Reasonable to good food, but very variable service ranging for excellent and polite to incompetent…read moreand worse, just plain rude. It's in a wonderful location, if you own a property locally I'm sure you will be treated politely and respectfully.

Beautiful view of the beach. Wonderful food but we tried to make our waiter smile and it just…read morewasn't happening. I even challenged our table with a $20 reward for anyone who could get a smile out of him - didn't happen! But we really liked the restaurant in general and they were very accommodating when we showed up with 7 people. We would definitely return.

The best meal of the holiday…read more Not even just the best meal, the Ancora provided the best atmosphere, service and quality of food out of every restaurant we visited. The menu is small and the fish options are regularly changing and updating as to what is fresh catch that day. This meal was for my girlfriends birthday and I had popped in a few days before to book the table and to ask if I could arrange for a birthday 'token' for the girlfriend. I had a cake with a candle in mind but Daniel, head waiter and son of the Chef arranged for some fresh flowers to be set on the table as we arrived - a fantastic touch and one greatly appreciated! On to the food! My girlfriend and I both fancied Seabass so we opted for the large fish to share, this came with potatoes and fresh vegetables. The best part is that they come and Fillet the fish right in front of your eyes. Daniel, head waiter, used just a fork and a spoon to perfectly remove the fish of all bones and place some fantastic Seabass on our plates. Perhaps one of the higher end places in Burgau but most definitely worth the money. Bread starter, Fish dinner for 2 and a bottle of wine set us back €63 euros. €63 euros well spent.

Lovely location, professional and polite staff. Great seafood selection including five catches of…read morethe day when we went.

Delicious fish. Well, they do sit right on the beach. I could swear they stepped into the ocean…read moreand caught it. It's so fresh and tasty. We had the Bachalhau, divine, so tender and flavourful, and the Tuna, which was also delicious. We were surprised it was not busier. A must try if you are in Salema.

So apparently today is 'Blue Monday' aka the most depressing day of the year in the UK. So as I sat…read morestaring at my laptop thinking about all the negative things I possible could to fit into this dismal day, I had a brain wave, let's think about my favourite place on the planet. Alas, here I am. I've been visiting Burgau since I was 2 years old and have been every year since then (twice on most occasions), and despite loving everything about the place - the Beach Bar is just something else. You'll see from the pictures that it's set in a beautiful place, in a beautiful little village on the coast of the Algarve and, as you could guess, right on the beach. The bar itself serves several purposes; during the day it houses beach goers looking for a nice lunch, and ice cream or evening a midday jug of sangria, and by night it's a beautifully decorated restaurant serving some of the freshest seafood in Portugal! My personal favourite here is the Swordfish steak, served with fresh salad and your choice of potatoes, I enjoy it that much I refuse to have Swordfish anywhere else! The king prawns are another big hit here, as is the Piri-piri Chicken! Family owned and operated (by an English/Portuguese family) for it's entirety, the Beach Bar seemingly has the wooing effect on anyone that passes by. Friends families and complete strangest are all caught up in the nostalgia of this place and you're often rubbing shoulders with some celebs that have houses nearby - Ian Rush & Michael Owen to name a couple! It's a big ask to tell someone to book an entire holiday based on one place, however I wholeheartedly believe you'd fall in love with this place (and I don't even know who 'you' are). Well, this cured my Blue Monday.. Blues..

Portside fish, fresh, in ice, grilled in plain site. You…read morepick it, they weigh it, and it goes right to the grill. A heaven, if your bliss is a grilled fish. You can only mess this up, by overcooking it--and they don't do that. A spectacular lunch, with a crowd ranging from tradespeople, locals, to those passing thru, lucky enough to have stumbled on a recc or a link. I hope this gets you there as well..

This restaurant located at ocean front, that look like a fisherman dropping off all fish here. They…read morehave a many parking for you and have indoor and outdoor table. Nice fresh seafoods, that form fisherman to table directly. You can pick your fish and seafoods stuff in side restaurants and they'll tell you how to make it for you with a side dish. Service is very nice and super friendly, but they have to fix a credit card problem, because many guests would like to pay by credit or debit card. They do have a machine for that, but it not working and they asking for cash at the end. Around there don't have ATM so just prepare your cash enough for foods. Hope they fix it up. Lol

This is a very nice restaurant with very good food and good service, but unfortunately if you order…read moreany dish that comes with chips (french fries) than you will be very disappointed, as they are the frozen type ones and are just horrible!

Cute, elegant, authentic and fully deserving of a star review…read more Tasty spot - the name itself - is perhaps the only downfall of this wonderful little restaurant, tucked away off the cobbled streets of Burgau. The food, decor and atmosphere scream out for a more sophisticated name to match the quality of the service offered. Nonetheless, a fantastic little bistro a stones throw from the beach. I had the Swordfish steak that comes with potatoes and fresh seasonal vegetables, and whilst the fish itself wasn't the very best I've ever had, the potatoes and vegetables were cooked and seasoned to absolute perfection. My girlfriend had the chicken which came alongside a apple, mango chutney - a brilliant twist on a simple dish. Very new and a little out of sight, this place is a true gem in Burgau and a meal for 2 with wine and bread starters set us back just €43 - a steal for the quality we received!

Great lunch spot! We came by after seeing the Citadel and lucked out with a sunny January day so we…read morewere able to sit on the patio for lunch. Solid selection of seafood and grilled meats. We had the cataplana and octopus. Both were very tasty, although the cataplana had less variety of seafood than usual and the octopus was slightly tough. Overall though very delicious and stunning view!

Great location with sea views. Service was excellent…read more Loved the fried shrimp appetizer which had a little spicy kick to it. Yummy!

We ate here two nights in a row because the food and the service were excellent. It is on par with…read moreour expectation of fine dining in the US at much less $$. Inventive and delicious but not too fussy. We had chicken, steak, lasagna and fish as our mains and tried most of the appetizers. Yummy. I highly recommend it.

This was a really lovely place to eat. The food was creative and delicious and beautiful. We got…read morefish and ravioli and both were exceptional with bright flavors and perfectly cooked. Service was excellent, waiters were kind and attentive. I really can't rave enough. One of our best meals in Portugal (which is saying a lot!).