Lofts Pastel Blue. Pub

Great location and well appointed restaurant and bar. The main dining area is bright and roomy. The kitchen area is viewable from your table, which always brings confidence as you can see the conditions: This was excellent. Pleasant staff. The wait for the food after ordering was a little long, however, these are difficult times (c-19) and staff numbers and kitchen capacity and efficiency may have been reduced. Meanwhile excellent local Azorean Beer made the time pass with good conversation :) I ordered the 'Crispy Chicken Burger, Bacon, Cheese and Fries'. Now this is where the review gets tricky: The wait was too long, as I feared, and the crispy chicken burger was overcooked, somewhat dry and another 2 minutes would have seen the crispy coating turned to carbon. I could see that this would have been a very nice burger if served promptly and care taken with timing. Shame. I ate just over half. Meanwhile the bun was filled with nice salad greens, good bacon and local cheese. The bun itself was fine. The food was very nicely presented (tableware, placement etc.) The fries are hand made, and tasted superb: however, as with the above problem regarding the wait, they were not very hot, unlike a second side of sweet potatoes we all tried... straight out the fryer! Wow. So again, if all had been served promptly when ready they fries would have been sublime. The portions are 'generous', but quite normal by Azorean standards! I struggled with the fries at the end and shared with a table mate! Coffee to finish with, and I had mine 'com musica' (with spirits!). Really good and hot! A generous amount of Bagaco (Aguardente) was added :) Everyone had a great time, and no complaints were made - I have no doubt that anything would have been changed or corrected, but this was fun time with friends and not time to start whingeing or moaning about things. And as an aside, I wasn't paying - it was a friends 'treat'. The point of the meal was about the company and fun and not about the lack of a 5 star dining experience for what are 2 star prices. So I have to cut some slack. And as I mention, these are difficult times for the management and staff. Returning, I will try one of the regular burgers, as most others had this and had no complaints, and tucked in with gusto. So perhaps it was just my plate and choice of very crispy chicken! I can see why this establishment gets high ratings, I guess I was just unlucky.

As usual, very friendly staff, great ambience and very tasty food. My wife and I love going there, it's one of our favourite places to visit.

Good food, great value. Nice building. Staff is friendly. Boss is a great guy. Nice views over the ocean. Clean.

The apartment was quite nice looking, clean, no noise at all inside the room. The view was fantastic (Azevinho) but from what I heard all the rooms have nice (and different) views. The owner is nice and very helpful, and the Cafe bar downstairs is a great place to relax before bedtime.

This place is awesome! Rui, the owner is dedicated to provide you the best service in Faial! The quality of food and rooms is superior of what you will find on the Island. You have to taste the cakes!!!