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User Reviews on Costa Do Sol
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My wife and I were here on Saturday, because we had an Entertainment Book coupon. We found a dead cockroach in the Portugese steak that I ordered! Never ever going back. The ambience is terrible, the meat dishes were soaked in oil, and it was a horrible experience. Don't spoil your day by coming here, there are definitely better restaurants in Sydney. This place definitely needs a "Chopping Block" makeover.
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supersuan -
See my reviews 1 , 02 December 2008
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Food 6 |
Ambience 6 |
Service 7 |
Value 6 |
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We had the garlic prawns in hot chilli and the traditional cabbage soup with chorizo for the entree. Big serves, we counted 19 prawns, heaps of garlic and ok heat, the soup was made with spinach rather than cabbage but was really tasty nevertheless. Plain rolls served with this free of charge. Give the entrees 7.5/10. Shared a paella for the main, which had enough saffron/tumeric rice to feed a family of four!
The seafood/chicken was overcooked, dry and bland, I think as a result of us asking not to be rushed, so, therefore, it was just robotically prepared anyway and left in its earthenware serving dish to dry out in an oven until we gave the nod. Main 5/10. Service was friendly and attentive with smiles, you actually got acknowledged when arriving, not like some of the other charcoal chicken places on the strip.
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kengoey69 -
See my reviews 45, 01 December 2008
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Food 8 |
Ambience 3 |
Service 4 |
Value 7 |
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Judging by the other reviews, we fortunately got them on a good night. It was late, 9 pm, and the place was quiet, so, perhaps, that's why our meals were not overly delayed, but not prompt either! Anyhow, we ordered a Garlic Prawns to share as entree, then I had a steak and partner the Barramundi. The entree was a large serving which was a pleasant surprise. The mains where tasty and cooked well.
The wait staff were amatuers, but friendly enough, but scarce once mains were delivered. I asked for advice regarding their Portuguese wines, but no-one in the place knew anything. The young head waiter merely advised which was the one more often ordered. We took his advice and the wine was acceptable. In summary, a pleasant meal with large servings. I am likely to try the other Portuguese places in the area before going back.
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Edcaneat -
See my reviews 9, 29 October 2008
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Recommended |
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Food 6 |
Ambience 6 |
Service 7 |
Value 7 |
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I felt I should review this place for a couple of reasons. 1. I had a voucher for this place 2. It's stumbling distance from home 3. The reviews had been so poor thus far I wanted to see just how bad it could be. I was pleasantly suprised. A bit of a lack of ambience. Dead roses on the tables, very busy road outside, good music though.
The food was ok. I've had better and I've certainly had worse. We ordered baby octopus, chicken skewers and calamari. The octopus was nice, beautiful charcoal flavour. The skewer was weird. A massive chunk of butter was melting down the skewer which made it very oily. The calamari was chargrilled too. Not what I expected but still nice. The sides left a bit to be desired, very unoriginal and unflavoursome salad, nice chips.
The service was pretty good though. We had a young guy who was very attentive, cheerful and had the whole place under control by himself. The bill was reasonable, but then we had a voucher. I wouldn't rave about this place but given the previous poor reviews I'd say don't avoid it, just don't expect gourmet.
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SarahDib -
See my reviews 4, 22 September 2008
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Food 8 |
Ambience 8 |
Service 6 |
Value 8 |
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Been there once but for sure will come back. Loved the size of the portions and the taste of the food! Just the service is a bit slow for Australian standards but that's the way it's done in Portugal, so.. Looking forward to going back.
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lulauffer -
See my reviews 1, 29 August 2008
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Food 3 |
Ambience 2 |
Service 1 |
Value 1 |
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The worst dining experience I have had in Sydney. After the initial order no member of staff came near our table to see if we wanted to order any drinks while we waited the hour and a half it took for our meal to arrive, then only half of the order came. I had to ask several times for the rest of the order while food was delivered to tables around us who had ordered after us. When the rest of the order finally arrived, it was obvious that at least one of the dishes had been sitting under a hot lamp for quite some time. With the sauce congealing and the 'steak' tough and overcooked - should have been medium/rare.
Asked to speak to the manager, who blamed everything on the chef, and seemed to have no awareness or control over what was going on. The only almost apology was the offering of dessert on the house which we did not take as didn't fancy waiting another hour and a half for it to arrive. No reduction on the bill. We will definitely not be returning.
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TheWeeYin -
See my reviews 1, 05 July 2008
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Below Average |
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Food 5 |
Ambience 3 |
Service 1 |
Value 3 |
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Rude wait staff that everything you ask for is a complete chore! entree took 35 minutes, mains an hour and a half. My bottle of wine was way finished by the time mains arrived so it didn't really matter that much that the food was average.
corkage $5.50 per bottle, sparkling water - $7 for an el cheapo bottle.
Twice I had to go to the counter to ask for service. Overall don't go there -there are far better deserving restaurants around.
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purplelf -
See my reviews 1, 13 May 2008
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Food 7 |
Ambience 6 |
Service 1 |
Value 5 |
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Service was very slow and amateurish. Only the boss seemed to know what he was doing. Were the others still being trained by him on a busy Saturday night?
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michaelgh -
See my reviews 3, 29 April 2008
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Below Average |
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Food 6 |
Ambience 3 |
Service 1 |
Value 2 |
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This is the second time we have been to Costa Del Sol. The first time was terrific so much so that we encouraged relatives to join us last night. Our second experience was so far removed from the first that it was as if it was a different restaurant. A grumpy head waiter took us to our table and took our order. Took our own wine but ordered some soft drinks and water. The "coke" was some cheap and nasty brand and had decided to order more with the meal but no waiter came near us for almost an hour!
We had only ordered mains but waited an hour for one of them to arrive. We called over the waiters a few times but got no response. The first of our main courses arrived, then the sides for the other two, the second and third orders arrived about 15 minutes after that and one was wrong. The fourth order finally arrived 15 minutes after the others. The replacement dish arrived just as we decided to leave. We will never return.
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Chris and Paula -
See my reviews 2, 13 April 2008
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Food 6 |
Ambience 5 |
Service 4 |
Value 4 |
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I went there for a quiet sunday dinner with some friends. I was expecting good food, friendly service and good atmosphere... unfortunately I got disappointed.
The food was just ok (we shared several dishes) but absolutely no atmosphere, the service was a bit rude, I was just wondering if it is a crime not to order coffee or desserts at the end the meal?. I won't come back.
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helif -
See my reviews 12, 10 March 2008
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