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Reviewed 4 weeks ago via mobile

We enjoyed two steaks which were served on the hot stones. The actual steak was excellent but the overall impression wasn't top notch. You need to pay extra for sides (which are chips or salad for example) and the garlic bread starter is a tiny...hardly cooked part-baked number with some garlic butter on top. We wanted to ask about their wine list but they didn't have a menu just the ability to buy a whole bottle so we chose other drinks instead.More

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 16 September 2023

This is a popular stone grill restaurant. You can choose your steak and it will be brought to you on a hot stone. The chef will start the cooking process and then leave you to finish it. This is a healthy way of cooking and...my steak was delicious.More

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed 23 August 2023

Visit started badly: The online menu we consulted beforehand was obsolete, quoted prices 25% lower than we found when we arrived and referenced dishes that were no longer offered. Everything was extra, and seemingly expensive for Terceira. Bread 3.50€? Fries and salad the same? Only...one type of wine is served, and it's expensive. Overall, we felt the meal was over-priced, albeit the steak was excellent quality. Service was glacially slow, not particularly friendly, dirty dishes were not removed in a timely fashion, and everything had to be asked for (oil & vinegar, salt, coffee).More

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed 19 August 2023

chateau briand ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ the beef is so tender that melts like butter. best chef on the island. impressive!

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed 6 August 2023

Delicious tender steak. If you only eat beef once during your whole trip, do it here! House wine pretty good as well.

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed 17 July 2023 via mobile

Excellent. Food, atmosphere, and customer service are exquisite. Best restaurant we’ve found on the island. Make sure and get reservations, they fill up extremely quick, even on a weekday.

Date of visit: July 2023
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Reviewed 8 July 2023

This restaurant is one of the best restaurants on the island! Their limpets are well-prepared and smooth whereas some other locations on the island have sandy limpets, and are perfectly cooked with great seasoning - best limpets anywhere on the island. The hot stone steak...experience is also one I have already recommended to close friends and family, and will continue to do so as it is a unique experience and the steak is so fresh. The service here was wonderful; each person that came by our table was friendly, kind, attentive, professional, and conversational - and they also connected easily with all types of guests, which speaks to the great customer service here.More

Date of visit: June 2023
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Reviewed 16 June 2023

I highlight the grotesque and boçal way in which this gentleman, named Xavier, received me in his restaurant. Without knowing me at all, he treated me as if I were a teenager (I'm 59 years old), and when I calmly warned him that this was...not the right way to treat a customer, he invited me to leave the restaurant , which, of course, I complied with immediately. I got the best impression from the people of Angra do Heroismo and Terceira Island, but this is not a good example. In every flock there is always a “snotty sheep”. I was informed later that he doesn't like Portuguese customers but Americans, because they always pay big tips. Therefore, ...!!!More

Date of visit: June 2023
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Junia Xavier, Contabilidade/Finanças at O Cachalote Restaurante, responded to this reviewResponded 19 June 2023
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Este senhor está a ser absolutamente falso , tendo sido ele o primeiro a desrespeitar os empregados desta casa e...More

Reviewed 12 May 2023

O M G!!!!! You need to go. The most tender steak, perfectly seasoned and cooked on a lava stone. This was not just a meal, but a dining experience we will not forget. Make a reservation. Frank serves to everyone personally. We felt welcomed right...away.More

Date of visit: May 2023
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Reviewed 26 April 2023 via mobile

We went and of course had to get the steak. The owner brings it out, cooks the first piece for you, and feeds it to you. The steak was delicious and it was a cool experience.

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed 30 March 2023 via mobile

Amazing! Best steak you'll find! Small restaurant that specialises in hot rock beef or tuna steak. Ther owner shows you what to do so just turn up and enjoy!!

Date of visit: February 2023
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Reviewed 25 March 2023

Best steak we ever had hands down! It was very tender and just melted in our mouths! Only regret is we wished we found this restaurant sooner as we would had gone another time. It was our last night on Terceira but if by chance...we get the opportunity it visit that lovely island this restaurant will be the first place we will go to for dinner! The grilled limpets were also very good.More

Date of visit: January 2023
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Reviewed 17 December 2022

Amazing Azores meat made as you want! Top atmosphere! Great experience! You really enjoy your food! First bite comes from the owner...

Date of visit: November 2022
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Reviewed 15 October 2022

A wounderful experience...a must visit for everyone...speechless....the whole process from order until yountake a first bite is just out of this world

Date of visit: October 2022
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Reviewed 11 October 2022 via mobile

This is a place not to miss. Wine is a bit pricey but the experience and the meal is epic. It is a joy. The theatre of having Frank, the delightful owner, start the cooking and host you is wonderful. He feeds you the first...bite and is a one man show so it does all take a little while, but it is so worth itMore

Date of visit: October 2022
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Yeah I agree with the other folks. Just show up. No problem, especially if you're relatively early. You'll love it. No website? Part of its charm.
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O Cachalote Restaurante is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:
  • Food: 4.5
  • Service: 4.5
  • Value: 4.5
  • Atmosphere: 4