Lobster roe and grilled squid on a skewer were the only good things about this place. Service was slow and the grilled limpets were so small compared to other seafood restaurants I've tried. Aside from the nice view, there isn't anything too special about this place. If you're looking for good seafood, there are plenty of other options in the area. read more

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Cais 20 was easily the most disappointing experience of my whole trip. We went for a late dinner, excited to try all the different seafood, especially the ones native to the Azores like barnacles and slipper lobster. It unfortunately didn't meet any expectations. We ordered the huge seafood platter for 4, but everything was cold. There was no mention of that on the menu. Worse, the seafood wasnt even fresh. The shrimp lacked that springy texture and just fell apart when peeling. The service was also rude. Maybe they don't like tourist? Overall, I wouldn't recommend it at all. read more

Cais 20 - Portuguese Near Me - Ponta Delgada, 20

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Very poor service. We felt ignored throughout the whole experience. We both got the "burgers" on their English muffin style bread. I had food poisoning the next day. read more

I've been visiting Cais 20 since 2016 and the food NEVER disappoints! The garlic bread is outstanding, sangria sweet and inexpensive, steak on a stone cooked to perfection, and mixed skewers delicious! Friends in our parry got monk fish stew, octopus skewers, and seafood and rice. All were a HUGE hit. Pros - huge menu, outstanding food, accommodates large parties, inexpensive Cons - no high chairs for the kids, very long wait times (even with reservations, we didn't put in our drink order until over an hour in) read more

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Stopped here twice . First time we were not that hungry so we just had wings and a chocolate coconut dessert. Both were very good especially for the price. Lunch today was a huge pan of grilled octopus and a small appetizer of local limpets. Both were tasty and well prepared . It was a beautiful day .. a little windy so we sat inside by window. A beautiful view. Our waiter was very sweet although as typical here it was hard to get check at end and we had a plane to catch read more

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This is THE place to go!! The owner and all the servers are so wonderful and friendly. They will help you and explain everything. There is SUCH a large menu to select from and from all the plates my family tried, it was so flavorful. My favorite were the Oysters, hands down. We got more than an order, but everything was seriously cooked to perfection, and came out so quick! Even with the restaurant being a little busy. Lot's of seating available and again, a friendly and welcoming. I will definitely return and you should definitely try!! read more

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We were so excited to try this place out. It' was our first time visiting the Azores and naturally we wanted to try the best local restaurants. We got here and it was relatively empty with the exception of the outdoor seating which was full, so we took a seat inside, we ordered the fried shrimp, mussels escebeche, the fish of the day and some garlic bread. The garlic bread came out first and was tasty but only came 4 slices of bread. Then we waited an entire hour for the rest of the food to come out. People who had just come in were getting their plates within minutes of sitting down. The waiter did not even think to come by our table to offer some beer or bread during our hour long wait. Then the food finally comes out after flagging down the waiter like 4x. The fish came out first, it was not hot but merely like warm. It was good but should have been hot considering it was supposed to be freshly grilled. Then came the 'friend shrimp' which were not fried at all and looked boiled. Definitely not what we were expecting after an hour long wait. The mussels came out last and they were supposed to be the appetizer. I really wish we would have loved this place as everyone else around us seemed to really love the food and have received their meals quickly. Maybe it was just a bad night at the place, but unfortunately because it was such a bad experience for us we won't be back to try it again. read more

You have never been on this island before, yet you want to eat like a local? You want to hang out with the locals? Well, this is your place. The place is in no way fancy, yet they put out some very delicious pristine seafood at very reasonable prices. Also, the place is open till 4am. Can't sleep, and you're still thinking about the great seafood you had the other day? Problem solved; this place is legendary for serving food into the wee hours. During this pandemic, if a place has outdoor seating, then I'm requesting it. Well, their outdoor seating area has a great view of the ocean and a constant breeze from it as well. When I visited, they were slightly slow with their service because the place was jam packed and had a constant line of locals to get into the place. Once I received my food (mackerel with red spicey sauce, olives, bread, and chourico), yes, I can now understand the fuss to get in. The food is very good and worth the hassle of waiting in a line, then waiting for a waiter to come around to take your order. Under the circumstances, the wait staff was very nice and apologetic for the slow service. I typically don't like waiting anywhere for food. But this time I didn't mind. This is eating with the locals in Sao Miguel at its best! read more

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The service is good. Food is very overpriced and low quality. The fish soup was more a stew. Heavy on rice, creme de marisco was bad. Not a smooth cream soup and the flavor was off. The kebab was tiugh as naiks and the filles horse mqckerel was not good. The salad seved with the dish came with half a raw onion??????Not returning read more

Cais 20 - Portuguese Near Me - Ponta Delgada, 20

We spent three evenings in a row at this seafood restaurant. Excellent food. Large menu to satisfy any gastronomical desires. Food is delicious! Our server was Silvio. Very knowledgeable about wines, his suggestions for food were spot on. We sat in their outdoor space with a view of the ocean. Even though the restaurant is very busy, we never felt rushed or unattended. Highly recommend that spot. read more

Food is really good, great place for large groups or late night meals. The apps are great and entree portions are large. The only downside to this place is it's a bit more expensive than most similar caliber restaurants on the island. The service is always great and we try to stop in at least once every trip. read more

Great service. We asked our server for recommendations and he did not disappoint. Big portions! read more

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Friendly staff but terrible food with good presentation: undercooked potatoes in fish stew, half cold and powdery shellfish soup, very hard sirloin in a skewer, mash potatoes taste like flaked potatoes puré and champignon and cream sauce is basically canned mushrooms in raw cream. Never again! read more

Cais 20 - Mushrooms and cream 'sauce' - Portuguese Near Me - Ponta Delgada, 20

I will say if you like seafood this is the place to go. Over looks the ocean not upscale but food was delicious. I had the octopus and it was melt in your mouth like butter. I would I return. Yea. read more

This place was so good and convenient we ate here 3 times during a weeklong stay on Sao Miguel! It's open late, with ocean views and feels like a diner but with exceptional food. There is a kids' play area in the restaurant and it's a short walk from a nice viewpoint of the islet nearby. The staff were all very friendly, and most spoke English. The menu is giant and includes a lot of Azorean items that were on my list to try during my trip. Every time we were here the customers seemed to be having a great time, and we never had to wait for a table. Food highlights: Bitoque - fried, garlic-y steak with a fried egg on top (we ate this twice). Boiled shrimp - these are served cold with shells and heads on and were delicious. On the menu the 20/30 shrimp are bigger, 80/100 are smaller. You order the shrimp in grams so we asked our waiter to bring us an appropriate amount for two people. Sao Jorge cheese - 3 wedges of the most delicious cheese, comes with a perfect pairing of pineapple honey. Grilled lapas - this was the only place I tried these, but they were great and seasoned well with garlic, butter and parsley. The fish soup here was my favorite out of all the fish soups I tried on the island. Caipirananas - a caipirinha cocktail made with azorean pineapple. For dessert: cinnamon ice cream made on site was great, as well as "Grandma's sweet". For two people's food and alcohol our bills ranged from 30 - 50 euros. If I could give this place 6 stars I would! read more

Cais 20 - Portuguese Near Me - Ponta Delgada, 20

The fried octopus was the best dish. At least two octopus in the dish and tonnes of potato and peppers. Enough to feed 2-3 people. The seafood rice, which can be ordered in a half portion, was filled with spiny lobster, rock crab, and prawns. Very deeelish. They serve the São Jorge cheese. Very nice and strong in the milk butter and grass flavor. Portions are huge. Didn't make it to dessert. read more

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This was our last meal in Ponta Delgada, and our most expensive. Was the food good? Yes, but I'm not sure it was worth the extra price tag, and you'll find some equally enjoyable meals elsewhere. Also, the "view" was the selling point for us, but we were sat at a table far away from the water and got no view. Make a reservation for sure. Our's was for 7:30pm, and by 7:45pm they had a full house. The menu is huge, and although this is billed as a seafood restaurant, you'll also find your share of red meat. Steve D. went with the mixed kabob as his entree and loved it, and added a steam veggie bag to the side. Brad C. went with the "cook your own steak" option and really enjoyed the whole process (tip - utilize the pineapple they give you to give your steak some sweetness). Keith H. and I shared the seafood rice, which could honestly feed 4 people lol...and Jessica G. created her own "light bites" dinner with olives, salad, soup, cheese. Overall all of the dishes were good....but again, not worth the extra $$. Of course our final dinner meant we had to get dessert - the lemon pie, the pineapple cake, the passion-fruit mousse and the chocolate pudding cake. None of these were standouts to me, and we had better desserts elsewhere on our stay. We took the long walk home to our hotel, and really enjoyed the scenic running path. Also, make sure you climb to the view point just east of the restaurant before dinner! read more

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Food was delicious. Fried octopus and seafood rice were delicious and each portion can feed 2 people. The portions are big in general. For desert, definitely try cinnamon ice cream read more

Awesome place with an ENORMOUS menu. There is something for everyone to enjoy. The lapas are fresh and so delicious. The garlic bread is also large and very flavorful. I got the mini steak and it was delicious. Full of fresh garlic, sauce to dip your bread in and plentiful french fries. Family of mine also got the seafood rice and they thoroughly enjoyed it. This place is open all night long and is fairly priced. read more

What a major disappointment! Our party of 8 was supposed to be picked up by the restaurant's van at 2030 hours. The driver showed up at the hotel and picked up another party instead and said he'd be back in five minutes. Obviously the driver did not know the meaning of "five minutes," because, 40-45 minutes later the driver finally arrived. Upon arrival at the restaurant we were promptly seated. Some 25+ minutes later our party still had not received menus, water or any sign of service. As we all looked around the restaurant, we observed numerous tables that appeared frustrated also due to the lack of service. Eventually we left the restaurant dissatisfied and hungry. Tourists: DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME !! read more

Unbelievable seafood! We ate here twice during or stay in November and hubby still talks about the food! read more

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Ate here 2x while visiting Azores. Decor is a bit shabby but the service and the food here was great. Get the seafood rice.

If you are ever in Sao Miguel Azores, then you must try out Cais 20. It is in Sao Roque, Sao Miguel. The freshest most delicious seafood one could ever have. You order a beer they give you shrimp with it. Fresh tuna steaks, cod, limpets, and desert of cinnamon infused gelado. Reasonably priced. 5 people, couple bottles of wine, appetizer, main course, desert and coffee came out to $210.00 U.S. dollars read more

Ask to sit outside when you reserve, beautiful views. Seafood rice is amazing, very generous with the seafood. They have a driver service that will pick you up and drop you off back at your hotel for free. read more

This place is delicious!!! Had the salmon skewer-possibly the best salmon I've ever eaten!

We dined here with a group of about 20+ of us on our last night in São Miguel and everything was awesome! I had the Bife Na Pedra, which I am very familiar with since I used to work at a Portuguese restaurant (Cotali Mar in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA) that also sells the "Steak on the Stone." We also had lapas as our appetizer, which was to die for! Our server, Peter, was always attentive and gave us quality service throughout the whole night. He was very funny too! All in all, we had a great time at Cais 20 and I look forward to visiting again in the future when I return to the island. read more

Our group dined here twice while vacationing in San Miguel. Our hotel recommended the restaurant. They picked us up at our hotel. Oh my God. We were pleasantly surprised. The ambiance is fair. The fare is fantastic!!!!! Our waiter Pedro was probably one of the best we've ever had. We can't begin to describe how wonderfully delicious the food was. I recommend the fried octopus. Its fantastic. Don't miss this outstanding restaurant when visiting the Azores and be sure to ask for Pete for your waiter. You will not be disappointed. read more

What this place lacks in atmosphere, it makes up for with yummy, inexpensive food. We had a table of 5 and shared our food, but still ordered too much. The shrimp and beer for 2.50 turned out to be peel and eat shrimp. Ask for a bit of peri peri sauce and it was perfect. Also had phenomenal chicken wings with lots of garlic. The wait staff is nice, but WAY too rushed. Wish they would hire a couple more people and allow these folks to slow down. read more

cab driver turned us on to this place. best advice of the trip! great location and view of the sea. our waiter, silvio, could not have been more helpful and attentive. the food was as good as it gets. simple, azorean fare. everything was incredibly fresh and excellent cocktails to boot. read more

Worst food ever. The salmon was just fat and the whole interior looks like a canteen. Far too expensive and the waiters seems really stressed, didn't understand at all. The bill included food which we did not have. We felt really sick after eating there read more

Free transport to and from hotel was the only good service we had. Food was fresh but bland.

We dined here while in Sao Miguel. We were pleasantly surprised when they provided shuttle service, for free, to and from our hotel. They appeared to be doing this for many guests. We were very excited for this meal as there were some great reviews. The meal was mediocre at best and was very disappointing. After being seated, we sat for about 15 minutes being entertained by the flies that were buzzing about. Our view was nice but behind us was an open server area that had a freezer that appeared to have been cleaned last in 1987. There was freezer burn and they were actually removing product from this thing. We shared the following: 1. Bottle of sparking rose - very tasty and well priced. 2. Fava bean and chorizo appetizer - this should have been tasty but instead was flavorless and had temperature inconsistencies characteristic of microwaving. There were actually parts that were very cold. 3. Grilled sardines appetizer - these were grilled well but they were hastily plated and a scoop of some type of sauce plopped on the top, completely covering two of the sardines. Sloppy presentation. 4. Snails - these could have been great but were lacking \salt and they were served lukewarm. 5. Spiny Lobster - I ordered the spiny lobster. They brought me a nice sized lobster that was well presented. There was a bowl of butter with paprika in the middle but even that was lukewarm. The lobster was listed on the menu as 75EU kg. I assumed would be around that price. I was charged for a 1.3 KG lobster at $97.00 EU. I didn't have a problem with it but I wonder if I was scammed as this seems awfully high. The lobster was moist and I enjoyed. There was a lot of meat. 6. Cod with sauce - this was inedible. The cod was so tough that my wife had so spit pieces out as she could not even chew. I think it was cooked a week ago, deep fried, and then microwaved. I love cod and I couldn't even eat one piece. It didn't even look appetizing so I am surprised the chef would even send something like that out. We didn't have dessert. I was very disappointed with this meal as had high hopes. I would certainly not recommend this place as it was by far the most expensive and worst tasting of any restaurant in Sao Miguel. read more

We dined at Cais 20 a couple of weeks ago. We were extremely disappointed. The online photos gave it a feeling of a more upscale ambiance. It's casual, we sat in what looked like an enclosed porch. Windows were opened with plenty of flies flying around the room. The room was warmer than we liked for our comfort and the large air conditioner in the room was off. Staff are very attentive. Now for our meal (a group of 4 foodies)--unless you order from the small items menu (appetizers), it's very pricey. For appetizers we ordered the liver--the sauce was delicious but the liver was overcooked, we also ordered the fish eggs not knowing it would be cold, pickled and hard. Main entrees were beautifully presented but all of the fish was overcooked--the mariscada for two had a wonderful sauce but the clams, shrimp and halibut were overcooked. The salt cod dish came with roasted potatoes that must have been reheated in the microwave making a few of them impossible to cut with a knife. The salmon dish was also overcooked. This was the most expensive meal we had in Sao Miguel. This group suggests you go elsewhere--there are plenty of other restaurants with delicious meals for less than half the price. read more