Vivant

Joana A. • 13 reviews

August 21, 2025

6/10

Uninspired food, with lack of flavor overall. Didn’t felt like a good price-quality ratio.

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Sara B. • 3 reviews

August 21, 2025

5/10

Unfortunately, my experience at Vivant was very disappointing. The meal was far below expectations for a restaurant of this level. The fries came with what looked like a “kidnap” inside – completely unacceptable. The meat was average to good, but certainly nothing memorable. To make things worse, most of the wines listed on the menu were not actually available, which is quite frustrating when you expect proper pairing options. After pointing these issues out, they removed the €6 charge for the fries from the bill — but when you’re spending around €200, this “gesture” feels like a joke. It shows a lack of seriousness in handling such a problem. Overall, for this type of establishment, the combination of average food, unavailable wines, poor service, and a dismissive attitude made it a very underwhelming experience. Sadly, not a place I would recommend or return to.

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Diane W. • 1 review

August 8, 2025

2/10

Bad food, bad service. It’s all about the dance floor. It should not be a restaurant, just a disco club.

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David J. • 10 reviews

September 19, 2024

9/10

it's end of the season so the restaurant was pretty dead. We last ate here about a year ago and I would say it was equally as good as before. Nothing to fault, very high quality. Definitely recommend for next June on.

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Miguel M. • 12 reviews

July 26, 2024

10/10

Amazing place and food!

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Julie W. • 30 reviews

July 25, 2024

10/10

Amazing on all fronts

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Jessica S. • 1 review

July 24, 2024

8.5/10

The food was fantastic, great drinks and lovely setting. Strange one, but my only issue was that the service was a bit too attentive, we were constantly being asked what we thought of the food and if we needed anything else, it interrupted the flow of the evening as our conversation was constantly being interrupted. Really lovely staff, they just need to back off a little and let people enjoy the experience without constantly asking if they’re enjoying it.

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Patrick O. • 3 reviews

July 6, 2024

8.5/10

The location within the restaurant is really good - lots of space and areas to sit and enjoy a preprandial drink. The music artists were very good - in fact the best we have encountered over the years in restaurants in the area. The wine list was limited but reasonably priced - particularly the house varieties. Whilst the food menu reads well and is reasonably priced it is not exciting. The staff were most helpful and pleasant even if a little too interested in “how our meal” was! Can’t fault enthusiasm though. The restaurant would be a great location for a group of people to get together in. All in all a restaurant well worth visiting to experience its interesting interior and location.

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Beverley B. • 54 reviews

May 2, 2024

7.5/10

Great helpful staff Nice ambience Vegan options poor Steak sauce too salty

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Miguel L. • 8 reviews

March 31, 2024

10/10

Recommend

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Michel v. • 3 reviews

April 5, 2024

10/10

Super cosy restaurant with excellent food and good price/ quality !

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Jeanne L. • 2 reviews

March 30, 2024

10/10

It was fabulous: service, staff ,food. The music was astonishing and the singer has a super voice. We will recommend it deeply . It was a great night!!!!!!

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Alan E. • 5 reviews

March 15, 2024

9.5/10

Nice restaurant with good service and quality food options

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Linda C. • 82 reviews

March 6, 2024

10/10

Good food and first class service……really enjoyed our evening! Will definitely be returning.

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Sally H. • 18 reviews

February 14, 2024

9.5/10

Great tasting food and excellent service!

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Ian W. • 1 review

February 10, 2024

7.5/10

Explanation of the menu was complicated; the dishes were an unusual composition; the restaurant area was cold despite there being an AC unit operating; maybe a place for the summer

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Jens W. • 32 reviews

November 17, 2023

10/10

It‘s a fantastic experience. Dishes are supposed to be shared which is an opportunity to taste different ones. Excellent quality and outstanding service. We were lucky to enjoy live music. Vivant has a spectacular outside area and lounge which will be stunning in summer. We enjoyed every minute

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Frank V. • 4 reviews

September 29, 2023

10/10

Top restaurant, good food, super nice atmosphere. Nice life music in a beautiful setting outside. The restaurant looks inside also good. Definitely a restaurant to visit when in the Algarve!

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James B. • 1 review

September 28, 2023

10/10

Vivant is a fabulous restaurant. The food is wonderful, beautifully prepared and presented with real passion. The menu is diverse & there are some delicious specialities. Service is extremely good and the attention to detail is noticeable. I would definitely go here again.

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Jeremy R. • 4 reviews

September 20, 2023

6/10

So…… Vivant has done a great job on the fitout and look of the restaurant. Although the large dance floor and bar area is clearly for weddings and busy evenings. I think the menu is a little confused. We were told it was all sharing plates including the mains. This worked ok for the ‘ social ‘ starters but less well for the burger cut into four and the chicken and chips was not a sharing dish. The other starters were excellent although the prawns were not fresh. I think the menu and venue has an identity crisis. Is it a quality restaurant or a place for cocktails ( which were excellent) and dancing. Finally having paid the bill I was presented with a new bill with an additional bottle of wine we did not have. It was all sorted but an odd mistake given there were only 6 tables that night. Will probably return but not for a while.

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