Filomena — Restaurant in Tavira

This place is a 5*. If you fancy simple, traditional, good quality and very generous food then you'll be happy. We ordered their speciality Cataplana (mixed seafood casserole) for two. Yes they took 45 mins to cook it at a busy lunch, though 100% worth the wait. The bowl was stuffed full of 2x whole bream/dorada, 4x big Tiger prawns plus clams, potatoes and veg. Everything was cooked perfectly and most importantly, a rich stock... So rich that we ended up ordering bread so we could mop the bowl clean. It even had the added benefit of my girlfriend not speaking for 30 mins, just positive noises from the other side of the table as she wiped every last drop from the bowl..

Ignore the silly 1* and 2* reviews for serrvice being slower at lunch in peak season or card payments needing a...

We went to go into this bar, but, they told us they weren't open again until 4.30pm although the happy hour states it starts at 4pm. Also, the food wouldn't start until 6pm, ( we didn't want food) we then went next door, at 4pm, people went in and had big plates of food soon afterwards!!! Rude waiters!!!! Lost a lot of money, as we are drinkers! 🤣😂 UPDATE: Very rude reply. We didn't pass any board as we were standing on the pavement. We weren't hungry, we just wanted the Happy Hour drinks that started at 4pm, as advertised on a huge board outside. Why advertise this if you don't do it? Glad you didn't let us in, because you are...

We had breakfast and lunch here, for 7 € the breakfast was pretty good value(juice, coffee and a nice toasted bread with scrambled eggs, bacon and salad). For lunch we ordered paella (which was ok) and grilled squids(crispy and tender) which came with some excellent French fries, price again (under 30€ for appetizers, 2 main courses, 2 glasses of wine and water) a-ok 👌! The staff was very friendly (for once when I asked extra lemon for my fish I didn't get the usual single thin slice but 1 full lemon!) and overall very happy with this place which I can...