Porto de Abrigo — Restaurant in Albufeira

The best restaurant for sea food in Albufeira.

We have been here for a week and tested almost all top10 google or tribeadvisor restaurant. The last day we found this absolute GEM.

First of all it is the only restaurant where you find an equal number of locals and tourists. That speaks already. Then the menu doen't have 327 pages. So what you have on the menu is fresh and good.

We had a catch of the day fish, choosen in the window. OMG it was the freshest seafood we had this week. Raw, the fish was shiny with a good level of moisture, the eyes were clear and still hydrated. If you know something about fish, you know how to recognize a good one.

Ok the meal wasn't soaked in sauce. But you really don't need that when it is fresh. Just a few drops of lemon juice and there we go.

The outside tables offer this unique atmosphere in the fisher harbour where in the evening you can see these tiny fishing boats coming back. Just awsome.

For dessert there is no menu. The waitress told us what the 4 house desserts were and we took the chocolate mousse. It wasn't too sweet and tasty. Ok made with pure black chocolate it would have been perfect but it was still far better than what you get in the touriste traps from the city center.

We also noticed the livestock of crabs and lobster. If we come back one day we will get some of these.

My partner who isn't a huge fan of fish, ate and finished her fish without needing to get mix of fish and potato at each bite. That tells how good the fish...

We tried to visit here and were attacked by vicious out of control dogs who were roaming freely inside and outside the premises. Not only would I avoid this business I would avoid the area immediately surrounding it, as it is not safe because of the dogs being allowed to roam with no leashes or supervision. There is a nice cake shop on the harbour or else a nice walk nearby that will take you to the old town, where there are beautiful views and lovely restaurant options such as “rocca beach bar” or “sunset beach club” or many other options with rooftop terraces, views, friendly staff and good quality food. As we approached the door a dog came out of the premises, charging at us, barking and growling. We shouted for help in Portuguese and in English to no avail. Another dog followed, also from inside. We managed to get away. No human ever came out to help. I called the business to complain and was told the dogs belong to fishermen customers and were not the responsibility of the business. The man who answered the phone claimed not to know there were multiple dogs inside the premises or to have knowledge of the incident. It would be very hard not to notice barking, growling and three people shouting for help. The man who answered the phone also seemed confused as to why I was calling about the incident. This is the worst business I’ve ever...

Not great. Very, very expensive. For starters we had a prawn soup. It was all that was available. It wasn't very nice. It may be traditional? But it was like a very fishy tomato soup with a prawn on top and a huge portion of macaroni in it. The prawn was nice. The rest not. We then had fresh fish from their ice tray. It was red mullet. They charge by the kg. Ours was £58 for two. It came with a side shared plate of 4 carrots. Well half a carrot chopped into 4. 3 small boiled potatoes halved and some cauliflower. It was barely luke warm when it arrived. The fish came whole and separated at the table. We had to ask for it to be de boned. It was very good tbh. But there was no sauce. Nothing. Just some dry vegetables and the fish. With wine it came to £88. I enquired about the double charge of bread. I was told this was because we had two extra sachets of butter..... You can't charge the equivalent of a Michelin starred restaurant lunch price and add in £1.50 for extra butter for the dry bread. It looks alluring from the outside but this is not worth it. For comparison lobster was £95 per kg. This is very basic food. Not rustic. Just basic. I will return to this area again but never to...