Flavours — Restaurant in Albufeira

Good things first - it's on the shore, you eat and look at the ocean. That's incredible. That's about it. I guess service was okay too, we saw a girl walking around and taking orders and some guys standing around doing talking and other important business. Bad things - food. I didn't understand the concept of this place, is it a restaurant, a cocktail bar or what? Music is banging like in a club, but they have a pretty big menu so it kinda leaves an impression that it's a restaurant of sorts. Majority of people we saw around were eating. Menu looked ok, pretty good looking items on the menu for what seems to be a reasonable price. Until you actually receive your food. Seafood soup made of blitzed tinned fish in tomato sauce with rubber mussel and prawn floating on the bottom, wondering why someone put them there, was way below average. And of course you don't get even half a slice of bread with the soup. Both main fish dishes were overcooked, one was slightly salted and another one was plain as the rubber prawn from the soup. Pasta that came with the plain sole tasted like ketchup and cream. Also overcooked of course. And what is up with tortilla chips? I didn't order nachos as far as I remember. But it seems it randomly comes on a lot of dishes, judging from tables around. And a spring of rosemary? Am I supposed to eat it or what? Would the chef eat it? I really don't think so. If you wouldn't eat it you don't put it on a plate, it's as simple as that. I doesn't look like chefs taste what they send out or/and they just don't care. Oh and toilets...

Went to this restaurant to enjoy some local portuguese cuisine from a recommendation from our air bnb host. The menu looked good so we stayed and ordered some goats cheese asparagus and fries to start. The fries were under cooked and I found the goats cheese to taste abit weird but thought it may of just been the addition of honey. We ordered the paella and sea bass for mains. The sea bass was cooked well but had some random corn chips on the plate which I thought was weird. The paella is what made us choose this restaurant and unfortunately it was the worst part, every but of seafood was dry and overcooked, the rice tasted mushy, like it has been reheated in the microwave or on the stove. I would of complained but no wait staff came over to check how our meals were which I wasn't surprised about. Any good restaurant would want to make sure your happy and enjoying your meals if they thought their food was good. I wouldn't recommend this place if you like good fresh food. Maybe for some cocktails only. Also stupidly over priced for a...

Worst paella in town!!! Served on a normal plate. Not authentic made paella. Was pilau rice with some seafood and uncooked chourico slapped on top.

Octopus was rigid

Asked for a £18 bottle of red, they served us a £30 bottle opened it and poured it. When I said it was the wrong bottle they shrugged.

Bill come and I complained

They play games with the bill Be careful if you are a group they will scam you

Check the bill carefully and refuse stuff before they serve you it. Not very friendly And said he sold many paellas and had no complaints We paid but will NEVER go there again. They think they will never see you again thinking your a tourist and they will come by more and more so are not interested in providing a good service and food. BUT YOU REALLY SHOULD CONSIDER THAT I HAVE A VILLA HERE THAT IS RENTING AND I WILL NOT RECOMMEND VISITORS TO EAT HERE.

You never know your customer so treat them well. NO...