Beira Mar

Best Portuguese restaurant in Laval!!! If not Montréal! Jackie the owner is extremely welcoming and went over board with us! The paella was to die for! The wine and the grilled sardines uff!!! Just too yummy! Will be regulars here! Thanks Jackie!

Went there a few months ago but kept the card to do my Unilocal thing.
Deco in the place was really cute to give it the euro feel. But the place was empty when we arrived and empty when we left although it was a weekday.
Also it seem that one old man did it all. A one man show.
Price was not that cheap and food was just OK. I had my BBQ chicken but nothing like the ones in Montréal. I was just hoping that we can have one in Montréal.
Would I go back? Maybe if I was to lazy to drive in Montréal for Partugaise food!

This place feels cozy, welcoming, and romantic — not what one would expect given the exterior of the building (in a strip mall). It’s dimly lit, with little lights hanging from trees and vines. We sat next to a little fireplace, and the ambience was very nice.
We started with a bowl of small marinated olives and bread, and had the Portuguese mussels as an entrée ($ 11). They were great, and we soaked up all the delicious broth/​sauce with bread. I had the octopus and potato stew (approx $ 25) in a red wine sauce. It was flavourful, rich, and very hearty, and the octopus was perfectly cooked. Although it was good, I wouldn’t make a meal of it next time (it would be nice to share with a group as an entrée) — it’s a little too much of the same flavour at one sitting. My boyfriend had the charcoal chicken plate (approx $ 19), which our waitress said was their specialty. It was very good (especially the bites of salad I stole to cut the richness of the stew ;)). We also had a red sangria — our waitress’ own recipe. It was great, and the service was friendly.

Prix Fixe/​Family style dinner was a good deal– it’s $ 22.95 per person if you have a group of 4 or more (which we did– 10 people!). The family-​style meal comes with Portuguese bread, olives, salad, potato casserole, chicken with Portuguese sausage, and a seafood rice dish similar to paella. The grilled calamari appetizer was delicious– not overcooked at all. The décor is cozy and elegant– with tree branches intertwined along the ceiling with white lights, and a fake fireplace along the wall. Service was ok– the dishes were kind of dumped at the table and that was the end of our server’s appearance, until we received the check at the end.