Save yourself the trouble of enduring incredibly bad service (and I'm in Portugal so I don't expect…read moremuch!) and walk 200 feet to Cantinho do Petisco ... comparable prices, delicious food, great service. The food at Retiro is good ... but the time you have to wait for anyone to even come to your table is ridiculous. And then when they DO come, you get to watch them ignore you for 30 minutes when all you've begun with is a half liter of red wine!

Of all the restaurants I have been in Lagos, this one, no daubs was my absolute favourite,…read moreoutstanding food and friendly staff. I definitely recommend this place, have no words to describe how delicious the food was!

I wanted to change it up from Portugese food for a night and this steakhouse did the trick! The…read morefilet was excellent as well as my wife's swordfish. Very nice outside seat with great service. What more needs to be said?

We had a lovely lunch here. The service and the food were excellent. The steaks were so tender and…read moreperfectly cooked! If you're in the mood for a steakhouse in Faro, this is the place!

A great place to grab a steak on a stone (cook it yourself) while watching the drunk British people…read morewalking up and down the strip. The steak was perfect (well it should be as I cooked it). It is so much fun to have a hot stone placed in front of you and you get to sear your steak to perfection. I ordered a fillet and the cut of meat was just beautiful. For €22 the ability to cook table side and have a hot bite ready to melt in your mouth on demand is fun and yummy This delicious chunk of meat came with a baked potato and vegetables which I also tossed on the stone after I cooked my steak. The plate came with some dipping sauces and garlic butter. I asked for more garlic butter and cooked everything in it. It was so delicious and the wine list gives you many paring options, but being in Portugal even the house wine is amazing. This area albufera is not for the faint of heart. This is a crazy party zone so go early in the evening if you want some easy people watching and later in the evening if you want to see some really crazy antics. Service is fast and the waiters are attentive.

We love this place , good rustic feel , waiters are well informed and polite. I had the fillet…read moresteak with sautéed potatoes 3 times on the trot and my wife had the lamb chops 3 times as well , all cooked to perfection and probably one of the best steaks I have had , the house wine is fantastic, prices very reasonable, definitely recommend this place and welcomes children.

Everything here was extremely flavorful! They struggled a little with the meat temps, but that…read moreseems to be the thing here in Portugal. However, the service here was awesome and they gave great recommendations. The mood is very laid back but classy at the same time. The service staff was on point with everything at all points of the dining experience.

My wife and I hadcthe ribeye and filet with mushroom sauce. It was AWESOME. Followed up with and…read moreAMAZING Apple Crumble. If you are in town and want a steak, this is it.

I have seldom had more fun eating than at Fernandos Stone Steak house, in Carvoeiro, Portugal…read more Maybe it was the fact I was on holiday - maybe it was the company - maybe it was the freely flowing Portugese beer - but I didn't think that going to a restaurant and then essentially preparing and cooking your own dinner was going to be a barrel of laughs. But it was. It works like this: you are presented with a very hot stone slab, and some raw meat of your choice. The meat can also be prepared with various marinations and methods, but the underlying theme is that it's ready to be cooked. Add a dash of the sauce of your choice, a small amount of garlic butter to the slab (and watch in horror as the table is surrounded by acrid smoke) slice off a little meat, and get cooking. I chose the medley selection, consisting of chicken, pork and steak. All of the meat was fantastic - not an ounce of fat or gristle to be seen. The steak was wonderful - the very fact you could control each tender mouthful - one rare, the next well done, and then apply the sauce of your choice. There were 10 of us at the restaurant - and the waiters were open and friendly. For a while we tried to work out if the owner was German, but then, distracted by some fantastic garlic prawns, the topic was dropped. If you are holidaying in the area - it's worth making a trip to Carvoiero and Fernandos. The atmosphere was lovely, and you'll find your meat cooked to perfection.

What a wonderful way to enjoy a steak - cooked on a stone. The first bite was a perfectly cooked…read moreas the last and I don't how that's possible. Servers were attentive and friendly. We plan on going again before we leave.

Lovely staff. Ribeye steak always perfectly done and delicious. Calm and relaxing ambiance. We go…read moreearly to beat the crowd. Order a bottle of wine before the food arrives. Cheers

Visiting Portugal and wanted a good burger. Walked by this place it appeared to have nice ambiance…read moreand a line of people waiting outside, so I figured it was probably a decent place. It is advertised as a steak house, and steak houses usually know how to cook their meat. I ordered the angus burger medium, the waiter even asked how I wanted it cooked. The burger arrived and it was a nasty looking gray color, the color of a burger that appeared to be steamed, rather than grilled. It was cooked was very week done. The bread appeared to be a two day old English muffin that was hard as a rock; they didn't even bother heat or grill the bun! Oh, and the bacon, oh the bacon, that was pretty much rare. Maybe they got the bacon and the burger mixed up! I wanted my burger medium and bacon crispy. The waiter never came by once to check to see how my meal was. I tried motioning him over numerous times, be he was clearly not paying attention. I finally got his attention almost 30 minutes later and he made up some crap about how medium is different in Portugal than other countries! Lmao. I worked in professionally kitchens for 15 years and the standards are the same across the board. Very bad service. Just because they are mostly serving tourists shouldn't equate to poor service and crappy food.

Excellent authentic Portuguese food in an out of the way location. Pick your fish before it's…read moregrilled and pair with a huge salad, potatoes and bread!

Wonderful, fresh seafood. We selected fresh shrimp from the cooler and they prepared. Very…read moredelicious, wonderful lunch at a local, neat little restaurant tucked away in a back corner of Sagres. Great find.

We had fish soup excellent Tomato salad and barbecued…read morechicken .. fresh and wonderful.. And a bottle of Vinho Verde Excellent

El sitio es pequeño.Solo diez mesas para dos. Recomiendo hacer reserva. No admiten tarjetas. Solo…read moreefectivo. La comida es abundante y exquisita. El restaurante es de ambiente familiar.

My husband found this local gem online and it did not disappoint. Yelp says they open at 6, this is…read moreincorrect. They open at 5:30pm. We got there right at 6 and they gave us one of only 2 remaining tables, telling us we had to be done by 7:30pm. We started with prosciutto & melon which was AMAZING!!!!! And reminded us of Italy. My children got the house style spaghetti which was a cream sauce with tomatoes and ham. Neither kid could get enough! The pasta was soooo tasty. My husband and I shared the Mixed Catalana for 2 - prawns and clams. It was the best meal we had during our almost 2 week trip to Portugal. The broth was so delicious I could've drank it with my spoon. It was loaded with veggies too. Came with white rice on the side and some fried potatoes. Also my husband got a glass of house red wine which was a very generous pour! They only take cash, which we did not know ahead of time. But luckily there's an ATM across the street. They turned tons of people away while we were eating. I guess their system is reservation only from 5:30-7:30pm and then after 7:30pm they allow walks in on a first come, first serve basis.