Restaurante Casa Simão — Restaurant in Tavira

We had our dinner this afternoon here and the experience was excellent.

Pros: Entrance accessible for wheelchair. Parking accessible for wheelchair nearby if you are lucky to get. Free parking too if you get lucky to find a spot. They offer dine-in and take-away food. No delivery food offers. The price of the food is quite cheap. Great value of money. They sell traditional Portuguese food. We ordered arroz tamboril €8 and Grilled chicken €7.50. The monkfish rice is good with some prawns. The grilled chicken is tasty and delicious. If you like spicy, you must try their chili's sauce named chiliboy. It is the best piri-piri for me. Restroom is free. Free wifi inside the restaurant. They accept payment in cash. They have indoor and outdoor seating. You must wear mask before entering. The location is near the bridge of Tavira. The staffs are quite friendly and nice during our visit.

Cons: The soup is not good. The queue is too long. You must come earlier to get a table. The restaurant could maximize the place better. I think they can have more table inside not to send some potential customers away. The quantity is not much, but it is enough to make your tummy...

Travelling from Cadiz to Portugal i waters to search for a place to eat . I like to eat in small villages so we can really experience locals food . I came across to casa Simao on the web and as soon as I read the reviews and saw the photos o knew we were going to have a treat ! I had the dish of the day ( rice with monkfish ) We also had lamb shops ( borrego ) and also grilled chicken ! I must say that the food was absolutely delicious and fresh , the borrego was so delicate that was melting in the mouth . My rice was very tasty and fresh and the chicken was barbecued and was amazing ! We had the house wine and what can I say ? Delicious!!!!!!! Desert was a local homemade cream layered with custard( I will leave for you to discover the details yourselves ;) The staff is very friendly ! Don’t leave to get there late as we realised that tables at night service gets filled very weekly and I am sure you don’t want to be left out...

We ate here three times during our 6 night stay in Tavira as we found it good value, down to earth and not catering for tourists. There is no service at the few outdoor tables. Inside it is spacious and cool. Two or three men serve out front and they don't seem to take bookings. They wave people in who wait to be seated and once all the tables are taken don't hurry you to leave. There are 3/4 specials every day velcroed to the menu. We tended to choose from these. The usual covers are available but not put down automatically. Particularly good was the stuffed squid, boar stew, monk fish rice and pig cheeks. The fish dishes were always well cooked and the meat tender. Each visit we had a litre of house red, coffees and a side salad to go with the main courses. The bill was always around 30 euros for...