Basic fare but well cooked. Mushrooms in garlic and prawns in garlic both delicious. Sardines were plentiful and cooked to perfection. The monkfish in rice was good. Perhaps stick to fish rather than steak. The Algarve tart should not be missed.
davesurrey9999
Gilberto’s is a simple restaurant serving basic Portuguese food. Nothing wrong with that. With a few tables on the pavement of the busy Rua da Porto, the main town centre Boulevard, it’s great for people watching as well as eating. We have been here in the past and nothing much seems to have changed, which is not a bad thng. The tables outside are quite tightly arranged but that didn’t cause us any bother. We chose the local specialities (but avoided the pizza and seafood rice based on reviews) and found the food tasty, well presented and good value. I had an issue with one of my meals (lacking an ingredient) but the waiter sorted it out immediately and without any fuss. I count that as a positive. In fact all the staff were polite and friendly. I find how one is treated can often depend on one’s attitude.
lost_farang
Service was ok, but the food is just awful. Terrible seafood rice, overpriced and very mean on shellfish for the price paid. Much better option is Lambertos or Ala Do Castelo if this is what you are looking for. Terrible wine too.
Tony O
Very good service! Excellent Portugese food/cuisine! Polite/kind staff Their menu offers a selection of local dishes. Next time in Lagos I definitely visit them again!?
Notechy1
Arrived at a quiet time. Service friendly and efficient. Both had grilled seabass (fine), chips (good) with boiled mixed veg (awful; not hot; grossly overcooked and soggy). Also wedge of lemon looked like it had been cut the day before. Also pudim, very nice. Have not yet eaten elsewhere in Lagos but better must be possible.
Beaker666123
After a few years of lock down we returned to this restaurant with high expectations but left disappointed. Ordering a starter of garlic mushrooms a plate of tinned button mushrooms with roughly chopped garlic arrived, how difficult is it to slice some mushrooms up and throw into a pan is a head scratcher. While only half way through the starter the main course arrived, so we sent it back to the kitchen which was met with a huff of dissatisfaction form the waiter. We then realised that the staff were more interested in watching the football on the TV than waiting on the customers, disappointed to say the least.
ClaireColburnn2022
The worse food I ever had in my life. Bad service as well. Got the seafood rice and it was basically red water, rice and frozen crab sticks. We only had 1 spoon of it, could not eat it. I did complain about it and I was ignored by the server. Then mention it to a older server (who was training the previous server) and he literally shouted at me like it was our fault his food was disgusting. There was no apologies, I paid the full bill and had the worse dinner experience of my life. If you want great food and good service in Lagos go to Camilos or Adega da Marina.
Ilovemyjob77
My dad and I, went there for lunch, Waiter was attentive and just took down the order, we ordered melon with ham, portuguése style pork stew with clams and and fish caldeirada(stew), some olives, bread and cheese. Melon arrived straight away and was dry, we complained and sent it back, with no problem. Pork and fish stew arrived, and they were excellent... Just a pity about the starters, then we ordered coffees and beirao, typical Licor to finish up... In general, all OK. Restaurant fairly clean, however it's more than 50yrs old so I took that into consideration. Price was OK also, judge for yourselves.
Mart53A
Worst rice dish Arroz de Marisco I have ever eaten in Portugal! I’ve been visiting the Algarve since 1978! The fish consisted of rice and crab sticks ( artificial shellfish). There were two tiny prawns and a few clams hiding in the bottom of the pot like an endangered species! What an absolute insult to the client!
Basic fare but well cooked. Mushrooms in garlic and prawns in garlic both delicious. Sardines were plentiful and cooked to perfection. The monkfish in rice was good. Perhaps stick to fish rather than steak. The Algarve tart should not be missed.
Gilberto’s is a simple restaurant serving basic Portuguese food. Nothing wrong with that. With a few tables on the pavement of the busy Rua da Porto, the main town centre Boulevard, it’s great for people watching as well as eating. We have been here in the past and nothing much seems to have changed, which is not a bad thng. The tables outside are quite tightly arranged but that didn’t cause us any bother. We chose the local specialities (but avoided the pizza and seafood rice based on reviews) and found the food tasty, well presented and good value. I had an issue with one of my meals (lacking an ingredient) but the waiter sorted it out immediately and without any fuss. I count that as a positive. In fact all the staff were polite and friendly. I find how one is treated can often depend on one’s attitude.
Service was ok, but the food is just awful. Terrible seafood rice, overpriced and very mean on shellfish for the price paid. Much better option is Lambertos or Ala Do Castelo if this is what you are looking for. Terrible wine too.
Very good service! Excellent Portugese food/cuisine! Polite/kind staff Their menu offers a selection of local dishes. Next time in Lagos I definitely visit them again!?
Arrived at a quiet time. Service friendly and efficient. Both had grilled seabass (fine), chips (good) with boiled mixed veg (awful; not hot; grossly overcooked and soggy). Also wedge of lemon looked like it had been cut the day before. Also pudim, very nice. Have not yet eaten elsewhere in Lagos but better must be possible.
After a few years of lock down we returned to this restaurant with high expectations but left disappointed. Ordering a starter of garlic mushrooms a plate of tinned button mushrooms with roughly chopped garlic arrived, how difficult is it to slice some mushrooms up and throw into a pan is a head scratcher. While only half way through the starter the main course arrived, so we sent it back to the kitchen which was met with a huff of dissatisfaction form the waiter. We then realised that the staff were more interested in watching the football on the TV than waiting on the customers, disappointed to say the least.
The worse food I ever had in my life. Bad service as well. Got the seafood rice and it was basically red water, rice and frozen crab sticks. We only had 1 spoon of it, could not eat it. I did complain about it and I was ignored by the server. Then mention it to a older server (who was training the previous server) and he literally shouted at me like it was our fault his food was disgusting. There was no apologies, I paid the full bill and had the worse dinner experience of my life. If you want great food and good service in Lagos go to Camilos or Adega da Marina.
My dad and I, went there for lunch, Waiter was attentive and just took down the order, we ordered melon with ham, portuguése style pork stew with clams and and fish caldeirada(stew), some olives, bread and cheese. Melon arrived straight away and was dry, we complained and sent it back, with no problem. Pork and fish stew arrived, and they were excellent... Just a pity about the starters, then we ordered coffees and beirao, typical Licor to finish up... In general, all OK. Restaurant fairly clean, however it's more than 50yrs old so I took that into consideration. Price was OK also, judge for yourselves.
Worst rice dish Arroz de Marisco I have ever eaten in Portugal! I’ve been visiting the Algarve since 1978! The fish consisted of rice and crab sticks ( artificial shellfish). There were two tiny prawns and a few clams hiding in the bottom of the pot like an endangered species! What an absolute insult to the client!
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