Alan Buech
gem among gems
Along the route for best restaurants in the Costa Brava, this is a gem among gems. The restaurant Portal de Mar and his 'little brother' Saó are both a meeting place and gastronomic discovery. The Portal de Mar Restaurant is one hand, and the other the ODS. This has a different, more casual, concept, and serves as a workshop to innovate and create dishes with creative tapas that meld traditional cuisine with modernity and experimentation. Menus are built from basic rice specialties, fresh local fish, vegetables and meat from farmers in the region. For this restaurant, it is important to work with a product or raw material of high quality.
From these goods they produce quality cuisine at affordable, reasonable and adjustable prices. You can choose a more formal dinner menu or select from the large tapas tasting options. Everyone can try its excellent food. Imported wines make for a great pairing, though there are also wines from the rest of Spain and great beers. Joan Carles and Portal de Mar are good bets for local produce, and the promotion of local culture is very important for the place's success. Personally, there are some amazing dishes like salmon tapas with vegetables and guacamole, foie gras and scallops with olive oil, stuffed ravioli with onion and apple compote and fresh fish crafted as the house specialty. This place is a real treat for the senses, especially sight and taste! This place is very highly recommended! Congratulations to Joan Carles and the whole team for their sincere commitment to quality, tradition and innovativeness.
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