Alxama - CASCALHEIRA

By far the worst experience I've had in a local restaurant, having booked my table on mother's days to bring my wife for a memorable moment after cooking since the 15th of Jan as lockdown got the best us. Upon arrival we had to wait...for a table to be prepared whilst there was other table available to be seated at , we received our refreshments 45min later We order sparkling Sangeria which was flatter than water stacked with fruit that was untouchable as the wine vase didn't allow us. Having complained to the waiter he showed no care as to was occurred and proceeded to take our order. Wow WOW WOW . what can I say absolute no flavor , cold .. a short rib was ordered . Practicall brazed on the outside and raw in the inside. Food was eaten as the battle wasn't going to be won . Highly unrecommended . The staff were even unhappy.

Vi er to gæster i en halv fyldt restaurant fredag aften. sikken en dårlig oplevelse. først lid uvenner med tjeneren. he shortribs ribeye entrecote. medium ribeye derecote he gennem. beder om nye entrecote da de er forkullet. nye he så blev/rare. Så...det bliver et stort nej tak herfra. we are two guests in a half full restaurant on Friday night. what a bad experience. first a little unfriendly with the waiter. order is shortribs ribeye entrecote. medium ribeye entrecote is fried. ask for new entrecots as they are carburized. the new have become so beautiful. so it will be a big thanks from here.

We returned, having waited a while, since our last visit. For a restaurant that promotes itself as specialising in meat, it was a huge disappointment. My wife ordered ribs and I chose fillit steak, medium rare. The ribs were tough and the steak was over...cooked. The sides came before the meat and were luke warm. We tried to order half bottles of house red and white, neither was available. We left feeling let down and what a waste of time and money. It makes O'Agostinos, just down the road, even better value. Having complained, we were still presented with a bill, with everything still charged. Only after questioning, did they reluctantly take off our drinks, having insisted that we pay for both main courses. Another customer not going to ever return, or indeed recommend.

Really good meal at Alxama. Meat was superb and very good value. The portions of side dishes were the right size for three people. Serving staff were friendly and did a very good job. Only reasons for marking the restaurant down at all was service...was too quick. We had just literally finished our starters and the main course was out- maybe give it 5 minutes. The other being that as the restaurant backs onto scrub land at the outside area there is a tendency for there to be flies, but unfortunately I think because if location they will never be able to combat this.

Exquisite steaks, beautiful ambiente and friendly service.