A Taberna is a Portuguese seafood restaurant in Island Park, serving dishes like Grilled Octopus Lagareiro, Chourico a Portuguesa and Camarao ao Alho alongside soups, salads and meats. Diners rave about the seafood paella and grilled octopus, and reviewers praise the sangria and attentive, old school service. It offers delivery.
Menu
Appetizers
Chourico a Portuguesa $15.00
flambe Portuguese sausage
Camarao Grelhado Apetizer $16.00
grilled shrimp in a cognac and lemon sauce
Camarao ao Alho Appetizer $16.00
shrimp in a traditional garlic sauce
Ameijoas a Portuguesa $17.00
clams in a red sauce with sliced sausage
Ameijoas a Bulhao Pato $16.00
clams with cilantro, garlic, and white wine
Cogumelos Recheados $15.00
stuffed mushrooms w/ shrimp, crab meat imitation, bread crumbs
Mozzarella Fresca $11.95
fresh mozzarella with red onions, tomato, and sun-dried tomatoes
Caracois ao Alho $16.00
snails with garlic, oregano
Grilled Calamari $13.00
garlic and peppers in cognac sauce
Hot Antipasto for two $32.00
portobello, clams, mussels, shrimp, scallops, baked clams, stuffed mushrooms in garlic sauce
Grilled Octopus Lagareiro $22.00
garlic, roasted peppers, virgin olive oil
Soups
Caldo Verde $8.00
collard greens soup with Portuguese sausage
Sopa de Espinafre $8.00
spinach soup
Sopa de Cebola $10.00
French onion soup
Sopa de Marisco $14.00
shrimp, scallops, clams
Salads
House Salad $10.00
lettuce, tomato, onion, cucumber and carrot
Caesar Salad $14.00
green salad with Caesar dressing and cheese
Caesar Salad with Grilled Chicken $17.95
Burrata Salad $16.00
tomato, marinated red peppers and grilled garlic bread
Fish and Seafood (all entrees served with rice or mashed potatoes and fresh vegetables)
Salmao Grelhado $30.00
grilled salmon
Stuffed Filet of Sole $23.95
Pratos de Camarao $30.00
shrimp in a green, cognac or garlic sauce
Coquille St Jacques $30.00
shrimp and scallops in mustard cream sauce over mashed potatoes
Mariscada Green or Garlic $34.00
clams, mussels, shrimp, scallops in green or garlic sauce
Paelha Marinheira $34.00
shellfish combination mixed with saffron rice
Paelha Valenciana $36.00
shellfish combination mixed with saffron rice, chicken and sausage
Linguine Frutas do Mar $32.00
shrimp, scallops, clams, mussels and calamari in a seafood cream sauce
Seafood Platter $40.00
clams, mussels, shrimp, scallops, fish, calamari
Poultry (all entrees served with rice or mashed potatoes and fresh vegetables)
Frango de Churrasco
grilled chicken on the bone
Peitos de Galinha a Marsala $26.00
chicken Marsala with mushrooms
Sauteed Breast of Chicken with Shrimp $21.95
Peitos de Galinha a Princesa $26.00
breast of chicken with asparagus and mozzarella
Peitos de Galinha Parmigiana $26.00
chicken Parmigiana with linguine
Chicken Francese $18.95
Chicken Marsala with Mushrooms $18.95
Peitos de Galinha a Ricardo $32.00
grilled boneless chicken breast topped with shrimps, scallops and Portuguese sausage
Rigatoni alla vodka with Chicken $26.00
Meats (all entrees served with rice or mashed potatoes and fresh vegetables)
Bife a Portuguesa $36.00
grilled NY steak, egg, Portuguese fries, traditional garlic sauce
Bife au Poivre $38.00
steak with peppercorns
Bife Grelhado com Chimichuri $36.00
grilled shell steak with chimichurri sauce
Grilled T Bone Steak $28.95
Fraldinha com Portobello $40.00
skirt steak with portobello mushrooms in a port wine sauce
Grilled Veal Chop poivre sauce $50.00
Filet Mignon red wine sauce $42.00
Costelinhas de Cordeiro $34.00
lamb lollipops, rosemary garlic sauce
Carne de Porco Alentejana $30.00
traditional pork and clams with diced potatoes
Grilled Meat Platter $36.00
chicken, pork tenderloin, top sirloin, lamb lollipops, sausage
Sides
Portuguese Potato Fries with Traditional Garlic Sauce $10.00
Brazilian Black Beans $10.00
with bacon, onions, Brazilian herbs
Sauteed Spinach $10.00
Sautéed Brocolli $7.00
with garlic and olive oil (spelling as published)
Rice $7.00
Mashed Potatoes $10.00
Kid's Menu
Kid's Chicken Fingers with French Fries $14.00
Kid's Grilled Steak with French Fries $14.00
Kid's Penne Vodka $11.00
Desserts
Flan $9.00
Chocolate Cake $9.00
Carrot Cake $9.00