What a wonderful find on our stroll through old town Vila Nova de Milfontes. Friendly and…read morewelcoming cafe with a shelf of books you can read whilst enjoying a cup of coffee. My daughter had bacalhau (cod fish) bruschetta which was loaded with fish, tomatoes and cheese - very flavourful and filling. I opted for pasta with clams - very simple flavours of olive oil, garlic, Parmesan and coriander and it was delicious. Not to be missed is their Almond Tart with Blueberry Chocolate gelato - the tart was a little over baked but it went very well with the gelato which was refreshing. We also ordered freshly squeezed orange and carrot juice which was good but would have been better if the oranges and carrots were chilled. Service was excellent and attentive.

We found this cute place when we arrived in Milfontes. We didn't have a reservation, but they…read moreworked out a table for us. Service all around was excellent. The food however was lackluster. It was greasy and garlicky and lacked flavor unfortunately. I had the fish of the day plate. Others has the burgers (veal and vegan).

This was a walking distance from our Airbnb, The view was close to beachfront and you can walk down…read moreto the beach or walk up for a lunch break from surfing. Nice location. If you go at the busy period, won't have much seats avail. But when you do get seated, you cannot walk in with half your wetsuit or they will send you away. So make sure you are dressed lol. :) Food was okay, not the best. :( Go drive a little and you will find other great spot.

Super great atmosphere with live music. The ocean at sunset was the absolute amazing scenery. Food…read morewas great. We had a grilled sea bass which was delicious. Sangria to supplement sealed the deal. Great all around.

Nice place in the center of Vila Nova de Milfontes with a wide variety of fusion food. Great…read moreatmosphere and very high quality food. Apart from some fancy fusion food (Italian, Japanese, Malay, Indonesian, etc.) they also have some great burgers and steaks! My favorite is Mango Prawn Curry. Amazing!! For starter try their croquetes. Bom apetite!!!

At the recommendation of our accommodations we made a reservation at Ritual for dinner. The…read moreatmosphere and location are marvelous. The staff are top notch, quite helpful--making suggestions and answers all our questions. But the food was the star of the evening, honestly the best meal we had on our week long walk of the Rota Vicentina. Both salads were phenomenal, incredibly fresh cheese accompanied by wonderful vibrant produce. And the scallops were perfectly cooked, delicate, melt in your mouth. The curry was light and flavorful but didn't overpower the natural flavor of the scallops. Overall we had an outstanding experience and highly recommend you try Ritual.

We passed through Vila Nova de Milfontes during our "Rota Vicentina" hiking trip and our hotel…read moreowner strongly suggested we visit this place. It was a good choice and I could clearly see it is popular with locals and visitors alike, and that the food is really solid. The interior is awesome and includes a fireplace with sofas! Our appetizers were delicious: a simple salad, pimientos de padron, and local sheep's milk cheese. I didn't love my main - it was roast lamb and potatoes, but what part of lamb it was wasn't explained to me very well. It seemed like throwaway cuts of ribs and vertebrae. It was very nicely seasoned and roasted, but it wasn't choice cuts, there was much more bone than meat, and I felt it wasn't worth the premium price they put on it. My girlfriend's food (Portuguese style steak) was excellent - so good that I packed it up for lunch on the trail tomorrow!!! The real star here was the service, which started a bit slow but was attentive and careful about my gluten issue! One thing I appreciated was that when we asked for a wine suggestion, we didn't get sold the most pricey bottles of wine on the menu. Rather, our waitress suggested one of the more inexpensive items on the list and it was really really solid! And as a post-meal snack we got a small sack of walnuts and a nutcracker! Bottom line, I didn't love my main dish, but I saw how good everyone else's was. Overall our meal of 3 appetizers, 2 mains, and wine cost about €85, which is expensive compared to every meal I've eaten thus far in Portugal outside of Lisbon. That's cheap compared to back home in DC of course! Get ready to open your wallet but if you are used to expensive meals, this will be well worth it!

The ambiance was good and service was fine. The food was so underwhelming. I ordered the roe salad,…read morewhich I normally love, but this time it was so full of vinegar I couldn't appreciate it. But I finished eating it thinking: ok maybe the next item will be fine. My husband ordered some whole squids fried and they were ok. For the mains I ordered a kind of bread porridge because I had something like it at another restaurant and loved it. The waitress seemed to warn me against ordering it : "This is very..plain. like a porridge. Very...typical portugese. You still want it?" It was unfortunate that it was just like she said. The porridge had an uninspired texture and the shrimp was overcooked. My husband's meal was a fresh fish and veges and potatoes. The ingrediants are fantastic but I couldn't get over how lackluster everything i had eaten so far was. What do I say? It wasn't awful. I ate the food but i found myself thinking i would have been more satisfied if we made food at home. It was just fine. But for the price?? It hurts my heart. This was just boring.

Wonderful cabbage and bean stew! My friend loved her wild boar as well!…read moreHuge servings and so delicious!

The restaurant is perched on a hillside overlooking a lush valley. We arrive for an early lunch so…read morewe were able to get a terrace table with full access to the view. The food was superb made with real, fresh local ingredients. I had pig cheeks with chestnuts, braised in a rich sauce- melt in your mouth meat and very regional. The salad was locally sourced watercress, arugula and oranges. Our waiter was super sweet and friendly. A great find and a wonderfully authentic experience. Our lunch for four with drinks, dessert and coffees was 160 euros which felt very reasonable. The place was full by the time we left around 12:30pm.

We came here unexpectedly after a long and tiring day on the Rota Vicentina. There was actually a…read morerestaurant down the block here in Zambujeira do Mar that overlooked the sea and beach, but which served more traditional "home style" food and at which we already stopped for a snack earlier in the evening before running some errands. We had walked by here earlier also and loved the decor, style, ambience, and variety on the menu - so we decided to come back. My goodness we weren't disappointed - the service AND food were outstanding! We wanted seafood but I'm a little squeamish about eating whole fish. So our waiter ensured that our super fresh sea bass was nicely filleted for us. We also got various vegetable sides including a delicious pimientos de padron, and garlic-marinated olives. We also got a really delicious wine recommendation from the region that went perfectly with the sea bass. To top it all off, just before bringing the check we were given a taste of local hazelnut liqueur and it was DELICIOUS - I'm going to have to buy some before heading back to the US!

Delightful meal here. Stopped by without a reservation and got a table. The staff is friendly and…read moreaccommodating, explaining options on the four (!) menus. The food - huge servings and delicious. Also recommend a pitcher of sangria.

Lovely sea food restaurant, overlooking the beach. The menu is simple: clams and grilled fish. Lots…read moreof it. All fresh and very tasty. And lovely pies for desert. Staff are friendly. Atmosphere is relaxed, no nonsense and low key. The place is filled with locals, which is always a good sign. Really, you can't go wrong here.

Arrived in town and came straight to this restaurant. Best sunset and best grilled Salmonete ever!…read moreExcellent service thanks to Joaquim!

We had two courses: a main course and a dessert, we were with 5 guests and paid a total sum of 84,-…read more. Well priced. The restaurant is indeed both a restaurant and a cafetaria and also has a wide range of wines. Two of us had the entrecote which was delicious and tender, one had the cod, which was tasty and fresh and a bit oily (i guess this is the Portuguese way of eating it) and one had a salad with chicken. As a dessert we all had the fig/chocolate cake. A really heavy cake/desert but i've never tasted anything like this before and was curious about the famous Portuguese cakes/tarts ;) The waiter was very awkward and not very friendly, he seemed very young.

Quick, friendly, delicious! Service is great. Would recommend Menu A! Great BBQ chicken!read more