Unassuming wooden fascias conceal a wonderful restaurant. First went in early June for my wife's birthday. Lunch was pressured due to granddaughter illness. This time for daughter in law's birthday it was a different story. Table for 12 and all the time in the world.
Our end went for the fruits de mer - crab, crab pate, prawns, barbeque langoustines, barnacles, clams in garlic butter et al and a seafood rice. More conventional dishes at the other end. Delicious. Service was exemplary. Atmosphere was super. Price very reasonable.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
€30–35
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Arriving just before sunset and enjoying perfectly cooked fresh seafood (or fish) from a daily catch as you hear the ocean lullaby the sun to settle in for the evening, all while sipping your favorite beverage is quite spectacular. Povoa de Varzim knows how to unwind the mind with food and nature.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
€30–35
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Food was average.. seating is nice, fancy - but restaurant was rather empty, staff not very product-knowledgable and too much on top of us.. not able to adjust food (remove or add item), views nice.. food presentation pretty good!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Came here under a local recommendation. The location is stunning with a backdrop of the beach and sea. If you time it right you will see a beautiful sunset while you dine. It was quiet when we were there. Likely it is busier at weekends. Service is prompt and professional. There are mains between two that two of our party went for. The platter is carried out with theatrical fireworks. Nice touch. Seafood was perfectly cooked and looked stunning. The two who ordered the seafood platter said the seafood was delicious. Portion sizes, though, are small. Sushi was delicious if again portions were small. We decided to have dessert. The pavlova was not fresh, nor was the cream. A slightly disappointing end to a potentially top class meal. Recommend to arrive before sunset but not overly hungry.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
€35–40
Food: 4
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4
We went this restaurant on our way coming from Madina . The fish are fresh and delicious the owner of the restaurant Abdulhadi is very welcoming. For sure we will go there next time
Overall, a great place, good food, attentive service, nice atmosphere.
Nix sangria is very refreshing, would be perfect for a hot day. Salmon tartar was Supreme! Veal medallions were great too, though I was missing some salt, but other than that - very tasty and fancy serving style :) the other table, when they saw it, wanted to order it too :). The fish soup was so-so (and the only reason for 4 stars) - I think that macaroni don't fit there at all (they don't add taste, and are there only as a filling). Pavlova dessert was prepared perfectly, exactly as expected.
The service was very attentive, compliments to a young waiter who spoke English. Even though I complained about the soup, the waiter was very receptive and right away went to the kitchen to inform them of our complaint, and came back with apologies from the chefs.
So even despite a small issue with the soup, I would certainly come back here again, and would highly recommend it for a fancy dining.
Super food and exceptional staff. Highly recommended!
One small recommendation: the simple music doesn't fit the place and the lot of bass is rather disturbing during dinner (fine for the bar daytime though).
Incredibly nice location with a great view and feel of the sea. The service was one of the best I got in Portugal so far and the meat as well as the fish and gambas were perfectly made and beautifully served. I can only highly recommend it!
Should have been good but was quite dire...
maybe because there were 11 in the group.
Beware if you order the same dish as someone else on your table as both meals will come out on the same plate and they expect you to share.
Four people ordered steaks in our group and they all came out in the same pan and all were very over cooked.
Prawns again very over cooked... it’s was a shame to kill them and then do that to them.
I got the distinct impression that they really did not want a table of 11 cos there is a lot more work involved than say.. 4 people..
Shame because it is a lovely setting.
