Pizzeria Margherita - Alijo

Entradas muito boas. As pizzas feitas em forno a lenha são excepcionais.

Terrible experience. We are a family of 3 so we went to this place on 17.08.2023. at 20:30 as we heard the pizza is really good. When we arrived we understood that the waiters English is very bad but still he was able to communicate. He told me that they do not allow any take away we were surprised because we saw many pizza boxes on counter. But fine we asked for a table and he said that no tables available. Then we saw a table on the street and asked if it’s OK he said yes, take it. When we tried to sit there the guy came and took away all the chairs without any explication!!! We were shocked and we left. Next evening we came back at the same time since all other places were full and we decided to give another chance since no other options were available. Same story: the same guy told us that takeaway is not possible even if we saw 3 people coming in, picking up full pizza boxes and leaving!!! We asked the for a table and he said not available even if terrace was half empty. He again did it in very arrogant manner. So we understand that in fact he does not want to serve foreigners because local guys had no issue with take away and tables coming in. I never saw such a racism attitude in any country. If you are a foreigner, stay away from this place so these guys can suffocate in their racism and stupid nationalism we live in Europe and not in some middle age country.

Excellent Fungi and Veggie wood fired pizzas. Great espresso coffee too. Quick and friendly service. Reasonably priced. Would strongly recommend to go to this family run restaurant.

We went to Alijo looking for a restaurant a friend recommended. Unfortunately, that restaurant was closed for two weeks of vacation. We came across this Pizzeria and decided to give it a try. There were several Locals eating there which was a good sign. The service was very good and the food; pizza, salad, penne Bolognese were all very good. They have a wood fired oven for the Pizza and make their own crusts. Would highly recommend this Pizzeria if you are in the area.

We'd been eating Portuguese dinners for nearly a week, mostly at higher end restaurants, and were looking for something a little lighter. Pizzeria Margherita has a wood-burning pizza oven, someone who knows a good pizza crust, quality ingredients, and a knowledgeable person manning the oven. It all added up to superb pizza and an enjoyable evening for the four of us. Staff is friendly, courteous and attentive and fluent enough in English to get you through the menu even if, like us, your knowledge of Portuguese is almost non-existent.,