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.

This is an excellent restaurant. We had an excellent (Herbert) and the food was perfect. Lamb and…read moreribeye. Portions were proper. The wine was excellent server knew his wines. Highly recommended.

My angus steak from Australia was tasty but very salty and the portion was small. The quinoa was…read morebland and tasteless. We ordered the house red wine and it was awful. It gave us heartburn. Ordered the burger and fries and what a dry burger. The service was slow too even though the restaurant was only 30% filled. The prices were doubled compared to a comparable restaurant in town. I do not recommend.

Amazing seafood and incredible service. We had a great dinner and they sold us on the fish. First…read morewe had shrimp and mussels as starters. Both were pretty good. We also had a side of garlic bread. The fish was some of the best I've had followed up with potatoes and salad. Finally I finished my meal with some chocolate and orange cake and an espresso. Definitely a great dinner choice.

Amazing food and pleasant and helpful service. Very fresh fish - they have several catches and…read morebring them out for you to review. Every single thing tasted amazing and I did not get a chance to try dessert as I was so full. Cost for 2 came out to just over 40 euro. Not bad considering the fresh and plentiful fish/shrimp. I'll be back soon for more.

We came to Portugal for vacation from the US. Our last stop was Albufeira. This little gem happens…read moreto be near our resort, so we decided to give it a try for dinner. The foods are just delicious, in particular the seafoods. The fish taste fabulous fresh off the grill. We stopped by again the next day for lunch and had the same pleasant experience. This place is highly recommended.

Great salmon steak and baked cod Mama was cooking while Papa…read morelooked after you. In Old Town

Oh my God. Oh my God…read more The view is the building on the other side of the street, but you need to understand, this humble restaurant is the best meal I've had. I've been all over Portugal and never had food this good at these prices. No English spoken here, but you won't need it with the English menus. The owners are kind and traditional. Witty in their own ways. I had a filet of swordfish that was the best swordfish I've ever had anywhere. Put piri piri on it. Just come here to eat and forget those overpriced spots on the beach that cater to your common interests of burgers and pizza.

Had more gristle and chew than that hairy thing from Star Wars…read more We initially were encouraged by how busy the place was. Not sure why, because staff all seemed a bit fed up, to be honest. Both had steak. We like it well done, but it was a bit medium to make up for the quality of steak. Definitely not the best beef steak in Portugal.

Got seated at a table upstairs, ordered a drink, asked the server to describe he ingredients in a…read moredish because allergens were not listed, she seemed unsure and then said if you're not going to order food you have to sit downstairs. I started to stand up and head that way then she said no it's ok if you don't stay too long, because this area is reserved for other customers (literally about 5% full). Then 5 minutes later she came back and said your drinks are downstairs. What? So we walked downstairs and were yelled at for occupying a table at a basically entirely empty restaurant for 5 minutes. Rudest service ever I will never come back.

Adjacent to the Tivoli Marina Vilamoura Hotel, the 19th Hole is a classy friendly sports bar at the…read moreMarina boardwalk. Plenty of sports screens showing a variety of events we managed to catch Wales win their 1st football match of the #euro2016 championship, Wales lose to New Zealand in the rugby and some qualifying rounds in the Canadian grand Prix. Not bad considering we weren't there that long! A large beer costs about 3.50 which seems pretty standard around here. Burgers, toasties and baked potatoes are the order of the day. Bit light on vegetarian choices. The staff are great! Oh and there's free open WiFi. Hurrah for easy WiFi with no passwords.

We know Vilamoura very well and the current choice of bars, cafes and restaurants is probably the…read morebest it's ever been with a range of superb places to please all tastes. Unfortunately the 19th Hole doesn't stand out in a positive way compared to its competitors. Let's put it simply: if you want to drink mainstream stuff (e.g. Strongbow, Guinness, Super Bock, Budweiser etc.) whilst smoking then this is the place for you. Maybe you're reading this and that sounds like heaven. If so then good luck to you, you'll probably love it! For everyone else I would suggest that you keep walking. I'm sure we were just unlucky but in the short time it took us to walk from the entrance of '19th Hole' to the bar we got the aggressive attention of a group of guys who seemed to feel that us politely saying "excuse me" was in some way the instigation of WWIII. As I say, I'm sure this is probably an unusual scenario for this bar however it was our first experience of the place and the guys in question clearly knew the bar staff and many of the 19th Hole's other clientele very well. Personally I would recommend most other bars at Vilamoura marina ahead of this place but particularly 'The Brewery', 'Parky's' and 'O'Neill's'. All have a wider range of drinks and a vast choice of sports channels plus a really friendly environment.