My family stumbled across O Alambique on our first visit to Portugal in 1999 and returned every year until our last trip in 2004. We were delighted to find it was still there, serving excellent food with fantastic service. An exceptional experience, thank you to...More

Ate here on the recommendation of an acquaintance and we were not disappointed. We both had fish dishes and they were cooked beautifully with all the right accompaniments. Service was great, although for the time of our visit (early evening on a Tuesday in June)...More

20 years since my first visit and 10 since my last but every bit as good as it was all those years ago! Marlen is still producing the best food you’ll eat on the Algarve and the only thing that has improved is the service...More

Very nice food, waited ages for everything & overpriced, expensive to me for what it was, and we were all still hungry afterwards, glad I went but wouldn’t rush back. The waiter also forgot that he’d put our bottle of white on ice so we...More

This is our 6th visit to Portugal and every time we are here we have to visit this gem and enjoy food freshly prepared by Marlen. The food is incredible and the service delightful. Everything is fresh and prepared to order so it takes time,...More