Nova Marisqueira — Restaurant in Tavira

Our recent visit was a significant disappointment. My steak arrived completely raw, and upon sending it back, it was returned overcooked to well-done and missing its original sides. The mixed kebab was dry, lacked flavor, and was served without any accompanying sides or sauce. For the children, the pizza was clearly a pre-made, frozen supermarket variety. A particularly frustrating aspect was the deceptive billing practices. Items like breads, olives, butter, and sardines were placed on our table without us ordering them, only to appear on the final bill as charges for each person. When we requested a mid-range red wine recommendation, we were steered towards and served a €50 bottle, a price point far exceeding what we intended. Overall, the food quality was exceptionally poor, and the waitstaff appeared to employ various tactics to inflate the bill. Based on our experience, we absolutely cannot recommend this...

Visited April 6, 2025. When I visited the reviews were very low. Has it changed management? All the old reviews are gone! Outrageous price for mediocre food and gruff service.

The pizza for €14.50 was not good - tough crust and the cheese had no browning - like it was heated in the microwave. The old waiter is super rude - got my order wrong and shouted at me for it. He walks around shouting at his staff. Gratefully he later realized it indeed was his mistake and came back to apologize, which helped. But I should never have been reprimanded in the first place. The house white wine was terrible. Avoid this place, there are much nicer and friendlier restaurants all...

TO AVOID!!! As soon as we sat, waiters put pressure on us to order asap. Asked us every 2 minutes if we are ready to order. We were actively discussing between us what to order and manager came and took our menu and asked to leave. I never met such disrespectful behaviour to customers. SHAME ON YOU!!! At the end I think that it is just a tourist trap to make people order asap and pay. It corresponds to other reviews I see here. At the end we found a nice small cosy flexible place with delicious food and paid much less for a better quality and good attitude...