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Reviewed 2 days ago

I have been here plenty of times previously and never had an issue. But good god has this place gone downhill. The attitude of the wait staff was genuinely appalling and simply put, they shouldn’t be in the service business. We had one waiter who...simply did exactly the opposite of what was asked of him. This waiter also watched slack jawed and open mouthed as prospective customers struggled with a somewhat jammed door and simply walked away to eat elsewhere I presume. It never occurred to our waiter to assist them with opening the door. The food was awful. Just awful. My pal’s pasta dinner was overheated and rubbery. And was served some 40 minutes after ordering and this was at a time there were more waiters than customers in the restaurant. I don’t know what has happened this once very acceptable eatery but avoid at all costs.More

Date of visit: March 2024
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Reviewed 23 November 2023

Whatever they're paying the chefs here, it isn't enough. My girlfriend and I visited while we were holidaying in Portimao and quite simply, we were treated to the best pizza I've ever had and a Tiramasu that was to die for. I've seen a couple...of other reviews saying the prices are quite high, but if I am to compare them to prices you'd pay in the UK, it's really quite reasonable. You get a hefty size pizza and the tiramasu was about the size of a house brick so you can easily share that dessert between two people. It's amazing when coupled with a cappuccino. This was the only restaurant we visited twice on our holiday and for good reason. Sure the service isn't the best in the world but it was good enough, staff would come over if you made eye contact and brought us menus, drinks etc promptly when asked and were always polite to us. I'll be recommending this place to anyone I know who spends any time in Portimao and if I'm ever back in the Algarve, I know where I'm going for dinner! Unless they decide to franchise it and open other outlets... please open a site or two in Ireland!More

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 12 October 2023 via mobile

Chef, take a bow. The Pizza Cicciolina was amongst the best pizza ever. Great job. Your waiting staff however do you a dis-service. Un- interested, 3 requests for an ice bucket for the wine, served the wrong water, and charged for items we hadn’t had....Clearly you do ok because you’ve been busy every time we passed, but if you don’t sort your service out, you’re unlikely to get the 40 year celebratory pizza peel on the wall.More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 4 October 2023 via mobile

Our favourite Pizza place was closed, so we decided to give what was advertised as the best pizza joint in the Algarve a go. Boy were we disappointed. We asked a waiter called Deepak for a table for two & he pointed to a table...and walked away. There was a choice of inside or outside, but he didn’t offer anything as his mouth didn’t move. He brought the menus and walked away again without telling us of any special priced meals etc. we ordered cheesy garlic bread for starters, cola for a drink and portuguesa & pepperoni pizza for main. Deepak seemed pissed off we didn’t want wine, but then he seemed as knowledgable about wine as a block of wood, because again he didn’t speak. If it wasn’t for the background noise of people talking, I would have thought I was deaf. He returned with the garlic bread on a platter and basically dropped it in front of us on the table and walked away. We even had to cut it ourselves! The pizzas were brought out by another waiter who spoke up and was very pleasant. The cost of the dinner was €40.20. Again, overpriced by other pizza standards and not the best in the Algarve. If I had to say which pizzeria knocked it out of the park, I would say Bulli & Pupe and definitely not La Dolce Vita. The bill was made up of 1 x Cheesy Garlic Bread @ €6.50, 2 x Cola’s at €7.00, 1 x Portuguesa pizza @ €13.30 & 1 x Pepperoni pizza @ €13.40. My advice is go to Bulli & Pupe and stay away from Deepak & La Dolce Vita. Just because La Dolce Vita is across the road from Algarve Casino Hotel, doesn’t me the service is on a par with a 5 star hotel. Because it isn’t, in fact it sucks!More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 4 October 2023

Firstly the staff are unfriendly, no eye contact or speaking to you when they bring out your food, secondly the food is overpriced in comparison to the rest of the pizza places on the strip & it’s still just pizza at the end of the...day! We gave this place a try as the other places we would normally go to were closed (Tuesday night they seem to close for whatever reason), I would not recommend this restaurant and I will certainly not be back.More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 14 September 2023

We ate there on two occasions, the food is excellent and the service is efficient. They also have great gelato. Be aware that there is always a line to eat there so be prepare to wait sometime depending on the time that you go.

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed 6 September 2023 via mobile

If It was possible to give a 0 , I would Terrible service - I noted an earlier review complaining about the speed of the staff The premises were empty and heavily staffed and they were still slow on our visit Waiter took the order...incorrectly- left us short one Main dish Pizza over priced compared to other places on the strip Quality of food not up to scratchMore

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 24 August 2023

Booked a table for dinner early as to avoid the rush and we had children so wanted to be in & out. There were 4 waiters standing around we had to call them to order after 15/20 mins got bottle of wine no wine cooler...in this heat then children’s drinks and garlic bread. The garlic bread was lovely and thought this is going to be great. However, the pasta dishes were over cooked prawns were still dirty and the pizza was overdone. We expected really high standards here considering there was always queues to get into the place. We were going to get deserts but it was nearly 2 hrs on garlic breads for starers and mains. The place was also over run mosquitos it was filthy. I would never return or recommend to anyone else either…More

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed 11 August 2023

Great spot for an Italian meal. The pizza was very tasty with a generous amount of toppings. Pizza bases seemed freshly made. We also ordered the spag bol and loved it. Food took a while to come but was worth it. Great value. They also...have many different flavours of fresh gelato available and they were served in generous scoops.More

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed 29 July 2023 via mobile

We arrived at the restaurant (group of 10) without a reservation at peak time. Manager quickly got us sorted with two tables next to each other. Yes reading other reviews, the seats aren’t that comfortable but they tie in well with the setting and decor....It was a little squished but it had a great buzz. I found the staff very good and attentive. We ordered the garlic mushrooms for starter.. Amazing!! 🤤 Everyone enjoyed their food! Overall a nice experience!More

Date of visit: July 2023
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Reviewed 22 July 2023 via mobile

Busy restaurant with good food. However all 4 starters arrived at widely differing times the last one was a cold starter. The benches we sat on (same throughout the restaurant) were extremely uncomfortable Food when arrived was nice and tasty. Please change the seats!!!!!

Date of visit: July 2023
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Reviewed 22 July 2023 via mobile

Food Good and that’s where it ends! Seating sooo uncomfortable difficult to enjoy the evening! Staff not a clue about anything . You ask them a question and they say “yes got it” then the food comes out and ooops it’s wrong!! What a surprise!...We ordered 3 starters 1 came out for one person and this was eaten and the plate taken away then after asking the second one came out and that was nearly finished before the 3rd one ridiculous! Came here in the off season in 2021 food and staff were better probably because the boss was there!!More

Date of visit: July 2023
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Reviewed 17 June 2023 via mobile

Not too sure why this place is so popular, food fine, no great shakes, service passable, seating is ridiculous wooden benches with little room to move. One only time visit for us.

Date of visit: June 2023
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Reviewed 13 June 2023 via mobile

Very mediocre quality. The pizza dough is not freshly made, easy to tell by the shape. The pasta is pre-cooked and the mushroom sauce was disgusting. This is not a real italian restaurant… it is managed and owned by Indian people. They claim to be...the best pizza in the region? Bold claim! This is tourist trap, to avoid.More

Date of visit: June 2023
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Reviewed 12 June 2023 via mobile

What a disaster, I am not sure why this place always seems to be full, with queues outside (lambs to the slaughter). Pizza, their main food as advertised is completely under par. Most places around this strip sell pizzas and few deliver, this place being...extremely poor. We ordered other food pork escalops and spaghetti bolognese, both sickly efforts of cuisine. Avoid , don't let the nice frontage fool you.More

Date of visit: June 2023
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  • Food: 4
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