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Lakshmi Indian Restaurant

Name: Lakshmi Indian Restaurant
Address: Avenida da Marina 53 Marina plaza, Loja 53, Vilamoura 8125-401 Portugal, AW
Rating: 4.3

★★★★☆4.3 out of 5 · 375 reviews

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Lakshmi Indian Restaurant is a $$ indian casual restaurant in Vilamoura rated 4.3/5 by 375 TripAdvisor reviewers; walk-ins welcome.

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Lakshmi sits in the Marina plaza in Vilamoura, which is not the most obvious setting for Indian food, but the numbers hold. A 4.3 across 375 reviews with matching marks for food and service says they're doing something consistent. The menu runs northern standards—tandoori, curries, biryanis—and the value rating at 4.0 suggests the portions justify the marina location markup. Atmosphere scores lower at 3.8, which tracks for a plaza storefront where you're mostly there for the food. If you've been eating grilled fish for a week straight and need a break, this works.

At a glance

Area: Vilamoura
Vibe: casual
Price: ●●○○
Reservation required: –
Kid friendly: ✓
Cuisine: indian
Dietary options: —

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