Great restaurant, in the middle of a vineyard, and you can taste their own wines during a meal. They specialise in fresh fish (no water culture), with the sole a particularly delicacy. The starters are sublime (especially the tuna "ham") and the dessert menu is surprisingly original. Not cheap but highly recommended.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
€40–45
Food: 5
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4
I've been here twice during my stay in Algarve. The cuisine is local, but with a modern twist, the service is fast, and the selection of wine above expectations.
Their main asset is the wonderful garden (prepare for mosquitos at night) and the romantic table set up under old leafy trees.
The fish options are generous and could be shared. Vegetarian options available, I was thrilled by my veggie dish.
The wine is created by their own winery, and it is one of the best algarvian wine that we tested.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Upscaled dining experience that's worth the price.
The fig ice cream desert is michelin star level.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
€45–50
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Seafood
Top restaurant! Highly recommended, but book in time! Also great vegetarian, vegan and glutenfree options!
O Barradas is a popular modern Portuguese restaurant, just off the A22, between Lagoa and Silves. 30 minutes from our house in Almancil.
They should get a Michelin Bib Gourmand for their perfect food at an affordable price. One of the Algarve's best hidden gems!
The restaurant looks very small, like a small old house, so I drove right past it. After about 100 meters I wanted to turn around, but there turned out to be the parking lot, and also the entrance to the beautiful garden restaurant with old trees.
Later, the owner, Luis Pequeno, who started the restaurant 30 years ago, together with his wife Andrea, said that he created the garden himself at the time. That they were all small trees then, which are now the huge trees.
It is wonderful to eat the restaurant garden. You are sheltered, and still have a little wind.
The owner's passion has brought him success. Even on a Monday and Tuesday evening it is fully booked. People who have not booked will be turned away.. The parking lot is full, with a striking number of Range Rovers..
The serving team is fun, cheerful, and attuned to each other. The regular guests are recognized and greeted with a kiss. It almost feels like a big family here.
For a relatively small restaurant, they have an extensive menu, with lots of fish, but also no fewer than 6 vegetarian/vegan dishes! And lots of gluten free options!
Main dishes from 15 euros.
I start with a nice cool white Barradas wine, on this warm summer evening.
After the couvert, I get a delicious colorful avocado salad.
The main course that follows has been recommended to me by the owner, because it is "fantastic". And he is right.. A nice casserole with vegetables, potato, almonds, and sauce. Vegan casserole, no idea what to expect but this is DIVINE!! Even the local cat comes begging me for a vegan snack.. haha
For dessert my favorite dessert, Crepe Suzette, with tangerine sorbet ice cream! Flambéed at the table by the owner himself. Where do you still find that? Fantastic.
I love good food, and enjoy fine dining. But you don't want that every day. You can eat the food you get here every day. It's better than home (despite my wife and I being very good cooks). And meanwhile you feel at home here. Top restaurant!
Highly recommended, but book in time!
PS the portions they serve are big. So I get my delicious main course home, packed in a nice container for 30 cents!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
€45–50
The restaurant is so beautiful, the food is really tasty and the staff is nice ! Must try! We had the Portuguese soup, salted fish and deserts, everything was amazing !
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
What a wonderful place! We had fantastic food ( fish ), great wines, delicious dessert, service perfect. One of the best restaurants on the Algarve, we will come back again,
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
€50+
Wow! What a wonderful place; the food, the atmosphere and the people who worked there! Can’t wait to go back. Loved the wine suggestions of George! We liked everything he recommended.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Beautifully restored and elegant traditional Portuguese farm with great and fresh food. We had a bottle of Algarvian white wine which was off the wine list; it was unique and subtle. The service was excellent and attentive, and the interior is cosy (with a fireplace), yet elegant. We very much enjoyed the quality of the food. A highlight dinner during our stay in the Algarve, recommended for foodies!
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
€50+
Food: 4
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
This place is a must try. Such a beautiful setting. Went there for a nice romantic dinner.
Started with the shrimp
Wife hade the lamb
I had the steak.
Everything was fantastic
Outdoor dining
Free parking
Comfortable
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
€15–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Creme Brulee
First off, one of the best, if not the number one garden restaurant in the south of Portugal. Every single detail thought of to provide the best dinning experience possible.
The waitering crew was simply splendid, always with a detailed suggestion or a fun joke ready, smiles all around and politeness to boot.
The drinks are of the highest quality, with several offers of home cultivated wine, all of them amazing. I particularly recommend the House Rose.
The food was incredible. Simply incredible. Each bite an explosion of flavours and sensations. The menu varies with the season, and many offers have quite a limited supply as the restaurant offers only same day caught fish to keep the quality at the highest level. The deserts will take you to heaven and back.
Perhaps the best is the atmosphere. Welcoming, inviting and cozy, while keeping a high level of quality and polish to everything served.
I fully recommend O Barradas to anyone interested in fine dinning and excellent gastronomic experiences! 5 Stars!
