- Rating
- 4.4 ★
- Google reviews
- 99
- Type
- Wedding venue
- Concelho
- Valpaços
- From Porto Airport
- 171 km · 2 h 03
- From central Porto
- 164 km · 1 h 56
- Phone
- 933 351 784
What it is
Google lists Restaurante O Joca as an event venue and a wedding venue. The 29 reviews read do not describe specific events. The most frequent themes are the food (8) and the staff (6). This guide is by Larissa Wendler, a makeup artist in Porto; Restaurante O Joca is 1 h 56 from her studio.
Where it is
Quinta O Joca, Av. Dona Maria do Carmo Carmona 147, 5430-469 Valpaços.
From central Porto it is 164 km, about 1 h 56 min by car. From Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport it is 171 km, about 2 h 03 min. The centre of Valpaços is 2 km away. It is inside the town.
What is nearby
- Chaves25 km
- Vila Real75 km
- Pinhão82 km
- Bragança84 km
- Peso da Régua91 km
- Lamego102 km
By road, Chaves is 29 min away and Vila Real 59 min. This is the Douro wine region, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001. Summer heat regularly passes 35 degrees.
Food and service
The food is mentioned in 8 of the 29 reviews read, averaging 4.6 stars. Dishes named most often: leitão, suckling pig (4). The staff is a theme in 6, averaging 4.7 stars.
Grounds, gardens and halls
The grounds and gardens are a theme in 5, averaging 5.0 stars.
Access and parking
For guests with reduced mobility, Google marks 3 accessibility features: wheelchair parking, wheelchair entrance and wheelchair toilet.
What the Google listing shows
Features marked on the Google listing, read on 7 September 2026. Nothing here was checked on site.
- Wheelchair parking
- Wheelchair entrance
- Wheelchair toilet
- Public toilet
- Children's parties
- Credit cards
- Debit cards
Planning a wedding here
Wedding season in the north of Portugal runs from May to October. The site does not name an indoor hall, so ask what happens if it rains.
Guests flying in land 171 km away, about 2 h 03 min by road. The nearest town centre for hotels is 2 km away.
Neither the site nor the 29 reviews read name a chapel. For a religious ceremony, count on the church in the parish and the drive between the two.
On the first call, ask seated capacity indoors and outdoors, separately, whether there is more than one event on the same day and whether the kitchen is theirs or outside catering comes in.
Who it suits
Suits
- guests with reduced mobility: adapted access on the Google listing
Worth knowing
- anyone wanting to stay near the airport: it is 2 h 03 min by road
- anyone wanting to sleep on site: neither the Google listing nor the reviews read mention rooms
Frequently asked questions
How many guests fit at Restaurante O Joca?
Neither the website nor the 29 reviews read give a number, and the Google listing has no capacity field. Ask the venue for seated capacity indoors and outdoors separately.
What do the 1 and 2 star reviews of Restaurante O Joca say?
On Google, 4 of 99 ratings (4%) give 1 or 2 stars. In the reviews read, 1 are in that band, too few to count themes.
Are the reviews of Restaurante O Joca recent?
Of the 29 reviews read with a date, 4 are from the last 12 months and 5 from the last two years. Most of the text is older, so ask what has changed.
Does Restaurante O Joca have rooms?
Google does not list it as accommodation, and none of the reviews read mentions a room. If guests need to sleep nearby, ask the venue which hotels it usually works with.
Does the makeup artist travel to Valpaços?
Yes. Larissa Wendler works from a studio in Porto and travels to the venue. It is 1 h 56 min by road to Restaurante O Joca.
The numbers on this page were read on Google on 7 September 2026: 99 reviews, 29 of them with text and read one by one. Distances are by road. Nothing was checked on site; confirm dates, prices and capacity with the venue.
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