Miraparque — Restaurant in Albufeira

The gentleman who served us was brilliant. He was both very nice and very good at his job. The only problem was that he was sweating for having to pick up so much of the slack left by the another mustachioed guy who didn't seem to do much except stack plates, chit-chat with customers he knew, and tell us to wait for his colleague instead of taking our order.

The meals took a very long time to arrive, and when they did me and my kids were treated to pizzas that could only have come straight from a supermarket section for discount frozen food. I could tell most of the other patrons didn't seem to happy about the wait times, and that's saying something because the place was nearly empty.

This restaurant had the vibe of an episode of Kitchen Nightmares, with bad service and rubbish food, with a single employee bravely struggling to do things properly in spite of a dumb boss and an inept chef.

If it weren't for our very friendly waiter, I'd give this place ONE...

What a wonderful find! We are staying at Pine Cliffs, a five minute walk from entrance shuttle stop. The kind attention of the owner made us so welcome. The vegetable soup, only 1.50€ was excellent. The grilled spareribs were plentiful and delicious- and about half the price of other restaurants nearby! The chicken piri piri was wonderful, but even better was the whole golden bream fish! And, after a tip from a couple at a nearby table who are regulars, we ordered the spaghetti Bolognese, which wasn’t on the menu and was spectacular! This is our sixth day in the area, and we’ve had some really great meals, but this one was worth the review, because it was one of the most affordable and simultaneously one of the best! To feed all six of us (with beer) for €72 was outstanding! Thank you for the wonderful meal, we...

Very nice and super cheap place to eat! I recommend the steak at the Portuguese, it’s cook in a sauce with ham on the top in and rostered sliced potatoes, also cheap and good local wine in the jar. The owner is very nice experienced man, kind to speak 5 languages so quietly, I couldn’t believe how easily he was swapping from one to the other. It is not the most modern and nice place to see, but you forget it with the so good food and the cheap price. We will go back...