Adega da Marina

A local friend recommended this place for fresh seafood. Every night there were lines outside the door so we got there around 7 pm and didn’t have to wait too long (10 min or so). It’s quite loud and chaotic in the hall, but fun lively family style dining. Their seafood is the best my husband had in the area. He was impressed with kitchen master chef, an elderly gentleman who really knows how to grill and season the fish perfectly. The clams and golden bream are excellent. My qualm with this place is the lack of vegetarian options. I do appreciate it’s a seafood restaurant, but for other diners who come along, some options (other than a beyond burger with no bun!) could be given. We had to flag down our waiter for water, condiments for the fries, salt, oil, vinegar, additional napkins…they don’t have mustard. It also took a while to get our order placed! Orange juice was really sour as well. Their dessert options are on a separate menu, so ask the server for it.

A great place for local Portuguese food, especially fish! I had the grilled octopus with rice and potatoes. Great place to go if you are in Lagos. It’s quite busy, so there may be a queue.

We 3 Londoners were changing coaches in Lagos at lunchtime.

I looked up gglmps and found this Portuguese restaurant. The terrace was full of mostly tourists with no space for us 3.

The Dish of the Day was Bacalhao a Brás for a reasonable 12. We entered to find a large quite busy barn with a football theme with the ubiquitous large muted TVs showing football and staff busy seeing to a mostly local crowd.

A waiter showed us to a central end of a row table He presented us with some paper menus which had 1l house wine at €5:55 & .5l at €3.25 so we ordered .5l branca.

We ordered 3 dishes of the day which came quickly after the wine & water and extra virgin olive oil & vinegar. The bacalhao were presented on metal platters, were generous, garnished with shredded lettuce, sliced onion & a few pitted olives.

The bacalhao was piping hot and delicious and we all cleared our plates as we savoured the atmosphere. Any more bread would have been too much.

As we ate, a group of similarly middle aged English tourists arrived next to us and chose a selection of dishes with which they seemed very happy with when it came.

I went to the clean and spacious toilet and on returning joined the queue at the till to pay just in case they had an integrated system and could recognise our (un-numbered) table. Our waiter spotted me and quickly printed off the bill at his station, handing it to me saying service was not included and it was to be left on the table.

I paid the bill amount by phone/card and joined my friends to discuss the tip. My friend had noticed a general tip box nearby. My other friend said that you don’t generally tip for Day Menus. A French friend living in Lisbon says tipping is not general but the Californian influx has made the hospitality trade get used to it and expect it. We left a Euro as a compromise tip on the table.

Overall a great experience with very good service and food. This place is a bit off the beaten tourist trail and, judging by the prices we saw as we explored the rest of the old town, was very good value and frequented by many more locals.

I went with my boyfriend to have dinner at this place and I can only say that the only bad thing was that we had to wait half an hour to get in. This place is always busy and you have to queue to enter and I totally understand why.

The food is super tasty, fresh and very reasonably priced, you couldn’t ask for more. The waiter who served us was really friendly and attentive the whole time.

My holidays in the Algarve were incredible thanks to places like this.

I happened to be in Lagos in mid May when the Football Club, Sporting CP, won the Portuguese league title. Street festivities and impromptu celebrations broke out, and in this context I had the yearning for an authentic Portuguese meal. I asked a local of her favorite restaurant, and without hesitation she recommended this place.

Walking in to this restaurant, one immediately gets the sense of a big and open, communal and informal style dining hall. This place is not pretentious, nor does it sway to a touristy vibe. It is a true local spot, where good quality food in a family atmosphere is its hallmark.

Given the ongoing celebrations and football fans being out in jubilation, I was very fortunate to get a table without a wait. The service was very efficient with a cordial and helpful bent. Not being that hungry, I decided on a house salad (mixed vegetables), and a grilled Mackerel fillet. The vegetables were crisp and fresh, but the fish was absolutely mouth watering. If there were to be a gradation for freshness, I’d say it would be a hands down ten on the scale. For whatever the reason may be, the salty condiment in the dish had a very unique and delectable taste.

I had a very enjoyable time, especially with the mirth and happy chants from the local football fans. In addition, the prices at this restaurant are extremely reasonable. The totally unexpected bonus was me running into the owner of the restaurant by happenstance. He could not have been a more courteous and unassuming host. He (and his family) clearly have an identity on how they want to run this place, and it boils down to the basics; quality food in a pleasant setting. Try this place, and you may find it just as agreeable as so many of us that have posted here. I will definitely return on a future trip.