Mira Restaurante Tapas & wine — Restaurant in Tavira

Very nice decor. Portions I would give it 11 out of 10 because they actually are huge. The risotto especially is like 1.5 the serving size of ones you normally will be served in other restaurants. The presentation is also nice.

However flavour is a bit lacking, slightly disappointed with the Gambas Risotto because while the texted of the rice is perfect, the sauce is also thick enough, the Gambas is nothing but a mere add-on to the dish and there isn't a hint of flavour of the prawn in the rice itself, so when you eat it it's just a spoonful and another spoonful of a plain buttery cheesy comfort food-worthy risotto.

The tuna tartare is fresh, big portions, but again, I find it on the whole a big lacking in flavour. It's done in a way I've never seen before, with strawberries and apples mixed in, I would say that it's overall alright but not a pairing that brings out flavours of the tuna, which is a mildly flavoured fish.

Bellini cocktail is perfect and I...

We came here based on some good reviews we saw and were pretty underwhelmed. Unfortunately, they were out of about half the items of their menu - including the octopus, all their vegetarian/any vegetable items and most of their desserts. The starters were yummy, the curry prawns had good flavor and while the cod was cooked very well, it lacked flavor and we put the curry sauce over it to help give it a boost. The cheesecake was quite sad and had an extreme gelatin layer on top that we couldn’t even cut through. Service was attentive when we first sat down but once our food arrived, they completely disappeared, we had to go inside at separate times to ask for more water, bread for our toddler, and to pay the bill after being there...

The place is nice with a chilled atmosphere and good service. It says it's a tapas place but actually the size of portions are much bigger which is a good offer for the price. However as a Portuguese I would not really recommend this place. We read other comments that the food was amazing and had very high expectations. The cod tartare tho isn't really a tartare but rather a salad with lots of fruits and vegetables and soya sauce... not at all what we expected. The mushroom stir fried were soaked in a sour/salted soja sauce which again wasn't really tasty. The cheese with apple was ok but with a jam that unfortunately is very bland. Maybe there are some other options that are more tasty but we were...