Restaurante A Lareira — Restaurant in Santa Cruz

The food was absolutely fantastic, I had an incredible meal. A shame that the experience at the restaurant was ruined by the rude waiter. When I got up to go to the bathroom, the waiter who was serving another table on the other side of the restaurant yelled "Can I help you?". Obviously as a young person of darker skin colour at high priced restaurant that mainly caters to older German and British couples, he seemed panicked as if I was on my way out of the restaurant without paying. Don't think I've ever been barked at by a waiter like that, very embarrassing having the whole restaurant having their attention drawn to me while I go to the restaurant. Sure they'll deny this but I'm not stupid. I'll have my Portuguese dinner minus the...

Excelente food absolutely amazing. You will need a little patience with the waiters serving. They are a little slow and need constant repeating to make sure everything is fine and actually ordered. I would recommend the prawns. They say grilled but are sautéed and very delicious. The bolo de caco with extra garlic butter just melted in our mouths. The meat skewer and squid skewer were perfectly cooked like we wanted. Very big portions and the sides delicious. Other also ate the soup Acorda and grilled steak and tropical salada and said was...

Great food, great service and great prices. Staff is super friendly and helpful. Food is really good. It’s focused on meat and fish but has some veggie options. Food is brought to the table super fast. Most dishes are served on a hot stone you can finish it yourself to your taste. Next to that there are some delicious deserts and all for a...