A tasca do João — Restaurant in Faro

⚠️ Avoid at all costs – they will likely try to rip you off. We were a group of 14 adults and 2 kids with a set menu agreed at €26 per person, which was supposed to include starters, main, soft drinks, wine or beer, dessert, and coffee. The food itself was reasonably good, although the starters were very little and not enough for everyone.

The biggest issue was the service. It was extremely slow, and we constantly had to go up to the counter to ask for basic things like cutlery, plates, serving spoons, and drinks. After finishing the meal, nobody came to offer dessert, so once again we had to ask for it ourselves.

Some people in our group drank wine, others beer. We also ordered some shots of medronho separately, knowing those weren’t part of the menu. The real problem came at the end when they tried to charge us around €200 extra for drinks like beers and cokes. Their explanation was that the menu only included either wine or beer for the whole group, not individually – something that was never clarified upfront. On top of that, they charged €7 for each shot of medronho, when in most restaurants in the Algarve it’s around €2.

We felt they were deliberately trying to overcharge and take advantage, especially of foreigners. Despite us being patient with the slow service, the way they handled the bill was...

Best place in Faro, deserves to visit only to meet João and his son Duard, family bussness with the true local flavors of the Algarve, I don't usually put reviews but they deserve to be recognized for their dedication to work and the passion of their land, hospitality in my opinion is the essence of it, all combined with the selection of local products blended with the best customer service, just go there and you will find a family with passion and dedication towards the client, it makes you feel at home as you have been there for a long time, it’s a must!!! You will not regret!! By the way I will plan my next visit to Faro just for this place. muito...

Passing by this place with group of friends we thought it is a charming restaurant located in the heart of Faro. However, food is overpriced for its quality and portion. Paying 16 euro per plate you end up beginning still hungry. But most importantly the attitude of the staff was really unwelcoming and cocky. It was really annoying to sit there and feel that they are doing a favor. Apparently they are still working on a menu but they should definitely work on their friendliness and attitude towards customers. In the end they also “mixed up” our bill with the wrong table which we are already expecting 😃 I would not recommend this...