Took a bus ride from Ponta Delgada to Ribeira Grande for some additional sightseeing and photo ops. Dropped into this authentic, local restaurant and had a hamburger anhd draft beer at a very reasonable price. The service was very good and so was the food. The place is not fancy, but it's clean and obviously patronized by locals who made nice conversation with us.

An unpretentious beerhouse, with the best food. The “asinhas de frango” (chicken wings) are wonderful. The beer is particularly good. Ask for the Especial (Melo Abreu) draft.

The first impression wasn't too bad, even though there was almost no people inside. After being served, it was obvious, why this is one of the numerous restaurants in São Miguel, which probably never will be crowded for lunch.
The food was totally uninspired, tasteless and too expensive. A snack bar could be allowed to serve food like that for little (!) money, but charging restaurant prices and serving meals without giving them flavour with spices, herbs, a pinch of wine/port/brandy/cream/butter or whatever or using deep-frozen industrial pellets for a € 7,50-Burger (20 m from the next butchery!) is unapologetic. And, btw. even the servings are not big.