Casa Dos Torricados

We were advised that CdosT had veggie food, and we took the further advice that the local delicacy, torricado, came in a veggie version which was good. Hooray, we thought. We ate in the room at the back, called 'outside' but with no sight of the sky. Despite that, it was an okay setting: it's quirky, and cooled by misted water. The food though: oh dear. As vegetarians, we are accustomed to having peculiar combinations of items and have come to accept not having much choice on a menu. Encouraged by the effusive recommendation it had been given, we each chose a half portion of the vegetarian torricado and were told had a mushroom topping. To our great disappointment, it was really quite unpleasant: the texture was like gluey stuffing and the taste was like rancid stuffing. And, sadly, there was a huge quantity of topping. The taste lingered all afternoon and into the evening. But don't let my experience put you off: if you are a party of three or more, order half a portion to share between you and add egg and chips or something else you are certain that you like! And do give it a good review if you enjoy it. The bashed potatoes that were served with it were good...

I came here with my parents on our way to the Algarve. It is a nice quiet restaurant but really well known in the area. Service was fast and the waiters are nice and quite funny, so you will have a great time. Food is food and not that expensive. Toilets were really clean so an extra point for that.

Veey traditional food, flavoury and not salty, great octopus (which was what we chose), good soup and sweets with enough sugar. Everything was well balanced except for the fat/olive oil that was soaking the bread served underneath this great specialty. Waiters were polite and funny, but when it comes to tips, it is not your waiter who receives them. The open space was pleasant and spacy and the eggs are perfectly cooked. You can park around the area but not at the door. No accessibility for wheelchairs. Clean and pleasant esplanade.