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Reviews - Marés Bistrô Bar

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8.7/10

Fabulous
300 reviews
Ambience
8.7
Food
8.8
Service
8.7
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  • Nicholas P.
    Nicholas P.7 days ago

    8.5

    Food and service was very good but sitting outside was not comfortable as we were exposed to a cool breeze

  • Steve P.10 days ago

    10

    Fantastic food at a great price

  • Kerry B.
    Kerry B.12 days ago

    10

    Best restaurant that we tried in Tavira. Lovely service. Great food.

  • Steve P.20 days ago

    10

    Excellent food and value for money with the Fork discount would recommend

  • Theresa K.21 days ago

    9.5

    Excellent service and beautiful food with taste to match the beauty. They pride themselves on preparation as well as presentation. We had the squid and lamb and would recommend both. The chocolate tarts with salted caramel was rich and perfect for sharing. The only thing I would change is dimming the lighting and add a candle or small table lamp to improve the ambiance.

  • Rolf R.1 month ago

    6.5

    Very good service. Food ok. Not many people just a Monday... But nice.

  • Dale R.2 months ago

    5.5

    The Octopus a lagareios was tender but was served like it just left boiling water, no flash grilling which is a must.

  • Christopher K.2 months ago

    10

    Fabulous second visit, we had rump steak, chicken and the Angus burger followed by the home made cheesecake. Great place with lovely staff, wholeheartedly recommended 😀

  • Susan C.
    Susan C.2 months ago

    10

    We visit here regularly as it's one of our favourites in Tavira. Staff are friendly and helpful and service is always good. The food is great too, the smash burger is delicious and the steaks are really good. Value for money and great experience every time we visit.

  • Christopher K.2 months ago

    10

    Fantastic food and service, we will certainly return. Pistachio cheesecake was sublime.

  • Sarah P.5 months ago

    10

    We’ve visited for lunch as group of ladies a couple of times in the last weeks. Really friendly service and the food is great. We’ve all thoroughly enjoyed our visits.

  • Flori V.5 months ago

    8.0

    The lamb we had was undercooked and had way too much herb crust on it but the prawns were excellent. Service was good

  • Ciska D.6 months ago

    8.5

    Lunch with friends. Always good food. Friendly waitress. No complaints.

  • Sie Lang T.6 months ago

    9.5

    Excellent food!

  • Steve P.6 months ago

    8.0

    Good quality food at a good price. We had the Salmon and the Filet Mignon which were excellent. The previous visit I had the sea bass which was small and not good value. If you are going to order a whole fish I recommend you go to a fish bbq restaurant otherwise stick to those fish you wouldn't get there. I would definitely recommend Mares

  • Urs K.
    Urs K.6 months ago

    10

    Friendly staff and good Food. We will come back

  • Wendy c.7 months ago

    10

    food amazing. lovely view over river. great customer service

  • Lorraine O.7 months ago

    10

    Fabulous, booked for a party of six, everyone delighted with their choice of meal. The staff are lovely and the service is very good 😋

  • Simon R.7 months ago

    10

    Excellent food

  • Nina N.7 months ago

    10

    Service was good and the food was delicious .

  • Nicola F.7 months ago

    10

    The food was good and the lovely server really made our day.

  • Nicola S.8 months ago

    10

    Lovely welcome and given a choice of tables. The food was delicious. My seared tuna was the best that I have ever had. The rest of my family had ribeye steak, prawn risotto and grilled salmon all of which were delicious. Clean plates all round! The passion fruit sangria was really refreshing. A lovely meal, thank you.

  • Liliana P.8 months ago

    8.5

    Ok

  • Stéphane G.
    Stéphane G.8 months ago

    9.0

    Restaurant familial

  • mary g.8 months ago

    8.0

    Very nice food, particularly seafood dishes. Lovely setting.

  • Telmo V.8 months ago

    8.0

    Service was very slow. The rest was great.

  • Andrea D.
    Andrea D.8 months ago

    8.0

    Very good food and kind waiters!

  • Nicola S.8 months ago

    10

    Warm welcome, offered a choice of tables, inside and out. Food was well priced and tasty. The Sangria looked amazing but unfortunately I was driving. A lovely meal.

  • Mavis M.9 months ago

    10

    Excellent service. Amazing food. Excellent wine and cocktails. Highly recommend!

  • Sharon m.9 months ago

    5.0

    Appreciate we were a larger table of 9 but as a result we where sat to the side of the restaurant. We had to wait for a starter and a main course as had been msse. Been in Tavira 2 weeks and this was probably our worse meal

  • Tine K.9 months ago

    3.5

    Unfortunately the food was not good - actually really bad. Chicken super dry, french fries not cooked, burgers okay, but then I almost ate a slice of a plastic spoon which was weirdly enough on my plate.. Atmosphere is nice

  • Victoria W.9 months ago

    10

    Staff were really friendly food great

  • William A.9 months ago

    8.0

    Nice location overlooking the river with good service and nice food and wine what more does one need in life.

  • Balázs K.9 months ago

    9.5

    The food was delicious

  • Gem S.
    Gem S.9 months ago

    10

    We had a great time here. the service was great, food was excellent and they provided a nice little surprise for my dad's 60th birthday.

  • Belinda R.9 months ago

    9.5

    The food is excellent. The location is lovely.

  • Jenny K.9 months ago

    8.5

    The food was very good, but I did feel that the sole was slightly overdone.

  • Jenny K.10 months ago

    10

    The food was excellent.... extremely good value for money. The staff were attentive, polite and so helpful. The restaurant was comfortable (it was very, very hot today) and the decor was good. There is no area in which this restaurant failed to please.

  • Ralph K.
    Ralph K.10 months ago

    6.0

    Not one to insist on the discount, but once it was mentioned the service dropped... only got a sneer off the waiter when I paid... food was alright

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