Taberna Marginal

Daniel Abels

a year ago

Couldn't recommend more. Great location, decoration and friendly staff who spoke great English. They advised the meals were like tapas so we ordered several plates between us. We got samosas and chips, delicious steak and sweet potato, and pork/tofu bao buns. The highlight was the dessert which was a coffee mousse and heated egg tarts pastries. 10/10 delicious. Also got great cocktails

New Douro Tour

11 months ago

Awesome! It’s a very creative and delicious restaurant but it’s a tavern. You’re supposed to talk to the waiters, wave your hand! It’s not a fancy place, but has all the finest food in one! So don’t be picky and just enjoy, the natural wines and fabulous food!

Chris Taylor

a year ago

Wonderful food and excellent service. Delicious menu of tapas style treats. A delight for the senses, will definitely revisit

Laura Sanchez

a month ago

Great place to dine out and share tapas dishes, right on the São Martinho waterfront with an incredible view. Friendly staff!

Cassandra Miller

4 months ago

The layers of flavor in everything from the Siracha mayonnaise with the French fries to the Tom Yummy, to the hummus. No one flavor overpowering, but every one detectable and delicious! I had the Tom Yummy shrimp (Warning to my fellow Americans, the shrimp come with their heads and tails attached, but the middle is peeled so they’re easy to eat.) and the only negative thing I can say is that it should have come with a side of rice to eat with the amazing coconut Thai curry sauce they were served in. Flavor, presentation, portion size, not a single thing was overlooked. Until dessert. Even though I don’t enjoy floral scented foods, I decided on the lemon honey lavender crème brûlée. The flavor was divine. All 3 flavors came through, but none overpowering. And it didn’t taste like a bowl of perfume, which is how I usually feel about floral foods of any type. Unfortunately, the consistency was so wrong. It was just a bowl of yummy cream. It’s like they forgot to bake it. Having said that, I ate the entire thing. That’s how great the flavor of it was. Lastly, the service was very good. Being an American, I’m used to a much more attentive wait staff than is normal in Europe, and this staff was attentive enough to satisfy that. They were also professional, courteous, and were apologetic when the main my husband ordered wasn’t available after we’d placed our order. The food came out promptly even though there was a table of 9 or 10 beside us with just 2 wait staff. This taverna earned every one of these 5 stars, and I will definitely go back!