Restaurante União — Restaurant in São Brás de Alportel

I ordered a dish that was, in the English version, just called "Seafood". I was superhungry, but was not able to finish more than 1/10th of it! It was a mushy brew of what I think was soggy bread pieces and unrecognisable seafood pieces, with shrimp arranged around the plate. It tasted more or less like nothing with lots and lots of salt in it. It's tonnes of food, but not really edible, sadly. So I went back to my accommodation really hungry but without appetite after this experience.

Prior to that I had ordered as an appetiser a pate, but instead got olives and bread. The bread tasted somewhat stale.

The waitress seemed also rather cold--perhaps she was upset that I asked (politely) for a bit of distance as she came very close to me when I was ordering.

Last but not least, it looks like they overcharged me: the dish that was 12 Euros I got charged 14 for, and the olives/bread (which I didn't order and were more expensive on the menu) were also overcharged relative to the price of the menu.

So: all in all, a big No-No and total...

This is one of our go too local bars where you can spend hours just mixing with the locals and watching the world go by. However they do a fantastic lunch as well whereby for the dual day you get a lunch with wine for 10 euros. They normally have three mains to choose from which are all authentic Portuguese. If I have one issue the staff member serving needs to be a little more helpful. The other staff...

I recommend this place for lunch. The menu of the day is very good value (drink, bread, olives, main course, pudding and coffee) for about 11 euros. But you need to understand Portuguese or use Google translate to translate what is written on the chalk board menu - they aren't being unfriendly, they just don't...