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Hours
Mon
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Tue
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Wed
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Thu
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM7:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Fri
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM7:30 PM - 11:30 PM
Sat
12:30 PM - 3:30 PM7:30 PM - 11:30 PM
Ratings and reviews
4.5
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Service
Value
Atmosphere
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PRICE RANGE
$10.00 – $39.00
CUISINES
Mediterranean, European, Portuguese
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
meals, features
Does this restaurant have tables with seating?
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About
O café Maratona, estabelecimento fundado em 1966, mais de quatro décadas de histórias e experiência. Com o novo projecto idealizado em 2008, pretende-se recriar o ambiente vivo e informal do tradicional café, não só como espaço social, mas também enquanto espaço de reflexão, mas agora num espaço actual e confortável, com um toque de glamour e sofisticação, virado para um público cada vez mais urbano e cosmopolita. Mais do que um café, pretende-se um espaço que responda às necessidades de um público cada vez mais exigente e conhecedor. Na porta ao lado funciona o restaurante, onde modernidade e tradição em ambiente informal chique com uma cozinha criativa de caracter urbano que acompanha e gera tendências. O design, a estética e a preocupação com o detalhe para nós não são um pormenor, afinal de contas os olhos também comem e toda a experiência que se pretende oferecer é o somatório de todas estas valências, inuma relação qualidade preço imbatíveis.
PRICE RANGE
$10.00 – $39.00
CUISINES
Mediterranean, European, Portuguese
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, Late Night
FEATURES
Reservations, Seating, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, Accepts Visa, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Gift Cards Available
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4.5
616 reviews
Excellent
336
Very good
179
Average
50
Poor
25
Terrible
26
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Anaïs B
Paris38 contributions
Nov 2020 • family
I trusted the comments on the internet and I can confirm that this place is great! We loved everything : the main courses, the wine and the desserts. There are very interesting and tasty combinations, it really changes from the traditional portuguese cuisine. My parents and I came for a birthday occasion and the staff was so kind to think of some candles for the dessert, thank you!
Well done to the kitchen staff and we appreciated the nice service, we will come back!
Written November 24, 2020
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K H
44 contributions
Mar 2023 • friends
We chose this restaurant for a night out with friends and it was a truly wonderful experience. We were a group of 5, including 2 veggies so our choices were varied. The restaurant itself has a nice atmosphere , good lighting, great low level background music. Staff are attentive without being intrusive. There was ample time allowed between courses. The food was of a really high standard, portions are large but so delicious that it was no problem to finish each dish! Each member of the group was delighted with their choice and we took a vote and everyone will return to this restaurant. The menu offers great range and atypical choices which is rare in Portugal. The desserts are truly spectacular and yes that is a stone!
I wholeheartedly recommend Maratona,
Written March 31, 2023
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Kathryn B
Suffolk10 contributions
Jan 2020 • none
Four of us went to the restaurant, there is a cafe too next door also belonging to Maratona. The service was excellent. Very friendly. The menu was good with some lovely choices. Food was presented very well. Price not expensive and quality outstanding. The best meal we have had in Caldas! Will definitely recommend and will be back soon.
Written January 16, 2020
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Rosie V
Peterborough64 contributions
Jan 2020 • friends
Went to Maratona 2 Times One for lunch at the café another with friends at the restaurant.
The café we ordered burgers and fresh juice, service was quick but fries and burger cold, juice hot, no Ice, burgers were dry and tasteless, only flavour was a chouriço that we think the meat burguer had. Restaurant; ridiculous ordered mature entrecote for me and my husband, mine well done, my husband medium, both come really rare and my plate was full of running blood and my husband even worse, sent back and they made the point of frying both! Was so ridiculous I had to order a risotto. Average all food we had there was bellow expect. We don't recommend.
Written January 20, 2020
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Gillian S
Alfeizerao27 contributions
Mar 2021 • none
Maratona has been our go to restaurant for special occasions since we moved to Portugal 6 years ago. Beautifully presented meals decorated with tiny flowers and such attention to detail.
We couldn't wait to get back now things have opened up. Sadly it was a let down. The starter of sticky ribs was lovely but the choices of main course was just uninspiring and plain odd. I had pork cheeks, which were cooked beautifully but the sauce tasted like something out of a jar. The whole plate was just dominated by manioc chips (crisps to the Brits) and one piece of charred lettuce.
Hubby had shrimp curry and the overwhelming taste was just lime.
I couldn't help but wish for the days of the amazing crab starter and inventive mains. I am wondering if they have a new chef, this cannot be the work and menu of the one we were used too.
Anyway, a bit sad and I doubt we'll be going back anytime soon.
Written May 22, 2021
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Andrew B
Bombarral82 contributions
Jun 2024 • family
We have eaten at this restaurant a number of times but not recently. Something of a disappointment this time, two of us ordered Familia Guiosa (6) to share, preparation took a good 25 minutes until they came, we were brought chopsticks after the food had been brought out but we had already started eating with a fork, which was just as well as they were overcooked and falling apart.
Main courses we ordered
Pumpking which was good (but very large), well presented and garnished;
What the Duck, again nicely presented and cooked perfectly;
Thai-se Bem, the risotto was slightly overcooked and borderline stodgy, the prawns were big but still in their shells and glazed with a sticky sauce which whilst being delicious, made the prawns hard and very messy to eat and the sauce was lost with the shell;
Bife de Atum, this was very disappointing whilst it was cooked rare, as requested, it was just sliced up and spread in a long line up a cold plate without so much as a blade of grass to garnish it, with a very large bowl of mustard sauce (served as requested on the side). The only thing it came with was “bucket” of French Fries similar to those served in their cafe next door.
The two deserts were excellent presentations reminiscent of previous visits.
The service was very slow we sat down at 8.00, it was 9.15 when our main course arrived and 10.15 for deserts.
Apart from being slow it was very difficult to get the staff’s attention we were not approached to check on anything and had to constantly ask for things we wanted eg. another bottle of water, a plate for prawn shells, extra napkins because of the mess.
Overall the restaurant seems to have become just another ordinary restaurant with a very small and uninspiring menu with nothing outstanding or particularly memorable anymore.
Written June 6, 2024
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FCMDS
16 contributions
Nov 2021 • solo
once my favorite restaurant....top service with always super friendly staff. But today....if you ask for a dish as a main course and get it that doesn't smell but smells so bad that you have to push it away from you then you are not worthy to call yourself a chef in your kitchen. And as sweet as they are, when you return your full plate they don't even ask if there is a problem. One could say, this person knows nothing about it, let's just say that he has been working with fish for 38 years and knows damn well what fish tastes and smells like!
Written November 22, 2021
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TVM
I am sorry if an abnormal situation actually happened, which was not given the proper attention it deserved and which has also not been reported at the time, so that we can create an alternative solution and understand the raw material, batch and supplier it was referring to. We will try to do better. Once again our apologies.
Written January 9, 2022
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Bruno & Solange
Leiria27 contributions
Oct 2023 • couples
After this meal, it is very unlikely that we will return to Marathon to consume anything. We went for lunch, and were served by an employee who was clearly under the influence of substances, was unable to think or speak and his eyes were bulging.
We ordered 2 burgers and breaded chicken strips as a starter. After 1 hour without the order, we asked the waiter what was going on, considering that it had been so long and it was just 2 burgers with fried chicken, the guy went to see what was going on and said that the order was coming in 5 minutes. After waiting another 5 minutes the fries came completely COLD and the fried chicken did not come. We called the waiter to let him know what was going on, he removed our plates and after a while he brought back the burgers with potatoes and breaded chicken. The breaded chicken was SOAKED in oil, which even made me not want to eat and the potatoes, instead of frying new potatoes, they just fried the potatoes that had been left behind and didn't even drain the oil.
It was a regrettable experience, not to be repeated.
Written December 29, 2023
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Diabololita
2 contributions
Sep 2023 • couples
The photos no longer have anything to do with what is offered on the menu…
The waitress only offers us one menu without offering us the menu of the day.
Slow service and rather trendy snack/cafeteria than restaurant with promising photos dating from 2017..
Written September 27, 2023
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Rosanne BP
Whitehorse48 contributions
Sep 2024 • couples
This small café was recommended by staff at our hotel. I had a very tasty burger with goat cheese and carmelized onions. My husband had choco frito, which was so tender and very good. The service was very good. We sat outside and enjoyed the atmosphere. I would recommend this café.
Written September 23, 2024
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William K
5 contributions
Aug 2024 • family
We’ve eaten here many times. Parking is super convenient with the underground parking lot right next to the restaurant. Food choices are good and everything we’ve eaten was excellent.
Written September 9, 2024
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Alex M
5 contributions
Apr 2024 • friends
By 1:30 the restaurant had already run out of a few dishes so we had the choice of a burger or wrap . We order both dishes they were ok but nothing special
Written April 20, 2024
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Karsten E
Hamburg12 contributions
Feb 2024 • couples
They did not get to the telephone, upun arrival it is confusing as they have different restaurants. But none of them is serving the good food for lunch as seen in these phitos here. Only one of them, in the evening
Written February 5, 2024
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Trail668881
5 contributions
Dec 2022 • family
Incredible food, definitely lived up to the hype. Between the five of us, every one of our entrees and appetizers was incredible. Highly recommend!!
Written December 14, 2022
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jess
Figueira da Foz117 contributions
Dec 2022 • none
I had a delicious vegan bowl! Mix of flavors, all fresh. Also the staff is friendly and the restaurant is well located.
Written December 13, 2022
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