O Arco da Velha — Restaurant in Alvor, Algarve, Portugal — photos, reviews and opening hours

O Arco da Velha

Restaurant 📍 Alvor Restaurant €
4.5
★★★★½
323 Google reviews
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💬 Reviews (5)

Maria Lustre Rebrikova ★★★★★
2026-02-21
You pick the fish with your finger and they put it on fire. Simple, delicious, super fresh.
Brittany Peacock ★★★★★
2024-07-06
I was a little apprehensive to come here as I don’t think the pictures do it justice! The fish is caught fresh & you can see them cooking it👌🏻 I had seabass and quite honestly say it’s the best seabass I’ve ever had. Tasted amazing! Also the fish soup to start was lovely so definitely recommend that too! They also allowed us to bring a cake & sang happy birthday with us!
richard gil ★★★★★
2022-07-21
Great meal....as always. Starters are reasonably priced and of sufficient quantity so as not to kill your hunger. Service was attentive and friendly without being intrusive and the food, as always was delicious. Prices I thought were reasonible given current inflation pressures. Recommended.
Steph FitzGerald-Smith ★★★★★
2021-06-21
Very nice intimate restaurant, near the waterfront. My family have been coming here for decades. Marco and Livia are welcoming and helpful. The food is delicious- I recommend the Salmon Kebab and the Portuguese Steak 👌🏻
Jem Daniels ★★★★★
2019-06-14
Great steak. I asked for medium rare but it turned out quite a bit more 'rare' than im used too. They did check that i was ok with it though. It was amazing, definitely one of the best i've ever had. The rest of the family enjoyed their meals, mainly sea food, too. All quite inexpensive, the steak was around fifteen euros. Service was attentive without being over the top. All round great experience.

🦉 TripAdvisor Reviews — 4.7★ (1,009 reviews)

4.7
★★★★½
1,009 TripAdvisor reviews
★★★★★
May 30, 2026
We always visit this restaurant and booking in advance is advisable. We all had garlic prawns, delicious. I had sole for 1 and they had halibut for 2. Excellent. On our 2nd night again we all had garlic prawns but we also ordered fish soup just to try. It was very good. Again 2 had halibut and I ha…
★★★★★
April 12, 2026
This restaurant has been a family favourite for many years. We visited twice during our recent stay in Alvor. My husband and I shared a beautiful sea bass that was cooked to perfection by Ricardo. He really is the grill maestro. Tables have to be booked well in advance as this is an extremely pop…
★★★★★
February 3, 2026
First time visit - why did we wait so long. Excellent, friendly helpful and smiling service. Fish is first class and the ‘chef’ on outside grill is a master. Wine selection wide and not expensive
★★★★★
November 14, 2025
Highly recommended if you are in Alvor. Cozy atmosphere, nice but also attentive service. The card offers plenty of choices. The tuna, monkfisch kebabs and the mussels we chose tasted very good. The chef understands his job as far as grilling is concerned.
★★★★★
September 19, 2025
We were so blessed to enjoy a visit to the Arco again this September & sample some of the exquisite fish plates on offer. Up until now the sea bass held sway as our favourite. Tonight it was challenged for the top spot by a heavenly turbot & a golden bream!!! Any fish in this restaurant can taste …
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ℹ️ Details

📍Largo da Ribeira 6A, 8500-023 Alvor, Portugal
🍴Restaurant
💰€
👁59 views

🕐 Opening Hours

Monday 6–11 pm
Tuesday 6–11 pm
Wednesday 6–11 pm
Thursday 6–11 pm
Friday 6–11 pm
Saturday 6–11 pm
Sunday Closed

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