Recanto Dos Mouros — Restaurant in Silves

If you are visiting Silves, this is definitely the place to eat. It deserves 6 stars, if I could!

We visited Silves during a 2 week holiday based in Carvoeiro, and this restaurant was highly recommended to us and we were so pleased. It's is an absolute gem.

The restaurant is very easier to find despite being away from the centre (see pic from the Castle), but that's good given that parking in Silves is difficult. There are covered also parking spaces, which is a welcomed benefit and there is plenty of parking.

We didn't reserve a table, but arrived early for lunch, good job we did as it was soon full.

The service was lovely, attentive, but in a very relaxed way, so we didn't feel rushed at all. They helped us with any food translations.

The food was definitely the best authentic Portuguese we have had in our 8 years coming to the Algarve. The menu is varied so there is something for all tastes.

I was also amazed at the pricing which was very good value, given we had a bottle of fizz and...

A last resort as it was on a Monday and most of our usual restaurants were closed, so we tried something new and we were very pleasantly surprise with the amazing quality and quantity of the food and the very reasonable and affordable prices. I had the lamb chops and it was a very full plate with perfectly cooked lamb and plenty on the bone for a small price of €15!! My boyfriend had a smaller dish of the Mushroom rissoto for €12.50 and it was also very nice and worth the price, despite the smaller portion size he was still satisfied. The desserts were very cheap for the portion size and were delicious. Finally, the atmosphere and the staff were lovely, warm and welcoming. As we are students trying out best to conserve money, I consider this an incredibly affordable and worthwhile option! Definitely...

I absolutly loved that restaurant.

You could sit either inside, or outside, and even in a glass environnement, so you can watch the Maures' Castle, while you eat, which lights Up at night.

There is a variaty of meals, served from eel, steak, to fish even wild boar.

Everything we tasted was absolutly delicious.

And at reasonable prices.

The service was impeccable.

And ample parking place.

Simply decorated inside, with old tools used for working the fields and a lovely fire place.

Outside, there is old mechanism that was used usually near rivers to either get the water or when connected to start à mill. In this case they fixed it to pull water from a well. And Along the fence olive trees. Very nice.

I would highly recommend...