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l'Osteria

Restaurant Italian restaurant

One of the Top rated Italian restaurants in Faro


Address

Praça Alexandre Herculano 21, 8000-159 Faro, Portugal

Website

restaurante.covermanager.com

Contact

+351 289 058 926

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.50 (1.5K reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Thursday: 12 to 10 PM
  • Friday: 12 to 10 PM
  • Saturday: 12 to 10 PM
  • Sunday: 12 to 10 PM
  • Monday: 12 to 10 PM
  • Tuesday: 12 to 10 PM
  • Wednesday: 12 to 10 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: service (16) good (15) restaurant (15) pasta (14) nice (11) great (10) friendly (9) staff (9) Faro (9) Italian (8)
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  • 5/5 Ewout 1 year ago on Google
    The food was absolutely delicious! The waiters were super friendly, polite and even shook my hand as I left. I left with a filled belly and a smile on my face. Thank you!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Sofia R. 1 year ago on Google
    Good space and service! The food in general was good, we found the shrimp pasta a bit too much garlicky (and unctuous in some way).
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ania R. 1 year ago on Google
    Pretty place with tasty food and friendly staff. Good price-quality ratio. A restaurant worth visiting 👌 We celebrated birthday that day and received a dessert, thank you! 💗
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Steve R. 1 year ago on Google
    Wonderful upscale restaurant in the commercial district of Faro, near the popular waterfront locations. Delicious dishes prepared and served very nicely. Excellent service with friendly humor and lots of attention.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ryan N. 1 year ago on Google
    Fantastic restaurant; great service and amazing food. Squid ink pasta was a first for me and blew my mind, cannot wait to try and find something like it back in the US! My family enjoyed their meals as well, and food was reasonably priced for what you got.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Richard �. 1 year ago on Google
    The waiter was fine. She was very helpful. The wine of house was fine. The meal was great too. I had a pinsa Inferno and second meal we had pasta with vegetables - vegetarian. All were great. We can recommend this restaurant for a lunch o diner.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Karen M. 1 year ago on Google
    We needed somewhere with comfortable chairs as we both have back injuries. It was a double bonus that the food was out of this world. Pizza and pasta to die for. We returned the following night and the staff immediately made sure we had the best seats so we could eat in comfort. Amazing place, food and staff
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Patrick van B. 1 year ago on Google
    Insanely good Italian food. Probably the best served in Faro. Go here if you are seeking Italian food!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Mike K. 1 year ago on Google
    Great service and friendly attentive staff. The issue is with the food and value. Ordered one of the seafood pasta dishes and it was a majority made up of pasta served with two average shrimp/prawns and some tiny calamari. More love could of been put into the pizza as well I.e. sauce and flavour. It’s a nice spot to eat and hopefully the owner and management read the reviews and make the necessary adjustments from the feedback. Regards.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Stephen 9 months ago on Google
    I’d been eyeing up this restaurant during my time in Faro and finally managed to pop in on the final day of my trip. And I’m so glad I did. I started with the tomato and garlic bruschetta, which was light, perfectly seasoned, and delicious. My main course was squid ink spaghetti and prawns, which was honestly one of the best meals I’ve had anywhere. The slightly salty flavour of the black spaghetti was complemented perfectly by the sweetness of the tomatoes and garlic prawns. The sauce which was a perfect and light consistency. I’m still thinking about how good this meal was.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Fatima A. 1 year ago on Google
    Great restaurant and atmosphere. Good prices. Brusetta, Pizza and chocolate mousse was really tasty. Went to celebrate a birthday. Service was good too. Best restaurant we went to in Faro. Sanjay was very helpful.

  • 5/5 Joe H. 10 months ago on Google
    The black spaghetti with sea food was a delight. 5/5 The pinsa was not bad as well, not as good as the spaghetti of course

  • 5/5 Mary S. 1 year ago on Google
    I visited this place twice, once for lunch and had pizza and once for dinner and had pasta. Both times were great, service good, food lovely and very affordable. Highly recommend

  • 5/5 Constantine 1 year ago on Google
    Italian cuisine. Friendly staff. Good wine and good food 👌🏻

  • 5/5 Scarlette F. 11 months ago on Google
    Excellent experience in I’Osteria. Randomly picked this restaurant for dinner, surprisingly , the food is high in quality. Very delicious and hope to visit again!

  • 5/5 Smitha S. 11 months ago on Google
    This is a lovely restaurant. They’ve got great ambience both inside and outside. The service is very fast and friendly. The waiters can suggest alterations to the menu to suit your preferences. They have one vegetarian pasta and one vegetarian pizza - both are excellent but you can ask to customise the other options on the menu to just not have meat. Don’t think it can be made vegan though! The bruschetta is heaven - so fresh in the heat of the algarve! The price is also very fair for the food - around €40 euros for 2 Mains and a starter with 2 drinks.

  • 5/5 Timothy E. 1 year ago on Google
    One of the best places I ate during our trip in Portugal. Amazing food, friendly and good service and a nice atmosphere with a halfopen kitchen. Pasta was very good and the saltimbocca was delicious! Must go in Faro! Start with the bruchetta, those are fingerlicking good!

  • 5/5 Gordon A. 11 months ago on Google
    Excellent food and excellent staff. Late lunch was not that busy, hence lack of a little atmosphere, but the playlist was also excellent.

  • 5/5 Martina �. 1 year ago on Google
    Absolutely perfect!!! Meals, service, everything is great! I highly recommend this place❤️

  • 5/5 Cristi P. 10 months ago on Google
    Best Gnocchi i've ever had. It melts in your mouth. Fast and professional service

  • 5/5 Ben C. 9 months ago on Google
    Amazing experience with amazing food. A great location if you fancy quality Italian food whilst in the city of Faro. I would recommend the Black Ink Spaghetti with Pesto and the Gnocchi with Aubergine.

  • 5/5 j l. 8 months ago on Google
    The mood of the restaurant was very pleasant : service was quite fast and waiters were very witty and friendly with us ! The food was also delicious : we had pasta with mushroom and veal. The quantity and taste were perfect. Thank you very much for this pleasant moment! Especially for the gorgeous tiramisu that I didn't eat but devour

  • 4/5 Bolaji I. 2 years ago on Google
    Great Food, Good Service. No Complaints. I got the Duck Lasagna.

  • 4/5 Max 1 year ago on Google
    Great mushroom pasta and service from a polylingual staff. Friends had the ink pasta which they enjoyed but think to order next time with more squid/octopus and no shrimp. Will be back!

  • 4/5 Fabio S. 1 year ago on Google
    Claudio! I visited your place many times in the last few years and I have been always delighted by your cuisine - today it was excellent as usual, I had my family and all of them were so happy by the food. Listen to me please, there' only one thing that went wrong: it wasn't nice that we came first, and had to wait 40 minutes to get our pasta when all other tables were served first. I hope that this was an accident, but believe me I will come again to visit you only if I'll get the assurance to get served as the others

  • 2/5 Edmundo E. 1 year ago on Google
    We had high expectations for this place based on reviews. Unfortunately we ordered a couple of pinsas but they were were way too dry and cold. They barely had any tomato sauce at all. On the other hand the setting and presentation of the place is nice. The staff is nice too.

  • 3/5 Paul P. 2 years ago on Google
    Fabulous food, wonderful atmosphere.... dreadful waiter! The more solidly built waiter , (boss?), and young lady serving in the restaurant were great, but unfortunately we were allocated a young man who at best could be described as disinterested. He looked away constantly whilst taking our order, (which as a result meant our wine order was incorrectly noted), when delivering our main dishes he 'dumped' them on our table whilst he looked away and we can only assume he had had a row with his boss or the chef. Either way, he spoiled what was otherwise a lovely evening as the food was great and the music, log fire and general atmosphere were lovely. Well done to the boss for all you have achieved and strive to provide, but your young waiter is spoiling the customer experience.,

  • 4/5 David S. 1 year ago on Google
    The food was good (above average, above 3*), not exceptional. Although the choice of wines suggests they're aiming for the highest segment. Up your game! And improve the quality of service. At least pretend you're interested in your costumers.

  • 5/5 William St M. 2 years ago on Google
    We loved the location so we wanted to have food there, and this was the perfect restaurant for the location :) The place was spotless and the staff couldn't do enough for us, very friendly and professional. The food was really nice, well presented, with very generous portions. Would highly recommend the gnocchi ! And the hazelnut mousse :D We'll be back.

  • 5/5 Alexander P. 2 years ago on Google
    A lovely dinning experience! We had bruschetta to start, followed by walnut and Gorgonzola gnocci. A really excellent set of meals. They even gave us limoncello after the meal. Would definitely recommend!

  • 4/5 Rui M. 4 years ago on Google
    Really nice restaurant in Faro downtown. Quiet a nice surprise. I was not looking for an Italian but I've bumped into this place and I was impressed with the quality of the food (I had pasta). The food was well prepared and really tasty. The desserts were also quiet good. I believe that service needs to be a little faster but they were also nice and friendly. Parking is not easy (Paid parking is available at a 5 min walk).

  • 4/5 Flavia C. 2 years ago on Google
    Really good food. High quality of the ingredients. Great service too.

  • 3/5 Assil J. 2 years ago on Google
    Average very simple pizza. Expected more from an Italian restaurant. Employees could have been nicer.

  • 4/5 Mija 2 years ago on Google
    Excellent tiramisu, food is good but quite pricey - atmosphere could be improved.

  • 4/5 HTGV H. 2 years ago on Google
    Gorgeous gnocchi and the best tiramisu I have had in a long time. Polite and attentive service but not the most inviting appearance or atmosphere.

  • 4/5 Thoma D. 2 years ago on Google
    Very nice Italian restaurant! The pastas we tried were very tasty. The service got was one of the best we ever had during our trip to Faro. 👍🏻

  • 5/5 Arthur G. 2 years ago on Google
    Great food, the home made gnocchis were excellent and so was the pasta. The waiters are really nice. The setting was also very enjoyable. It is a great address if you want a good Italian dinner in Faro!


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed outside
  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Paid parking lot
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Credit cards
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Quick bite
    • ✓️ Hard liquor
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ All you can eat
    • ✓️ Late-night food
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
    • ✗ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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