O Monte - Southend-on-Sea

Visited with some work colleagues for a birthday lunch and we had a fab time. We were served by Maria and Susana and both were attentive, polite and always smiling. The food was absolutely delicious! I had the half francasinha as I knew that this was a very filling dish and I still felt really full afterwards. My two colleagues also struggled o finish their food. The portion sizes are such good value for the price paid. The desserts are also homemade we had the flan which been made only that morning really delicious. They heard we had a birthday on the table and so one of the flans came with a candle and the staff sang happy birthday so nice of them to go this extra mile.

The best in town with amazing staff. Nothing is to much trouble , for the incredible staff,Thank you. James David Flynn. XX

I'm not a particular fan of Portuguese food but my wife and friends are and they enjoyed the fish and meat dishes they had (apologies for no names or descriptions which all come from a deceptively large kitchen compared to front of house space. It usually has a lot of Portuguese speaking customers so the food must be authentic. They are licenced and offer a decent selection of booze and there is a small deli area selling Portuguese dry goods and cakes. This place has quickly become a favourite of mine.

First time at this place and were not disappointed. We had feancesinha and burger for a kid. The staff is really friendly, didn't take too long to serve the food and affordable prices. Also bought a few things from their shop which is inside the café. Definitely we would come back.

We used visit this restaurant some times. We love it, the food is excellent, the staff is very friendly, so a good site to go with friends or family and enjoy.