We had a lovely meal at Porto Mar and would recommend it for a quiet meal. All the other restaurants in the immediate area were packed on a Tuesday night, possibly because of live entertainment. You could hear a piano player from a nearby establishment, but Porto Mar was tranquil. Not so quiet that we were deterred from eating there, though.
Service was friendly and prompt. We enquired about a children's menu since some other restaurants in the area had some form of menu for the kiddos, but there wasn't one here. Still, they were sensitive to our need and helped steer us in menu choices. We had their caldo verde to pacify the bug. The traditional Portuguese soup was delicious- a pureed potato, kale, and garlic combo. She ate at least half of the big crock of soup. Hubby and I split the seafood grill since I wasn't in the mood for chorizo or any meat. The kitchen does you the favour of halving the portion for you- no arguments over who had the bigger grilled sardine. ha ha. The snap peas on our grilled platter were fabulous and the bug ate most of them. She also hogged my brother's seafood and rice dish. This dish is not like paella in that it is brothy. He separated almost all the seafood out and gave her his generous portion of seafood infused rice/broth. It was perfectly seasoned and delicious.
No room for dessert. It was getting late and the 220 year old building was kind of freaking me out.