Buddy Bar — Restaurant in Sal

Good cocktails but too bad you leave feeling cheated as a customer about them charging a 2 euro surcharge to pay with "international cards" which was the only place on Sal to charge anything what so ever for paying with Visa/Mastercard during our trip and which frankly feels ridiculous in the year 2021.

I always feel suspicious about a place trying to get their customers to pay in cash. Maybe the Cape Verdean Tax Authority should look up this place?

The feeling of being cheated increases when you discover that they only have the menu in Portugese, presumably so they can add extra for the tonic in the Gin and Tonic menu for the 80% of customers who do not speak or read Portugese. Which makes the Gin and Tonic cost about as much or more as back in Europe. I wouldn't mind paying well for a great cocktail but then be honest about the price.

I feel sorry for remembering the feeling of being cheated and not the...

Beware of Deceptive Billing Practices

Visited Buddy Bar for its lively atmosphere and live music. However, the experience was tarnished by the bar's billing tactics. Ordered a drink for 550, paid with a 2,000 bill, and received change as if I had paid with only 1,000. This wasn't a one-off mistake but felt like a calculated move to shortchange customers. The lively ambiance is sadly overshadowed by these underhanded practices. Be cautious with your payments here. It's disappointing to see such a vibrant place resort to...

Avoid this place!! Even if you are in a group, it's not safe there.

At my stay it was the only place which has opened the whole night, but that's all.

Drinks are way more expensive than elsewhere. There aren't any security persons, instead there are many shady people, who are harassing you: Prostitutes that doesn't accept a No, pushy beggars that are threating with violence and pickpockets, loverboys who are going on the European woman, ...

Shady and disgusting! A shame for the...