Sandbanks Beach Restaurant is the old hand on the Vale do Lobo beach strip, the kind of place where dinner and the Atlantic sit a few steps apart. Book through sandbanksvaledolobo.com well before a summer sunset sitting – walk-ins on an August Saturday are a gamble, not a plan.
It shares the same stretch of sand as Well, Beach Club Vale do Lobo, and The Roof. Pick Sandbanks for a traditional beach restaurant evening, Well when you want the newer club-restaurant pitch, and The Roof when cocktails matter more than the plate.
Good for Vale do Lobo hotel and villa guests after a convenient beach dinner. Skip it if you’d rather pay Almancil village prices at a quiet inland tasca. More: best restaurants in Loulé.