Restaurante Pedro — Restaurant in Tavira

We had a very good meal here. We ordered grilled fish, seafood, sardines, beer, and wine — all were very fresh and nicely prepared. Portions were okay, and as expected for the Algarve. No complaints about the food at all — it was truly enjoyable.

However, the service left a lot to be desired. The waiter serving us was, frankly, rude and unwelcoming. We were with a child and brought water for him (as many parents do), especially considering it was over 30°C outside. The waiter insisted our child shouldn't drink it and that we should order water from the restaurant — even though we had ordered full meals and drinks for ourselves. It felt unnecessarily harsh.

There were also other moments of unprofessionalism, like when a man with a reservation was told he couldn’t enter until his wife — who was just a few minutes behind — arrived as well. It felt very rigid and unkind.

In summary: excellent food, but poor atmosphere due to the service. Unfortunately, the negative attitude affected the overall experience. In a region full of great restaurants, both food and hospitality matter. This place nailed the first, but...

Good food, service is typical - you get what you ordered, efficiently, but servers are not going to hang around - they are busy. Inexpensive with mains - meat and fish - being around 12-14 euro and appetizers around 6.5. Appetizer sizes where good for 2-3 people to try. Warm garlic grilled octopus starter recommended (on the photo) although I could not finish the octopus salad (also pictured) after it, this was maybe the only minus, it did not have a distinct flavor after grilled appetizers. Dorada (golden bream?) was made into filet for my daughter which made it much easier for her to eat than the full fish (also shown). Half bottle of house wine was 4 euro, dinner for three totaled 60 with deserts. Definitely...

Oh dear. I’ve holidayed in various Algarvian resorts at a variety of price points and very sorry but this was below par in terms of the main fish dishes. I think the restaurant looks lovely inside and out but the food was not right in terms of freshness. I am guessing but the staff culture to me seems not anywhere near welcoming and kind as witnessed in so many other restaurants. I’d guess the person at the top needs to review the food freshness issue, plate presentation and reviews the staff approach then the venue will match the content. I wish them the best but right now I’m...