The restaurant opens from 12-3pm for lunch, and 7-10pm for dinner. We arrived shortly before 7pm,…read moreand there was a line waiting already! The front of the restaurant is for take out customers, while the dining room is in the back. The waiter didn't give us any menu, because chargrilled chicken is all they serve! Not much choice for sides either - salads and fries, take it or leave it. No apologies. It's interesting to see big families having dinner here, hard to imagine, for an American, that they can all manage to be satisfied with the same dish, without some diet or preference in the way. As you can imagine, for a restaurant like this, they do one thing and do it really good. Tender chicken with a wonderful chargrilled flavor. My husband loves grilled chicken so this is like the 4th chicken place we visited on the trip, and this one is the clear winner. The fries and salad are just meh though.

Worth every penny and worth the wait. This chicken and rice is some of the best if not the best…read moreI've ever had. Came fresh and hot! After a short walk back to the hotel. Still hot and fresh! Well it was smelling do good I had to stop on the walk back. I used a tall electrical box as a table and had a few bites. Delicious!

This place smelled good from down the street and it had a long line, so we decided to give it a…read moretry. The staff was very friendly. The food was very over cooked and bland. The chicken satay was very dry and no flavor at all. It definitely needed the satay sauce it came with to help swallow it. It almost got stuck in my throat because it was so dry. The grilled fish was also tasteless. The mixed grill plate had ribs, pork belly, and sausage. It was the best thing on the menu, but needed flavor. Olive oil and vinegar to the rescue. The chicken bunny chow was so bad. It tasted like old bottled curry spice. The burger and fries were good though, because it was doused with burger sauce. Would I recommend the line and wait? Definitely not.

Absolutely perfect place for lunch or dinner. Highly recommend the cocktails too…read more The ambiance and relaxed atmosphere was so inviting.

Came in for pick-up. The chicken was not as good as the one that I usually go to ( I'm not…read morementioning the establishment). Fries were not as crispy as I like. Lagartos( black pork), I had better ones, skip it. Service was okay, not sure why they asked me to wait for 15 minutes when I was the only customer for takeout and it was not peak time. The ambiance was decent , I scoped the dining area and nothing fancy. Happy that I finally checked it out but I will stick with the other churrasqueria close by.

My AirBnB host recommended this place and mentioned it was the "churrasqueira" in the area that…read moreserved the best Chicken Piri Piri. Biased as he may have been (because it's very close to his house), I thought to myself, "Listen to the local." And I'm glad I made my way over. The 1/2 chicken was served quickly, was flavourful, could feed a small family of three (the third being a baby) and only cost a mere €6.50. Parking could be tricky, but there's a giant mall across the street where you can dump your vehicle. The menu has an English translation, and the server was friendly and fast. It's one of those places that charge, if you touch the bread, olives, etc. that they place in front of you. So, if you touch and eat, don't be a stupid tourist and complain...because you've been warned.

I liked it but my husband didn't like his meat as it was very rare. My kids refused to eat their…read moremeat too (they're carnivores) and we sent it back. It was cooked just a little more and hubby still didn't like it. That is their signature and I'm sure it's good (I thought it was okay but was even quite rare for me), but we weren't the biggest fans.

Cash only!!! Super…read morefriendly & quick service, a menu with multiple languages, generous portions, and delicious food. A must visit for a casual meal in the Albufeira area. There are just a few seats inside and a few tables outside. Located right by a parking lot and if you forget cash (like we did), there are a few ATMs within a 5-10 minute walk.

Wonderful. Wonderful. Wonderful. Healthy food. We wish we would have found sooner. Wonderful family…read morefriendly service. We really recommend the chicken!

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This restaurant was recommended to my family and I by our boat guide. What a special place we would…read morehave not found otherwise. It is located in a quaint fisherman's town, about 15 minute drive from where we stayed in Portimao. There were 5 of us, and we are a group of sharers. We ordered the fried sardines and friend prawns as an appetizer, absolutely delicious! I am not a sardine eater, but so glad I tried. Would eat again! For dinner we shared the shellfish cataplana, monkfish rice, and a whole grilled sea bass. Everything was absolutely delicious! The sea bass was beautifully cooked on the grill and filleted at the table. Bruno was our host, he was very helpful and friendly with guiding us and explaining the meals. He was very funny as well! We enjoyed everything from start to finish. We ended the meal with a lovely port wine.

Everything about this place was fantastic. We started with the grilled sardines (we watched them…read morebeing grilled) and finished with the fisherman's stew for 2, which was one of the best things ordered all week. The bill was only moderately priced so very happy with this place. Could have used a finger bowl for the crab and prawns, so maybe bring your own wet wipes.

OMG! Meu Deus! Going to Portugal for a holiday during my…read moreSummer holiday since central Europe decided to go into Fall weeks early, the best meal I have had was at Armezem. Armezem opened in 2016 and is a nice addition to this tourist/surfer village on the most south-western tip of Portugal. They bill themselves as a BBQ joint as all the meat and Fish are cooked on an expo grill and cooked to perfection. The service is friendly and efficient no matter how busy it is. We had a couple of servers tag team our table and one was funny as hell. They all speak English as it seems to be the lingua franca in Portugal. So if you are coming from abroad practice your English speaking and reading since the menu is in English as well. We ordered a local seabass and another local fish called a robalo as well as calamari for starters. The calamari was fresh too, so it was very tender but the cornmeal crust went very soft right after it was brought to the table. The calamari is served with a house made tartar sauce. Both fish were grilled and served in the butterfly configuration. The boiled potatoes were served on a separate platter all family style. It seamed like on purpose they put the plates on the side. The fish were both cooked perfectly. Tender, succulent, and seasoned. With the exception of sardines, I have yet to eat a perfectly seasoned fish in Sagres until going to Armezem. Well done chefs at Armezem. We ordered a liter of Rose based sangria to wash it down, but you have you choice of red or white too. They have a full bar and selection of draft beers, but after being in the highest per capita country of beer consumers I decided to forgo the beer and opted for Vino. BTW, Portugal has the highest per capita fish consumption in the EU and top 5 in the world. We were tempted by dessert so we ordered the Algarve regional special which was a dense cake made with figs, carob, and almonds. I really never cared for carob but in this dense fig newton type of cake it tasted more like cocoa. I love this place and if it were in my neighborhood I would go on a regular basis. Amazing at Armezem!

Update to my previous spelling error. "The food was off the chain good." It was seasoned to…read moreperfection and this place is worth a visit. Highly recommend.

Amazing frango piri piri - highly recommend visiting if you are visiting the Algarve and want an…read moreauthentic chicken piri piri. You can see it being grilled yourself by the same person who has done it for years. Also as a dessert I recommend the molotof- an egg white dessert with caramel. Very delicious.

This was one of the tastier roast birds I've had in my life. Once I slathered it in piri piri sauce…read moreI managed to eat half the chicken. I thought the portions were big... so for 9 euros a bird you get a lot of food. We got takeaway, as our house was nearby. The restaurant had good service and seemed nice enough for a chicken place, however at during lunch on a Saturday it was really loud and full of kids. Service was good, and they spoke some english too. If you get takeout be sure to check or ask for hot sauce(s), otherwise they may forget.

Excellent spot for piri piri chicken. The food is very good and service excellent…read more We tried the Maurufo restaurant which has good food but absolutely the worst service. They literally threw the food at us there! But the food here is great. They have a nice piri piri sauce to put on it too. I would recommend this spot for sure. We have been multiple times as we really enjoyed it here.

Good service in a quite loud ambiance (in summer time)…read more They have a good grill and amazing Tomahawk meat. Highly recommended. Enough for 2 adults and young children. Worth going there to try the Tomahawk.

Amazing fresh seafood food by the ocean, what else can I ask for? We got the fresh sardines, clams,…read moresalmon, and sea bass. We loved everything including the dessert and coffee. The staff was extra nice and helped us money exchange situation.

A casual restaurant for no-frills Portugese food. My friend and I had some amazing meals while in…read moreLagos, and unfortunately this just was not on par with the seafood we experienced elsewhere. Lota is good for groups and families, wielding picnic style benches, quick service, and affordable prices. But make sure to bring cash! We couldn't believe our eyes at some of the prices (pâté for only 0,6€?? squid for 11,50€??), but quickly learned that this was because the pâté came in a little peel-pack, and the sangria tasted like artificial strawberry juice. However, spend wisely and you will get full. The fish is mostly grilled, with minimal marination or fuss but it does taste pretty fresh. We were brought boiled potatoes and salad to accompany our meal which was a nice balance to the meal. Everything came out pretty quickly and it seemed like the vibe was to get diners in and out just as efficiently. No one was rude per se, but the staff very clearly were just waiting for their shift to be over so they could close up. Despite how convenient this eatery is, it probably wouldn't be on my places to return to when I'm back in Lagos.