Reviews - Bistro Italiano
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S C. • 2 reviews
October 17, 2025
8/10My meal was nice but had to send back as wasn't warm enough. My friends had steak, they said was perfect. Low lights over tables, bulbs were very dusty
Marc E. • 4 reviews
October 17, 2025
6/10Food was ok but not more than that; waiting time was more than average.
Kevin C. • 14 reviews
October 14, 2025
7.5/10Food was good but took time to arrive. The San Miguel beer was ice cold !
Geoffrey R. • 8 reviews
September 24, 2025
10/10Although they were out of Lasagna we had a nice meal. The staff was extremely friendly and courteous.
Kevin C. • 14 reviews
August 22, 2025
10/10fast friendly service
Marissa h. • 4 reviews
July 20, 2025
7.5/10Nice Italian place in Portimão centrally located - very friendly service and solid lunch option with no frills.
Attard E. • 3 reviews
July 3, 2025
4.5/10Inattentive waiters , average food. Did not honor the fork discount. Soo many better options nearby at better prices.
Andrea M. • 12 reviews
June 10, 2025
9.5/10the fillet steak with mushroom sauce was great.cooked medium rare, just as I asked
Kevin C. • 14 reviews
May 21, 2025
9.5/10The food was excellent and the service was fast
Marie H. • 7 reviews
February 25, 2025
10/10
The atmosphere was romantic, service was quick and professional. The food was delicious.
Julie B. • 5 reviews
February 18, 2025
10/10
This is the best wood oven pizza i've had. Better than in Italy folks! This place is underated. Try it, you will not be disappointed!
Patrycja C. • 23 reviews
August 3, 2024
10/10
Good food! Recommended!
Patrycja C. • 23 reviews
July 27, 2024
10/10
Good food selection.
Cristina S. • 1 review
June 19, 2024
10/10Great place with excellent menu variety and really good prices. Stuff was super nice and helpful as always! I think we didn´t get the discount for booking with The Fork, but this didn´t shadow our overall experience.
Lara G. • 1 review
June 12, 2024
8/10
Staff was nice and kind. Pizza was good but the pasta and the risotto could be much better. But in general it was a good experience
Jin H. • 1 review
June 2, 2024
10/10One of our favorate restaurants with very good staff Nicolai, Gurma and Vicky and the team in the kitchen! They make our evenings every time perfect!
Romaric D. • 39 reviews
April 2, 2024
7.5/10Nice simple Italian restaurant by the beach.
ana g. • 18 reviews
March 31, 2024
8/10
Easter lunch with the family by the beach
Perso-Bilitis T. • 1 review
March 16, 2024
9.5/10We had dinner for 3, each of us appreciated our main course : 2 octopus + 1 seafood pasta. Awesome service, all staff is attentive to our needs. I recommend it for seafood and Italian food 😏
Steve J. • 1 review
March 10, 2024
2/10Only pizza was offered to us. No other food was available so we left.
Svitlana N. • 1 review
February 14, 2024
7.5/10Didn’t give us the promised discount, we only noticed when we got home it’s sad, but atmosphere was amazing
Tiago R. • 94 reviews
October 12, 2023
10/10Very friendly staff and awesome Chicken salad
Fiorella F. • 21 reviews
October 8, 2023
6.5/10Food was ok. The fungi bruschetta was a toast with olive oil and sauté mushrooms on top. Main course: tagliatelle with shrimps that came dried on top, why$1 Cause they made a mistake while taking the order (they guy who took it -that wasn’t the responsible of our table- didn’t even say hi, never repeat the order, looked like he was tired or moody idk and this is a personal judgement from what I saw / experienced- ) So, they came with 2 pastas with. Shrimps, and as I’m vegetarian, I didn’t order that. Anyways another waitress approach and nicely explained that there was a mistake and food was gonna come later. However they brought back that pasta, from 15 min earlier getting dry and cold due to THEIR miscommunication . My lasagna wasn’t good, the dough was too thick (like too much!), taste was alright.. I feel they have potential, but one person doing their job wrong, or miscommunication can messed up the whole experience, cause it was even empty, few tables occupied and enough employees for that amount of table. There was no excuses for us to eat reheated food or not even at the same time due to their mistake.
Pedro B. • 21 reviews
July 30, 2023
3/10Pizza tasted like those frozen ones. The potatoes in one of the orders were dry and tasted like they were cooked the day before. Amateur people in the kitchen and serving. Don't eat here
Edgar l. • 24 reviews
June 8, 2023
10/10The brusketa with mushrooms was amazing . The salmon I asked was very delicious assorted with prawns , mussels and shrimps too . The tiramisu was amazing too. And the ambiance music was delicious too making me relax and I was able to watch the sea from my seat :) my parents almost fell asleep as they are not used to be relaxed :) they thought they were sleepy but actually they were fully relaxed while eating which is amazing :)
Pam S. • 6 reviews
November 19, 2022
10/10The food was outstanding, and excellent value for money. The waiting staff were also very friendly. Although it didn't affect our experience, it should be noted that this is a CASH only restaurant.
Paul B. • 17 reviews
November 16, 2021
5.5/10Although a well presented restaurant and ideal location. The food was essential very lack lustre, it lacked alot in flavour and sauce quality.
Eduardo F. • 75 reviews
November 5, 2021
10/10Stayed 2 nights in Portimao and after had dinner here first night, decided dinner again. Amazing food and staff is friendly and helpful.
Tracey J. • 23 reviews
October 26, 2021
8.5/10Excellent pizza and the gnocchi carbonara was delicious. Great value.
Chas P. • 54 reviews
September 16, 2021
4.5/10Not up to past standards today. Service was slower and less attentive than usual, foccacia couvert not available. First bottle of wine was bad, replacement OK but only 1 bottle available, 2nd different and charged at higher price. Saltimbocca OK but rather overcooked. Lamb chops inedible - tough, tasteless and very fatty. Overall, not a good experience, especially for friends we introduced. We shall think long and hard before going to Bistro Italiano again, which is a shame as it has previously been very good.
Nazir M. • 17 reviews
August 19, 2021
6.5/10
Nice restaurant, nice atmosphere, some nice staff, other need more training, the food was ok but now wow! The problem was the time they took to take us dinner, since we arrive until we start eating it was 1 and half hours….. too too much
Simone B. • 81 reviews
August 14, 2021
7/10Good place where take lunch after the sea! Little bit far from Italian concept :)
Fábio S. • 3 reviews
August 1, 2021
6/10Service was good however food was not, too salty and no flavour at all. Ambience was really cool, it seems a popular restaurant in the area, maybe was not a good day
Stanley G. • 74 reviews
July 21, 2021
8/10Nothing to really complain about. Food was good quality and service good. Had a problem with the house music!! Too loud and boom boom boom. Not restaurant music which should be mellow and relaxing and allow conversation at the table. Gave us a headache and sadly would actually stop us from returning if it was the same music
Guilherme A. • 28 reviews
July 15, 2021
9.5/10Great staff, food and service!
Chas P. • 54 reviews
June 29, 2021
9/10As good as ever...
Andreia T. • 1 review
June 16, 2021
9.5/10Everytime we come to Portimao, we come to the Bistro. Excelent food, service and price. I don't give a 10/10 because we wait a while for the food, but totally worth it at the end!
Sofia F. • 7 reviews
June 4, 2021
10/10Very nice staff, very welcoming and very professional as well. The food was really good, tasty and quick to serve. We had a great night. Totally recomend it.
André A. • 19 reviews
May 30, 2021
9/10Good place and good food. Definitely a good choice of a place to enjoy a meal. One of the dishes, pasta with clams was a bit disappointment, it had almost no sauce and to many pasta, which made it to simple and a little bit dry for the price. The rest was perfect!
Chas P. • 54 reviews
April 8, 2021
6.5/103 main dishes excellent, burger slightly disappointing (rather dry). Service slower than usual - 45-minute delay from ordering to arrival of food.
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