Noélia

Food is great! Absolutely worth it. Restaurant is quite vanilla, no outstanding features and quite warm inside (outdoors would be even hotter as it was a lunch). Service is subpar for the pricing... Took quite a while to get the menu and order drinks (on a hot day you should just be offered water right away..). It's not that staff was rude or anything but the food and pricing deserved a bit better... Meal for 2. Marinated sardines starter, lemon rice, chilli cheesecake, bottle of wine, bottle of water, 2 coffees. Plenty of food (and then some!) as portions are very generous. €115. Would recommend if you are in the area.

The food was fantastic – every starter and main course was excellent: oysters with avocado, figs with cheese, the fish soup – each dish was better than the last. What we truly regret and cannot understand, however, was the service. We were given only one menu for a table of four, which made choosing more time-consuming – and the waitress clearly wasn’t pleased that we hadn’t managed to decide on the main courses right away. When it came to dessert, we ordered chocolate mousse but were served chocolate cake. We pointed out that we had asked for mousse, but the waitress looked at the cake and said that it was mousse. Such service would be unacceptable even in a buffet, let alone in a place of this level. On the bill, it was also listed as chocolate cake. With the exception of one waiter, everyone served us as if they were forced to be there – this left a very bad impression. It’s a real pity, because the food itself was outstanding and truly unique in the area.

A very well known restaurant from an amazing Chef “NOÉLIA” . Central , great location in the south of Portugal this restaurant is one of the best in Portugal Products from the Algarve , fish and some of the best recepies I have ever tasted ! MUST VISIT and taste this amazing chefs MENU !!

This was really good, it's very traditionally Portuguese. Whilst some of the dishes were not my thing, I had an Octopus stew that was totally amazing, very, very tasty, with all sorts of veg and potatoes and all washed down with some very, very good Portuguese red wine 🍷 😋 Simply fantastic, but I would book if I were you, as it gets very busy with local families and there was a lot of people getting turned away. Highly recommended, great fun and a very lovely Portuguese atmosphere 😀

I was so excited to visit but left feeling very disappointed. Service was slow and inattentive. We didn't even get water for 20 minutes. The wine I ordered wasn't available but no alternative was offered - just a tutting whilst I perused the list again, I ordered a second bottle and was brought the wrong wine (it was even the wrong colour!) I'd read that booking was necessary but that was not the case as endless parties turned up and were all accommodated. The starters were good - but no one told us to share! Mains were not as expected/described and were rather lack lustre, portions were big but without refinement. We've had better tuna and cod elsewhere. I obligingly moved my chair so that someone sat in full sun could find some shade - not a problem for me but should have been handled by the waiting staff who dismissed her request to move and offered no help or sympathy. Overall a let down, best thing was chatting with other diners about where else to eat!!!

Noélia Restaurant in Cabanas, Tavira is an absolute gem! The food is delicious, with fresh local ingredients and authentic flavors that truly capture the essence of the region. The seafood dishes are especially outstanding—perfectly cooked and beautifully presented. We started with a tasty fish soup, then moved on to lemon rice with snapper and clams for the adults , smaller kids delighted with clams and older one got the fried cuttlefish slices. The staff are bit overwhelmed but try to be nice and attentive, creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Had a nice casual lunch there for a party of 5. Later during our holidays, we have tried to book lunch for the whole family (12 people) but were told that we would have to be charged 60eur + drinks - couldn’t figure out what we would have been entitled to, but gently declined as it seemed to be excessive …

We nearly didn't go after reading some of the negative reviews - but we are very glad we did - it was a Thursday lunchtime - food was delicious and the service was very good - our waitress was very smiley and helpful 😁 altogether a very pleasant experience! Maybe a little more expensive than some restaurants, but it's seafood and they know how to cook it, so definitely worth it 👍

The best shrimp tempura of my life and believe me, I’ve had plenty ;) amazingly delicious clams and the tuna tartar was beautiful and so wonderful. Kind service, no rush, and nice wine too. I can’t wait to go back, so GOOD!!!!