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Our server, who looked like he had been waiting
tables for 50 years, was a bit on the gruff side as
he dropped the menus on the table. When we
immediately ordered two bottles of wine, he
seemed to soften up a little.
A check on TripAdvisor delighted us by
ranking this one of Algarve’s best seafood dining
spots. The self-taught chef-owner Noélia
Jerónimo is a culinary star in Portugal and her
award-winning restaurant is a must-visit by
chefs from around the world. Our table mates
were restaurateurs from France who had made
the culinary pilgrimage.
We ordered a wide sampling of the
restaurant’s fresh seafood specialties
recommended our curmudgeonly server, who
was growing on us -- a little and took our time to
savor them. In all, a very Algarve afternoon.

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