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Reviews - Contrabando Restaurante e Bar - Saldanha

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8.8/10

Fabulous
4399 reviews
Food
8.9
Service
8.8
Ambience
8.7
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  • John c.11 days ago

    7.5

    I took advantage or so I thought of an excellent lunch time offer of 50% of all food. However when I came to pay my bill I was charged the full price for my main course of a Rodizio. I am not quite sure why. The waiter said that this item was not included in the discount and was the only item on the food menu which was not included. I was not aware of this when booking with Fork and the waiter did not mention this when I ordered the dish. How was I suppose to know this? Is there some small print somewhere that explains this? It seemed a little odd. Not the end of the world though!

  • Marcelo L.17 days ago

    4.5

    Bland food, weak cocktails, great and polite service, but food substandard. Mushrooms in burger felt like coming out of a tin; chicken on the Caesar salad looked like it had just been defrosted

  • Dean M.
    Dean M.16 days ago

    8.0

    Not great Mexican but pretty good ribs

  • Rafael M.15 days ago

    7.0

    ok

  • iuliia g.20 days ago

    6.0

    Burrito was filled with rice, not tasty. And also it became very loud at 8

  • Yiting H.
    Yiting H.25 days ago

    10

    Great food. The staff were friendly and the service was smooth. Would come back again.

  • Rúben V.
    Rúben V.2 months ago

    9.5

    the chicken pasta tastes amazing ✨

  • Joel D.
    Joel D.2 months ago

    10

    great food

  • Marcelo C.2 months ago

    10

    Great food and a great environment

  • Anıl A.
    Anıl A.2 months ago

    10

    The food was delicesine. The ambiance and service was perdeci. Thank you Contrabando Team.

  • Özlem B.
    Özlem B.2 months ago

    10

    it very pleasant, variety food choices. menu needs to be updated here.

  • Ceren K.2 months ago

    10

    Never disappoints! 🌟

  • Denilson F.
    Denilson F.2 months ago

    8.5

    Employees where very welcoming

  • xiangzhu s.3 months ago

    6.0

    bad service

  • João S.
    João S.4 months ago

    8.0

    Experience very similar to the Almada location, however, this visit fell slightly short compared to my previous experiences in Almada, both in terms of consistency and overall quality.

  • Gonçalo R.
    Gonçalo R.3 months ago

    9.5

    Good hamburgers with a good price. the two for one margaritas was also great

  • Silvia C.3 months ago

    6.5

    The description of the burger didn't say they was extra other meet of pork than the bacon , so we had to ask for another burger that came late...it is shame that the description doesn't correspond what they actually serve

  • Daniel R.
    Daniel R.3 months ago

    5.0

    It is always a surprise. Sometimes is amazing. Sometimes is terrible. My salad had a funny taste. And my night did not went well. Been there several times, but will never be back

  • mihrimah k.3 months ago

    9.0

    Our favorite Mexican food restaurant

  • V L.4 months ago

    6.0

    Food was okay. The steak was excellent but the tacos and the quesadillas were not it. Lacked flavour and the meat was very dry. But the entrecote was wonderful

  • marie w.4 months ago

    8.0

    As one reviewer already noted, the current restaurant layout is more suited to groups than couples. I think I would have enjoyed my experience more as a couple if there were more comfortable seating options available. Although the ribs were delicious, the fajitas were underwhelming, nothing like the authentic dish you get in Mexico. The alcoholic cocktails were a little too sweet and not spirit forward. I would return for the rib selections.

  • Raquel Vemba V.
    Raquel Vemba V.4 months ago

    10

    Good environment

  • mihrimah k.6 months ago

    8.5

    Fajita was mind blowing

  • Ricardo S.5 months ago

    10

    Good and quick service, good food, the ribs are delicious.

  • Janilson Emanuel Amaro Bucassa B.
    Janilson Emanuel Amaro Bucassa B.6 months ago

    10

    Staff 10/10

  • Matthias G.6 months ago

    9.5

    Exceptional Ribs and well done sides

  • Ceren K.6 months ago

    10

    I feel like this restaurant doesn’t have a standard. Everytime I order the same thing, and everything the amount of chicken is different :) However we really like their food! Staff is nice and ambiance is chill.

  • Markis J.6 months ago

    10

    Amazing

  • Filipe A.6 months ago

    10

    Food really good. Maybe a bit pricey, but with theFork discount it's a place to go! Want to come back to try new dishes!

  • Jamie S.
    Jamie S.6 months ago

    10

    Great time and great service!!

  • Markis J.6 months ago

    10

    Amazing

  • Gonçalo R.
    Gonçalo R.6 months ago

    10

    Exceptional food with great decoration. Really nice staff

  • Ceren K.7 months ago

    9.5

    Everything was good, except that the service was a bit slow and food didn’t come at the same time. But we’ll definitely go back!

  • Markis J.7 months ago

    10

    Great food great atmosphere

  • Olga B.
    Olga B.8 months ago

    10

    All great.

  • Tânia B.8 months ago

    10

    good food, nice staff. it was a good experience.

  • joao b.10 months ago

    7.5

    Needs better and faster service

  • Joana F.9 months ago

    10

    Amazing food and amazing staff! ♥️

  • Joana Filipe N.9 months ago

    10

    Mine and my mom’s favorite place to go to release the stress and indulge ourselves with great service, food, and margaritas!

  • Bruna F.
    Bruna F.10 months ago

    10

    The food was okay, I’d give better tips for the sangria.

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