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.

Do one thing and do it well! Best peri peri chicken on our entire 2 week visit to Portugal. Arrive…read moreearly and prepare to wait but it's worth it.

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.

Great food in a unique and fun setting. Few restaurants can match the look and feel this offers…read more Inside is full of fun nautical and local pictures. It's a true European waterfront town vibe with alcove and small area seating. The fish was grilled to perfection. The grilled chicken was tender and tasty. Service was spectacular and fun. Made for wonderful memories.

The food and service here were so good that I'm skipping ahead of the 10+ reviews I still have to…read morewrite for the last 2 weeks I've been traveling just to say: THIS PLACE IS AMAZING!! A MUST if you're in Lagos at night. Tried the €50 platter for 2 and the garlic bread, we were unbelievably satisfied. The house white wine was perfect alongside. Very friendly staff all under a beautifully decorated roof, no complaints whatsoever. Physical cash only!!!! Plenty of ATM's nearby if you forget (like I did lol). 10/10 experience

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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From mid 2000s for about 5-6 years we almost lived there every evening when on hols as the boys…read morewere so well looked after and the chicken piri piri was fabulous...in all the American guides too. Anyway its 10 years on almost & I am back with my partner for the first time We flew in to Lisbon on Saturday, drove down & as the first port of call made the 4 downhill bends on foot from the villa for a meal knowing that the little lady who was there before has moved to O Castelo (lunch there tomorrow) - we had heard it was still ok but not as good Well it was fine; service was great (the Ukrainian waitress spoke good English as did the waiter), food ie chicken & chips too...the wine was excellent and great value for money Anyway we will probably go there on our last night too...still on the recommend list for sure..oh dear that means the 4 uphill bends afterwards with a full stomach once again!

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.

Have to say, we are massive fans of Barocca - it's a staple visit whenever we visit Luz. Located on…read morethe same street as other favourite Ondaluz, it's a great place for both pre & post dinner cocktails and drinks. On past trips, we have visited both for said cocktails and the all you can eat bbq buffet they put on during the summer months. It really is a feast to behold and everything is cooked directly in front of you in the small barbecue at the top of the steps. However, on our most recent holiday, we were only there with one thing in mind - the wedding of the other half's auntie. Taking place on a Saturday afternoon for the ceremony and following party, we were pleased that the sun had started to go in and they provided plenty of outdoor cover for those who wanted in. The small ceremony area looked lovely, and there were sunflowers dotted about the place. The food provided was absolutely delicious. Although buffet style - I assumed that, if serving myself, I probably wouldn't go for much due to the heat of Luz - I found myself piling my plate right up! There was a thai chicken curry which was absolutely delicious, and a kind of beef stew (or perhaps Scouse, seeing as much of the party were from Liverpool...nice touch!), along with some seafood for those who wanted it, and a lovely duck and chorizo paella. Safe to say, I was stuffed! Staff coped well with the activities that ensued i.e. plenty of dancing and many spilled drinks on said dancefloor, but they got involved and didn't appear to be too fussed! Service at the bar was speedy throughout the evening, with spirits, wine, cider and beer flying out. A friendly place to spend some time!

Better resto in the place. We enjoyed being at Praya da Luz for our vacations and it was our…read morefavorite restaurante. Service and food are excellent !

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.

All fresh but simple, small dishes in a kind of hip but crowded and touristic environment. My squid…read moredish said just grilled but was stuffed then instead and kind of tough, not how it is supposed to be. Prices were almost double the prices we paid at a local Portuguese place. Would not go here again, to be honest.

Very disappointed... food was good, bread was stale, service was okay until it took a half hour to…read moreget our check. The waiter knew we needed to leave but was determined to reset other tables. Then to top it off he added a gratuity for himself, underhanded and sneaky. I would stay clear.

This place is recommended to us by a local, who told us, this is where locals go for seafood…read more The restaurant, along with several others, are located sort of under the bridge. You may be standing at the intersection and wondering where the restaurant is, and then look over the rails and see the sign. Somehow there seems to be a cluster of seafood restaurants in that space, but some of them are empty, with eager smiling ladies inviting you to go inside. Dona Barca not only has a bustling full house, they apparently took over more space across the alley. Even without my friend's recommendation it's clear which restaurant to go to. They have a large cooler displaying what fishes are available. And they do know how to cook their fishes. The sole we ordered was done to perfection, the meat still moist and tender. We also ordered the seafood rice. Sadly, maybe due to inflation, there was way more rice than seafood, and the broth tastes of tomato rather than the ocean's bounty. Only one prawn, a crab claw, plus a small amount of tiny bites of clam, octopus and shrimp that I had to dig around in the rice to find.