A Ruína — Restaurant in Albufeira, Algarve, Portugal — photos, reviews and opening hours

A Ruína

Restaurant 📍 Albufeira Restaurant €
4.1
★★★★☆
913 Google reviews
● Closed

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💬 Reviews (5)

Cristiano Di Malfetti ★★★★☆
2026-02-24
Nice diner with a view at the terrace(s).
Ask the price in front.
Friendly service and a top lady manager!
Marisa Pires ★★★★★
2026-01-01
Amazing restaurant with a view to die for ! Spent New Years Eve celebration there the past 4 years . Worth every penny.food is amazing and the service finest at its best
Angelica Marchi ★★★★★
2025-04-29
The place was a nice quiet spot near the beach. The fish was fresh and sold by kg. It was an absolute pleasure to eat there. Their house wine was delicious and the baby squid with garlic was absolutely amazing. They gave us a complementary salad. They were very attentive.
Alison Westbrook ★★★★★
2025-03-28
Honestly the BEST place to eat in Albufeira. It is different in that you don’t select from a menu, rather you go up to a counter and are shown a selection of fresh fish to choose from. We had sardines and prawn cocktail to start and then shared a delicious whole sole. The waiter was so welcoming and kind and the food was absolutely delicious. We also had crème brûlée and a fig, almond and carob Portuguese desert. It is not cheap, but well worth it for a special meal. Beautiful location too - overlooking the beach and sea. Do not miss this fabulous restaurant.
Robert Friedrich ★★★★★
2024-10-21
It was a pure pleasure to have dinner at this place. Once you entered the restaurant with its wonderful terrace and beautiful view over Albufeira you’ll be explained how everything works. There is no ordinary menu because they serve only the freshest catch of the day so you are able to choose from a variety of fresh fish. The chef gives you everything you need if you don’t know what to choose. There are cold and warm starters aswell as fish, claims, shrimps and octopus.

The service was really nice, they were aware of all our needs, demands and requests. Also the wine recommendation was a perfect match for us.

Note that the restaurant is on the pricy side as you pay between 70 and 85 € per kilo depending which fish you like to have yet it’s not overpriced. 35€ for each of us (we shared a perfect grilled Seabream) was absolutely fair.

You’ll get a really good value that’s for sure!

Enjoy a wonderful and special treat up there and trust the hosts, they know what they’re doing!

Thank you for the perfect evening.

🦉 TripAdvisor Reviews — 3.7★ (1,294 reviews)

3.7
★★★½☆
1,294 TripAdvisor reviews
★★★★★
August 16, 2026
A lovely restaurant with panoramic, breathtaking views over the beach and sea. A wide variety of fresh, locally caught fish with a few meat/steak options. The waiters are keen to give advice on choices of fish and provide attention service. Expensive, but the fine cuisine combined with the atmosphe…
★☆☆☆☆
August 2, 2026
We visited this restaurant last year and honestly weren't very impressed. The food was decent, but overall we felt the place was overrated and left thinking it wasn't worth coming back. This year, however, we decided to give it another chance because the location and the view are absolutely beauti…
★★★★★
July 26, 2026
The view was amazing, the service was amazing and the food was amazing. The location made you feel like you are on top of the world. The best part is how the food is cheap and fresh at the same time and you get to see with your own eyes how the food will look. Even though the place is pretty remote…
★★★☆☆
July 13, 2026
Very beautiful setting, you have to go up to choose your dish. Fish very fresh and delicious but very expensive compared to other fish grill restaurants. Not to mention the addition of 26 extra euros to my bill. Which was modified after I pointed it out. 12 euros for a cooler? 3 euros for bread tha…
★★★★☆
May 26, 2026
On our second day of the holiday and we spotted this place while out walking. Just had to give it a try not knowing it was a sea food restaurant. Getting the entrance is an uphill walk to a door that looks like the back door to the place but is actually the main entrance. We were greeted and sea…
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ℹ️ Details

📍Largo Cais Herculano, 8200-061 Albufeira, Portugal
🍴Restaurant
💰€
👁94 views

🕐 Opening Hours

Monday Closed
Tuesday 12:30–3 PM, 6:30–10:30 PM
Wednesday 12:30–3 PM, 6:30–10:30 PM
Thursday 12:30–3 PM, 6:30–10:30 PM
Friday 12:30–3 PM, 6:30–10:30 PM
Saturday 12:30–3 PM, 6:30–10:30 PM
Sunday 12:30–3 PM, 6:30–10:30 PM

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