Baía Cultural Bar — Restaurant in Alcobaça

This was our first visit and we were not disappointed. What a fantastic place. Great ambience with an eclectic display of photos, paintings and artifacts. There was a substantial collection of vinyl albums and we were invited to make our own selections which were then played for us. The food prepared by Ricardo was amazing - a great selection of of traditional and modern tapas dishes which were all delicious. Vegetarian and vegan options are also on the menu. The wine selection was great. At the end of our meal we were treated to live music and the whole place broke into song as we sang along with the regular guest local guitarist Miguel. An amazing, joyful night. Finally a mention must go to Ana, our wonderful host. Ana was helpful and attentive with a great sense of humour. It was simply a wonderful evening. We have lived part time in Sao Martinho for 8 years and without doubt this was the best evening out we've ever had here. We will certainly recommend Baía Cultural Bar to our friends and guests and we've already booked...

We loved the food, ambiance (vintage with vinyl turn table, type writer, books, old photos), and service. They serve traditional dishes from Albacoca region, from local farmers (produits du terroir). We loved their cheese plate. Their local sausages, includes 4 types of sausages. One is chorizo, one is a mix of chorizo and boudin noir, one is boudin noir with rice Inside, and one is a sausage that contains flour (softer texture). Even better was veal liver cooked in olive oil with fragrant laurel flavor and roasted garlic flamed with some alcool (they said white wine). So delicious if you are a liver fan. The Portuguese red Sangria with fruits was one of the best I’ve ever had. Loved also their choice of vinyl records and music. Service was great. Made great recommendations. Speaks English, little French. Highly recommend too if you have kids. They can play outside...

The food was ok, although nothing extraordinary, but the wait…….. it took 53min since we arrived to see the first tapa: toasted bread, arrive at our table!! Almost an hour to make a toasted sandwich with an almost empty restaurant. There were in total 3 tables with guests of the 10 plus available so I can’t imagine how much one needs to wait when the restaurant is full. The very idea of tapas assumes easy, fast, shareable dishes. Given the terrace is in an ugly interior patio of an apartment building away from the sea, the wait was particularly painful. The waitress was very nice and I liked my sangria but even then, I would not return to this place. Taking a car to another town would have...