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Pimenta Preta

Vale de Centeanes | in the Pestana Palm Gardens Resort, Carvoeiro, Portugal
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Ranked #2 of 71 restaurants in Carvoeiro
Cuisines: Mediterranean
Dining options: Reservations, Late Night
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Dining options: Reservations, Late Night
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Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 16, 2013

Excellent Restaurant. Very nice menu, suprising portugese wines to accompany the dishes. It was the restaurant at the resort. So we could enjoy to the max, and then walk home, but even when you would not stay at Pestana Palm Gardens, it is well worth it to book a dinner here.

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ireland
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 12, 2013

Our first night at the resort we went to the restaurant as it was on site although it does not belong to Pestana hotels. We looked at the taster menu but there were a couple of things we did not like so we went for the a la carte which we enjoyed so much we booked a table for my... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 5, 2013 via mobile

Had read the reviews so had to go and try it for ourselves and we were not disappointed. The food was very attractively presented and delicious. The staff were friendly and knowledgable about the food and recommended decent wines without taking the rip with the price. Great atmosphere and a great evening - we enjoyed it so much that we... More

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Warwick, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 30, 2013

Saw all the reviews so decided to see for ourselves. We were not disappointed. The staff were welcoming and couldn't be friendlier. The restaurant was set out well and there was plenty of space between tables. The food was scrumptious. One of our party had the tasting menu which was delicious. Another had the pork, another duck and I had... More

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London, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 9, 2013

Went for the first time and had the set menu very good food and a nice location the service was very good

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Maldon,Essex
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 1, 2013

This review is long overdue. We stayed at the palm gardens summer 2012. It was a timeshare swap with our home resort in Madeira. I'm not going to review the resort but thought I should review Nuno's restaurant. So we were relaxing by the pool late afternoon on our first day when we saw the 2 guys who run the... More

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Estepona
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 23, 2013

A fantastic restaurant just up from our hotel serving the best in local food, exellent value, I would recommend this this place to all.

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Salford
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 17, 2013

Following reviews on TA we ate here and we were not disappointed. It was very quiet (how we like it) as we were very early in the season and the food, wine and service were excellent. It was so good we went back the very next night. There was a special tasting menu later in the week, accompanied by selected... More

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Cologne, Germany
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 8, 2013

When we visit our friends in the Algarve we always eat in Pimenta, it is the perfect place for a delicious night. We we never disappointed. The service is like always, could not be better.

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Hertford
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 22, 2013

Fully justifies it's number one position. Superb food, wonderful mix of interesting flavours. This is definitely superior to anything else we have found in carvoiero and we've been coming here for 20 years. Impeccable service. Higher cost than others but well worth it for a special treat.

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