Hello everyone,
Myself and my family are off to the Vilabranca apartments in Lagos in the middle of June.
In the light of the exchange rate, could someone give me advice on cost of meals and drinks etc
Thanks in advance
There is a little cafe about 3 minutes walk from Vilabranca Apts called O Pinquin; a meal for 2 with wine (generally home-made pizas!) will cost about 30 euros. Down the road at Triangle restaurant it will be about 50 euros. However there is a mini-market next to O Pinquin where you can get the usual food stiff. Lagos is about 20 minutes walk downhill, although there is a free mini bus from Vilabranca Apts which will also bring you back. Again a meal for 2 in Lagos will be from 30 euros upwards. Try to get Alentejo Velho wine, its local (ish), cheap and nice.
Have a look here:-
http://www.simplylagos.com/
Lagos is a nice quiet resort.
Have a look here:-
http://www.simplylagos.com/
Lagos is a nice quiet resort.
Thanks Dan_Cheng. Your advice is much appreciated.
So are we talking pizza and wine for 2 being £27.... thats a bit on the expensive side would you not agree, I have never been to Portugal but am looking for next summer, obviously the euro does not help, any advice on pricing appreciated
Thanx
Ron
Thanx
Ron
Hello, just seen this and I have to say that I went to Lagos last summer and never paid that much for food, we eat at good restaurants and had steak/fish a starter and a bottle of wine and never paid over 35 euros and if you eat chicken it is even cheaper.
Near the Marina there is a place called the Adega da Marina that is full most nights and you can see why we had a meal in there one night 1 fillet steak 1 sirloin steak/ salade and chips with wine and water 22 euros for 2.
you can eat well here if you keep to the back streets and get better meals and service as well, I know this was last year but they will not have put the prices up that much its only the pound to the euro that has made it go up.
Dave.
Near the Marina there is a place called the Adega da Marina that is full most nights and you can see why we had a meal in there one night 1 fillet steak 1 sirloin steak/ salade and chips with wine and water 22 euros for 2.
you can eat well here if you keep to the back streets and get better meals and service as well, I know this was last year but they will not have put the prices up that much its only the pound to the euro that has made it go up.
Dave.
Thanks Dave
Its good to know that there are reasonable prices in the Algarve, I dont mind paying for the decent food. Looks like I will have to look round at the different resorts. I need somewhere that will be fairly central that will also keep my daughter happy (flumes would be good) any advice on best places to go appreciated..
Regards
Ron
Its good to know that there are reasonable prices in the Algarve, I dont mind paying for the decent food. Looks like I will have to look round at the different resorts. I need somewhere that will be fairly central that will also keep my daughter happy (flumes would be good) any advice on best places to go appreciated..
Regards
Ron
Hello ron, most of the water parks are away from the main resorts with most of them being along N125. Parque Adlantco is near Vilamoura, Zoo Marine is near Albufeira, The Big One is near Armacao de Pera and Slide and Spash is near Portimao. Most of them offer a bus transfer from the resorts for a all in price, you can get some good info on the site below.
http://www.portugalvirtual.pl
http://www.portugal-info.net
Dave.
http://www.portugalvirtual.pl
http://www.portugal-info.net
Dave.
Thanks Dave
I will take a look at the sites you have listed, away from the resort will be fine. Where have you stayed in Portugal (if you dont mind me asking)
Ron
I will take a look at the sites you have listed, away from the resort will be fine. Where have you stayed in Portugal (if you dont mind me asking)
Ron
Hello ron, we have stayed in Albufeira 4 times, Lagos once, Lisbon coast (Cascais/Estoril) once, Lisbon City 3 weekend breaks and this summer we are going Tavira. Also we have hired a car and gone along all of the Algarve Coast, inland and over to Spain from Vila Real de Santo Antonio on the ferry.
Dave.
Dave.
Hello Ron take a trip to the Sand Sculpture park at Pera (Armacoa de Pera) its amazing, it opens 22nd May thereabouts & closes sometime in October, have a look at the website http://www.fiesa.org
Other websites to look at for attractions are:
ZOOMARINE (OCEANOGRAPHIC PARK GUIA ALBUFEIRA)
http://www.Zoomarine.com
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AQUALAND (EN 125 @ ALCANTARILLA)
http://www.aqualand.pt
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AQUASHOW FAMILY PARK (LOULE) Estrada National 125 (4 crossroads Quarteira)
http://www.aquashowpark.com
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ZOO LAGOS Estrada Municipal Bensafrim (Barao de S Joao)
http://www.zoolagos.com
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WATER PARK LAGOA.
http://www.slidesplash.com
Other websites to look at for attractions are:
ZOOMARINE (OCEANOGRAPHIC PARK GUIA ALBUFEIRA)
http://www.Zoomarine.com
******************
AQUALAND (EN 125 @ ALCANTARILLA)
http://www.aqualand.pt
*****************
AQUASHOW FAMILY PARK (LOULE) Estrada National 125 (4 crossroads Quarteira)
http://www.aquashowpark.com
*****************
ZOO LAGOS Estrada Municipal Bensafrim (Barao de S Joao)
http://www.zoolagos.com
*****************
WATER PARK LAGOA.
http://www.slidesplash.com
Hi there ! We went to Portugal last year and stayed in Lagos, and I have to agree with Dave - 
! - My mum and I thought eating out was very cheap - We were eating out for about £12 each per night, including wine and the food was always fresh and delicious... We didn't have one bad meal the whole time we were there..
! - My mum and I thought eating out was very cheap - We were eating out for about £12 each per night, including wine and the food was always fresh and delicious... We didn't have one bad meal the whole time we were there..
Thanks for that reply.
raymaher,
Look for a brand called Tower of London ( a good old-fashiohed Portuguese name
) - It's the closest thing I've tasted to Gordon's at about a third of the price.
Look for a brand called Tower of London ( a good old-fashiohed Portuguese name
) - It's the closest thing I've tasted to Gordon's at about a third of the price.
all the shares in vinho tinto and sagres bottled have crashed 
Some prices from our trip last week July 2009.
Wine (red/white full bottle start price 8 euros half bottle 5 any in one restaurant half Ltr 3 euros and very good it was)
Beer ( Super Bock/Sagres from 1.10 euros up, you can if you go to some bars get a pint for 2 euros but most times is was 3 or 4)
Brandy ( 2 to 4 euros)
Meals ( cheapest for bread/Paste/soup/steak/water big bottle and half a bottle of red wine was 28 euros for two and the most we paid for the same thing was 45 euros)
Coffee ( uma Bica 80 cents and a white coffee 1.50 euros)
Water (5Ltr from a super market 38 cents, 300Ml from a shop cold 1.50 euros.
Dave.
Wine (red/white full bottle start price 8 euros half bottle 5 any in one restaurant half Ltr 3 euros and very good it was)
Beer ( Super Bock/Sagres from 1.10 euros up, you can if you go to some bars get a pint for 2 euros but most times is was 3 or 4)
Brandy ( 2 to 4 euros)
Meals ( cheapest for bread/Paste/soup/steak/water big bottle and half a bottle of red wine was 28 euros for two and the most we paid for the same thing was 45 euros)
Coffee ( uma Bica 80 cents and a white coffee 1.50 euros)
Water (5Ltr from a super market 38 cents, 300Ml from a shop cold 1.50 euros.
Dave.
ronaldbiggs
So you thought the prices I mentioned above were exhorbitant! check the real holidaymaker response above.
PT is not the cheap place it was 4 - 5 years ago but is still envisaged by tourists. Most supermarkets have prices which are similar to UK as have restaurants.
I have lived here 10 years (God is it that long!) and seen the very fast changes.
So you thought the prices I mentioned above were exhorbitant! check the real holidaymaker response above.
PT is not the cheap place it was 4 - 5 years ago but is still envisaged by tourists. Most supermarkets have prices which are similar to UK as have restaurants.
I have lived here 10 years (God is it that long!) and seen the very fast changes.
Just returned Friday and thought I'd share this snippet of info. We had a day out in Vilamoura and spotted on the harbour 'meal of the day' chicken piri piri €4.95. Hubby had one of those tiny bottles of fizzy water and myself a can of coke. When the bill came and they'd charged a total of just over €5 for the drinks. From then on we always bought a large bottle of water for the 3 of us with our meals €2.50
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