Wow, wow and wow. What a find this was. Great waitress, good service. Fabulous food. Interior is like an old supper club with an extensive wood bar and comfy booths. We had calamari, delicious. I had the Paella, my husband had the Chicken iAlive (the size of this meal was so large he ate only a third there and then had two leftovers of it afterward). The food was simply delicious. We cannot want to go back and take our adults children with to share a great experience. read more

Have been here 2 or 3 times and the food has always been delicious and the staff friendly . Was in again this weekend and was not happy with the amount of staff with their masks either below their nose or chin. This includes the man I presume to me the owner/manager sitting right by the front door . Our waitress always had her mask on and did a great job . There seemed to be a lot of people in the restaurant and the amount of staff standing around the bar with their masks half on was very uncomfortable. The food is excellent and I hope they can do a better job protecting their customers . It's tough times an I am aware that everyone is still learning but wouldn't feel comfortable going back any time soon . read more

My family went at three on a Sunday. Seated immediately at that time but there was a wait when we left. Food and service were both excellent! For appetizers we had shrimp Mozambique, steamers and kale soup. All were sizable and delicious. Our entrees were pork alentejana and fried clams. Once again the portions were large. The clams were clean and sweet, and the pork was fall apart tender. We finished up with flan and carrot cake. Cake was good, flan was delectable. Overall it was a great experience and the bill was on point for the quality and quantity of the food. read more

We live up the street from iAlive and always noticed a large crowd. A friend then told us we had to go! We were so impressed! The food was amazing, large portions and then menu has something for everyone. They also have good options for kids but you have to ask (its not on the menu). Make reservations because they get very busy! read more

This is my first time here. I was invited by two wonderful friends the meal is fantastic the atmosphere is great service is over-the-top definitely worth trying. read more

This place was amazing. The food was ready when they said it would. The bake stuffed shrimp were delicious. Loved the Mozambique sauce perfect level of spicy. Loved the rolls that came with the food.. Will definitely be going to try something new. read more

Let me preface by saying that I never leave reviews for restaurants, good bad or indifferent. So, I obviously had an experience that needed to be shared. So now, Let me start by saying I have been here (and I'm being serious) at least 10 times. I thought this place was amazing the first time I came here. I came here a couple times after and loved it as well. Fast forward maybe 6-8 months... horrible! The food tastes like it is straight from a broken deep freezer. The bartender is completely uninterested in our coming to her bar. We sat down, and it took longer than normal for her to come even say hi. We just told her we were going to order drinks and place a to go order. Her already grumpy demeanor turned more grumpy. While we were waiting for her to take our drink order, I noticed that she was in a deep conversation with a guy sitting next to my boyfriend. The conversations that were being had were also not things you should be talking about while there are customers at your bar. As a person that has worked in the restaurant industry, when someone stares at you they generally want to order. Well, I guess she never got that memo... I made eye contact with her multiple times, and she would just look away as if me being at her bar was a complete burden. Finally, I just yell out we are ready... She then, with no personality whatsoever comes to take our drink order. Mind I tell you, this entire time she never even gave us menus to look at. After she takes our drink order, I ask for menus and finally get them. We order our food and end up having two drinks each because it took FOREVER to get us our to-go order. We get home and are excited to eat. The food, the food was horrible! My boyfriend got a seafood dish with scallops and shrimp and other things in it. Just look at the attached photos... that is supposed to be a scallop and a shrimp..... It had to be from a frozen bag, it looked and tasted like trash! All the seafood was dried out and gross! My food was no better. I have honestly recommended this place (as well as my boyfriend) on numerous occasions. I now feel like an idiot for ever telling anyone to go here! The service was freaking awful! If you are going to be that miserable as a bartender, then change jobs! As for the food, it has literally gone so downhill! The only edible thing on the menu is the bread and dipping sauce. Even though it is not the same cuisine, if you want GOOD food and GOOD service, go to La Familia! This place is junk now. We will never go here again, and we will be telling everyone how horrible the service and food are now. I am probably missing so many things that I want to say, but I believe you get the point. Negative 5 stars out of 5. read more

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Seafood stuffed swordfish with seafood rice and a side of little necks both had the fried whole clams and sea scallops. Yes I did eat about 2" of my meal. Just way too much food. See how big the swordfish is compared to my fork. OMG read more

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Well... this place is fantastic. Great specials! The prime rib is perfect. Service was great. A true hidden gem.

Been to iAlive 3 times now. I've got to say, this place does not disappoint! I never know what to get, but am always pleasantly surprised with my choosing. Food is top notch! Ive recommended it to several close friends and family and will continue to do so in the future. read more

Went in on a Sunday night hoping that me and my boyfriend could get something to eat that we both would like (he likes plain classics and I like more Portuguese food ) he ordered the cheeseburger club , asked for it PLAIN waitress Lori then said so no lettuce or tomatoes ? to which he said yes because to his knowledge that is the only thing that comes with it. When it came out there was bacon and Mayo also on the club which was not stated in Lori previous statement. I order the bife a Portuguesa and ask for it medium rare ( any thing else it to much for me to chew ) the first time it came out it was medium well or just well done. I then asked Lori if she could fix this and she said well it's not that bad but I'll bring it to them. So a new steak came out as by god it was even worse than the first. I really wish I had let the first one be. The second steak came out raw. My boyfriend said he could even see it from the outside of the steak. Lori saw it and said oh no that so gross I'll have them make you a new one. Before I could even tell her that I didn't want a new one and to just take it off the bill she had already taken off to the kitchen . So when she came back I told her and she said and I quote well they are already making you a new one so I can't do anything about it now. So the "new " steak came and wouldn't you know they were not making me a new steak they were in fact just cooking the raw steak and they still managed to make it rare. At this point I had given up to and wasn't even hungry anymore. The picture is what my final steak looked like and it safe to say I will not be going back ever!!! If I could give it zero stars I would. read more

iAlive - Comfort Food Near Me - Rehoboth, Massachusetts

I'll start off by saying I'm accustomed to authentic Portuguese cuisine. This was a good attempt but they missed the mark. That "fantastic" sauce is just Okay. Not serving Portuguese rolls was a disappointment. I got the Prego sandwich. Again, just okay. Wait staff could've been better. It was the fast food version of Portuguese. The decor was left over from the Mexican restaurant that used to be here. read more

The prime rib is awesome! Not the most fancy but who needs fancy it's the food and service that matters most. That's what you get here.

Driving buy seen this place and looked up the reviews wow thanks god i stoped the food was amazing. Huge piece of prime rib and 2 sides for 14.99. So moist and tender you don't even need a knife. The stuffed mushrooms were amazing. Mother in law ordered the pork chops with pasta wow 2 big pieces with a decent size plate of pasta. The best part of the visit is that amazing bread and sauce. Everything was clean and friendly staff. Highly recommend this place . read more

Been going there for 2-3 years and find the food very good to excellent with large portions. The waitresses are all friendly and efficient. However, the bar abuts to the eating area so it tends to be noisy. The Owner is the greeter and does not act at all friendly and at times can be nasty. He spoils the entire dinner with his attitude. It is unfortunate he acts as he does. read more

The food is not bad at all and the drinks are plentiful. They have a very big venue with a lot to choose from. If you get a chance try the steak with the fried egg on top of it. When you order a cocktail be prepared it's a good size cocktail. read more

So this is the owner of the old Joseph's that was in East Providence. And he also owned Demarco in Smithfield. Same menu pretty much. Lots of seafood dishes on the menu. And has a Portuguese dipping sauce for your bread that he is known for, it's pretty good. The food just ok. I ordered cheese burger club. Pretty safe choice, but they didn't really toast the bread. That's kind of sad when the place was dead. Also had the calamari was good. Drink prices a little high. Not going to rush back read more

Love this place.. The food is excellent. The service and atmosphere are both very good. My wife and I have been a couple times now and are both in total agreement.....this place is special. They give that delicious Portugese sauce with the bread for dipping....genius! My stuffy came with some too. The fish and the steak were both prepared to perfection. You will not find better. read more

iAlive - Pork Chops......working my way through the menu. Every single dish has been impressive. - Comfort Food Near Me - Rehoboth, Massachusetts

Used the catering service, easy to work with and huge portions. Found the meatballs and sauce a bit spicy for the kids at the party but the adults enjoyed the spicy sauces. I wanted to try the restaurant itself and really liked it. The red chowder was excellent and the whole belly clam plate was even better. I'm sure they would tone down the season oof you asked. Looking forward to trying other menu selections. read more

We went to iAlive in Rehoboth, MA Saturday, November 9th. We found the hostess to be very rude. She was getting very annoyed because we weren't finishing up fast enough. She and our waitress kept whispering about us. She kept showing her facial expressions which i could clearly see. She kept telling some regular guests how sorry she was to them because we were tying up a table. One person had never been there before and was trying it for the first time. After seeing and hearing how rude she was our guest will not go back. You should treat all your guests the same way and not favor your regulars. This is a type of restaurant would rather rush you rather then letting you sit back and relax and enjoy the experience. Rude customer service! read more

Amazing flavorful food , large portions and great service ! So many good choices , you won't leave hungry

Service here was really good, but the food just wasn't. I ordered the Portuguese steak plate and asked for it medium well and it came out like it was well done, the round fries and rice were super salty and honestly that was one of the few times not finishing the fries. I am willing to come back again because maybe it could've been an off night for the cook, but clearly if it were to happen again then that would be my last time coming here. I would honestly give it 2.5 stars if I could I'll round it to 3 since the service was good it didn't make the food not being so good a big thing. read more

I've followed the owner of this place since he owned a restaurant in Smithfield called Fiale. The food here is super similar and just as fantastic. It's family owned and the food is made with love. Their sauce for the bread is amazing and you're treated like family from the moment you walk in the door. Great vibe, the red sangria is one that my family has tried to duplicate for years and still can't seem to get just right... it's that good. Definately recomment the place time and time again. Everything is yummy but the paella is hands down my favorite! read more

Had a nice meal last night at I Alive until the waitress told us that she needed our table because "after all it is Friday night and we are really busy!" I wish the host told us about the time limit on our table when we made reservations. We didn't hear the waitress tell the group of six next to us that she needed their table even though they were there before us. She got her tip and we left as requested. I was embarrassed and will never go back again. The food deserved four stars but the service wrecked it for me. read more

2nd visit in two weeks. Have reservations for New Years Eve. Best food & service we've experienced in a long time. Had Sue as our server both times & she's a ROCK STAR. Friendly & efficient. We've tried A LOT off the menu in 2 visits. Little necks, muscles , shrimp , baked stuffed lobster, steaks, prime rib, baked stuffed swordfish & desserts. All were excellent. Great cocktails as well. The booths are high backed & private. You can't see your neighbors. Nice decor. Reservations recommended. 7/6/19 several visits later. . . Stopped in for the Clam Boil special. It was 90* outside and at our booth it was only slightly better. Didn't feel the a/c kick in till a good hour later. Our server was awesome. We had her once before. We've had two amazing servers and one obnoxious one who we avoid now. We'll sit at the bar before we sit in her section. We started with Calamari and little necks. The calamari here is the best we've had anywhere. The little necks were really good once again. Maybe a hair over cooked but no grit. We had steamers with clam boil and they were good also. The clam boil also included 11/2 lb lobster, corn in the cob, white potato, sweet potato, hotdog, Italian sausage, chorizo and an onion. Lobster was amazing. Cooked perfectly. It's the star so that's what we really cared about. The Italian sausage was good. I don't care for chorizo. The boiled hotdog, pale and unappetizing. Potato's not seasoned and bland. Desserts were cheese cake and Portuguese pudding. Cheese cake was plain NY with strawberries. The strawberries and whip cream made a boring cheese cake very tasty. The Portuguese pudding was extremely thick and reminded us of raw cookie dough. We weren't fans. Overall the food here continues to be consistently great here. Our biggest negative would have to be our finished dishes left on our table for 20-30 mins after we had finished eating. Our server who had other tables and was definitely busy, gets a pass. The owner does not. We were seated near the entrance and he was playing host when he was around. When he wasn't, it became another responsibility for our server. More than once he looked right at our table and made the decision to leave our plates for our server to move. At one point he even sat at the bar to chat with a friend. This is unacceptable , lazy behavior and the complete opposite of good customer service. This would never happen at our favorite restaurant which is also Italian/Portuguese. Customer service is a priority and EVERY employee in the restaurant pitches in whenever needed. The servers grab empty plates off ALL tables, as do management. It's a team effort. Management also stops by our table to get feedback. Here . . . Fail. Thank god for the food. read more

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Great! Super special prime rib on Monday. Try it you will have a wonderful meal. The app said my review of a GREAT RESTURANT was too short to post so I am adding more words than I think is necessary to describe what I find to be a good thing. read more

Wow... my taste buds have never been so satisfied. This place is everything a "comfort food" restaurant should be. Wide selection of seafood and the bread served as an appetizer is phenomenal. Great customer service and we received our food in a very timely manner. Great job to the crew at ¡Alive read more

Went there for lunch with my family. My wife said she had the best fish and chips she ever had. The food was extremely fresh and everything we had was very good. We were unsure of what we wanted to eat, after a long morning swim meet for kids, and we picked this restaurant randomly and were very glad we did. The waitress was super friendly and the restaurant was clean and nice inside as well. The chocolate pudding dessert (has a special name to it) was unbelievable. We would definitely visit again. read more

Had a wonderful evening here! Waitress was so accommodating and knew the menu well, the food was amazing and the atmosphere was beautiful! Def recommend to go here, I'll be back soon! read more

First time at this restaurant and I have to say I am so disappointed. The Manager did not wear a mask the entire time we were there walking all over the restaurant. I also noticed a large number of customers walking around the restaurant to go to the bathroom etc. without masks on - the waitstaff did try to say something, but it was no use. The waitstaff did all have their mask on when serving. The food was just okay - the shrimp was tough and the clams had small bellies. My parents have been to this place a few times before with a positive experiences - no clues what was going on tonight... totally a disregard for others safety during this challenging time. Sucks this was one of my first times out in a long time. Don't want to embarrass anyone but have pictures to prove social distancing was not happening here. Kinda pointless when the when the leader and customers were walking around without mask. The table next to us also made comments of concern. Get it together iAlive. read more

Went there recently and the place was packed. Had to see if it was the real deal. Appetizers were good, and the paella entree was very good. The problem, however, was the Portuguese steak was awful! Full of gristle, and there were jalapeño peppers on it. Portuguese steak doesn't call for jalapeños! For Portuguese food, so many better options out there. Overall just ok. Parking was tough too. read more

Even though we've only been here twice we cannot wait to go again. My fiancé has ordered the Seafood Scampi both times and absolutely loves it. I ordered the caçouhla sandwich on our first visit and it was delish. The second time we came I got the Caesar Salad with steak. Hands down the best Caesar salad I've ever had! The cheese was freshly shredded, which was nice touch. The steak was cooked perfectly and their dressing was so good. Looking forward to going again! read more

Located on rt 44 in a very small town but is a great experience with friendly, townie waitstaff. Awesome cocktails, delicious seafood and more! Recommend the Shrimp Mozambique! read more

I had lunch here the other day, and wanted to say how great it was. I ordered the steak sandwich with mushrooms. The meal was plentiful, and I took some home with me, though I could have chowed it down in one LARGE meal! The French fries were nice and crispy, the way I like them, and the steak and mushrooms were terrific. It was a bit pricey for a lunch, but restaurants have had a hard time during Covid, and I can understand that I should expect to pay more until things get back to normal. They had a LARGE seafood selection, but I'm not a fan of seafood. read more

Great food and people. Great portion size. Just all around amazing experience Nice little Portuguese spot. This is a hidden gem. Get there early fills fast. This place is great read more

Omg amazing staff. So energetic and friendly. Joe, who I think is the owner, is a super cute older gentleman. Large portions. My husband and I shared a Portuguese steak and fish and chips.... delicious. Totally recommend! read more

Went for the first and last time last night. Food was good. Portion sizes huge. Waitress good. The host Joe is the reason we won't return. He was condescending and aloof. We had reservations, they were busy so we had to wait which was fine- his attitude was not fine. read more

I'll start with the good... our waitress was very nice & she did a good job (other than forgetting our appetizer... which worked out fine because we ordered too much anyway & she didn't include it on our bill, so she had no idea she'd forgotten it). The rolls were good & so was the dipping sauce that they served with them. Waitress was good on checking on our drinks. Now for the Meh.... we both got seafood dishes... Paelha & Lobster fisherman's platter... both of us had it with the seafood rice... Everything was Waaayyy oversalted.. (& I LOVE salt), plus the seafood was overcooked .. except the sea scallops. Rather disappointing to have such a beautiful array of seafood come out so overcooked. Definitely overpriced dishes for the quality read more

My wife daughters Just had dinner here. It was awful the fried clams were small no bellies my wife's shrimp was very tough. More importantly they seem to take care of a group of 10+ with no masks read more

Our server-side Kat, was great! The food was just okay. Almost everyone in our party had an issue. The tuna was overcooked for one. The Portuguese steak was ordered medium rare for two of our party, but came out either very rare or well done. I ordered the sirloin, medium rare. It was cooked correctly, but it was pretty bland in flavoring and a little tough. The calamari was OK, but it seemed like it was made from frozen calamari. Overall, aside from the great service from Kat, it was a disappointing experience for all of us. read more