NUMA Restaurante

We had an incredible evening at NUMA. The food is spectacular and the service to match. The atmosphere is wonderful. Our waiter was very friendly, knowledgeable, and attentive. He explained the NUMA backstory and talked us through each dish in detail - it made the experience even better. The chefs/managers also came out to speak with us and were so lovely. I am coeliac and they catered to my gluten free diet wonderfully - they offered gluten free bread and could made any dish I wanted with some alterations. It was also my birthday and they very kindly brought out an extra treat at the end. Overall a wonderful experience and one I cannot recommend highly enough!

Valentine’s night food with extreme love.
This Valentine’s night was a special one. A full restaurant with couples in love and some four person tables with people smiling and enjoying. The staff in the kitchen where you can see part of it the waiters the sommeliers and the hostess were all smiling. These are the ingredients that make it a night to remember.

A special menu only for this night was served and they could serve this menu every night. The quality was extremely high. With every course there were multiple explosions in the mouth. Each dish surprised and impressed.

The real closure of the evening was the dessert Valentine’s Sobremesa. Straight through the heart with an arrow from Cupido. The chef proved this night that he is ready for a star.

Second visit to this restaurant, but not the last, the food here is art. We ate the 8-course tasting menu and 5 selected wines with it. Great food, beautifully presented on the plate, sophisticated service, expert sommelier. A perfect dinner with friends, many thanks and a strong recommendation for Numa restaurant.

I can only speak for the tasting menu but i can say that it is fantastic.

It's a fantastic exhibit of what Portuguese food can be. Dishes and flavours that you recognize as traditional Portuguese cooking but elevated. The perfect intro to anyone unfamiliar with Portuguese food and equally fun for someone like my wife who's Portuguese and has grown up with all of these dishes.

Many have mentioned the extremely tender octopus, but the quality really runs through the whole menu. The orange flavoured brioche was one of the many highlights.

It helps that they also use fantastic local ingredients.

The chef happily comes out and greets everyone and speaks passionately about the dishes and the sustainable philosophy behind the restaurant.

Probably my favorite spot in the algarve.

Had the bread, octopus, shrimp, and chocolate dessert.

Bread was really great start and had all the things you look for in a sourdough bread (fluffy, crispy outside)

The shrimp was so luxurious. I was surprised at first that it was just one piece in the dish and it was 59 euros, but omg what a luxury. The shrimp was grilled and had so much flavor where it was so fun to eat at the bits and suck on the head. The body was likely poached and it was more luxurious than lobster. The shrimp is called carabineros and it’s one of the most expensive shrimp in the world.

The chocolate was a great finish as I love white chocolate