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The Fat Frog

Vale Formoso n.0 24, | 8135 - Almancil, Almancil, Portugal
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Ranked #43 of 109 restaurants in Almancil
Cuisines: French
Good for: Child-friendly, Romantic, Bar Scene, Groups, Special Occasion Dining, Entertaining clients, Cheap Eats
Dining options: Lunch Spot, Dinner, Reservations
Restaurant details
Good for: Child-friendly, Romantic, Bar Scene, Groups, Special Occasion Dining, Entertaining clients, Cheap Eats
Dining options: Lunch Spot, Dinner, Reservations
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83% Recommend
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UK
Senior Reviewer
9 reviews 9 reviews
4 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 February 2013

The Fat Frog is wonderful - we've been several times and the food is always excellent and beautifully presented. On that basis we would highly recommend it to anyone. The only thing is .... well ... the proprietor is just soo irritating that on our most recent trip to Portugal we were going to go and then decided we just... More

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Mablethorpe, England, United Kingdom
Senior Contributor
21 reviews 21 reviews
8 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 November 2012

This is a small restaurant on the outskirts of town but the food is of superb quality. It is a french brasserie and bar in Portugal run by a Scotsman but the mix works. As an added bonus to a dwindling portion of the population the bar area but not the restaurant is equipped with ash trays.

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London
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7 reviews 7 reviews
5 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 October 2012

Good food, lobster, steaks and deserts, but frogs legs should be fried and crispy and not braised and slimy. not cheap, but neither is any restaurant in almancil.

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Gerrards Cross, United Kingdom
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7 reviews 7 reviews
3 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 October 2012

If you want some really great food in a comfortable setting this is a place to visit. We had not booked and just dropped in. Got a table in the main area luckly as we were only two. The owner described the selection to us. So much choice on the menu did not know what to have. Went with recommendation... More

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UK
Contributor
18 reviews 18 reviews
9 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 October 2012

Very nice meal here on 3rd October. We had the two course meal for 22 euros. We had frogs legs and stuffed mushrooms to start and the steak for main. All was well cooked and good value. We didn't think it was worth paying the additional 5 euro for fillet steak as the rib eye was tasty and much more... More

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Congleton
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9 reviews 9 reviews
5 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 October 2012 via mobile

Following a recommendation in our Elliotts co-ownership villa, we had dinner at the Fat Frog last week. The service was friendly and efficient, the food good and therefore price- performance better than average for this part of the Algarve. The description of the dishes delivered by "the Maitre" whist very helpful, got a bit. Wearing hen overheard being rehearsed at... More

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Mansfield, United Kingdom
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4 reviews 4 reviews
3 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 October 2012

Having read the advert in the central algarve magazine we decided to give this restaurant a try. The owner didn't greet us as we would have expected, too busy watching the golf on tv, looked and dressed like he'd just come off the course himself. We had to ask to go into the restaurant area which was small but well... More

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Nottingham, United Kingdom
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14 reviews 14 reviews
10 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 September 2012

We last visited this restaurant in September 2010 and had a very good meal. We were pleased to find that 2 years later the standard was just as we good as we had found it then. One bonus with this restaurant unlike a lot of other recommended ones is that it is open at lunchtime. We had a starter and... More

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London, England, United Kingdom
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 August 2012

Very nice atmosphere, made to feel very welcome and nothing was a problem, they even catered for our small children when they dont have a childrens menu! The staff were very friendly and only happy to help, very reasonable food and reasonably priced, presented to a very high standard.

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Manchester, United Kingdom
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3 restaurant reviews
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 August 2012

Read a review that an evening here was like faulty towers, they weren't wrong. So disappointing! Boiling aug eve, no outdoors & a broken aircon. Rude waitresses, dark & dingy. Average food. Will never return. The only bad evening we had in Portugal.

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