One of the best options in town for fish. Good service,…read morenice atmosphere and great view. Not easy to park

This place has a nice ambiance, good food, and good service. While they have non-fish choices,…read moreyou're above the fish market, so, hey, you should have fish. We had the dourado and the linguado. Both were cooked nicely and served with a nice side dish of steamed veggies (collards, cabbage and carrots - quite tasty) and potatoes. Of course, you have to drink wine in Portugal, so we also had a very good white wine from the Douro region. We finished with some really delicious desserts ( chocolate mousse pie and a caramel creme torte - layers of wafer-thin cake with a caramel cream filling) and coffee. It was all very good, and the price was appropriate for the quality of the food, drink, and service. I would have given this place 5 stars if it had been the first place I had dined at in Aveiro, but the night before we had better food for substantially less. You won't go wrong with this place, but you could do better.

A tiny cozy restaurant located in a quiet alley away from tourists, yet not far from the town…read morecenter of Averio, Portugal. The service was courteous, the prices were reasonable and the food was great. We ordered: 3*The soup of the day: ok 3*Queijo Amanteiga: fresh bread, cheese & jelly sauce: good. 5*MEXILHÃO À BATEL- "À Batel" mussels: well seasoned and delicious! 5*ARROZ DE GAMBAS AO ALHO: it was a pot of prawns and bread with dried garlic: there were choices of rice and bread. The portion was big, homemade dish was fresh and good. 5*FILETES COM ARROZ DO MESMO: fillets with octopus rice: octopus was tender and fresh, delicious

I rarely post reviews. But, I do believe "O Batel" deserves one. Traveling alone is sometimes…read moredifficult to find restaurants that accommodate one. Wandering around old Aveiro I found O Batel in a narrow alley and decided to try. It was wonderful. First and foremost the waitress (Eline, if not mistaken). She didn't push for anything and gave me her honest opinion on the food and the portions. I decided by the "petingas em escabeche" and as a main course on the "açorda de gambas" (shrimp with shredded bread). For the record, I'm originally Portuguese and just love that kind of food. I just can say it was wonderful. One of the best I ever tried. I trully recommend O Batel.

This was a fantastic restaurant. I highly recommend it. We had the Hake fillet. It was very tasty…read more The price is very reasonable. The service was great and quick. The ladies were smiling at all times. The restaurant is not high class but it is very simple which was good with me. My experience of eating out in Aveiro has been that if they put the bread and butter in the table you will be charge for it, which was fine with me as the price was not that expensive but it is always good to be aware of these charges. Have a good at this restaurant has it is worth it. I hope to go back!

We went at opening and glad we did it was packed about an hour later. We got the mixed fish grill…read morefor 2 and it was A-MAZING! The mixed salad was also tasty. They serve bread and olives when you are seated - they charge 4 or 5 euros for them, but it was nice to have that while waiting. Oh - and the Porto Tonico? The best I've had- generous size too!

The restaurant located at the alley way of the Aveiro. It is very close to Marina da Ria Aveiro. It…read morehas good seafood of your choice. The price of the restaurant is affordable at a bit higher than average. We like the food here due to quantity and good taste. My friend got the mix seafood grilled. The dish come like kabab hanging vertically with good presentation. It has calamari, shrimp, and veggies. It was good meal. We also got the grilled calamari over olive oil. It come with potatoes. Big enough dish to share among two people. The tuna salad is huge. It has interesting dressing. The stir fry veggies is accompanied the mixed grill. Overall our service is good. We enjoy our time here.

Nice small restaurant, lots of locals eat here. I will…read moredefinitely return, next time I'm in Portugal

Service was great! Nice ambiance…read more Food was tasty! Love their sugar packets. Second visit.

Nice location, friendly staff, fair food. I had the meia desfeia salad mostly garbanzo beans and…read morenot enough shredded bauclau

For some reason the restaurant beside had more of a line, but we had no regrets with our choice. We…read moreeven got a spot on the patio! The restaurant is quite nice - it had a good atmosphere, we enjoyed the traditional food (though found some of the fish to be on the salty side), and have no complaints with the service. It did take a bit for the food to come out, but you're in Aveiro! What's the rush?

We ordered shrimp with garlic creamy garlic sauce. The shrimp was not firm but grainy and fell…read moreapart. There was not any creamy. The sauce was oily. We did not eat it. We ordered mushrooms and sausage. It was swimming in oil and had a so so taste. We did not eat it. We ordered cheese plate and 3 cheeses were good and one had a rancid smell/taste. I know sometimes cheese can smell off by nature, so OK. We told our server and he said he did not cook it.

Friendly good service with home style food. Nothing fancy but very satisfying. We had a nice…read moreexperience.

Home style Portuguese food (cafeteria style). We tried…read morestewed eel, a first for us. Very tasty. FYI, eel is almost as bony as sardines.