Casa do Polvo Tasquinha — Restaurant in Tavira

I learned something new today. I really like grilled octopus! The taste was fresh, of the sea, slightly chewy, kissed with charcoal smoke, and good in a fish-like way. The vegetables and potatoes sides were a nice contrast to the octopus. The potatoes seem to have been boiled in a saltwater, yielding, a creamy, unctuous interior. Lisa had the grilled tuna, sweet potato and a tomato, garlic, onion, and ginger compote. The tuna was grilled to perfection, and the sweet potato with soft, sweet and was an absolutely wonderful accompaniment to the tuna. The surprise on the plate was the compote, which worked extremely well with the tuna. I can envision making it at our house in the future. Service was prompt and friendly. We sat outside and enjoyed the view of the boats in the Ria Formosa. It was on the pricey side, but totally worth it! It’s hard to like what you don’t know! But now we know where to go for delicious seafood in the Tavira -...

PLEASE AVOID SEATING YOUR CHILD IN THEIR PROVIDED BABY CHAIR. I just had a meal her. The nice waitrress provided me With one of their high chairs which seemed unsafe to me right away. They assured me my baby would be fine as long that there was nothing under the table for the baby to kick on to. So I did. In the middle of our main course I heard a loud noise and my 14 month old baby was crying on the floor as she hit her head. Several waiters saw this happen and did nothing. The looked and continued their day. It wasn’t until I stood up and asked for the bill and said that I thought it was very strange that no one came to check on us. Lastly, very disappointing that the owner wasn’t even woman enough to come talk to us after your employees explained the situation. I was not looking for a refund or discount. I just wanted an apology and for you to asure me that this unsafe equipment wouldn’t be used on...

Very disappointing experience. We've been coming here for about 8 years now and have always been enjoying the food and atmosphere in the restaurant. The last time we were here was a big disappointment for both food quality and service. The starters were ok, decent quality of the polvo salad and tasty polvo ceviche. For the mains, the quality was no where near acceptable. Both the grilled octopus and octopus a Lagareiro were so dry it felt like they were left in the oven since the day before. The grilled Loulas and chocos were dry and had a lot of burnt spots. The only acceptable dish we had was the Arroz de polvo. On top of the food, also the service is of pretty poor quality. Waitresses are not interested at all and not motivated. Maybe focus a bit more on the experience and quality for the people actually dining with you instead of trying to fill every table 3 times...