Ma Ja's

greenpooble · Post by **greenpooble** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 10:48 pm

Has anyone eaten in the new restaurant called Ma Ja's that is on the road that leads up from the post office to the road at the top of Carvoeiro?

Ma-Ja's · Post by **Ma-Ja's** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 3:22 pm

Hi, thought we good get in first before any other replies come in!! We are on the road opposite the post office on the down road from Monte Cvo, offering homemade classic English dishes as well as vegetarian and international food. We have only been opened for a couple of weeks and have received very good feedback from our guests so far. So please come up or down depending on where you are staying and give us a try for yourself! We look forward to meeting you soon. Mark and Jan

e-richard · Post by **e-richard** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 6:10 pm

As it happens I ate there just last night.

Is it a bar or is it a restaurant or is it a cafe ? Well, yes and no. Its all 3, but well ...... its Ma-Ja's. You can just go for a drink, sit at the bar or tables, you can snack on interesting looking salads, baguettes etc, or there's a "proper" food menu. I was on my own, tried the Spaghetti & Bacon special, and was well pleased. I don't think Egon Ronay will be beating a path to this establishment, but the food was freshly cooked and tasted as if it had.

Got a friendly welcome from Mark and Jan, and I'm sure they will still be there this time next year, but maybe with some changes to the fare and ambience, who knows ?

Its not really that far off the beaten track, so I would recommend the short climb to see if there is a spare table next time you're in the area.

Mark & Jan, see, I warned you I'd write about it !

Michael Crane · Post by **Michael Crane** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 10:06 am

Sharen and I went there on Tuesday (10 April) and met Jan and Mark. It might be a bit 'off-track' but not that far and it's well worth a visit. The 'specials' menu is very good and, if we'd have gone there sooner we would certainly have eaten our way through a good few of them!

I wish Jan and Mark every success and urge you all to try it out - if you don't like it you don't have to go back . . . . but you probably will

john · Post by **john** » Mon Apr 30, 2007 12:54 pm

We had a drink at MaJa's last week. Not that far off the beaten track -up the road near the post office. Very pleasant couple - hope it works out for them. Food menu looked good and reasonable prices to.

Julie.

SJ & RE · Post by **SJ & RE** » Sun May 06, 2007 10:32 am

Hiya,
We ate at MJ's & it was really good.
Jan & Mark are doing a really good menu & it is all well executed.
St Georges Day was covered over 3 days/ nites, if my memory serves me well and the menu was perfect, lots 2 choose from.
They put balloons etc up & served a traditional British/ English fayre.
The Sunday 3 course meal is very good value & tasty.
With the season being slow 2 kick start I hope more visitors arrive & that word of mouth helps to put them on the map for a jolly good feed & drink & good time 2.xx

Ernie · Post by **Ernie** » Thu May 10, 2007 5:47 pm

Is it only the hard core carvoeiro.com mafia that reviews things on this site.

SJ & RE · Post by **SJ & RE** » Thu May 10, 2007 6:56 pm

Ok Ernie,
if u wanna fite!! oops my cotton wool balls just fell out of my mouth where I had placed them in each cheek just like momma used to!!!! shades of The Godfather.
So the regulars are mafia are they/ us. Perhaps we had better start mugging and charging the rest of you then, or is it we like fun and also providing info!!!

Ellie · Post by **Ellie** » Thu May 10, 2007 9:08 pm

You don't wanna mess with our Sally here Ernie..Im warning you! Shes renowned for tying up husbands and leaving them in wardrobes..just for the fun of it!!

Are the prices reasonable at this place? Id like to give it a try when Im out next..its easy walking distance for me................
'Speak softly love', da da de da de da de da..........got that song on my brain now

e-richard · Post by **e-richard** » Thu May 10, 2007 9:55 pm

Prices are very good Ellie.

I'm sure Ernie is dying to review the food here. Go on Ernie, give it a go - you know you want to

Michael Crane · Post by **Michael Crane** » Fri May 11, 2007 7:58 am

Ernie wrote:Is it only the hard core carvoeiro.com mafia that reviews things on this site.

Nope! There's nothing stopping you from going there and giving us your opinion.

Ellie · Post by **Ellie** » Fri May 11, 2007 1:37 pm

e-richard wrote:Prices are very good Ellie.

I'm sure Ernie is dying to review the food here. Go on Ernie, give it a go - you know you want to

ok Richard , the coffees for you & Ingrid are on me

( My generosity knows no bounds

)

e-richard · Post by **e-richard** » Fri May 11, 2007 1:43 pm

Ellie, I said the food was reasonable, but coffee is seriously expensive at Ma Ja's

.

I'll be very happy to take you up on that offer, probably in September

Gary/Gaynor · Post by **Gary/Gaynor** » Mon May 28, 2007 1:50 pm

...again GAry and son recomend the food here too, good value for money and very tasty.
Gaynor

Ma-Ja's · Post by **Ma-Ja's** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 12:13 pm

Thanks for all of your kind comments, but can we just say that we don't think our coffee is expensive or maybe it is - 50 cents for a beaker or a Euro for a white coffee

But we can always put them up for when Ellie buys Richard his coffee in September

Ma Ja's

Ma Ja's

tis good

mafia