Verturas Signature Restaurant

Best seafood

First time at this place. We always like to try it because of the ship in the front. ....hehehe. and we were not disappointed. The seafood was so fresh and the service was good. We could not ask for more.

Delicious Portuguese

We went with a group of friends before the theatre, we had been there before for a family function and loved it so we decided to bring friends. Great portuguese food and service. We all ordered the seafood platter with salads and had the cod cakes for an appetizer. the fish was done just right (lightl fried) and tasted very fresh. The shell fish on the platter was done in a spicy sauce that was so good. The portions were plentiful and you could easily bring some home. The wine selection was not familiar as it was all portuguese. I asked the waitress for help and she brought me the charismatic owner who took us on a tour of his private wine cellar --it was amazing and I was quite suprised that this place was so big on the inside since the outside seems so small! Both times we have been to Venturas the food and servcie have been good, our friends also enjoyed it and we all agreed that we will come back.

Great Find

We went to Ventura's from a recommendation and were reall suprised. First the size of restaurant is very very deceiving from the outside it appears to be a small place and when you walk in its huge with 2 or three dining rooms. We were greeted and seated quickly. We decided to order a meal to share between us two and upon the recommendation from the friendly waitress we ordered only "traditional" portuguese dishes. A pork dish, halibut, chorizo, these fish cakes (yum) and a portuguese kale like soup. The food was very favourful and i must say the portions were huge. We were also very impressed with the unique "old" european boat like decor it reminded me of the type of restaurants I have visited in Europe. There were alot of artifacts and portuguese cultural things. The waitress was chatty and helpful explaining details about the food and she gave us some history on the restaurant, its family owned and operated which is kinda nice and rare these days and that all the food is made to order. We enjoyed this restaurant as the food was delicious and there was a "homey" feeling to this restaurant that I liked. My husband and I enjoyed it and will be returning with friends. Great addition to Hamilton.

Worst place ever. Service was very rude and unprofessional and the food was horrible. Rice was over cooked and fish was under cooked. The food was so gross that we didn't even eat and went to get a burger. Expensive and totally not worth the money. Will never return again.

Great Birthday suprise!! We had been meaning...

Great Birthday suprise!! We had been meaning to visit this restaurant for a long time. We were seated at a beautiful table near a real wood burning fireplace. The waitress was very friendly I think she was the daughter of the owner; the owner at one point came to greet us even though they were busy which I though was very nice. Inside this restaurant was beautiful with the feel of the inside of an old boat, the decor was absolutely stunning with artifacts everywhere. The menu was big with a lot of variety. We picked the mussels for an appetizer along with the Portuguese "chorizo" they were great very tasty especially the mussels. We then went with the Fruits of the Sea platters for our group. Let me say OMG you will not leave hungry they were awesome!!!!and huge!!!! It had 3 or 4 different types of fish, shrimp, calamari, rice, potatoes other stuff too but I can't remember all of it. We then ordered dessert; we were told that all the desserts are made in house which is impressive. I had the Custard from heaven which was awesome my husband chose the cheesecake and it was good too. Overall it was a great birthday with good service, great food and great company. I would return and we recommend this restaurant.