pink restaurant near the square? BAR+UM

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 11:07 am

me and my family go to carviero every year and have done for 13 years. there is a restaurant by the car park for the square which is pink and white.
just wondering if anything has opened there as last year it was empty!!
kelly

kteee · Post by **kteee** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 12:46 pm

I think you must mean the tapas bar next to the Carvoeiro Sol. It opened towards the end of last summer - great views from the upper terrace!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 1:40 pm

is it the pink and white building?

kteee · Post by **kteee** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 1:59 pm

It's more like cream and burgundy, but I think it must be the same building

guest3 · Post by **guest3** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 4:08 pm

wich square are you refering to? the one in monte carvoeiro, or the one in the main town by the beach?

kteee · Post by **kteee** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 4:14 pm

is this it on the left hand side of the photo?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue May 03, 2005 4:50 pm

no, the square in monte carvoeiro!

Jaylay · Post by **Jaylay** » Wed May 04, 2005 8:55 am

That has opened this year as a Chinese, not heard any reports of it so far.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed May 04, 2005 10:12 am

omg, cool! i wonder what its like... o wel only two months til i find out 4 maself!!

tricky · Post by **tricky** » Wed May 04, 2005 10:14 am

We went to the new chinese at MC in April.
Its okay-ish, the chicken was a bit sloppy. The owners and staff are very friendly however and its quite reasonable. Probably wouldn't go back though (and like many places in MC it was dead), anyone got any theories as to why this is so, a few years back, it was a great place to go, especially with the children, there used to be clown's and other street theatre and all the restaurants were full, is it just another victim of the decline in tourism? or is it not promoted enough?, I'm always amazed when people who have been to CVO, have never heard of it

Tricky

elle · Post by **elle** » Wed May 04, 2005 1:24 pm

Now I've read that Tricks..Ill definitely make the effort to walk up there this month!

Im not so keen on Chinese food but to take a look around and maybe eat there at other places..
its a year since Ive eaten up at Monte.CVO..think it was at 'McCafes' for chicken salad

I do like taking lunch at the 'Boteco' restaurant on clifftop at Paraiso beach? Food is quite nice but its the view I love..wonderful vista and so very relaxing

Yes! I must explore more...on foot!

tricky · Post by **tricky** » Wed May 04, 2005 1:30 pm

If you do go elle, you must go to the Cocktail bar, its run by Lewish (nice boy, you'll like him) He does magic tricks and gives you puzzles to do, if you get all ten right the drinks are on him. Oh and you must try his special cocktail of the day, usually a daquari. He serves popcorn with all the drinks and the dog that lives there loves it - give him a pat for me,
(the dog, not Lewish)

Tricky

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed May 04, 2005 3:17 pm

You wouldn't be trying to lead me astray at all now would you miss Tricky?

Is it a different cocktail each day? If I get all his questions right(all 10 of them

!)..I get it for free?

Mind you..I could be there all night at that rate...............
Ill give the dog a pat and 'Lewish' your regards T..that right way round

Talk soon..ellie

loretta · Post by **loretta** » Thu May 05, 2005 3:36 pm

I agree with Tricky the cocktail bar is very nice. the man who does the cocktails puts on a great show for adults and kids alike.
I think the reason that the restaurants and the area around MC are quiet is that not many people know its there, they dont advertise the place enough, maybe if the powers that be who run that area were to do more advertising (They could start on this site) the area would pick up,I have only seen advertising for holiday rentals, I think they are missing a great oppertunity. It is a great place for families with kids, the kids can play around the courtyard where there is a small fountain while the parents could while away the evening in one of the restaurants or bars in the area without worrying about kids runing into the road as all the bars/restaurants surround the courtyard so you can watch the kids at all times. I like the idea of street entertainers, you never know it could turn into a mini Covent Garden

Thunderbolt · Post by **Thunderbolt** » Thu May 05, 2005 4:11 pm

When I was a kid, my parents used to take us up to Monte CVO quite regularly.

They use to have folklore dance evenings where they would get kids and adults to join in (have many pics of this) and music in the square as well.

It was a really nice place to go to but I am going back a good 18 years now.