Cajoá is one of my most impressive experience during my stay in Arraial d'Ajuda. The owners and the chef de cuisine bring all their passion to food, drinks & style into their restaurant - I could litterally feel in every corner their dedication to the best products and services. The food was brilliant, every single meal an artwork and with exceptional taste. Also their idea of sustainabilty including a drink like the Biri Biri Caipirinha from the fruit growing directly over the customer's head on the tree in the patio. And the quiet patio itself is so beautiful decorated and gave my eyes an harminic picture between scenery of the location and cusine experience. I love this place - it felt like my personal extended dining&living room, where I always want to come back to relax and enjoy exceptional food in this heart-touching atmosphere with nice hosts and guests - like a family. Stay with your concept, Cajoà! I would give 6 stars, if that would be possible. (I can not understand the previous comments on "slow" service as they call it - I was hosted so perfectly well and with personal service any time. Maybe on first days after opening not everything is perfect. But people have to understand, that excellent cooking needs also time, you can always openly see the chef working in the kitchen with all his dedictation and in great teamwork and the right way to treat the food in the best way for best result. So when you taste the dishes, you can feel all this and enjoy this place, where the menu feels like a poem and every dish enriches this poem by its special point - not only that every dish comes on an individual ceramic or wooden plate. Let yourself be...
Read moreVery nice experience overall. The food was great, and the staff, interior, and atmosphere were all excellent. I ordered filet mignon but couldn’t quite say the right doneness, so instead of rare I received it well done. I mentioned it to the staff, and they were incredibly kind — they remade it within minutes. It turned out to be one of the best filet mignons I’ve ever had. Truly an excellent dining experience with...
Read moreO ambiente é uma delicia, muito bonito. Porém, se vc espera uma comida honesta, vai se decpecionar. Fomos em um grupo grande e pedimos os pratos recomendados pela atendente. As ideias são boas, mas a execução deixa muito a desejar. O camarão estava cru, o ovo não foi frito da melhor forma - a clara ficou crua e a gema dura, o que é uma frustação para os amantes do ovo lindinho com a gema mole. O arroz frito com shoyo estava extremamente salgado! O purê de banana da terra estava enjoativo, vem uma quantidade gigante, na 3 garfada você já não está mais aguentando. O arroz de polvo não é como o da foto postada na página do instagram! Veio 2 tentaculos do polvo 😂 tem que rir pra não chorar! Fomos num outro dia para dar mais uma chance, e outra frustação. O ceviche estava triste! O peixe estava duro, e foi cortado em pedaços enormes. Que experiência desagradável. Enfim, vários pontos negativos para pratos que custam cem reais na média. É aquilo: propaganda boa, bons vendedores, mas não entregam o prometido. Se vc é pouco exigente e tem cem reais pra gastar num prato bem mais ou menos,...
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