Caniço

Wonderful little place on the beach built into a cave. The food is good and fresh, though not mind blowing, but it is tasty. If you’re looking for exceptional/unique food don’t go there, but if you want some very good food in a great location with a good ambience and very friendly service, come here! Good for groups! And they have a few vegan dishes too, yay.

This incredible restaurant was recommended to me and my partner by a good friend of ours. The recommendations did not let us down. First thing is that it is quite quirky to get too, but the views are incredible.... The food was just amazing I have never been one to take photos of my food, but it something that I will try to do going forward. The Sommelier was most helping and came to speak to us regarding the champagne we had chosen and reccomended a change and his reasons, which we have to say worked well. The staff as you will experience are very friendly and helpful. A must do experience, enjoy

The view is stunning. The service was very polite and pleasant but could have done with an extra staff member. The food was very nice and the atmosphere terrific.

This review comes a bit late but we were here early november 2021, and i’m still writing this review now because it was honestly an amazing experience. The fish is incredibly fresh and is shown to you before you order. It was well prepared and tasted truly amazing! The service was great as well and good wines. These things together plus a beautiful location with a stunning view. Very special.

I CANNOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE HIGHLY ENOUGH!! Do yourself a favour and please go there for dinner. Seriously. (I have lived in Portugal for over a year and coming from hospitality management myself, sadly I have to say the level of customer service in this country is average at best) The staff at Caniço exceeded all expectations!!! Firstly, they squeezed in my last minute booking (I do recommend reserving ahead of time though) and I was warmly greeted by name upon arrival like an old friend and given the best table available. The waiter presented a tray of seafood options of the day to choose from, it was so fresh that the lobsters were still alive and moving on the platter. All the staff were extremely helpful, friendly AND KNOWLEDGABLE, from the host to the pass waiters and they were constantly checking in after each course. My waiter even refrained from recommending a wine until he saw what food I ordered, so he could match accordingly. I can't even comment on the superb location and view, just look at the photos, it speaks for itself. Food= delish. I just got some oysters, scarlet prawn (carabineoros) and tiger prawn plus a yummy dessert that was the love child of a blackforest cake and pavlova. A special thanks to Antonio and Felipe who made the evening unforgettable. I will be back for sure and recommend this place to everyone I know. Can't wait to visit again next time I am in the Algarve. PS- To address all of the negative reviews out there, the Algarve is notoriously busy in the summer season and I think any restaurant would struggle to keep up during these times. Be kind to your wait staff, everyone is trying their best and I would always recommend to call to confirm your reservations hotel or restaurant at least a day or two before arriving, this is standard practice in Portugal.

Beautiful location. Good seafood. This is the reason we come back here. However, the service was really poor this time. You wait so long that you loose your hunger. You don‘t want to wait over 90 mins for your main dish.

Fresh seafood nice and friendly staff This is a luxury restaurant so is the view and the price. I loved the risotto, the shrimp and fish were the catch of the day and also tasty. What I didn't like was that they brought the appetizers themselves but charged us (although the price was OK, it's not right to bring something that appears on the house and then charge for it) The olive oil was great so we also bought two bottles right away All in all it was a great experience ??

I was sad that their restaurant would not open till 1pm and so we only had limited items from the bar. If it wasn’t for the views and easy access to the beach I would rate the bar food a 3, nothing special. We order the soup of the day, total hamburger and the salmon sandwich. For drinks we had the watermelon daiquiri and mojito which were pretty good. I would suggest coming for the drinks and views. Good, maybe wait until the restaurant is open.