Very good and friendly service, the food was so delicious and was served in just a few minutes. We would totally recommend restaurant Tavola!!! 5 out of 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
I can always expect a good meal at Tavola and today's lunch did not disappoint. I eat everything but my wife is a vegetarian and few restaurants in Portugal cater to vegetarians. Tavola has precious few options listed on the menu for vegetarians but when we go she asks for a plate with salad, boiled potatoes, and sauted vegetables. The kitchen came through in spades and made her day today. And with a cheese starter and bread she's good to go. My seared tuna plate of the day with veggies and potatoes was excellent.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
€15–20
Loved everything about Távola. Amazing seafood, welcoming and comfortable atmosphere and friendly service (very patient with non-Portuguese speakers).
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Best restaurant in Foz do Arelho!
Delicious food and a wide range of great wines.
Everything very fresh and well cooked.
Very friendly service and lovely atmosphere.
I strongly recommend it.
We were visiting Caldas area looking for seafood, and came across this place. We were not disappointed. Excellent food, great service and reasonable prices. Dessert was amazing. Highly recommended
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Restaurante Tavola, best place to be, I went there couple of days ago, the place was clean the food was great the service was 10 out of 10, I will definitely come back when I'm in Portugal xx
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
€45–50
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Been to Távola a few times already and always have good food and great services. Will definitely be back.
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
€25–30
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Lowered from a previous 4 stars. Unfortunately, quality has gone down since they opened Tavola Lagoa which now has the previous Tavola quality
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
€20–25
Food: 2
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 3
Ate at this new restaurant last night. Two couples on an outside table . The place was rammed as you might expect on their first Sat night (?) . So the ground was set for a good meal with enjoyable ambience….
However what we saw and got was very different. It became obvious that the kitchen was under pressure from the getgo ! Waiting staff were trying bravely to fill the gaps.
Our meal?
One grilled octopus was well received by our friend. His wife ordered prawns in oil with rice and got stewed fish delivered. On asking the waiter he said “ yes there is fish in that!” . She still has to find any prawns … so far then , one for, one against!
I shared with my wife a prawn dish for two served in a loaf for €35. What we got was a rather revolting watery porridge like mess dolloped into an elongated roll spilling over the side . Obviously the bread wasn’t large enough to contain the portion for two so a soup bowl of the rest was dumped on the table. I counted six prawns in amongst this mush! For two! The plate with the bread and mush was garnished with a large quantity of dry lettuce , no oil, vinegar or any other dressing… So to sum up , a dodgy loaf, six prawns in a trough of revolting mush and an extra bowl of same mush , for two, for €35!?!?
Result , one for, three against— not a good start!
I pointed the problems out to our waiter and the bill was reduced.
Observations:
They need to look again at their menu. The choices are very limited and some are grossly overpriced!
The staff need to have proper training prior to opening, particularly the kitchen staff. If you have tables outside and inside for 60 covers or more then the kitchen needs to be able to cope with a full restaurant!!
If only 1 person in 4 is satisfied , albeit from our small sampled experience, then you are not going to be in business for long!
Customers want value for money, not overinflated prices for sub standard fare!
