Barlume — Restaurant in Loulé

I had a mixed experience during my visit. On the plus side, the food quality was good. However, several issues left a sour impression: Oysters arrived warm, not chilled as I’d expect. Our order came in parts—some of us ate portions of our meals, while others ended up not eating the rest. The service was disappointing: the waitress was rude and arrogant, and when approached about the issues, she was defensive. Overall, good food but the handling of orders and the staff demeanor significantly detracted from the experience. I’d be hesitant to return unless improvements are made in the kitchen timing and in customer service. Would I...

Limited vegetarian options. They have a vegetable section of the menu if you like some vegetables tapas style, but on the mains it was very limited. Bread was nice. We had the pasta and it was a tomato sauce which didn’t have the best taste, served cold when it arrived and very bland. They also could not make a garlic bread despite having their pizza bread and garlic...

Really nice pasta, but more importantly excellent service. A level up for the Praca. Bernardo the manager is excellent. He cares and is passionate about the food and gives fantastic advice. The food came out especially quick, as well as hot and delicious. Thanks Bernardo for taking care of us we can’t...