2006 top 5

[RobM]

Wot no Chicken George????

Ok so hardly first class and about 1km out of the main town but if you want an 'interesting' dining experience and something very cheap and cheerfull, you can't go wrong (that is, of course, if it has not closed down since I was there last June).

[KLB1]

As we are back in Cv in a couple of weeks time I asked my daughter for her list:-
Chicken George was all 5

[The Skeftons]

Having just returned from my 1st visit I would say:

1) Ele & Ela
2) Ele & Ela
3) The Italian up the slope along from the taxi rank on Estrada do Farol(sorry can't remember it's name - possibly Via Italia)
4) Xico Ze (fantastic clam cataplana)
5) The restuarant on Caneiros beach (lovely lunch, not too cheap though, good service, great company - Jose Marinho was there!)

Bad food :
1) Can't remember what it's called, it has a bright "outside area" which is on Rua Dos Pescadores, the "indoor" part backing onto Rude do Barranco. The night we ate there the Portuguese football team were playing their quarter final qualifier game but all the same by Chicken was burnt as was my husbands steak - remember your customers need to leave happy!!!!!!

OK Food - wouldn't necessarily return!
1: Again can't remember the name (sorry guys) but as you walk from the square up Estrada do Farol you will go past the chinese, a little bit on from there is a restaurant with outdoor seating (prettily done except for the plastic chairs!). The food was okay but not the best. I would happily have gone again but my husband didn't enjoy our prawn starters as the shells were really hard to remove because they were fried!

2: The Pizzeria just past the taxi rank, one of the first restaurants you come to on the left after passing the "recycling area". The food was good particularly if you don't want anything too fancy! Reasonably priced.

Hope that helps someone - sorry I don't know the names but forgot to bring home the cards!

[guest 21]

Having just returned from my 1st visit I would say:

1) Ele & Ela
2) Ele & Ela
3) The Italian up the slope along from the taxi rank on Estrada do Farol(sorry can't remember it's name - possibly Via Italia)
4) Xico Ze (fantastic clam cataplana)
5) The restuarant on Caneiros beach (lovely lunch, not too cheap though, good service, great company - Jose Marinho was there!)

Bad food :
1) Can't remember what it's called, it has a bright "outside area" which is on Rua Dos Pescadores, the "indoor" part backing onto Rude do Barranco. The night we ate there the Portuguese football team were playing their quarter final qualifier game but all the same by Chicken was burnt as was my husbands steak - remember your customers need to leave happy!!!!!!

OK Food - wouldn't necessarily return!
1: Again can't remember the name (sorry guys) but as you walk from the square up Estrada do Farol you will go past the chinese, a little bit on from there is a restaurant with outdoor seating (prettily done except for the plastic chairs!). The food was okay but not the best. I would happily have gone again but my husband didn't enjoy our prawn starters as the shells were really hard to remove because they were fried!

2: The Pizzeria just past the taxi rank, one of the first restaurants you come to on the left after passing the "recycling area". The food was good particularly if you don't want anything too fancy! Reasonably priced.

Hope that helps someone - sorry I don't know the names but forgot to bring home the cards!

Does anyone know the name / tel number of the restaurant on Caneiros beach that The Skeftons have named as their number five?

[e-richard]

We don't really like to tell too many people about this well kept secret. It may get too crowded and I won't be able to phone Rei das Praias on 282 461 006. So please don't tell anyone

[Gambrinus]

Ah nurtz, ER! Now we will only be able to get a table there in March 2007

Top 5:
La Bella Vita - Italian (Club Atlantico)
Koh Samui - Thai (above O Cantinho)
O Cantinho - Portuguese (below Koh Samui)
Algar Seco - Misc (more for the location/views than the quality of the food - the club sandwiches are great, though)

I can only muster up 4 restaurants I would happily recommend to people in Carvoeiro - Bella Vita and Koh Samui have really set the bar high for service and food quality at affordable prices. The fifth is Galo de Ouro take away (chicken piri-piri) and the Rei das Praias at Carneiros, but that isnt really Carvoeiro anymore.

[Trisha G]

Can anyone tell me where Caneiros Beach is.

Many thanks
Trisha

[Gambrinus]

Head up to Sesmarias and take the road west along the coast to Ferragudo. After about 3 or 4 kms at the bottom of a steep dip you will find a road to your left that leads onto a beach parking lot - that is Carneiros Beach.

[jeremy]

On the road between Sesmarias & Ferragudo

[guest 21]

Thanks for that - and I promise not to tell anyone!

I hope to visit the restaurant when I'm over later in the month - how early would you say I need to book?

I'm staying near Vale De Milho, how long would you say it would take to get to Caneiros from there?

[fmm]

1. Maximes (loved the extra bits like the champagne and mango chutney between courses)

2. A Gale

3. A Rede

4. Marisqueira

5. Lanterna Velha/Vimar/Villa Medici

[garcia11]

1. El & Ella (double banana pudding!)
2. Maximes
3. Village Inn
4. Casa Velha do Pescador
5. L'Orange

[shoesnbags]

happys was good very friendly and good service,dont go to the gallery (called something like that) up the hill covered in trees,mum was sick after the food there, toilets stunk and service not good, food very dissapointing