Reviews - O Faroleiro
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9.4/10
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10
The quality of both food and service remains prestine! Well done Faroleiro! Tradition and consistency ❤️
10
Best restaurant in town
10
The rode from Sintra was closed so we had to do a detour and obviously we were late for our reservation. But we called them and they waited for us. Then the food was excellent. They have a very solid sea food menu. Highly recommend.
10
Faroleiro is the best restaurant in town and the best sea view. Top
10
Top! The best restaurant in town
O FaroleiroThank you Adriano for your feedback. We hope to see you soon!
10
Faroleiro is the best seafood restaurant in town and has the most beautiful view! I love it
O FaroleiroThank you, Adriano!
10
Great food, fresh fish and service with a smile. And the view is gorgeous
10
The staff that treats me with discretion, their sympathy and finding a couple you know since many year and make me fell at "home". This goes along with good food with a fair price.
O FaroleiroThank you so much, Gonçalo! We hope to see you soon!
10
The seabreem in salt was just great, cooked to perfection and served with green wine it just hit all the right notes. The clams and octopus salad completed the meal beautifully.
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5.5
We booked a 3.00 reservation and the restaurant stated that we had the table until 5.00. It became obvious that they wanted us in and out as quick as possible. We were asked for starter choices within 2 mins of sitting down. We asked for two minutes more to decide on main course which was ordered as the wine arrived two minutes later. Starter then appeared within 5 mins. My starter plate was taken away before my wife finished eating with the waiter returning with our main courses just as my wife finished. We complained that an interval would have been expected only to be told the waiter did not understand ? Needless to say both main courses were not the best cooked and rather than being shrimp curry for me and lobster curry for my wife , they were hastily cooked shrimps and lobster coated in a thin curry sauce. Neither main course was finished , dessert and coffee was declined , bill was paid without service charge. Meal was finished by 3.40.
10
Great food, great service and lovely setting!
O FaroleiroMuito obrigada, Maria José! Até breve.
10
I regularly take friends and family to O Faroleiro and every time we are warmly received, well seated and competently advised when ordering our delicious meal. We will return!
O FaroleiroThank you so much, dear Felicity! We hope to see you soon.
10
One of my favorites restaurants. I go there since 2001 and hopefully for many years more! My top dishes are the rice with lobster and seafood and the seabass done with bread. For starter we had the clams, cheese and special ham and for dessert you can’t miss the “farófias” and the hazelnut pie (a bit ice cream a bit pie). Will be back! :)
8.5
Excellently prepared and very fresh fish & seafood - I'll note that choices a bit limited for smaller/1-person portions. Service very friendly, though a bit slow & neglectful at times The view can't be beat - wonderful setting
10
Food is delicious and the setting, overlooking the ocean, is unbeatable. Pleasant high end shabby chic decor. Easy parking. And, best of all, friendly and efficient service.
10
Beautiful restaurant, sea view, great food and good service. We love it
9.5
The restaurant wasn't very busy so it lacked atmosphere but we watched the sunset over the ocean. The waiting staff were very attentive and helped us decide .The starters ,octopus salad and grilled prawn were good but nothing special. The main course however was memorable. We shared a sea bass Portuguese style,cooked in the oven in a lovely delicate tomato sauce with potatoes and onions.The wild bass was very fresh and full of flavour.No description can begin to tell how wonderful it was. If you're staying nearby I recommend a visit just for the sea bass.
10
It was all wonderful but very expensive. Each side dish was charged extra. We ate with our 8 year old daughter who only had fries and ice creams my husband is vegetarian and only 1 glass of house wine. We paid €145.
10
The food was incredible, every dish we ordered was delicious
9.5
This is a typical Portuguese restaurant. Friendly staff, excellent food (best steak I’ve had for a long time - wife’s king prawn was really good too). Many local Portuguese used it. Nice location with great sunset photo opportunities.
9.5
Excellent fish restaurant with great views!!
5.5
Poor quality for a big price!!! Three different types of rice with basically the same base with the ingredients on top. No clue of what a real arroz de berbigao, arroz de grelos é arroz de marisco should be prepared. Not to repeat. By the way, I am Portuguese leaving in that zone and not the first time in that restaurant. What a shame!
10
Beautiful restaurant overlooking the ocean. Staff was very attentive. The food was some of the best I’ve have ever eaten. Wine list was superb. Highly recommend
10
I always come back to this restaurant to celebrate special occasions. It is one of my favorites and I am a client already for 23 years! Lovely place, friendly and attentive staff, nice sea view as well! I love the “fish au bread” and the rice with lobster and sea food. Desserts are good as well: farófias is a must for my husband. I like the “queijada pie” (similar to the Sintra “queijadinhas” in another format); the almond pie is also good, as well as the walnut mousse.
10
Family favourite, amazing food and service. Very accommodating to our 2 year old daughter.
O FaroleiroDear Jonathan, thank you for your reply! We hope to see you soon.
10
The cataplana was really good and the fish - bread was amazing. A top restaurant.
10
The seafood rice w Lobster was amazing ! Probably one of the best Portuguese dishes I’ve had since 2018 when I 1st set foot in this beautiful country. The house vinho verde was quite good too!
10
Recommended by the friend. Ordered the sea bass Portuguese style. Delicious, family style with potatoes worth the trip. Lovely service
10
Best Oysters and Tiger Prawns in the region. The Seabass in salt is out of this world
10
I go to this restaurant since August 2001 to celebrate special occasions or “just because I feel like it”… It’s beautiful, “open” with lots of windows and cozy, nice ocean view and attentive and friendly staff. We shared the starters and a clams Bulhão Pato, then we had a sea bass “in the bread” for 3 people. Both dishes were delicious. The dessert we had the classic Portuguese farófias. It is not cheap, but the quality is very high! I will certainly go back! :)
10
Lovely open and light space with good sea views and good food On the expensive side but worth it. Good parking too
10
Food amazing as always
10
Great food, great services, amazing views.
10
Excellent food and service.Authentic Portuguese Restaurant.
8.5
Nice view
10
It was a lovely meal (as always!). We’re celebrating my husband birthday and I’ve asked to reserve our “special” table (where we had celebrated his anniversary back in 2001 just after we’ve started dating). They kept that table reserved for us (even having being late for 30 min, but warning them previously) and I was so, so happy! I had my first meal at Faroleiro back in 2001 and from then on we just keep going there to celebrate our birthdays or just to have a good time and a delicious lunch! The food was very good as always! For a Monday late at 15:00, it was still quite busy. The service was friendly. Very good clams, then the amazing lobster rice and ending with two delicious desserts. What could we ask more? Yes…it is not cheap… but it has good quality and that comes with a price! I hope I can continue to go there for many, many years more!!!
9.5
Friendly, efficient, attentive service. Food fresh and tasty.
10
People were extra nice, the food was soooo good (seafood rice with LOTS of lobster), and view was great!
10
Amazing servers and beautiful sights
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