Ala Norte — Restaurant in Caldas da Rainha

Terrible service / attitude of maitrê d. Told to wait for a table, and “we’ll come to you when it is ready”. Absolutely fine, of course. So we waited, with a drink. Then new walk ins turn up and take next available table. Our mistake was to not wait in a specific spot, to be collected from. We were not told to wait in a specific spot to be collected from. When disputing this, we’re told that “I told you to wait there”. He didn’t. We felt we could wait anywhere (it’s a small place). Then he insisted we were mistaken, and that we’d been told where to wait. When we challenged that again, saying how would we know where to wait, the response- “everyone else does”. So, 0 point for service. But 10 out of 10 for beach and sun downer views, which they obviously rely heavily on (especially for visiting...

Went here two times for something to eat and drink. The food is very good for a nice price, and they offer plenty vegetarian options. The cocktails are delicious and really cheap. The best thing about the bar must still be the perfect view of both the lagoon and the sea, whilst sitting under nice lights and hearing good tunes. The seats, however, are not all very comfortable because they are quite small and low to the ground. The service isn't always as fast so sometimes you might be waiting for your food for a bit. They also aren't open near as long as is shown on Google. The last call was at 22:00 and not near 02:00 as is shown. The bartending skills the crew have makes up for a...

We stopped in for lunch as several places are closed for the season. The food is good but not what I would call great. I ordered the Poke tuna bowl which was OK but the rice was mushy. The hubby got a hamburger which was cooked exactly how he liked it. The Cole slaw wasn’t good. They are slow in the kitchen as we had to wait a very long time which seemed wrong since we were the only ones. The staff was very friendly and chatted with us afterwards. Fantastic view of the beach and would be a great spot to view the sunset. We will return and try other dishes if not just to have a drink and...