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The service at ATO is rated 9.7/10 by TheFork users.

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The noise level at ATO is rated 7/10 by TheFork users.

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The waiting time at ATO is rated 8.1/10 by TheFork users.

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The quality of the food at ATO is rated 9.7/10 by TheFork users.

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The atmosphere at ATO is rated 9.2/10 by TheFork users.

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Reviews - ATO

Name: ATO
Address: R. do Albergue 16, Faro, 8000-416, Portugal
Price range: €30 (Prices have been provided by the restaurant)
Rating: 9.6

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9.6
of 10

Excellent

569 reviews

Ambience

9.3

Food

9.7

Service

9.7

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Claudia M. • 1 review
October 11, 2025
10/10
Very nice fine dining experience, great customer service!!! Highly recommended
Heikki K. • 5 reviews
October 4, 2025
10/10
Pleasant small restaurant with open kitchen. Best dishes during our road trip through South coast.
Ewan A. • 2 reviews
September 21, 2025
10/10
Had a really memorable meal. Fantastic food and wine. Great staff and service. A welcoming environment. Lovely way to spend an evening!
Ingelheim J. • 2 reviews
September 28, 2025
9.5/10
Always very good dishes. And you can see, how they are prepared with love and expertise- because the kitchen is more or less part of the guest-dining-room. The girl who serves should talk a bit louder; but with this lonely comment you see that the most important part, the quality of the food, is very, very good.
Orlagh B. • 2 reviews
September 12, 2025
9.5/10
A lovely intimate restaurant with an innovative menu. The food was so fresh and tasty and the staff were lovely. The leeks were to die for and the portugese cake is possibly the nicest cake i have ever tasted. Would definitely recommend
Talia N. • 3 reviews
September 5, 2025
10/10
Delicious food and amazing atmosphere—can't wait to return for the next menu!
Jayne S. • 3 reviews
August 31, 2025
10/10
Great flavors & innovative dishes. All the staff super friendly & well informed creating a really great atmosphere. Really fantastic food & wine!
Dalrene H. • 2 reviews
August 21, 2025
10/10
evry thing was excellent
David E. • 23 reviews
August 8, 2025
10/10
+2
Beautiful local produce cooked and presented superbly. Intimate and casual dining with a nice interaction with the kitchen and friendly chef/owner.
Jenni H. • 1 review
August 8, 2025
10/10
Amazing food in a gorgeous little place. Open kitchen so you can see the chef making the food. Lovely sommelier. Great ambiance. Small menu done very well
Mario V. • 13 reviews
August 1, 2025
10/10
Excellent neo bistro
Joao Luis F. • 104 reviews
August 6, 2025
9/10
Fabulous food.
Sharon J. • 2 reviews
July 5, 2025
9.5/10
What a lovely little restaurant food excellent service outstanding just a great place to eat highly recommended will be back next time we’re in Faro
Iñaki G. • 7 reviews
July 4, 2025
10/10
The ambience, the food quality, preparation and the presentation with a fantastic attention from our waitress. I recommend it for a local modern cuisine experience
Pedro F. • 23 reviews
July 4, 2025
10/10
Amazing food created with expertise and creativity.
Rennie L. • 1 review
June 12, 2025
10/10
Intimate dining experience with a blend of flavors and great atmosphere. I started off with the croquettes, grouper, clementine almond dessert and delicious blanco Duoro wine. It was my first time in Faro and I highly recommend this place.
Caterina A. • 89 reviews
May 29, 2025
9.5/10
Very kind and professional staff. Dishes are very good and super original! Definitely a place to go if you want to try a modern and fusion cusine.
Timea K. • 21 reviews
April 20, 2025
8/10
All in all the food was very tasty but the portions are so small and on the other side very expensive compared to the amount of the food. After eating a main course I was still half full and could easily eat an other main, not like elsewhere where the portions are much bigger. Everything comes in small size including starters and desserts too. I recommend to eat elsewhere if you want to eat well. Otherwise it's okay to try if you not that hungry but you are still going to end up spending quite a lot.
Pam S. • 3 reviews
May 7, 2025
10/10
A fabulous small restaurant with local produce cooked in a different and innovative way. The menu is small and seasonal while the service was welcoming and professional. A traditional restaurant but with a modern twist. Highly recommended and would definitely return.
Bruna M. • 1 review
May 1, 2025
10/10
Incredible experience! I loved everything, one of the best meals I’ve ever had!
Lenka K. • 40 reviews
April 30, 2025
10/10
Cozy little restaurant with season food. Amazing and attentive service. Very good explanation of the food and recommendation. Open kitchen so you can see your food being prepared in front of you. Amazing taste and even if you choose fish dish you will get stuffed. Definitely recommending this place for a nice meal. They informed me that on weekends they also do lunches.
Mandy A. • 2 reviews
April 27, 2025
8/10
The fish was nice, sauce good but salty, the braised celery was mushy, the “prawns” were tiny little mushy shrimp. Was overall a disappointing dish. The dessert was nothing to write home about.
Sarah S. • 4 reviews
April 12, 2025
10/10
ATO is great. Chef has great skills and the produce is fresh, local and well combined. Lovely service.
Sergei S. • 24 reviews
April 5, 2025
10/10
The flavours are just incredible. Creative dishes utilizing fresh local ingredients. Great service.
ian b. • 1 review
March 29, 2025
10/10
Everything was perfect!!!!
Dominique D. • 8 reviews
March 23, 2025
10/10
Excellent from start to finish. Will definitely go back
Martin O. • 1 review
March 2, 2025
9.5/10
Sublime dining in friendly and down to earth surroundings ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Amina T. • 2 reviews
March 2, 2025
10/10
Excellent!
Benjamin P. • 2 reviews
February 27, 2025
9.5/10
Very surprised by the quality of the dishes. surprised by the combinations of flavors and how satisfying it was. Paired with good local wine it was everything we were looking for.
Anne Claire S. • 5 reviews
February 16, 2025
10/10
Marvellous from starter to dessert! Everything is local sourced - fresh and delicate cooked and very well seasoned ( the green sauce …,) and our waitress was very welcoming, helpful and very nice . Really recommend this small restaurant
Misha K. • 1 review
January 29, 2025
10/10
Very nice fresh seasonal food and great wine
Declan M. • 2 reviews
January 19, 2025
10/10
Food was amazing!
Filipe S. • 7 reviews
January 12, 2025
10/10
Freshness and sustainability of products , ambient , high service , focus in details
Jorge B. • 42 reviews
December 7, 2024
9.5/10
The food was really good and the staff was very attentive. The price however was quite expensive.
Ailyssa P. • 3 reviews
November 23, 2024
10/10
Amazing lunch - Beautiful dishes, carefully created - that all tasted phenomenal. The staff were kind and attentive. We are still dreaming about the fish cheeks!
Peter P. • 4 reviews
November 16, 2024
10/10
ATO manages to combine top chef innovative food with a rustic small friendly restaurant space. The November menu has an emphasis on fresh seasonal fish, all beautifully prepared with a very tasty sauce and veg. Each course was a taste delight, accompanied by Portuguese wines that perfectly matched the food. Service is knowledgeable, friendly and professional. Very good value for food of this quality.. We hope to return on a future visit to Faro.
Yvon L. • 2 reviews
November 10, 2024
9.5/10
Serveur very knowledgeable about the entire menu and wine suggestion. Food excellent and good presentation. Great ending with excellent desert and porto.
Dominique R. • 29 reviews
November 8, 2024
10/10
Great experience at this restaurant! Warm welcome and friendly service. The food was excellent: special mention for the roasted squash with fresh cheese and the skate wing—both dishes were flavourful and perfectly prepared. Highly recommend this place!
Luke H. • 1 review
October 26, 2024
10/10
We had an incredible meal at ATO. Super fresh fish, some of the best i’ve ever had. The staff was great, the chef, who is the owner, came out and personally talked to as many customers as possible. Can’t wait to go back.
Morag M. • 78 reviews
October 30, 2024
9.5/10
ATO has a relatively small menu - on the plus side, you know that everything is fresh, the downside - three dishes were no longer available. Nonetheless, everything that we had was exceptionally good - pumpkin, prawns, skate, grey mullet, cheesecake, beignets. The wine list had a large selection of white and red wines, more whites than usual in Portugal as the menu is essentially fish/vegetarian. The service was very attentive. Only negative - we were seated near the door and it was a bit draughty. We will definitely go again.