O Cruz - Évora

Went for coffee at noon. Sat down at outside table. Asked for coffee, waiter owner put down menu and said food only in an unfriendly manner. Full of tourists and no locals. Deserves bad ratings. Clearly people don’t go back for more. Avoid. Too close to an historic site.

I found this restaurant full of locals tourists and thought wow lets go there for lunch. Unfortunately their terrace is in complete shade and my husband wanted some sunshine so we sat at the bar next door for a glass of wine. I then went next door to ask if l could please have their wifi code. The owner said NO. I then explained we were coming in to eat. He again said NO. And then walked off rudely without eye contact. A great pity for him that he lost our business as we then went on to spend €100 elsewhere on lunch and also a lesson in life. The Wifi code does not cost him anything to give out, what a sad attitude indeed.

This restaurant is good for trying new things. Well for us! We tried snails for the first time! They are quite small but give you a good taste of them. I would recommend the calamari. It’s juicy and delicious. The portion sizes are reasonable. This place has nice views and atmosphere. I would recommend this place if you are in a hurry or want to have a quick meal.

Wow... so many bad reviews... My experience was very positive instead. Me and my boyfriend stopped by at O cruz in August 2015 just before sunset. Restaurant is located in a very quiet area in front of stunning Igreja de Sao Francisco. We asked for a outside table and were immediately seated. O Cruz serves typical food of Alentejo region and is definitely cheap. As I'm not portoguese I can't tell you if it's truly genuine or not but I was searching for caracois (aka snails) and this is exactly what I got: very well cooked caracois and honest vinho verde. I would surely suggest you to try this dish if available and if you don’t have any bad feelings about snails: a group of six guests had a portion as a starter to share, for example. My boyfriend had some veal instead and it actually tasted good. Service was fast and more than ok. I don’t remember anything negative about the staff and food was delicious so I recommend you to eat there.

Food wasn't great, the boy that served tried to be helpful in general the service was bad, had to wait a few minutes to be acknowledged while a member of staff finished texting and the man that seemed to me the owner was unpleasant throughout, looking annoyed when spoken to. Didn't feel welcome in there more like I was bothering them to be served. Won't go back.