Indian Ocean Restaurant — Restaurant in Albufeira

Cold welcome (white-skinned people were welcomed with a smile though), person who took out orders didn't have a clue about the kind of wines they had, request for an additional small cup of curry was completely ignored, no sauce with the starter, veg-Biriyani was oily and flavorless (perhaps those appreciating this restaurant have never eaten in an Indian restaurant).

When asked by the owner how I liked my food, I said it was 'OK' for which he got totally defensive and shot back saying "we all have different tastes" instead of a asking what was wrong.

For the first time after living 6 years in Europe, I developed stomach upset after eating here. The only good thing for us was its location.

Response to owner's reply: If I was asked to pay extra, I would have been happy to pay extra! Now that you had time, you are coming with excuses on the internet about food sharing which you did not say when I complained in front of you. Nice try to divert the issue! It was simply the case of ignoring your Customer's request. Be big enough to admit it. People can easily from my other reviews that I rate restaurants based on the food quality and more importantly on the service mindset of the staff both of which were clearly missing here.

I have still not mentioned about the actual double standards / discrimination I saw. Do you want me to...

The food was OK but when the pinky coloured chicken arrived for 3 of the group who had tikka masala, they were put off. We were told it was boiled. Couple of niggles... We ordered onion bhaji which tasted ok but it states 4 pieces. It was 2 cut in half. There was a fly in the bottom of jug of sangria, they argued it was cos we were sat by the window. They gave a free glass of wine. We weren't overly impressed with the food, it was average nothing special. The main thing for us as a group was that as we were sat at the back of the restaurant we used the back yard to smoke which is right next to the kitchen and unfortunately we didn't notice how dirty it was until after we'd eaten. It was absolutely disgusting. Gordan Ramsey would shut the place down with immediate effect. Had we seen this first, we would not have...

Updated: 10th April 2025.

It's no longer on my list. ☹️

It's ok but I won't rush back.

The special rice is no longer special, it's more like an egg fried rice from the Chinese takeaway, and the king prawn curry is mediocre at best.

They've downgraded every aspect of the food as far as I can tell to keep to a price point.

Disappointing.

I've eaten at some of the top Indian restaurants like Quilon and the cinnamon club in Westminster, London and I've got to say that the Indian Ocean is up there with them for me.

The king prawn chilli, chef's special rice and keema naan are fantastic

My wife swears by the chicken balti.

Super friendly staff. Food jam packed with flavour and cold beer.

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