Casa Vela — Restaurant in Albufeira

I honestly don’t understand how this place has any good reviews. From the start, the experience was disappointing. Instead of proper tablecloths, they put some strange disposable pads on the table that looked like packaging material. One of the glasses we received was completely dirty, and the wine jug they brought us was chipped right at the spout.

The service was just as bad: one of the “waiters” looked and acted as if he hadn’t slept for three days. Without asking, they placed bread on our table which we never ordered, and then later charged us 6€ for it.

My “steak” was the worst part – the texture was like chewing on a shoe sole. To make matters worse, the menu clearly said that the steak costs 12€, but on the bill we were charged 15.50€.

Overall, everything from the atmosphere to the food to the service was unacceptable. Definitely not a place I would...

The Pizza was ful of cheap cheese und below was a bit of a weird orange tomato sauce. Not very enjoyable. I disagree with this unusual recipe.

We received free bread and olives which was nice, therefor 2 instead of 1 star.

My advice: put more love into what you are doing in the kitchen, because you dont feel it. Roast the bread with some garlic and olive oii, instead of normal Butter present it with herb Butter. Small differences make a huge impact in the experience. And fix and...

Very good service!

Free bread was served with butter and olives before we even ordered our drinks. We got a 'House style steak' each, which is a Steak served in a delicious and very tasty homemade sauce surrounded with fries with an egg on top. I was not disappointed.

Most of the costomers were locals - compared to most of the resturants we've visited on our trip.

The staff spoke fluent english and were happy to explain the different dishes; since we asked...