The food here is delicious and staff are lovely. The local class are amazing! Highly recommend.read more

What an amazing experience! The food was amazing, service was fantastic!! You all must go there!read more

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.

We reserved a table for 2 at Restinga and on arrival were greeted by quite an unfriendly front of…read morehouse member of staff, she told us we could have either a table in the middle of the restaurant next to a pillar or a table in the corner away from all views of the sea. There were lots of other free tables which she told us were reserved when we enquired. We subsequently observed other couples arrive without reservations and were offered a table on the deck and other tables that we were told were reserved! The food was very nice but the manner of this staff member who obviously had lots of years of experience left a bad taste and therefore wevwould not have any desire to return here despite visiting Alvor on holidays very often.

Our first night in Faro, & we picked a winner! Delicious Portuguese cooking, warm and friendly…read morestaff, with the ocean as a backdrop, made a memorable meal. Not to miss is the gateaux resting and monkfish risotto-(ask for the house chili sauce)

We had a wonderful dinner here. I am a real seafood lover and theirs was phenomenal. So fresh,…read moresimple and divine. The seafood cataplana was beautiful, deep flavors, and amazingly generous servings of shellfish. Service was also right on point, attentive but not hovering, and very warm staff. Highly recommend.

Unique location, Lovely staff (Vincente), perfect for an early evening dinner. Fresh seafood and…read morethe most amazing marinated carrots and olives and poke bowls

Was actually hesitant of coming here at first. The location was too good to be true (just a few…read moresteps from our chairs on the beach). I was expecting tourist trap food - and was pleasantly surprised. Not only did the food (I got the bacalhau na brasa) exceed expectations - but so did the service. Everyone was friendly and accommodating to our group. Bacalhau na brasa was good - but if I had to pick one thing that I'll always remember this place by is the melon with port (which I got out of curiosity) and the friendly staff. Overall great spot if your in the area. They have a wide range of food choices and my group of 5 were all satisfied. Another perk of this spot is it's right next to the rental chairs so you can always have easy access to snacks if your at the beach for an extended amount of time.

The service and friendliness of the staff was superb. The place is very nice with a pleasant…read moreatmosphere and a nice view of the main strip near the bottom of the hill. The food was very nicely plated and presented. The wine list was nice and the waiter recommended a nice white wine for us to pair with our chosen meals. However that was the extent of it really. Although that's where the stars ended. The food was pretty, but the flavor was just ok, pretty bland at that. The monkfish was a bit over cooked and tough and the almond crust was dry. The sauce it was served on top of was flavorless. The black rice risotto was the best part of the dish. The braised scallops were ok by themselves but the mango sauce again was very weak. For the price I would have also expected more than 5 small scallops over a flavorless mango sauce. The pork loin was also very bland and a bit undercooked. I think if it had been done right it probably would have been dry. So if you are looking for a place where the ambience and service are good but don't care much about flavor, this place is great for you.

Nice garden restaurant, they speak also German here. The menu is good and the atmosphere great…read more They are very helpy here as the wind was to cold and we good some blankets. Unfortunately there were only two people serving so it took sometimes very long for the drinks and the food to come to our table. The convert was a little disappointing coming the pate in a can, see picture. But the salad and the fish was good as well as the desert. We also got a tasty fruity white wine. For three people it took 83 eur at all. A little pricy as the plates could be fuller for that. The view is great and sitting outside in the garden is great. It is not noisy and they have 5 tables outside and some on the terrace with is roofed. All in all we had great good but some long wait time. The menu has a good variety, so come here to get some other dishes you cannot find elsewhere.

I visited here every single day of my holiday in Alvor this summer despite the fact that I had…read morefree drinks at my hotel so that just goes to show how much I love the whole experience at Michaels. When I entered the bar on my first day I asked for the WIFI password ,despite the fact that free WIFI wasn't actually offered, the owner Michael standing behind the counter gave it straight away to me with a smile! As for drinks, they are absolute first class! And have a huge variety that caters for people of all ages and tastes! I love his selection on Non-Acholic cocktails which are perfect for kids! There's also a sence of real cleanliness with a whole white interior with plenty of shaded outdoor seating. But all in all that brings be back every time is the welcoming nature of all the staff at Michael's especially Michael himself! I would fly all the way back to Alvor just for one of his cocktails again! PS: Michaels is also a SKY SPORTS bar which is great matches