, vegetables or salad

    Likely dairy

  • Xai-Xai Steak / Bife à Xai-Xai (300g Rump)R235

    Served in our signature creamy Mozambican sauce. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice, roasted baby potatoes, vegetables or salad

    Likely dairy

  • Xai-Xai Steak / Bife à Xai-Xai (250g Fillet)R295

    Served in our signature creamy Mozambican sauce. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice, roasted baby potatoes, vegetables or salad

    Likely dairy

Kebabs / Espetadas

  • Chicken Kebab / Espetada de FrangoR155

    Chicken fillet, green pepper and onion. Grilled peri-peri or lemon and herb. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice, roasted baby…

  • Chicken Kebab Mix / Espetada MixR215

    Chicken fillet, chouriço and 3 prawns. Grilled peri-peri or lemon and herb. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice, roasted baby…

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  • Meat Kebab / Espetada de CarneR235

    Rump cubes, green pepper and onion. Topped with our divine trinchado sauce. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice, roasted baby…

  • Meat Kebab Mix / Espetada MixR295

    Rump cubes, chouriço and 3 prawns. Topped with our divine trinchado sauce. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice, roasted baby…

    Likely shellfish

Ribs

  • 600g RibsR275

    Tender pork loin ribs, flame-grilled in BBQ sauce. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice, roasted baby potatoes, vegetables or…

  • 600g Ribs and 6 Prince PrawnsR335

    Tender pork loin ribs, flame-grilled in BBQ sauce. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice, roasted baby potatoes, vegetables or…

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  • 600g Ribs, Chouriço and Calamari PlatterR360

    Tender pork loin ribs, flame-grilled in BBQ sauce. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice, roasted baby potatoes, vegetables or…

    Likely shellfish

Meats / Carnes

  • Chicken Trinchado MainR175

    Rump cubes grilled and served in a traditional meat sauce made with bay leaf, garlic and wine. Served with your choice of chips, savoury…

  • Trinchado Main (300g)R195

    Rump cubes grilled and served in a traditional meat sauce made with bay leaf, garlic and wine. Served with your choice of chips, savoury…

  • Giblets MainR175

    Giblets cooked in chef's secret mild Mozambican sauce. A great specialty. Served with your choice of chips, savoury rice, roasted baby…

  • Panko Crumbed Chicken StripsR185

    Chicken fillet strips freshly crumbed and deep fried. Served with our signature Xai-Xai sauce on the side. Served with your choice of…

    Likely gluten

  • Panko Crumbed Chicken Strips & 6 Grilled PrawnsR245

    Freshly crumbed and deep-fried chicken fillet strips served with 6 grilled prawns and our signature Xai-Xai sauce on the side. Served with…

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  • Rump Prego RollR145

    150g tenderised rump steak fried in our butter, garlic and white wine sauce; served in a Portuguese roll. Served with your choice of chips…

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  • Chicken Mushroom GrillR175

    Filleted chicken breasts with sliced mushrooms basted and grilled in our Mozambican marinade. Served with your choice of chips, savoury…

  • Mozambican Chicken CurryR175

    Cut chicken fillet prepared with a mild coconut curry sauce. Served with white rice

Salads / Saladas

  • Portuguese Salad / Salada PortuguesaR90

    Crispy lettuce, tomato, onion, green pepper, cucumber and calamata olives

  • Greek Salad / Salada GregaR105

    Crispy lettuce, tomato, cucumber, green pepper, onion, calamata olives and feta cheese

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  • Chicken Salad / Salada de FrangoR135

    Greek salad with grilled chicken fillet strips

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Sides

  • RiceR40
  • ChipsR40
  • VegR40

    Butternut and creamed spinach

  • Side SaladR40
  • Side Greek SaladR55

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  • PicklesR25
  • OlivesR25
  • FetaR20

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  • SaucesR35
  • Portuguese RollR10

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  • Milho FritoR45

Desserts

  • MolotofR80

    Traditional Portuguese dessert. Egg whites lightly baked in a caramel sauce topped off with vanilla custard and shaved almonds. Light and…

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  • Pastel de Nata (Single)R35

    Home-made pastry baked with a custard filling and a sprinkle of cinnamon. Served with vanilla ice-cream. A Portuguese specialty!

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  • Pastéis de NataR80

    Home-made pastry baked with a custard filling and a sprinkle of cinnamon. Portion of 2, served with vanilla ice-cream. A Portuguese…

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  • Chocolate MousseR80

    Decadent chocolate mousse topped off with whipped cream and flake

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  • Ice-Cream DelightR70

    2 scoops vanilla ice-cream served with a sauce of your choice. Sauces: melted Belgian chocolate, strawberry or salted caramel

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  • Portuguese KissesR90

    Delicious Portuguese kisses served with vanilla ice-cream and topped with melted Belgian chocolate. Portion of 3

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  • Chocolate BrownieR95

    Decadent, rich dessert topped with melted Belgian chocolate and pecan nuts. Served with vanilla ice-cream

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Restaurant

Facts

FactDetail
AddressParklands Main Road, Cavalier Centre, Parklands, Cape Town, 7441, South Africa
AreaCape Town
KindRestaurant · Portuguese
Phone+27 21 557 3311
Websitepetiscos.co.za
Google rating4.6 from 2,305 reviews
Menu read7 Nov 2026 from petiscos.co.za
Hours
  • MondayClosed
  • Tuesday12pm–11pm
  • Wednesday12pm–11pm
  • Thursday12pm–11pm
  • Friday12pm–11pm
  • Saturday12pm–11pm
  • Sunday12pm–5pm
MapOpen in Google Maps

What diners say

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Where this comes from

Allergen answers come from the menu’s labels first, then the listed ingredients, then a model’s judgement checked when unsure. How allergen status is decided.

Questions about Petiscos

Does Petiscos have gluten-free options?

No dish is marked gluten free as served, from the menu read 7 Nov 2026. Each dish shows whether the venue labelled it or it was read from the ingredients.

Is Petiscos coeliac friendly?

Eatcrush reads each venue’s own menu and says where every answer came from. It never calls a dish safe: kitchens share fryers, boards and flour, and menus change. If you have coeliac disease or an allergy, confirm with staff before you order.

When is Petiscos open?

Monday: Closed. Tuesday: 12pm–11pm. Wednesday: 12pm–11pm. Thursday: 12pm–11pm. Friday: 12pm–11pm. Saturday: 12pm–11pm. Sunday: 12pm–5pm. Hours can change on public holidays; check with the venue.

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