Restaurante The Cockerel — Restaurant in Albufeira

If you are looking for great steak or ribs, a friendly welcome and superbly run restaurant, you've found the place. Our last night in Albufeira and after experiencing a lot of Portuguese food we just fancied steak done right. It was last minute so dropped Gina an email and lucky we did as even though the town is pretty quiet the Cockerel was near fully booked. She managed to fit us in early which suited us fine. Had already decided on the mixed steak, ribs & chicken platter but lots of other dishes on offer. Nothing fancy or pretentious but honest and well priced. It didn't disappoint. Rib eye steaks cooked perfectly med-rare, huge rack of bbq ribs, two different glazed chicken breast, roast baby toms & peppers, sweet potato fries, muchrooms and onion rings. Everything spot on and we near devoured the lot, bar a couple if ribs. The place had a lovely vibe with clearly plenty of regulars greeted by Gina & the team. If you are craving a steak or want to try steak pie, fish chips & mushy peas or a Sunday roast here's the place to go... But do book as it must get crammed once the season is in full swing. Thanks Gina & team for a fab final evening...

The Cockerel is a cosy, intimate restaurant just off the main road through Albuferia. It has 11 tables and seats about 50 people.

We visited on a Wednesday night, and booking ahead is a must; whilst we were there we counted 10 groups turned away that did not have bookings - the restaurant was fully booked until Saturday night.

I ordered the hot wings starter, then the ribs, both were superb! My son ordered the cod, which was massive and my wife had the burger - all of the food was excellent!

Be aware that the portion sizes are very generous, so think if you can fit a main and a starter! I had both and failed to finish my main!

My son had the ice cream dessert, which he loved!

The prices are very reasonable, they could up their prices by 20% and it would still be good value.

The sangria is homemade and tastes delicious!

We finished off with Bailey's coffee - easily the best we have ever had.

Make sure you visit, but make a reservation or you will likely be...

Have eaten here twice in two weeks and will be going again next time we stay.

Firstly, you must book in advance. Ignore comments about walking in the door and being turned away although the person can see empty tables. That's because the hosts make sure your pre booked table is ready when you arrive, proper service.

Food is amazing, staff are so attentive and helpful. We saw someone's dinner at another table after we had eaten, which my partner had food envy for and they explained what the dish was so we had to come back for it. He did enjoy it when we came back!

It's not expensive for the proper homemade food that you receive with great service. Book in advance and you won't be disappointed.

Come hungry, Portions are very generous and I'm not sure anyone could get through three courses! We only managed a main each every time even though the desserts...