O Cambalhotas — Restaurant in Ixelles - Elsene

I will try to give an objective review despite the very bad personal experience me and my friends experienced. The food is really nice ( we had octopus with potatoes, 25EUR and fish with potatoes, 17EUR). However, the owner is so rude that I would really advise to avoid this place. The service is terrible - for every order you have to get up and go to the bar because no one would come to your table. We had a reservation but were asked 2 times to change tables. I have to say we went there to watch the football match but we ended up sitting below the TV without being able to watch the game (because the owner wanted to make room for new customers coming in the restaurant without the reservation). We never received any kind of bill (not even the hand written one) and the owner used manual calculator to arrive to a 'random' price. All in all, very...

Happy Portugal Day everyone! I always search for Portuguese restaurants on my travels around the world. This week brought me to Belgium. I specifically set out to an authentic small family place in Brussels. O Cambalhota did not disappoint. A warm atmosphere full of locals speaking Portuguese across the tables and the “personality” of any local restaurant you would find in Portugal. Excellent food and a nice lazy lunch! ...

You get to feel Portugal here. From coming in and asking for a table to leaving and asking for the bill - it's like in Portugal. The food is very good, portion are huge, the house wine is very good... And then there is Alfredo - the owner who makes you feel like you are...