Snack - Bar Manta - S BRÁS DE ALPORTEL

That is a great little bar and restaurant. excellent food and friendly locals. we travel with our two little dogs and stayed close so we sat outside, there dogs are not allowed and it was a nice sunny day. a dame gave up her table so that we could eat and we ordered the dish of the day. olive and brot were bought on the table and I had a lamb stew slowly boiled in many with new carrots and my man had cooked the mixed grilled meat on the bbq. this was the largest plate of perfectly grilled lambskin, blackskin and sausage I have ever seen served with chips and salat. both meals were delicious. we had two small beers, a bottle of white wine and two coffees and the bill was 24 euro. the place is busy, friendly and very clean nobody speaks English, but they were very patient with our mix of Spanish, Portuguese, sign language and google translate. it is not in the middle of nowhere and obviously a social node. the local ladies arrive to pick up the meal times for later and crawl and smoke while they wait, and the workers come for a quick beer and a chat to lunch. it does not appear on google maps to find so much happiness, but it is on the road from sao brás de alportel to almargens.

It is the only caffe in this neighbourhood (Almargens/Bico Alto/Tareja) always crowded. actually roght now it is closed for rebuilding owners change

We had the meal of the day and my man and I never had fish that was tastier or fresher. we shared a plate and a good thing we did as there were five pieces of fish, rice in tomatensoße and an salat. for 4 euro.