Restaurante Alxama is a Quarteira-corridor restaurant aimed at booked dinners rather than a grab-and-go lunch shack – useful for Vale do Lobo and Quarteira weeks when you want tablecloth energy without a Vilamoura marina scrum.
Reserve ahead in July and August. It sits in the same area as other Quarteira names like Marum and casual Bites.
Who it suits: couples and families on the Quarteira / Vale side. Skip for beach-club flip-flop lunches – this reads more dinner-first.
Worth it? Yes as a booked night out. Guides: best restaurants in Loulé, where to stay in Quarteira.