Casa O Bife

Homme Poco · Post by **Homme Poco** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 10:01 pm

Have seen many good coments about this place. Where is it please?

kteee · Post by **kteee** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 10:12 pm

about half way up estrada do farol on the left hand side - in the same block as maximes, bistroquet and carvoeiro bar, and just past happys

Lesley Jean · Post by **Lesley Jean** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 7:28 pm

It is a great place, the lads are really friendly and the service and food is great, enjoy your visit.
We are out on Monday and as usual it is our place to go when we get off the plane and have driven to our house, just dump the bags and make for Casa de bife. Great!

biffa · Post by **biffa** » Wed Apr 13, 2005 6:03 pm

Just as long as you don't end up at Casa de Biffa!

bifas 1st darling! · Post by **bifas 1st darling!** » Sat Apr 16, 2005 12:43 pm

Some people think that dinner at Casa De Biffa is a jolly good night out, loads to eat and drink, great hosts, they only cater for large family groups though

Lesley Jean · Post by **Lesley Jean** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 3:12 pm

would always be happy to try the 'Casa do biffa' next time we are out, is that an invitation ??? hehe

Sharen Crane · Post by **Sharen Crane** » Mon May 16, 2005 3:38 pm

We went here for New Years Eve it was great! Food was fabulous and the staff were very attentive despite being rushed off their feet

dan&mary · Post by **dan&mary** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 9:15 pm

Can't say we enjoyed Casa O Bife - tried the stone steak for the first and LAST time - steak cut wrong - stone not hot enough - broiled beef anyone?? - It was dire!!!

D&M

morag · Post by **morag** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 1:48 pm

Always find this good-excellent fillet steak with gi-normous portion,I can never manage a starter, just the couvert.Rest of menu good,service attentive.We go in March each year at least once or twice, managed 3 times this year as we met up with friends who wanted a good steak.They enjoyed it too!Prices are reasonable, well in March any way!

Lesley Jean · Post by **Lesley Jean** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 3:45 pm

dan&mary sorry you must have picked a very 'off' day as this place is great.
We have been going to it reguarly for nearly three years now and would recommend it to anyone, the services is good, the food is good and they will bend over backwards to help you out. It is always our first port of call after a flight with easyjet from Bristol, we just drop the bags at the house and head there for a really good meal before going back and unpacking everything.

dan&mary · Post by **dan&mary** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 5:08 am

Hi Leslie,

Thank you for your comments but I must disagree. This is a tourist location which depends on a certain standard. It is unacceptable that on the night I wish to visit this restaurant that perhaps the chef is off and the cleaner is cooking! That in my mind is wrong and should not happen. This restaurant has opened its doors to the public and the standard should be consistent each night. It is unacceptable that it is not!

dan&mary

Lesley Jean · Post by **Lesley Jean** » Sat Aug 06, 2005 1:18 pm

I agree with you about standards as the fact they let them slip was very wrong, I hope you mentioned it to them as I am sure they would want to know if they are not coming up to scratch.

I can only say again that as very regular visitors (each month from Sept - June) we have never had a bad meal or a bad experience there. I am truly sorry that you have.

dan&mary · Post by **dan&mary** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 3:16 am

Lesley Jean,

I disagree with your comment that I should alert the staff that the meal was not up to scratch. I visited Maximes, I think 3 or 4 nights and each night the quality, presentation and service was excellent. I visited El and Ela on one occasion and the food and service were impressive. I visited Villa Medici on 2 occasions and again the food and service were impressive.
Why then, should I have to mention to the staff at Casa do Bife that their food was bad? What good would that do other than they will not see me again! Why should I give them another chance to get it right? Their chef should know what is correct before it goes on the table - n'est pas?

Dan&Mary

Lesley Jean · Post by **Lesley Jean** » Mon Aug 08, 2005 3:59 pm

I understand, but having been in the industry myself I know that on an odd occassion something for some reason goes wrong, this should not happen and should not be tollerated but I would have liked to have known if it was my establishment that something was not right. I understand that you would not want to go back there if you thought the service and food was that bad.

I had a similar experience at Ele and Ela, who I thought to be a very good restaurant, but, last autumn on a trip out on my own I was told that 'there are no tables free tonight' and as I walked out of the restaurant a couple came in, who had not booked and were given a table. Now that really annoyed me, for what good it did I went back in and spoke to the owner/chef and complained. I was offered a table for the next evening but refused. I have yet to go back there.

We all have different experiences I just feel that knowing the owner and the staff at this restaurant for three years now that yours was not a usual one, and that the restaurant is a good one, wether it is in the middle of winter or in the height of the summer.

Maybe we will have to 'beg to differ' on this one.

dan&mary · Post by **dan&mary** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 12:40 am

Hi Lesley Jean,

We will agree to differ. I have also been in the service trade - for a while - and we endeavoured to keep the same formula night after night. It actually worked and we had NO complaints <and it wasn't McDonalds either>.

The problem with Casa O Bife was that (a) The steak was cut wrong and (b) the stone was not hot enough! When this was pointed out to the small silver haired waiter - he came and cut the steak and pushed it around on the stone. <I don't really need people to cut my steak!> After 5 minutes of again trying to cook this badcut steak and its non-cooking we called him back. He said that it was ok and walked off. Now Lesley Jean, that is not good enough in my book...... If, in your day of the service industry and, indeed in my day, that would have been whipped away and replaced. Alas not here. I will not be back! On your point of El and Ela - that does NOT at all refer to the food in the premises - only to the whim of the staff!

Dan&Mary

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