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Mar Adentro

Santa Maria, Ilha do Sal

A relaxed Santa Maria restaurant mixing Portuguese classics, fresh fish and Asian-inspired touches with daily specials.

Mar Adentro serves a wide-ranging menu in a laid-back Santa Maria setting. Start with tapas like tuna tartar, fried prawns in mango sauce or anchovy pâté, then move on to domburi bowls, burgers, salads or generous plates of fish, seafood and meat. The kitchen keeps things interesting with a different weekly special every day, from octopus rice on Tuesdays to fried squid on Sundays.

Menu

Prices in Cape Verdean Escudos (CVE/$).

Tapas / Starters

  • Seasoned Olives380$
  • Fried Prawns in Mango Sauce1.400$
  • Anchovy & Horse Mackerel Pâté480$
  • Tuna Tartar with Ginger Sauce900$
  • Dehydrated Fish of the Day600$
  • Chicken Gizzards490$

Domburi

  • Chicken Domburi800$
  • Tuna Domburi1.050$
  • Beef Domburi1.700$

Hamburgers

  • Plain Burger450$
  • Cheeseburger550$
  • Cheese & Bacon Burger650$

Salads

  • Lobster & Papaya Salad5.900$ / kg
  • Caesar Salad1.050$
  • Mediterranean Salad with Lentils800$

Fish

  • Bonito Fish Fillet with Pepper Sauce990$
  • Tuna Steak1.350$
  • Typical Portuguese Fish Stew Pasta with Prawns3.400$ / 2 personen
  • Risotto with Coriander, Lemon & Serra Fish3.400$ / 2 personen
  • Esmoregal Fish Fillet with Lemon Sauce1.350$
  • Fish & Chips1.050$
  • Fish Stew with Vegetables & Potatoes1.350$

Meat

  • Roasted Pork Loin1.050$
  • Cachupa Rica with Smoked Pork900$
  • Black Pork Cheeks in Red Wine Sauce2.050$
  • Mar Adentro Sirloin Steak2.200$
  • Chicken Curry with Prawns1.700$
  • Chicken Breast with Mushroom Sauce1.200$

Side Dishes

  • Mashed Potato300$
  • French Fries300$
  • White Rice300$
  • Vegetables300$

Weekly Specials

  • Tuesday – Octopus Rice1.400$
  • Wednesday – Fried Fish Cakes with Tomato Risotto900$
  • Thursday – Fried Pork Portuguese Style1.050$
  • Friday – Fried Chili Chicken990$
  • Saturday – Fish with Fries & Egg950$
  • Sunday – Fried Squid / Lulinhas à Algarvia1.350$

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