Meet & Taste

What Meet & Taste does

Meet & Taste is a single-location traditional Portuguese restaurant operating in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. The business runs a dine-in-only service model with two daily seatings — lunch from 12:15 to 15:30 and dinner from 18:30 to 21:30 — six days per week, Monday through Saturday. The restaurant is led by owner Jorge Oliveira and is supported by approximately 15 employees, with payment accepted in cash, VISA, or debit card. Free WiFi is provided to guests, and online reservations are available through the company website.

The company's customer-facing digital infrastructure consists of a multilingual website available in 15 languages, an active Facebook page, and a Google My Business listing. The breadth of language support is a deliberate accommodation for international tourist clientele, consistent with Vila Nova de Gaia's position adjacent to Porto as a major tourism corridor. No delivery, takeout, catering, or other off-premise revenue channels are evident. The business model is straightforward transactional food service revenue, with no subscription, commission, or platform-based monetization apparent in the available information.

The underlying technology stack is minimal and consistent with a small independent hospitality operator: a website (likely template-based given the 15-language deployment), standard payment terminals, and mainstream social/local-discovery platforms. There is no indication of proprietary software, data systems, loyalty platforms, or integrated CRM. Operational scope is bounded to a single physical location, with no evidence of multi-site operations, franchise activity, or capital-raising events.

Name

Meet & Taste

Legal name

Meet & Taste

Website

https://meetandtaste.eatbu.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Meet & Taste is a single-location traditional Portuguese restaurant in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, offering dine-in lunch and dinner service with a tourist-oriented multilingual website and a staff of approximately 15.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Restaurant Dining Services

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Restaurants and Other Eating Places (72251)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Casual Dining Restaurants (THAFACAB)

Keywords

• Portuguese restaurant
• Traditional dining
• Local cuisine
• Restaurant reservations
• Family dining

Headquarters

HQ city

Vila Nova de Gaia

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Restaurant Service: Traditional dine-in restaurant revenue model where customers pay per visit for food and beverages consumed on premises. Payment accepted via cash, VISA, and debit card. No subscription, membership, or recurring revenue components.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Meet & Taste is a traditional Portuguese restaurant located in Vila Nova de Gaia that serves dine-in meals during lunch (12:15-15:30) and dinner (18:30-21:30) services, six days a week (closed Sundays). It offers an online reservation system, free WiFi for guests, and accepts cash, VISA, and debit card payments, with no delivery or takeout options.

Product overview

Meet & Taste is a traditional Portuguese restaurant offering a single integrated service combining dine-in meals and an online reservation system. The restaurant operates as a unified offering where customers experience Portuguese cuisine on-site, with the reservation system serving as the primary digital touchpoint for booking. The restaurant also provides free WiFi, accepts multiple payment methods (cash, VISA, debit cards), and offers a PDF menu for browsing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dine-in Restaurant Service
• Online Table Reservation System

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• Ibersol SGPS: Ibersol is a publicly listed Portuguese hospitality group operating multiple restaurant brands across Portugal (including Pizza Hut, KFC, and Burger King franchises as well as proprietary Portuguese concepts). Relevant as a broad incumbent shaping dining market dynamics in Portugal where Meet & Taste competes.
• Grupo José Avillez: Grupo José Avillez operates a portfolio of premium Portuguese restaurants across Portugal, including casual and fine-dining concepts. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the Portuguese restaurant sector elevating category expectations around authenticity and experience.

Direct peers

• Restaurante Abadia do Porto: Restaurante Abadia do Porto is a historic Portuguese restaurant in central Porto serving traditional cuisine in a casual sit-down format. Comparable to Meet & Taste as a heritage Portuguese casual dining establishment relying on authenticity and steady local and tourist traffic.
• Brasão: Brasão is a Porto-based Portuguese restaurant chain specializing in piri-piri chicken and traditional sides. It is comparable to Meet & Taste as a casual, full-service Portuguese restaurant operating in the Porto/Gaia region with dine-in service and broad tourist appeal.
• Café Santiago: Café Santiago is a long-standing Porto institution serving traditional Portuguese dishes (notably francesinha) in a casual, high-volume setting. Comparable to Meet & Taste as a single-concept Portuguese casual dining restaurant anchored in the Porto metropolitan area.
• Cervejaria Ramiro: Cervejaria Ramiro is a renowned traditional Portuguese seafood restaurant in Lisbon with additional locations, serving authentic Portuguese cuisine in a casual sit-down setting. Directly comparable to Meet & Taste as a traditional Portuguese full-service restaurant relying on authenticity, dine-in experience, and tourist/locals traffic.
• Capa Negra II: Capa Negra II is a well-known traditional steakhouse and Portuguese restaurant in Porto offering dine-in service in a casual atmosphere. Directly comparable to Meet & Taste as a long-established, owner-operated Portuguese full-service restaurant in the Porto metro.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights1 record

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/restaurantemeetandtaste
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/meet-&-taste

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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