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Reviews - Restaurante Gamboa

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9.6/10

Excellent
767 reviews
Ambience
9.4
Food
9.7
Service
9.7
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  • Bil F.6 days ago

    10

    Great food and service as always

  • Gill S.10 days ago

    9.5

    We both had different Steaks. beautifuly cooked. The portions are always generous and the food is always tasty and good .

  • Anita M.23 days ago

    10

    Excellent food and service

  • DAVID P.20 days ago

    8.0

    the best restaurant in Almancil. always a good night

  • Malcolm M.30 days ago

    10

    The service is, as ever fantastic, Rui and Theresa know how to make you welcome. The food is simply delicious, always beautifully cooked and presented and then one always has the wonderful duet late in the evening from Rui on guitar and Theresa singing familiar song one can all join in on. It’s hard to beat Gamboa for a really pleasant evening.

  • Diane D.2 months ago

    10

    Wonderful food, the menu explained and recommendations from the staff. Perfect

  • Emma B.2 months ago

    10

    I just love Gamboa, always have the very best happiest times, fantastic food and ambience, a perfect evening

  • Vincent N.2 months ago

    9.5

    Great food at reasonable prices and excellent entertainment 👌

  • Barry C.2 months ago

    10

    Great food, excellent atmosphere and the musical interlude was an added bonus!!

  • Emma B.2 months ago

    10

    Fabulous restaurant, great food and atmosphere, always enjoy dining here

  • Patricia G.2 months ago

    10

    Good home cooking, great ambience, Rui is a lovely host and great guitarist!

  • James K.2 months ago

    10

    What a lovely restaurant. Lots of nice food and entertainment too with Rui and Theresa singing 🎵

  • Andrew F.3 months ago

    10

    The best filet steak in Almancil especially when served with rice & Andrew's Soy sauce.

  • Megan V.3 months ago

    10

    Fantastic authentic food! Fabulous service. We ate there twice during our two weeks in the area.

  • Ruth W.3 months ago

    10

    Great reasonably priced and great service, everything cooked fresh.

  • Claire H.3 months ago

    10

    Good food well priced always consistent

  • Rebecca H.
    Rebecca H.3 months ago

    10

    I am not sure I can rate this restaurant any higher. The quality of the food is exceptional and the price is amazing. All I can do is recommend you come to this restaurant. I recommend the ribeye steaks, hake and the turbot. You won’t be disappointed.

  • Alan F.3 months ago

    9.5

    Good food, good price, excellent service

  • David B.3 months ago

    10

    Great food, friendly welcoming staff all at a reasonable price.

  • Vincent N.4 months ago

    9.5

    Great service and made feel welcome

  • Dot L.4 months ago

    9.5

    Food and service are amazing!

  • Richard H.4 months ago

    10

    Good food at a good price

  • Geoff E.4 months ago

    10

    Have enjoyed many visits to this restaurant over many years. The food is always of a high standard, the staff are excellent & extremely friendly & we always come away having had a really great evening. Can highly recommend this restaurant.

  • Anita M.5 months ago

    10

    Service and food were excellent as usual

  • David A.5 months ago

    10

    Excellent food in a friendly environment with great service at reasonable price

  • Charles M.5 months ago

    10

    great Portuguese food and a nice ambience

  • Pamela F.5 months ago

    10

    Good food at a very reasonable price. Nice sing song at the end of the evening which is good fun.

  • Claire H.5 months ago

    10

    We always visit here at least 2-3 times every winter always great fresh food and service and will always return

  • Douglas F.5 months ago

    10

    Still my favourite restaurant. Love the food, the service and the people.

  • Sally E.5 months ago

    10

    Delicious food and great ambience , will be visiting again.

  • Steve H.5 months ago

    10

    Very good food at a reasonable price

  • Kathy G.6 months ago

    10

    Amazing food as always

  • Mandy B.6 months ago

    10

    Gamboa never fails to impress, the food is fantastic, owners and staff are fantastic and always finished off with a song, fabulous

  • Douglas F.7 months ago

    10

    I love this place.

  • Sue S.7 months ago

    5.0

    Frozen calamari rings for starter. Sauce on mussels very unpleasant, sea bass fillets okay but very small. Dessert tasteless, tasted old.

  • Carole B.8 months ago

    10

    Best Sole Meunière I’ve had for a long while! Lovely ambiance out on the terrace and friendly service made it a most enjoyable evening …. Highly recommended

  • Charlotte E.8 months ago

    10

    We were made to feel very welcome. The food was fantastic and service was brilliant. To top of the evening they even had entertainment. We can't wait to go back

  • Emma B.8 months ago

    10

    I love this restaurant, I have had the very best times here and the best birthday Ever

  • Douglas F.8 months ago

    8.5

    Fantastic food and friendly service as always. It was very busy, so service was very slightly longer than usual. Love this place.

  • David M.9 months ago

    10

    We love it here! Like a journey back in time to when the best restaurants in the area served great quality food, cooked simply but well, with traditional Portuguese warmth and hospitality (and a lot of humour!) and great value. A welcome change from the overpriced pretentiousness of so many restaurants in VdL, QdL. A must visit if you want to eat great food and not post it on Instagram!

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