Tavira Restaurant

Incredible food and even better staff! Thank you Ricardo for making our evening amazing! We can’t wait to come back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Went for lunch and both the food and service quite underwhelming. Nothing we had was delicious—bland piri piri chicken, tasteless fish, terrible gaspacho. Could it be because the longtime owner and chef are gone? Seems like it’s going downhill.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 2

Great seafood love this place!

UPDATE - Keep reading!!!
Well sadly I must edit my review after dining for lunch yesterday! The new ownership has reduced the quality of this wonderful restaurant! Went for lunch ordered a salad and a burger, nothing else on the lunch menu was of interest all other options were pasta dishes. Well the burger - was actually 2 super thin burgers cooked together so only 1 side of them ever hit the cooking surface and then they were cut in half and placed on 2 "slider" buns!! How about one normal thickness burger on one bun - novel idea!! Was asked if I wanted ketchup for the greasy fries I said yes and was brought an old dirty bottle of ketchup (see for yourself in the pic). No plans to return (at least for lunch) to a place I used to dine monthly! May try dinner again, hopefully will be better than this experience!!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 1

I had not been to Tavira in many years until a couple of weeks ago. I am Portuguese myself, and grew up in an area of the country that is predominantly Portuguese, in addition to having eaten fabulous meals in Portugal. I had a friend come in from out of town and wanted to show them cuisine from my culture, that I grew up on. I had The muscles appetizer and they were absolutely tasteless. The cod fritters also lacked taste. My guests steak was also poorly seasoned. The fisherman’s stew was decent. Then I ordered a pastel de nata for dessert. I was literally served one that had obviously just come out of the microwave and the crust was like rubber, it was not even edible. The service was mediocre. I will not be back. This is not the Tavira of many years ago.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 3

They have a great Happy Hour menu until 6:30 Mon-Fri.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Charming family restaurant with great Portugese food and wine. Nice people and good service.

There were three people celebrating our birthday 's We all ordered the special Snapper and Gazpacho.
You seldom see Snapper on menu .
It was outstanding, hope will be on the menu often
We all enjoyed Gazpacho
Deserts are always good

My husband and I have gone several times and have had excellent meals and service.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Salmon Fillet, Salmao Grelhado Grilled Salmon with Potatoes and Vegetables in Lemon-Butter Sauce, Arroz Valenciana, Limoncello Mascarpone Cake

Love the Staff and food here.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Special ambiente as it is located in a parking garage. We were not at all disappointed though as the food was exceptionally good. Calamar cooked to perfection, tender new York striploin with a mouthwatering sauce, grilled rock fish on a bed of young spinach. Come here for exceptionally good food!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 4

They changed the Monday to Friday three course lunch menu. The $17.00 lunch main course is mainly three different kinds of pasta and two burger sliders. The food is good but the cashier was going to charge us for the refill of my husband's coke and my unsweetened tea. I checked the bill after she charged the credit card. I pointed out, told her that it never happened before and she returned the money in cash for the coke and iced tea .

Always a great experience at Tavira restaurant. I was glad that I found this hidden gem in the bottom level of the Chevy chase garage. I’ve been very interested in Portuguese food and wine for a while and was very happy I could savor it. The food is decent priced for the amount of portions you get. The wine is a bit expensive but it makes sense. The service is great even when it’s busy. The atmosphere can be a bit noisy at some points where you can hear others speak but that’s normal during busy hours for most places. Definitely recommend Tavira for a great experience.

Dietary restrictions: Helpful when it comes to allergy restrictions. And aware that they don’t serve a dish that the customer is allergic to.

Kid-friendliness: Open to kids

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

I missed the complimentary port I had in previous dinners.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Group dinner here enjoying Portuguese food and drinks. The Portuguese vino verte is a light tasty white wine which went well with many dishes, as did the Portuguese Superbock lager beer. My Calierada, Portuguese fish stew, included shrimp, clams and mussels still in their shells, sea scallops, squid rings, as well as some firm pieces of fish. Others tried and liked a variety of Portuguese styled meats and chicken dishes.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

This spot seems like a local institution. They had live music- two guitarists playing in the background. The atmosphere was perfect and the food was really tasty as well. The restaurant is underground with no windows but the murals and lighting make it seem as if you’re transported to Portugal. Overall, an older clientele but a lovely spot.

Parking: There’s a free parking lot for customers to use.

Wheelchair accessibility: There’s a ramp to enter the restaurant to accommodate those in wheelchairs.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Garlic Prawns, Grilled Calamari, Salad, Caesar Salad, Risotto Frutti Di Mare

Soup & salad were very good. Entree of trout with shellfish was just ok - shellfish were very tough.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 5