A Da Marta - Alcoutim

We stopped by, completely by chance not knowing tavira at all. We liked what we saw on the menu and that they had different options like hummus or brunch. We enquired about a couple of light food options that were not available including the gazpacho that was on the black board. So I would say that would be the downside we experienced: three different items from the menu weren’t available. And having only had drinks in the end, the price was quite noticeable too.

A local treasure. High quality, healthy, delicious food. In spring and summer we sit outside Marta's bistro with a delicious fresh quiche, salad and a glass of wine. We are hooked on her comfort food treats and pop in far too often to ask what she has left. Marta has a range of brunch and lunch options and food to go. We order pastries in advance of the weekend at times. Her delightful goodies range from chocolate brownies, banana bread, orange cake, fig bon bons, pastel de nata, ...and she mixes it up with options for those who are gluten and dairy free. Her unique, hand crafted treats are always amazing and never taste too sweet. In the fall and winter we love the range of comfort food she offers, always healthy, high quality and yummy. We adore her and popping and feel so lucky she is here!

We have discovered a fantastic treasure in Marta’s delicious, comforting food. We’ve been lucky enough to get her food during lockdown and it’s been delicious, nourishing and affordable. She creatively uses healthy ingredients to create fantastic comfort food dishes. We've been getting batches of food twice a week during lockdown and the menu always changes and expands…Lasagna, Quiche, Duck rice, Chicken stew with veg and sweet potatoes, Meatballs, Cod fish and zucchini, Pumpkin pie, dark chocolate brownies, chocolate mousse. Another amazing and remarkable skill we’ve discovered is that Marta’s cooking can also accommodate our tricky food allergies. She can make all of these dishes gluten or dairy free and they are as delicious as the originals. We honestly marvel and are in awe with each meal. We’re always impressed with her high quality ingredients and the amount of care that goes into each meal. We’ve also found Marta delightful to get to know recently…she's friendly, humble, accommodating and her food is always fairly priced. She genuinely has a gifted, unique talent as a chef. After living in San Francisco and London, we’ve looked for this often and know how rare it is to find someone with her skills. We feel incredibly fortunate to have Marta so close by.

Really nice looking with tables in the morning sun. super friendly staff, great coffee and massive selection of food for brunch.

We had lunch here. first, eating is fantastic. it is fresh and delicious. I was so grateful to find gluten-free options and fresh juice.