The Guadiana Naval Association restaurant, located south of the Guadiana Recreational Port, in Vila Real de Santo António, presents itself as a space dedicated to maritime-inspired gastronomy, with a direct view of the river and the Spanish bank. The menu brings together seafood proposals, cataplanas, rice dishes and kebabs, many of them designed for two people and to share at the table.
According to the restaurant’s website, the space operates as the community’s headquarters, having undergone renovation, and has a room with a wide view over the Guadiana River.
Cataplanas and rice for two
Among the specialties, several cataplanas for two people stand out, including versions with croaker or grouper, as well as seafood. These proposals appear as some of the central references of the letter.
The prices shown indicate 65 euros for the croaker or grouper cataplana and 55 euros for the clam cataplana. Seafood rice for two people is available for 51 euros, while monkfish rice is presented at 53 euros.
Seafood as protagonist
The Naval seafood for two people is among the highest value options, priced at 110 euros. Naval seafood xarém, described as a traditional Algarve dish prepared with corn flour, is served for 32 euros.
A seafood dish for two appears on the menu for 45 euros, maintaining the logic of dishes designed for sharing. Razor rice is available for 46 euros.
Kebabs and fish dishes
The offer also includes monkfish skewers with shrimp, as well as versions with lobster or jumbo shrimp combined with monkfish and salmon. The prices indicated are 22 euros for the monkfish kebab with shrimp and 27 euros for the version with lobster or jumbo shrimp.
Among the individual dishes there are options, such as octopus à lagareiro and cod à Naval, both priced at 22 euros. The menu also includes Iberian prey, presented at 19 euros.
Tapas and variety at the table
The space offers a wide variety of tapas and dishes, complementing the seafood and fish specialties. “Wide variety of tapas and dishes, with the best specialties of cataplanas, skewers, seafood rice and monkfish, seafood bread soup among others”, describes the restaurant in its presentation.
The location next to the river allows an open view over the Guadiana, an element that integrates the experience proposed by the establishment.
Opening hours and operation
The restaurant is open every day. Lunch hours run from 11:45 am to 3:30 pm, while dinners are served from 6 pm to 10:30 pm.
Installed at the headquarters of the Associação Naval do Guadiana, the restaurant is a gastronomic proposal focused on the sea, with dishes designed for sharing and an offer focused on products, such as seafood, fish and traditional specialties from the Algarve.
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