Restaurante O Navio — Restaurant in Torres Vedras

It was my first time at O Navio and I heard about this restaurant from acquaintance. The restaurant is right on the beach, has a nice view and for that I gave one star. Everything else was truly awful. The menu was simple we order sea food dish cataplana 55€ three kids order meat dishes. We waited for a food for an hour and when I asked waiter where was our food, because people who came 15 min after us already ate lunch and left. He said he will check the kitchen. It took another 20 min and finally brought a meal and again forgot a dish for one of my daughter. Another 20 min wait. It was a very special day for and we came for celebration and it was completely ruined by lack of professionalism, pure ignorance and obnoxious attitude of the staff member who never said I’m sorry. I thought waiter would order a free ice cream for kids to compensate for outrageous service but I guess it was too much. Flavored ice cream cost cost 1,50€ and to my surprise the prepackaged Mimosa butter 8 gr cost 1,50 as well (wholesale price is 20 cents). Kids where starving at that point ate all butter it cost me over 12euro for 64 gr of butter and don’t forget some stale bread that it is not included...

Disclaimer: Only talking about a lot of times I've eaten there outside, never inside.

In general: O Navio in summer is the safest option to enjoy a good time at the beach with a coffee, the best pastel de nata (really!) and quick service (also English speaking plus helpful if you're a Portuguese learner!). O Navio in low season (eg Mar/Apr/Mai) can be disappointing though because they didn't stick to the opening hours and menu all the time (which is especially important if you need sth vegan).

Now about the food. The snack menu for outside is short but actually includes everything you need. For some things/options you should ask - especially vegan options. For example: On the menu there's a yoghurt bowl with fruits but they also offer a vegan açai bowl, on the menu there's a simple burger but the vegan ones (the have two, one with the vegetarian butcher patties) aren't on the menu. They serve it outside as well though.

Since the staff is very friendly and attentive I don't hesitate to ask. Also the bar for drinks and ice cream is open in summer when you only need something for take away at the beach. I think they also offer take away in general which is super comfortable for...

Really nice beach with great services available. The surf school is just up the road and the lessons there are very affordable and are well worth the investment of your time. The restaurant that is just up off the beach is lovely to relax in and have a cold drink, I have eaten here on several occasions but I feel it's not the best place to indulge on a meal in due to the mass ammount of restaurants available in santa Cruz and in Torres Vedras. However, I highly recommend visiting this beach and bringing your own pieces of shelter as the beach doesn't have any available and can be very windy at times. All and all,...