Restaurante Bem Bom — Restaurant in Loulé

I went there with some friends, and we ended up leaving right after arriving. One of my friends politely asked for a table, but the response we got was extremely arrogant and unfriendly. It wasn’t just a single rude comment, there were three dismissive remarks in a row about reservations (even though we’re clearly not locals).

Although the staff did end up offering us a table, the whole interaction left such a bad impression that we realized no food would be good enough to make up for such poor treatment. We felt really uncomfortable and decided to leave. We ended up going to an Indian restaurant nearby, where the waitress was incredibly kind and welcoming (a much better experience overall).

The attitude of the staff is the face of any restaurant, and it usually reflects the quality of everything else. In this case, leaving was definitely the right decision.

Looking through other reviews, it’s clear that this kind of behavior isn’t an isolated case. There seems to be a recurring pattern, and even the way the restaurant responds to criticism in...

Unfortunately can only give this location 2 stars as the service was that bad. From the moment you sit down, if you are a tourist that is as noticed they don’t do it with locals is they place down the infamous plate of olives, bread, carrots etc in order to charge you extortionate prices on your bill. When you then say you don’t want them their attitude changes and your in for an unpleasant dinner experience. The food was tasty with us all having the beef on the spit which comes with rice, beans and chips therefore again no need to order any sides that they try to push to again get more money and it’s only because of the food that is the reason for the two stars as would have given zero on staff...

Excellent rodizio, including some authentic Brazilian cuts of meat e.g. "The hump of the bull" and some exoitic cuts i.e venison.

My favourite was the "Neck of Pork", not a cut that I'm familiar with but the chef knew how to bring out the flavour, it was succulent and on the second round the chef "crisps up" the outside, adding a new layer of texture and flavour to the meat.

I have to comment on the "yellow" spice given to sprinkle on the black beans, whatever it was it made the beans so tasty that I could have eaten them all as a main dish.

The staff are attentive, engaging and polite.

I highly recommend this restaurant for...