Restaurante Botega Italiana

Phenomenal food. Handcrafted and fresh. Everything was made in the restaurant! Ensure you make reservations.

Fantastic pasta dishes made to your own choices. Fun to select your own style of fresh pasta, the sauce, and the additional vegetables.

Great experience for dinner. The staff were very friendly and attentive, and we loved the location. The food was good, served piping hot and good portion sizes. The pasta was cooked perfectly and sauces were tasty but nothing spectacular. Overall, a nice location for a hearty meal. The service was some of the best we've experienced in the Algarve.

L9vely place and quirky in that the water you order you food which i found eas good quirky. You choose the pasta and choose the pasta. They have all the Italian favourites apart from pizza. Again I thought that was good idea. The owner was always at hand to help with the choices. The decor was also really nice. As per the pics. It was really busy when we got there but managed to be seated. I would definitely recommend.

Very unusual for an Italian not to serve pizza .!!
That said we enjoyed the food & the owner was really attentive and gave us advice on the menu ( menu not straight forward )
ONE THING annoyed me was my starter , I ordered goats cheese with honey , it was truly soo basic I felt like sending it back and leaving .
It looked like a cheap cheese on a 0.10 piece of toast .
I expected an artisan piece of Bread with pieces of goats cheeks and honey .
This put an avoidable negative spin on an otherwise good experience .
MESSAGE TO OWNER - Don’t be cheap on the starter , that’s where the experience starts .
I hope you read this as 8.50 euros is a lot of money for such a poor meal .
Other than this , we enjoyed our evening with you .