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Reviews - Restaurante Onda Norte

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8.6/10

Fabulous
131 reviews
Ambience
8.2
Food
8.7
Service
8.9
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  • Wendy M.1 month ago

    10

    Good food, great service and overall value for money

  • Ingela H.2 months ago

    10

    We have been living in Lagos for eight years , but haven’t been to Onda Norte until now! It’s a real gem !

  • Peter W.2 months ago

    10

    Vinny looked after us really well and remembered us from our previous visits.

  • Veronica M.2 months ago

    8.5

    Visited twice recently and we were pleased with the food, service, ambiance and pricing. The steaks are delicious and portion size is good. Waiting time for food was minimal. Staff are also very smiley and attentive. We will definitely be visiting again 😊

  • Peter W.2 months ago

    9.5

    Our second visit during this trip and Vinny remembered us from the first time. Excellent choice of food, reasonably priced and we were looked after well. House wine was very drinkable and again reasonably priced so everyone enjoyed the experience.

  • Tunga K.2 months ago

    8.5

    We enjoyed our dinner at Onda Norte. We had the fish soup and calamari as appetizer, the sea bream and steak and sausage plate for main, and the cheesecake and Bolo de Bolacha for dessert. The appetizers and the main were good, we finished everything, but they were not particularly special or memorable. The steak plate came with rice and beans, and the rice was the highlight. Also memorable were the desserts, both were excellent. I’m picky in my cheesecakes, and this one was so far the best I have tried in Portugal. Bolo de Bolacha is a Portuguese dessert, a biscuit cake with coffee, buttercream, and caramel. I can get used to eating that regularly! The service was another highlight. Our server was very pleasant, informative, and efficient. It is rare to find that combination. Overall we really enjoyed the experience. The prices were very fair, I get the impression that this is a place more popular with locals rather than tourists.

  • Tânia C.2 months ago

    9.5

    Fantastic service and very good honest portuguese food! For sure to come back

  • Howard P.
    Howard P.2 months ago

    10

    Great meal, great service. Highly recommend.

  • Peter W.2 months ago

    8.5

    Good service. Great choice of food and reasonably priced drinks. Discount was icing on the cake!

  • Mayra R.3 months ago

    10

    Delicious meals, generous portions nicely presented. Friendly and attentive staff.

  • Alma O.3 months ago

    10

    Staff very warm & welcoming, efficient. Food is very good, I had escalopes de porco preto, good wine and all very reasonably priced . Looking forward to eating here again.

  • Alma O.5 months ago

    10

    All staff were very pleasant & welcoming. The waitress was very attentive as I was dining alone. The menu was very good & food was great, I had porco preta. Will definitely eat here again

  • Amanda M.6 months ago

    10

    Delicious meal, fresh fish with salad & wine. The service was brilliant and really local Portuguese authentic experience.

  • Sandra P.7 months ago

    9.5

    We were a party of eight. The service was very good. Food was just like a home cooked meal. And very affordable. Wine was lovely and not expensive. We enjoyed it so much we went back again during our visit to Lagos.

  • Luigi Fabrizio D.
    Luigi Fabrizio D.8 months ago

    8.5

    Very good experience at Onda Norte. The restaurant offers places inside or outside the structure. The dinner was very good (Picanha and Posta à Mirandesa). The service is excellent. Typical portuguese cuisine. Thanks again for the kind service.

  • Brian B.8 months ago

    3.0

    We went to this restaurant in June twice and we had fantastic meals and great service unfortunately in August I went back with all my family and it was a disaster we left before we had finished and definitely won’t go back in the high season. They do not have enough staff two people serving and no one on the bar and the food was pre-cooked. My partner waited 30 minutes for her main course of PORK skewers but by then we were all finished ours and hers was undercooked and red in the middle. This is a small report of what could be a lengthy complaint. Don’t go in high season.

  • Brian M.8 months ago

    2.0

    We waited over 2 hours for our food with little communication as to why it was taking so long. The food itself was not made to our liking so we quickly left.

  • James L.
    James L.9 months ago

    10

    what a great place. I came with my wife and two young children. The staff were fantastic, they made us feel very welcome and nothing was too much trouble. The food was delicious and the service was great. I highly recommend this place especially if you have children.

  • Kenneth S.10 months ago

    9.5

    Good choice on the menu, plenty for fish and for meat lovers to pick from. The staff are very friendly. The food is very well prepared and the attention to detail is excellent. Will have no hesitation in to return. . Wil

  • Mert Ö.
    Mert Ö.11 months ago

    10

    The portions were so big but they were also very tasty. We have enjoyed our time there.

  • Clare N.11 months ago

    10

    Friendly staff, traditional Portuguese food, lovely ambience, great value. We enjoyed eating at this restaurant.

  • Rohan C.1 year ago

    10

    The traditional food was lovely and the service was great!

  • Jo G.1 year ago

    10

    Onda Norte is situated outside the old town walls so a little off the tourist beaten track. It’s a little gem of a Portuguese restaurant where the locals also choose to eat. Prices are very reasonable and the service warm & friendly. Highly recommend.

  • Sean M.1 year ago

    10

    Lovely local restaurant and excellent food & service, very enjoyable experience.

  • Margaret O.1 year ago

    7.0

    Lovely service. Fish and shrimp did not taste fresh. Beef was tender. Peppercorn sauce too thick.

  • Jane S.1 year ago

    9.5

    A great neighbourhood restaurant with friendly service.

  • Hugo B.
    Hugo B.1 year ago

    10

    Everything great. Had garlic prawns and than posta mirandesa. Very tasty. Strongly recomend!

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