hi everyone - thanks for all your feedback about the bars in Carvoeiro!
This month it would be great if you could share with us - which is your favourite restaurant to eat in when you are in Carvoeiro (or the local area)?
With so many people coming to Carvoeiro for the first time at this time of year it would be great to hear your suggestions and why you love these restaurants so much!

For breakfast and a light lunch or snack, we love Jomar on Rua dos Pescadores. Lovely family owned bar/restaurant and we have become regulars twice a year when we arrive in CVO. I drink rum and they didnt have Havana Especiale and actually went out and bought it for me, lovely food and all home cooked. Sometimes, we even purchase a take away for the beach. Extremely reasonable with polite, courteous staff.

Dinner usually Ele Ela or Taste, again fantastic staff and beautiful food, only thing at times Ele Ela can be somewhat rushed!! We are looking forward to O Boteca in Sep and will try Terroir.

Without a doubt, Happys. Always a party atmosphere, a great laugh, good food and wine, followed by several glasses of port.

A couple of our favourites are ma-jas, boneco, martins, haweli and jans. Plenty of other great places we really like but too many to list all of them

A Gale and Maxime are two places we love to visit, great atmosphere, food and service.

gosh where to start,love O'Farrel, Jardim O Farrell, Rocha Mar all within walking distance of RB ,Vimar ,Casa deBife ,Happy's think we could all go on and on

Without a doubt, La Bella Vista on the Clube Atlantico, a bit far out maybe and not cheap but a dining experience, Maximes in town even though I've criticised them in the past, and now for the Ponto Encontro (or something like that) on the ADM. .

I will second what Pato said about La Bella Vita , without a doubt the best fine dinning place around for miles, a bit expensive but well worht it.

bruce wrote:A Gale and Maxime are two places we love to visit, great atmosphere, food and service.

I wonder if the owners of Maximes know they had a famous night club on Standishgate named after them

Bella Vita (Clube Atlantico)
Villa Medici
Rascals - good for lunch
Jardim O Farol (next to Rocha Brava)
O Barco - next to beach
Taste - on out road

sportingjez wrote:

bruce wrote:A Gale and Maxime are two places we love to visit, great atmosphere, food and service.

I wonder if the owners of Maximes know they had a famous night club on Standishgate named after them

I have heard of it but I was too old to go there.....

Original Stone Steak House (for fun eating) and O Salmao (for a proper meal with veggies and stuff rather than just chips!) at Monte Carveoiro. Ma-Ja's for great food and super hospitality - Mark will always go out of his way to do something for the kids even if it is not on the menu!

SMILERS FOR LUNCH AND WATCHING THE WORLD GO BY.
HAPPYS FOR A HAPPY ATMOSPHERE AND GOOD FOOD.
PRIMERVA FOR GREAT FOOD AND PEACEFUL SURROUNDINGS.
O INDIANO FOR GREAT VALUE AND EXCELLENT FOOD SERVED BY PLEASANT WAITERS.
JOTA LITA FOR PEPPER STEAKS AND MASSIVE PORTIONS
AND MANY THANKS TO ALL THE OTHERS TOO MANY TO MENTION FOR GREAT MEALS AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE YEAR.

Jardim de Farol for lamp chops, crème caramel and friendly service
Villa Medici for Carpaccio of beef, chilli steak pasta and the back terrace
Terroir for great wines and tasty tapas
Prais des Reis for sunset meals
O'Stop for tasty food as close as you can get to the sea

Best fish in Carvoeiro. Vila nova