Cuica Beach — Restaurant in Vila Real de Santo António

What a wonderful find!!!

We walked past this place after spending the day in Vila Real d S. António, where we thought that we were going to have dinner. However, many places were closed due to the holiday, so we returned to Monte Gordo to eat.

The staff at this restaurant were friendly, super helpful with recommendations on the menu and we sat down to enjoy a nice dinner. However, we had not realized that the front seating area was also non-smoking and quickly asked if we could move. The waiter was so accommodating, and we were so glad that we did. Our “neighbours” at the next table were so friendly and we chatted all evening, almost until closing.

Our food was probably the best we had during our 3 week stay in Monte Gordo. The presentation was fantastic and the taste was wonderful! The fresh fish was so worth it and overall, prices were really reasonable.

With regards to the non-smoking area of this restaurant….THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! During our 3 week stay, this was the FIRST place in which we ate that we did not have to inhale tobacco fumes from the open door leading to the terrazzo which in Europe is basically the smoking section.

Thank you for a lovely evening!!! If we had found this place sooner, we would have eaten here...

Enjoyed my visit here for lunch with my friends Varied menu to suit most tastes and food requirements From tostas, hamburgers, salads, sushi, pizza and fresh fruit smoothies and cocktails.. Quite extensive And open for breakfasts of various choices including pancakes, acai bowls, toast and other breakfasts

Service was quick and very pleasant

Place was moderate busy when we entered takes available

Food order came fairly quickly

Delicious.. Good portion size.. Large I took half of my chicken salad home which was family size.. Fresh shredded chicken mixed leaves cherry toms, pineapple and I asked for a swap of carrots for mango which was done Great sushi boat for one and panko prawns and chicken tenders Reasonable prices Great service I have visited in the past.. But this visit was exceptional will be...

The location is amazing. BUT the dishes we had were absolutely not worth their price. In fact in comparison to the prices of last year (when they were called "Cuica - Coffee, Pastry and Snacks") they really increased while the quality of the food made a huge decrease. The pancakes were only a tiny portion and didn't taste how I think pancakes should taste. The spanish breakfast looked great at first (and the portion is way more worth the price compared with the pancakes), but in the end we unfortunately had to determine that the bread was MOLDY. And the mold was obvious! In one corner, it was nearly black, because of the mold. So at least they didn't count it on the bill. But to sum it all up, we were really dissapointed of the food and we probably wouldn't go...