Beiramar Restaurant

From seafaring tavern to a house since 1980

Beiramar is on the avenue of the same name, the one that skirts O Grove's port. It is a family restaurant: its owners say that the grandparents began with a small seafarers' tavern in the centre of the town more than five decades ago, and that the restaurant has cooked under its present name since 1980. Since then several generations have run it, passing the kitchen and the dining room from parents to children.

The sea according to the fish market

The house works with a small group of local suppliers, from sea and land. The fish and seafood come from the waters of the ría and change with each species' season and with what comes into the fish market each day; there is also seasonal meat and vegetables. The cooking is traditional Galician, with some touches of its own. In their photos you see goose barnacles, scallops and fish with vegetables.

The website does not publish the menu or prices. Ask when you sit down, especially for the seafood.

Booking at Beiramar: what to know

It serves lunches from 13:00 to 16:00 and dinners from 20:30 to 23:00; the website does not give a closing day, so confirm beforehand. Book on its website, on 986 731 081 or at [email protected]. The online form accepts tables of one to ten people.

The online booking has conditions worth reading first:

• €25 is paid on account by card, which is then deducted from the bill.
• The booking is valid when the confirmation arrives by SMS or WhatsApp, which you must show on arrival.
• You can cancel or change up to 24 hours before; if you don't come and don't warn them, the €25 is lost.
• There is a 15-minute grace period: after that, the table is released and the deposit is not returned.
• Special orders paid in advance, such as a dish made to order or a cake, are not refunded.

Mention any allergy or diet when booking: the house asks for it expressly and mentions options for coeliacs and vegetarians.

A step from the boat

On the same avenue is the boarding point for the mussel boat: with the midday departure you are back at the port at lunchtime. It is the lunch of the plan Mussel boat, Shell Chapel and thermal club. In October, the Seafood Festival is set up a few metres away, in Praza do Corgo.