- Rating
- 4.1 ★
- Google reviews
- 1,377
- Type
- Quinta (country estate)
- Concelho
- Vila Nova de Gaia
- From Porto Airport
- 24 km · 25 min
- From central Porto
- 6 km · 8 min
- Phone
- 22 782 7764
What it is
Google lists Quinta da Boucinha as a restaurant. The reviews read describe events: 25 weddings, 12 christenings, 5 family lunches and dinners and 5 birthdays out of 270. It works as a restaurant as well: 14 reviews mention lunch and 20 mention dinner. This guide is by Larissa Wendler, a makeup artist in Porto; Quinta da Boucinha is 8 min from her studio.
Where it is
Oliveira do Douro, Av. Vasco da Gama 1490, 4430-341 Vila Nova de Gaia.
From central Porto it is 6 km, about 8 min by car. From Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport it is 24 km, about 25 min. The centre of Vila Nova de Gaia is 3 km away. It is inside the town.
What is nearby
- Vila Nova de Gaia3 km
- Campanhã station, Porto6 km
- Matosinhos17 km
- Espinho19 km
- Santa Maria da Feira27 km
- Vila do Conde42 km
By road, Vila Nova de Gaia is 4 min away and Campanhã station, Porto 9 min. This is the Porto district, the densest area of this guide for wedding venues.
The venue, in its own numbers
These figures come from the venue’s own website, read on 7 September 2026. Nothing here was checked on site.
Capacity is given as up to 350 people. Smaller numbers appear for individual rooms: 20. The rooms are given as 350 m², 50 m². The house is dated to 1990.
One price is published, 7.5 euros, as a starting figure on a single page. It is not a wedding quote.
What the venue says it has
The site names weddings, new year celebrations, birthdays, corporate events, christenings and first communions. The reviews read back that up: weddings (25), birthdays (5), corporate events (4). The list below is what the site says the venue has. It is a claim by the venue, not a check.
- A restaurant
- A buffet service
- Live music or a DJ
- Gardens
- Exclusive use of the venue
- Decoration service
- Parking
- Air conditioning
- Catering
Food and service
Food comes up in 174 of the 270 reviews, averaging 3.8 stars. Dishes named most often: bacalhau, salt cod (11), meat (7) and veal (5). The word buffet appears in 10 reviews.
119 reviews talk about the staff, averaging 4.1 stars. The event organisation is a theme in 15, averaging 3.5 stars. Slow service comes up in 9 reviews (3%), averaging 3.1 stars. That is the one to ask about.
Grounds, gardens and halls
The grounds and gardens are a theme in 88, averaging 3.9 stars. What the reviews name: the garden (17) and the outdoor areas (14). There are 33 reviews about the halls and interior, averaging 3.4 stars.
Wine
Wine and the cellar come up in 12 reviews, averaging 2.9 stars.
Access and parking
Google lists free street parking and free parking. 17 reviews talk about parking, averaging 4.2 stars. Access and the road come up in 7 reviews, averaging 3.9 stars. Send guests the exact coordinates, not just the name.
For guests with reduced mobility, Google marks 4 accessibility features: wheelchair parking, wheelchair entrance, wheelchair seating and wheelchair toilet.
What the Google listing adds
Google marks these as well, on the venue listing.
- Wheelchair entrance
- Wheelchair seating
- Wheelchair toilet
- Bar on site
- Public toilet
- Takes reservations
- Lunch booking recommended
- Dinner booking recommended
Planning a wedding here
Wedding season in the north of Portugal runs from May to October. The site names an indoor hall, so a rain plan exists.
Guests flying in land 24 km away, about 25 min by road. The nearest town centre for hotels is 3 km away.
Neither the site nor the 270 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 how many waiters serve the tables.
Who it suits
Suits
- guests flying in on the day: 25 min from the airport
- anyone staying in Porto who wants to go and come back the same day
- couples who want a wine tasting in the programme
- anyone driving: Google lists free parking
- guests with reduced mobility: adapted access on the Google listing
Worth knowing
- 9 reviews mention slow service, averaging 3.1 stars
- anyone wanting to sleep on site: neither the Google listing nor the reviews read mention rooms
Frequently asked questions
Does Quinta da Boucinha take 350 guests indoors as well?
The website gives up to 350 people. The reviews read mention numbers between 32 and 200, which is what guests wrote about the events they went to. Ask the venue how that number splits between the indoor hall and the garden, because a rain plan uses the indoor number.
What do the 1 and 2 star reviews of Quinta da Boucinha say?
On Google, 120 of 1,377 ratings (9%) give 1 or 2 stars. In the reviews read, 44 are in that band and their themes are the food (34), the staff (15), the grounds and gardens (10).
Are the reviews of Quinta da Boucinha recent?
Of the 270 reviews read with a date, 46 are from the last 12 months and 79 from the last two years. The venue is active.
How do you get to Quinta da Boucinha by train?
Public transport was not checked for this page. By road, Campanhã station in Porto is 6 km away, about 9 min. The centre of Vila Nova de Gaia is 3 km from the venue. Plan a taxi or a shuttle for the last stretch.
Does the makeup artist travel to Vila Nova de Gaia?
Yes. Larissa Wendler works from a studio in Porto and travels to the venue. It is 8 min by road to Quinta da Boucinha.
The numbers on this page were read on Google on 7 September 2026: 1,377 reviews, 270 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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