Tentacles

[sunny-dave]

Janet and John and the birders have gone out for tapas - to the #1 rated tapas bar in Tavira.

They take advice from the friendly waiter and order a dozen assorted plates from the menu - P is at pains to ask that nothing too scary should be ordered (he is quite like tonyav and prefers large lumps of dead cow to anything from the murky depths of the ocean).

John has quietly ordered the octopus - it will probably be in rings and battered anyway - P will assume it is onion rings.

It isn't. It is one huge suckered tentacle waving gently in the garic and lime butter.

See Janet and John go mmmmm and tuck in - see P go green ...

100€ for four people including two bottles of wine and puddings and coffee - see four people trying to work out how to buy property in the Algarve ...

[ummmm]

I can't wait. Was it tender?

[wolf63]

I only clicked coz I thought that it said testicles


Balls !

[tonyav]

It isn't. It is one huge suckered tentacle waving gently in the garic and lime butter.

Jaysus !.
( hang on whose eaten the other seven ).

[sunny-dave]

I'm sure testicles featured heavily in the meatballs which we also had - like a very upmarket savoury duck from Coseley, tony

[sunny-dave]

Cut with a fork, ummmm - quite sensationally good.

[Smowball]

Must check my eyes. I thought the post said T*sticles !!

[gness]

Delicious, Ummmm...so tender....you must have them.....not battered or messed with.....x

[sunny-dave]

https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g285715-d7910183-Reviews-Pausa-Tavira_Faro_District_Algarve.html?m=19904

A well merited plug for some very nice people and their excellent food.

[-Talbot-]

100€ for four people including two bottles of wine and puddings and coffee - see four people trying to work out how to buy property in the Algarve ...



I'm almost sure they use money to buy property just like the UK.

[-Talbot-]

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/Cologne,+Germany/R.+Dr.+Marcelino+Franco+32,+Tavira,+Portugal/@44.0305599,-0.3679549,5z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m13!4m12!1m5!1m1!1s0x47bf259169ab2fe5:0x42760fc4a2a77f0!2m2!1d6.9602786!2d50.937531!1m5!1m1!1s0xd100370bcc63b05:0xe40351919e15fa7d!2m2!1d-7.648278!2d37.1246516


Book me on for Friday.

[tonyav]

Da errrrrr John, I don't see any steak on that trip advisor link.

[gness]

They do fantastic steak across the road, Tony.....we could wave to you.....x

[ummmm]

Gness - I mainly only eat seafood when on holiday.

[gness]

Then you'll be in heaven here, Ummmm......Know where it is your staying yet?...x

[sunny-dave]

You'd have like last night then ummmm, gness had the best sea bass I've tasted for ages and I had a mighty fine swordfish steak too. The others had dead cow ... which was nice, but pointless ...

[tonyav]

gness They do fantastic steak across the road, Tony.....we could wave to you.....x

You do mean steak from a cow don't you, not octopus steak or any other type of thing from the ocean ?.

[gness]

Nope....it's a cow, Tony.......John did have cow the other night....a good defibrillator would have had it moooing......x

[tonyav]

Raw cow !, noooo has to be well done.

[ummmm]

Yes, Gness, we're going to Albufeira. A fairly small hotel at the top of a hill and a 10 minute walk to the old town and the beach.

[gness]

That was my first experience of the Algarve, Ummmm and I really enjoyed it.....many years ago....
Now I prefer more out of the way places for birding but I do recall having fantastic food in Albufeira and the people being so friendly....and lots of interesting places nearby to visit......x