The Black Anchor

Found this delicious restaurant situated right beside the river in downtown Tavira!
We had the garlic shrimp and mussels…the best I’ve ever had!!! We also had the goat cheese with honey drizzle, all 3 items were the perfect lunch combination!
We sat right beside the river and could hear someone playing the violin on the bridge creating a beautiful ambiance as we ate, it made for our first experience of Tavira perfect!

A very comfortable portugese style bar with an Irish welcome! Great selection of food for the evening menu. Good value for both food and drinks. Music seems to be both Wednesdays and Fridays so worth booking a table in restaurant. Gary Vesey played on Wednesday...excellent entertainment! Looking forward to visiting again!

Stopped here to eat lunch today, and sat at one of their nice outdoor tables.
Was very busy and the service was a bit slow, but no complaints as it was very nice and relaxing sitting just watching everyone walking by while we were waiting.

I got the beef burger and chips.
It said on the menu that the burger was homemade and it must definitely was. Really nicely cooked patty with good flavour. Slightly blackened on the outside but still juicy inside. Had loads of melted cheese and lettuce in and served in a really nice soft bun.
Plenty of thick nice chips came with it.

My wife had the ham and cheese toasted sandwich.
Good size with plenty of filling on really good crusty bread. Very good value for money.

Would definitely recommend the food here.

We live in Tavira, and when we go out to eat, 9 times out of 10, we choose The Black Anchor. Great food, great service at a great location!

Right by the river and close to the Roman bridge. The staff are friendly and cheerful. Food is at a decent price and good quality. We had lunch on the 19th of May outside despite the weather LOL. Lasagne and melted goats cheese with a couple of pints each. Service was swift as we watched the gulls trying to catch crabs from the mud flats. Would definitely recommend.

This pub is the go to place in Tavira. Great atmosphere and staff are fab.
Food is lovely too had lots of meals here such great value but good quality.
As I'm not a seafood fan this restaurant has lots of other options whereas many restaurants in Tavira don't.
The garden area is a hidden gem too.
Also go to see Gary vesey sing he is fab !!!

Good fish and chips lovely shaded spot on the riverfront. Proper Guinness pour.

We had the tuna melt and Mediterranean salad. Both were very tasty. As other people have said the service is “ok” so if you go just be patient. It’s worth it.

We ate here at the startof our holiday, as it was recommended by family who live in Tavira. It was great. However, they are advertising gluten free items but saying the "oil is hot enough it burns the gluten away in the chips". Deapite this wrong information I had the chilli and rice and it was delicious. I am Coeliac as well as my 5 year old, we were both fine. Family had burgers and chips and said it was fabulous! Atmosphere is great, service was good, the place was clean and tidy. I would return again if I was in the area.

This is my favourite spot in Tavira. Irish Bar is very well located. In front of the Gilão River. But what I really love is the spot they have behind. The lights in the summer nights. It’s just lovely. Nice food and good prices. The only bad thing is that the service in summer is very slow and they doesn’t give the proper attention to the small tables.

Typical Irish pub serving great food. Amazing location by the river. Great selection of local and international beers. European sport as well. Staff are all very lovely. Will definitely come back again. Great choice of roasts on Sundays as well.

A great place, which suits everyone's tastes. A bustling waterfront bar with cosy snugs inside and an added bonus of a secluded, enclosed garden. We enjoyed a delicious Sunday Lunch, and all the food on show looked good and was well priced.

Great place in Tavira for a pint and some British food. Highly recommend having your meal and pint outside to enjoy the great view and nice weather! 😎 Definitely coming back for some English Breakfast.

Great Irish bar. Amazing atmosphere in this place with really good live music on Wednesday and Fridays from a really good Irish singer and guitarist Gary vesey. Food also really good with some British classics that everyone will love. Good service and really friendly staff. The out door seating areas in the garden and out the front also have really good aesthetics. Definitely recommend this place one of my favourite bar/ restaurants in tariva

Black Anchor the place to go in Tavira. Great atmosphere. Entertainment at the weekend great fun with Gary Vesey,he makes it so entertaining. You can sit by the river and enjoy your drink too.

Great location on the river. Food was typical pub food in the UK so if you want gourmet this isn’t the place. But all in all decent and it was the beer and river side view that was the main reason for the stop. Service was a bit pants but it’s often the way.

Good food, great service! Nice Irish ☘ interior and beautiful view from the terrace.
Highly recommended!

We had a fabulous Sunday lunch, roast beef and pork 0lus all trimmings. Desert was the cherry on top. Homemade apple crumble and ice cream. Definitely return when back in town.

Favourite spot in Tavira. Location in amazing, staff are so friendly & the food never disappoints. This will be my third summer visiting Tavira and I spent many evening both eating and enjoying a few drinks listening to the live music they have in the garden.

I had the warm goose cheese was incredibly good - my clear recommendation 😀
We also had Piri Piri chicken, homemade meat balls and Lasagne - everything also very good and recommendable. Friendly personal and nice Ambiente completed our enjoyable dinner. Thanks to the staff