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Irish, Bar, European, Pub
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All reviews burger fish and chips salad curry chicken gastro pub great atmosphere friday night quinta do lago great menu great food and service outside area booked a table first class last year holiday conrad
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Reviewed 3 weeks ago

We enjoyed a lovely lunch here on our first day. Nice choice of wines also. Great setting as you can sit indoor or outdoor. Would highly recommend the Poke Bowl and Club Sandwich

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 4 weeks ago via mobile

Great venue, Brilliant atmosphere, excellent drinks and food decent for bar food. Always busy and a great place to have a fun evening with so many different people there to chat to. Loads of sports TV’s on showing all sports. Just a brilliant place to...spend time.More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 31 October 2023

Went here for a weeknight dinner. We wondered whether things might get a bit rowdy as the Champions League was being shown, but this wasn't a problem at all - most people were eating rather than just drinking, and there was a good atmosphere that...didn't interfere with the meal. The place is nicely done out inside, consistent with their description of being a gastropub rather than a pub. Food was for the most part very good - the pork croquettes, chicken supreme and seabass all went down well. However they do need to learn how to cook a burger - my son's was very pink in the middle (you can do that with steaks but not burgers, guys). When we asked for it to be cooked through, there was no argument from the staff, and his half-eaten burger and fries were swiftly replaced with a new serving at no charge. Unfortunately it was just as pink in the middle as the first one. Not wanting to go through the whole process a third time, he just ate around the edges. Service was generally fine, the Irish guy (perhaps one of the owners) who dealt with the second half of our meal was particularly efficient. Overall an enjoyable meal in a good venue with a warm atmosphere.More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 23 October 2023 via mobile

We were a group of 18 friends and family. Different people buying rounds of food and drink. On three different rounds we were overcharged by up to 30 euros a time If we had run a tab we would probably not have noticed. Bills were...also from different staff so appears to be an ongoing problem. During the summer a similar experience How many more customers are having the sameMore

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 23 October 2023 via mobile

Nice pub - restaurant with plenty of TVs for sports. Good atmosphere and lots of staff. However, there was a need to order drinks off staff several times before receiving them and then the bill would have additional drinks that were not delivered. This happened...at least twice (could be more). Specifically we received a bill with additional JD and Coke, large Peroni. This is not the first time either so feel compelled to notify other travellers. This used to be such a good place. Something had changed for the worst.More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 22 October 2023 via mobile

Popped in for an early evening meal prior to what was going to be a very busy Rugby match viewing “”Great to see adequate levels of staff on Duty to deliver great service to the customers “””the atmosphere ,service and food was fantastic “”Totally enjoyed...our visit ,,a special thanks to the great service provided by the young man from Norway I believe “”and I would recommend the excellent Burgers on the menu “Definitely recommend a visit if you find yourself in the area “More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 19 October 2023 via mobile

Always a go to place when in Quinta do Lago but this visit was very disappointing. Food was very average and service not much better. They seem to be enjoying success based on the busy Bar business at the detriment of the food offering- such...a shame.More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 13 October 2023 via mobile

What a ripoff. Didn’t get what we ordered. Asked for chicken curry and got prawn . The Mojito was non alcoholic so we ordered another shot of dark rum. Got white rum and they charged us for a proper Mojito and the rum so 20...euros 😩. Bad service. Terrible place. Never going back.More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 11 October 2023

Great bar for food and drinks. Staff were amazing as we had a large group over for a week for our wedding. Dermot and Ricardo were very accommodating and looked after all our guests extremely well whenever we were in the bar. Darren Fox

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 9 October 2023 via mobile

Had a nightmare of a day left my phone in the Uber all cards / cash & boarding passes Dermot the manager kindly let me use his phone to call my own number the Uber driver then returned my phone an absolute diamond of a...guy that’s so much for your kindness 💙💙💙More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 5 October 2023 via mobile

We visited The Cheeky Pup twice during our recent holiday in QDL - once for drinks which turned into lunch, and once for an evening meal. I would highly recommend visiting at lunchtime - the food, drinks and service were spot on. Our evening visit...sadly wasn’t as good - the service was extremely slow and our waiter was busy chatting about football to all the other diners as opposed to serving! We had to ask two different people for drinks, we then asked our waiter for a dessert menu and he forgot so we had to ask someone else. We then had to ask three times for our bill - then when our waiter finally got it he was walking around with it in his hand for 10 minutes while chatting to another diner! I have to say that both times the food has been good but the lunchtime food was better in our case. For lunchtime, we had the club sandwich and steak sandwich which were both great. For the evening, we had the bang bang chicken and the chicken supreme - the bang bang chicken was divine but the chicken supreme was quite dry in parts. Overall, I would recommend The Cheeky Pup and we will come back when we next visit QDL but probably just during the day as opposed to the evening.More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 3 October 2023 via mobile

A wonderful afternoon in the Cheeky Pup . The food was great and served in the usual friendly way you always get at the Cheeky . A great way to end our Ryder cup day thanks to the team 👍👍

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 26 September 2023

We ate here on 2 occasions. Lunch and dinner. Both meals were great. Really enjoyable both service and food. I would say good value for money.

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 21 September 2023

Busy Tuesday night, hadn't booked, and the staff fitted us in for a couple of drinks and wonderful dinner. Superb vibe, warm atmosphere, attentive staff and gorgeous food. Will certainly be back this week.

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 10 September 2023 via mobile

Book a table outside on the terrace and order the chicken wings - 10/10. Friday nights have live music or they’ll have the football/rugby on. It’s always busy and has a great vibe.

Date of visit: September 2023
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The Cheeky Pup is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:
  • Food: 4.5
  • Service: 4.5
  • Value: 4.5
  • Atmosphere: 4.5