Beach - Pataias

Before my actual review I just wanted to mention that I have been going to this beach since 1996, but only as a vacation spot, therefore seasonal. My review is... read more Before my actual review I just wanted to mention that I have been going to this beach since 1996, but only as a vacation spot, therefore seasonal. My review is based on ONE experience only, and in the past this space was super nice, with good food and simple but really friendly people! That 's not the case now, with this new management. However, don 't stop visiting this wonderful beach because of this. The beach stays, management changes (and believe me: I 've seen many pass by here . Regarding my experience in this space, firstly it is clear that there are 2 types of service. There is a service for friends (with well serviced dishes, availability for table service and friendliness of the staff and another for the rest (unavailability of dishes the dish I chose initially was not there, for me, but 15 minutes later someone, clearly friend of the staff, asked for the same dish and 'we managed to get one last one ', they said, perhaps because they felt bad for having denied me minutes before, and I was following because I was sitting next to the ordering area unavailability of table service I always had to go and ask for things at the counter, and I was sitting next to the kitchen, but for my friends sitting on the terrace, which was significantly away from the kitchen, everything was taken by the staff and the constant dislike, I would even say rude , and not just for my family as I witnessed the same lack of friendliness towards other people around me (except friends, of course . This is clearly discriminatory behavior and is not acceptable in a space open to the public (perhaps if forget this part: it 's a space open to the public, my dears! It 's not the preserve of friends, ok? Regarding the dish, fish pasta for 3 people, they insisted on combining the 3 portions in the same pan and this was clearly poor service. Pan filled with pasta to the top and a little fish and shrimp on the surface. It wasn 't even tasty! I paid around €70 for this pan of pasta. Anyway, if the service and food were just... acceptable?!? I would say it was a good price considering that we are next to the sea and the view is good, but I don 't recommend it this way and I consider it absurdly expensive. My suggestion is: only drink bottled drinks and coffees and don 't order food prepared by them, as well as interact as little as possible with the staff so you don 't end up in a bad mood like them. Enjoy the beach!

Price per person: €5–10 Food: 3 Service: 4 Atmosphere: 3 Parking space: Somewhat difficult to find parking Parking options: Free street parking read more Price per person: €5–10 Food: 3 Service: 4 Atmosphere: 3 Parking space: Somewhat difficult to find parking Parking options: Free street parking

Without table service, 1 tuna paste toast with cheese, a glass of draft white wine and 1 coffee, all imported for 13 euros. Price per person: €10–15 Food: 2 Ser... read more Without table service, 1 tuna paste toast with cheese, a glass of draft white wine and 1 coffee, all imported for 13 euros. Price per person: €10–15 Food: 2 Service: 1 Atmosphere: 2

Great Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 read more Great Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3 Service: 2 Atmosphere: 3 read more Food: 3 Service: 2 Atmosphere: 3