Onda Mar — Restaurant in Loulé

This place looked like a good spot to watch a soccer game since they have a small outdoor TV on the patio. After handing us a menu they tell us that actually they're only cooking a few items since there was a lot of people there that night. Our original waitress was attentive then abruptly disappeared before we finished our meal. The burgers we ordered were ok but nothing special. I had to go inside to pay because there were no more servers on the patio serving anybody for around 30 mins. I asked the owner inside why there were no more servers and he said they were understaffed because nobody wants to work in Quarteira which sounds like a...

I did not know that they only accept cash, as it was all written in Portuguese. Apologies for that, but I wouldn't go to a place which skepticises my intentions and the owner asked me to leave my phone with them as a security deposit while I go away and withdraw 3 euros from the ATM, that's the level of hospitality and trust in the tourists here.. 😃

I found it rude and unwelcoming on my first day to Portugal, to have been told it's your...

operated by a committed, hardworking team, onda mar is centrally located on the beach, very popular among the locals and tourists. on sundays lately they have been serving freshly grilled empanadas from origen argentine experience. the carne and the vegetarian were both outstanding. nice to have a vegetarian option and hard to come by. highly recommended. good people, good service, good food and drinks,...