![]() Bistro des Z'Artes Restaurant OverviewHome to Good Mood Food, Bistro des Z’Artes Restaurant is warm and engaging, the flair and passion of the chef and his team is present in everything they do, from the imaginative cork napkin holders to the original and inventive dishes that come from the kitchen. Located in Almancil, the restaurant décor is warm and welcoming and creates that wonderful intimate ambience so characteristic of a bistro. Original artworks adorn the walls - the perfect foil for the works of art that come from the kitchen. Chef and owner, Irishman Jonnie Pratt has worked his magic in some of the Algarve's most reputable kitchens as well as several locations around the globe. He brings passion, enthusiasm and a love of good food, wine and conversation to Bistro des Z'Artes. Working to exacting standards of excellence, Jonnie and his team bring Good Mood Food to the table every time. Andy you can bring some to your table too - home-made Good Mood Food products can be bought at the restaurant. Delicious jams, hot piri-piri sauce, chutney, spicy rubs and sweet treats - a great gift idea. The menu at Bistro des Z’Artes is varied and imaginative and it changes frequently to take advantage of the best of the local fresh produce. Aside from the à la carte menu, you can choose “off the wall” – the huge blackboard of daily specials, each bursting with the freshest ingredients from the daily market. Each Friday and Saturday night you can enjoy a 6 course Seasonal Fresh Produce Tasting Menu for only €19,50 per person. This must be booked in advance. And every Monday night , Bistro des Z’Artes hosts the wonderful Irish Supper Club with a 6 course menu featuring chef Jonnie’s make-over of traditional Irish dishes. Just €20 per person including Irish Coffee. Food and art are not the only passions well served at Bistro des Z'Artes. The wine list is excellent featuring many wonderful Portugese and Algarve wines as well as international wines. The staff are more than capable of recommending a suitable wine to complement your meal. Bistro des Z’Artes is a welcoming, relaxing restaurant. It is perfect for an intmate dinner, for a business lunch, for a family gathering or celebration. As it is not large, reservations are recommended to avoid disappointment. The restaurant is only a short taxi ride away from Vale do Lobo and Quinta do Lago.
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Open for lunch Monday to Friday. Open for dinner Monday to Saturday. Closed Sunday. |
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Bistro des Z'Artes Restaurant - Reviews
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May 2012 Excellent Food !!
David and Mai from Dunas
Excellent Food !!
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May 2012 Please put me to mailling list.
Marinus van der Slikke from Dutch
Please put me to mailling list.
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May 2012 Muito Bom !!!
Mauricio Acciaiolli from Madeira Island
Muito Bom !!!
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May 2012 The soda bread was as good as my mothers!!!
Mary Green and Mary Bourke from London and Limerick
Excellent food, staff and ambience. Will definitely be here again. The soda bread was as good as my mothers!!
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May 2012 Excellent wine
Mark and Vicki Deacon from Dublin
Great tasting menu, good fun, delicious food. Excellent wine too and super port to finish.
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May 2012 A Most Wonderful Meal
Anji Bone from Whitby, North Yorkshire
A Most Wonderful Meal
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May 2012 On a par with a Michelin 2 star restaurant.
Mary Maguire from Ireland
We have lived in the Algarve for 2 years and Bistro des Z'Artes in Almancil has proven itself to be on a par with a michelin 2 star restaurant. Best of luck X
PS A destination not to be missed.
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May 2012 Simply divine in every way
O Hare from Ireland
Excellent!! Simply divine in every way.
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May 2012 Very friendly and attentive
Lisa M Namara from Manchester
Very friendly and attentive. Tasty food and great choice.
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May 2012 Absoutely Fabulous Dinner
Mrs Beckwith from Yorkshire
Absoutely fabulous dinner and service, really enjoyed our evening.
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May 2012 Highly Recommend
Donald Adams from London
Mayfair quality of food and presentation, at a very reasonable price. Highly recommend.
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May 2012 A great night out.
Declan Tucker from Skerries, Co Dublin Ireland
Food with great flavour and variety, served with efficient flair, in a very relaxed atmosphere. A great night out.
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May 2012 Excellent food
Ken Maher from Wexford, Ireland
Excellent food - great value - will recommend and will definitely be back.
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May 2012 Congrats agian to Jonnie
Cliff Forsyth from Dublin, Ireland
Excellent meal, superb staff, meals most tasteful. Congrats again to Jonnie.
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May 2012 Fantastic food
Kathrin Baunann from Switzerland
Fantastic food, great service and nice atmosphere. Thanks a lot!!
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May 2012 The best food and ambience in the Algarve.
Lesley Mitchell from Hertfordshire, UK
The best food and ambience in the Algarve. See you soon.
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May 2012 Overall - Amazing
Russell Gunning from Devon
Overall - Amazing. Would like salt and pepper on table. Staff excellent. Would suggest franchising brand..
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May 2012 Excellent
Lloyd McCealagh from Dublin
Excellent......
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May 2012 We like your place very much.
Mariska Pisam from Holland
We like your place very much. The personell, food, ambience etc. etc. and of course the great music!!
How did you hear about us??
From our neighbours..
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May 2012 I'd love to eat here again!!
Jolyn Nikken from Holland
Good service, really liked the waiter!! Nice music also, when I'm on holiday again I'd love to eat here again!!
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May 2012 Lovely atmosphere
Bond James Stokes from Birmingham, UK
Lovely atmosphere - great music, great food. Thank you.
How did you hear about us????
We were passing by.
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May 2012 A very nice evening!!
Ellen Demmenie from The Netherlands
Food is very good, the service is also very good, we enjoyed de music. A very nice evening!!
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May 2012 Enjoyed our lunch
Robert Lingard from United Kingdom
Enjoyed our lunch and the music very much. We will visit again.
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May 2012 Best sangria I ever drank.
Catharina from Amsterdam
Best sangria I ever drank.
Best pizza,
Best cake.
Chapeau!
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May 2012 Really enjoyed food and atmosphere again.
Karen Hodgins from Wicklow, Ireland
Really enjoyed food and atmosphere again. Thank U.
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May 2012 Good food and service as always.
Jim Buchanan from London
Good food and service as always.
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May 2012 EXCELLENT !!!!!!!!
Peter Cooney from England
EXCELLENT !!!!!!!!
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May 2012 Everything was perfect.
Dearbhaile Banahan from Ireland / Portugal
Everything was perfect. Great meal and great service! Will be back soon :)
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May 2012 Great. Formidable!
Larry O Mahony from Ireland
Great. Formidable!
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May 2012 Excellent as always
Brian Williams from Ireland
Excellent as always, both the food and service are top quality. Many thanks.
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May 2012 We are coming back!
Harsueld Jos and Elly from Holland
Everything Oke. Very good. We are coming back.
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May 2012 Delicious
Gemma O Grady from Galway Ireland
Yummy! Delicious!!
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May 2012 A Lovely Dining Experience
Maloney and Elmore from Lakeside Village
Excellent, friendly and knowledgable service. Meal beautifully cooked and presented. A lovely dining experience.
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May 2012 Fabulous - As ever!!!
Shyamali Fenton from United Kingdom
Fabulous - As ever!!! See you in May.
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May 2012 Super
James Healy from Ireland
Super !!!!!!!
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May 2012 Enjoyed the meal
Tony Gillen from Dublin
Enjoyed the meal. Black pudding to be served with Superquinn sausages, eggs, white pudding. Very good. TG
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May 2012 Exceptional food and service.
Peter and Susan Groves from Brighton, England
Exceptional food and service. We wish you existed in Brighton which is known for both, but has nothing like BDA. An excellent experience.
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May 2012 The food was excellent
Mr Peter Smith from United Kingdom
Enjoyable evening the food was excellent. Thank you!!
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May 2012 The best venue to date to eat.
Carol and David Masters from United Kingdom
The best venue to date to eat. Wonderful selection on menu. Back soon.
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May 2012 Lovely food as usual
Rachel Smith from England
Lovely food as usual - staff something special - coming for Paddy's Day even though we're Welsh and English - Something to do with the staff !?!
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May 2012 Excellent
Joe and Annette Hanley from Ireland
Food excellent, also service excellent - we will be back
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May 2012 Service Brilliant
Zandka Hogan from England
5 ladies out for lunch. Company good and funny - food wonderful and service brilliant. Sun shining too!!
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April 2012 Fantastic Lunch
St Quinton from United Kingdom
Fantastic Lunch. Loved the tapas and chocolate coulant. Alex is great too!!!!
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April 2012 Wonderful, exquisite, tasty meal
David from Algarve
Wonderful, exquisite, tasty meal served by very pleasant staff. Will be back.
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April 2012 The best meal so far in Algarve.
Patrick Nolan from England - Ireland
The best meal so far in Algarve. Service excellent. Food superb. Excellent value for money - set menu.
We will return for the A La Carte. Waiters informative, polite and very hard working. Well done.
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April 2012 Very good surprise!!
Joop Carp from Holland
Very good surprise!!
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April 2012 Excellent
Karen Empson from Canada
Excellent food, atmosphere and service. Thank you.
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April 2012 A great dining experience
Mr and Mrs N Orange from United Kingdom
Excellent value for money. A great dining experience.
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April 2012 Highly recommended
Brian McGinty from Donegal, Eire via Almancil
Excellent food, great staff, highly recommended. Obrigado!!!
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April 2012 Excellent Meal
Claire Slattery from Herts, England
Excellent Meal.
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April 2012 Top level service
Michael Jillings from Nottingham UK
This was our first visit to Bistro des Z"Artes. We were served a delicious meal by delightful staff who gave top level service. We shall be back!!
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April 2012 It was a pleasure
Veronika from Austria
It was a pleasure.
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April 2012 Excellent lunch
John and Joan Pitchers from Norfolk England
Excellent lunch, very inventive. Will be back for more!!
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April 2012 Lunch was very good.
Pamela Stephens from Vilamoura
Lunch was very good.
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April 2012 Excellent food and value
Mr and Mrs A C Jones from England
Excellent food and value with some interesting flavours new to us. We will certainly be back.
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April 2012 We thoroughly enjoyed our meal.
Barbara Lockwood from Yorkshire, England
We thoroughly enjoyed our meal. Everything was beautifully prepared and presented. We will return next year. Excellent waiter!!!!
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April 2012 Exceptionally nice food.
Nikas from United Kingdom
Exceptionally nice food. Will definately come back.....
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April 2012 Wonderful food, great evening.
Brendan and Emma OConnell from Dublin
Wonderful food, great evening.
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April 2012 Excellent meal, thank you.
Patricia Morrison from Almancil via London
Excellent meal, thank you. My friend and I enjoyed ourselves - the attention to detail - good service and ambiance. We will come again.
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March 2012 Excellent Meal
Jonh Creagh from Ireland
Excellent meal - very good value. Service excellent.
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March 2012 Will Certainly Return.
Margaret Harland from England
Good, interesting food of the right proportions. My husbands steak was not medium rare but the manner in which this was handled was excellent. Will certainly return.
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March 2012 Tasting Menu Excellent
Michael F Galvin from Ireland
Tasting menu was excellent. Wonderful flavours and beautiful presentation.
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March 2012 Very Very Good
Isabel Santos from Quatro Estradas
Very very good !! (:
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March 2012 Seriously - Very Good!!
Kate Findley from Hong Kong
Kate: Excellent evening, very good food and service. Attention to detail very good.
Liam: If she is happy, we are all happy - Happy dayz! Seriously - Very good!!
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March 2012 We Shall Recommend
Gaynor and Steve Hodge from Kent, UK
Great food as always. Thoroughly enjoyable and lovely staff too. Thank you. We shall recommend....
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March 2012 Service With Style And Personality
MacNamara Clifford Table from Ireland
Excellent food. Service with style and personality. Wonderful atmosphere. Keep it up.
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March 2012 Excellent Meal
Tony and Thersa Dawsett from Somerset, England
Excellent meal. Thank you.
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March 2012 It's All Good
Geraldine Simpson from Ireland
It's all good!!
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March 2012 Service Excellent
John Creagh from Ireland
Excellent meal - very good value. Service excellent!!
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March 2012 Many Thanks To My Wife For The Recommendation
Jeremy Long from London
There were 9 of us dining at your restaurant and we ALL have had an excellent meal and the atmosphere has been warm and memorable, so many thanks to my wife for the recommendation.
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March 2012 Food On Valentine's Night Especially Good
ML and Helen McNamara from Ireland
This is our thrid time to eat here and have really enjoyed the food and the service from very friendly staff each time. Food on Valentine's night especially good.
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March 2012 A Great Night Out
Scholte from Netherlands
Excellent food, perfect service. A great night out!!
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March 2012 Wonderful!
Cidalia Benson from Sta. Barbara
Wonderful!
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March 2012 Very Good
Chris Woods from Tavira
Lunch was very good.
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March 2012 We Enjoyed Everything
Errol Hotie from Netherlands
We enjoyed everything very much. Thank you very much!!!
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March 2012 As Always A Delight
Ron and Peggy Finnie from Scotland
As always a delight. The unexpected presentation, the welcome staff, the delightful taster, good. We always look forward to our next visit.
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March 2012 The Meal Was Lovely
Bert and Angela Shubrook from Loule
The meal was lovely, the tapas great. It was different from the last time, starters and main course equally delicious. Thank you, we will visit again.........
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March 2012 Excellent As Usual
Daniel F. Hurley from Ireland
Quality, Service, Price...........Excellent as usual.
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February 2012 From the "Irish Ladies who Lunch" - we'll be back!!
irish Laidies who lunch from Ireland
Beautiful lunch with a great selection. Excellent service - friendly, courteous, lively atmosphere.
A very enjoyable afternoon
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February 2012 We will be back and recommend to other
R.Mills from U.K.
Excellent food, wine, service and value for money. The front of house staff create a superb ambience in the restaurant. We will be back and recommend others to visit too.
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February 2012 Thank you Jonnie!!
T. Chaves from porto
Great food, great atmosphere.
will highly recommend it.
can't wait to come back.
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February 2012 THE PERFECT WAY TO SPEND A TUESDAY LUNCHTIME!
J AND N ADAMSON from MONCARAPACHO
EXCELLENT SERVICE WITH A SMILE. THE RICE PUDDING WAS MELT-IN-THE-MOUTH!
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February 2012 Beautiful food
S. Cottrell from england
The best chocolate fondant we have ever tasted - perfection on a plate! This was a first time visit for us and we will be back most definitely.
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February 2012 1st class!
D. Childs from U.K.
Excellent food and very good value.
The service was 1st class.
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February 2012 Definitely to come back!
Mariana Miguel from Lisboa
Excellent food, warming service, we will come back :)
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February 2012 Fabulous!
C. Donovan from Algarve
Fabulous meal, rocky jockies all round!
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February 2012 I will tell my friends
David and Diana Nairn from England
We enjoyed the meal, attention and decore. And meeting Jonnie!
I will tell my friend Sue Robinson!
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February 2012 An excellent meal.
Rachel Treacy from Carlow, Ireland
The pate was divine, the pork belly superb. Well done Jonnie, I recommend your food. Best meal this holiday.
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February 2012 Um dos melhores experências!
T. Teixeira e D. Queimada from Portugal e Belgica
Sem dúvida, uma dos melhores experências que já passamos. A comida estava maravilhosa, o chef é muito simpatico e todos os funcionarios foram fantasticos. Muito obrigada!
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February 2012 Excellent
S. Rode from Algarve
Excellent food as always and extremely good value.
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February 2012 A hidden gem in the Algarve
W. Tosh from N.Ireland
Great food, wine and a superb experience!
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February 2012 Very enjoyable
C. Griffith from U.K.
We had a very enjoyable meal - hope to return soon.
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February 2012 We'll bring our friends!
M and S Porter from Quinta do Lago
Fantastic food
Great staff
Good value
we will come again and we'll bring all our friends!
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February 2012 Amazing dessert!!!
katia from Almancil
An amazing terrys chocolate orange dessert!!! excellent fish too.
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February 2012 Muito bom
M. Neto from Quarteira
Qualidade e preço acessível, boa comida e bom serviço.
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February 2012 VERY GOOD
S. FIGUEIRAS from FARO
VERY GOOD FOOD "VALUE FOR MONEY"
GOOD AND ATTENTIVE SERVICE.
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February 2012 Excellent serving
V.Sayer from Boliquieme
Very nice luncheon for three of us. Excellent serving at the table.
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January 2012 Parabens!
Rui domingos from leiria
A simpatia, a refeição, o ambiente, tudo é recomendável. Só assim será possivel continuar a vencer pela diferencia.
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January 2012 Uma boa experiencia
marianna santos from portugal
Foi uma boa experencia pois ficamos a conhecer um pouco da gastronomia, que por sinal é muito boa!
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January 2012 Excellent!
David Millar from England
Excellent, thank you again
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January 2012 thanks Jonny!
B and J Richens from Lagos
Fantastic food! thanks Jonny, the staff were excellent, great laugh!
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January 2012 Excellent
b and i cartwright from Crosby, Liverpool
fantastic food
lovely setting
wine superb
we will be back
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January 2012 We all enjoyed it.
J. Paterson from U.K.
the service was very good, even though the restaurant got busier as the evening went on.
the starter was excellent and we all enjoyed the fish & chips!
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January 2012 Exceedingly good.
B. Shrubsall from London
This was a great meal, high quality, varied and very well presented. My family and I had a splendid evening. The meal was underpriced.
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December 2011 Wonderful!
George and Lynn Cooke from Algarve
Fabolous food. We have enjoyed it very much. Just a little bit longer between courses please!
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December 2011 Fab food and great value.
Sharon and Mel Porter from Henley-on-Thames, UK
Fab food, fantastic value. We will be back.
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December 2011 Don't change a thing!
Alan Pugh from England
Great food, superb wine and a wonderful atmosphere. Its now my favourite place to eat in the Algarve. Dont change a thing for me. Not if you care for me!
Bistro des Z'Artes Restaurant - WRITE REVIEW
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