Avo's Ria Mar: Authentic Portuguese Cuisine and Vibrant Atmosphere

I have been coming here for over 10 years and always enjoy the food. The staff is very friendly and are like a family which creates a great environment. They recently renovated and now it is even more amazing. It feels like you are down at the Jersey shore or on vacation when you sit in the dining room. I highly recommend eating in and trying the sangria which is excellent. The only critique I have is of their takeout packing. I have done takeout a number of times and always have to bring something to line my car seats because their packaging has a tendency to leak quite a bit. The eat in experience is a 5/5 though!

Excellent service, recently renovated dining room. Fresh bread & salad. Delicious sangria, we got the red. We came to celebrate our wedding anniversary and were not disappointed. Both had mariscada. Very fresh seafood. Dessert was delicious. A little pricy but great for special occasions.

I had attended two private parties here before, but never dined at the restaurant. Today I had lunch and was pleasantly surprised. Currently the restaurant is undergoing renovations in the bar and part of the restaurant, so the dining area is in the rear upstairs. We had a party of 12, but were served all our food in a timely manner because there were various servers and busboys tending all the tables. Each table is served bowls of garden salad and amazing fresh bread. We ordered: Apps: garlic shrimp, calamari, garlic Clams Mains: Chanfana - stewed goat, bacalhau à Brás - baked cod, fried seafood platter, garlic chicken, paella, stuffed flounder, leitao - roasted suckling pig Dessert: flan, espresso, cappuccino The vibe in the restaurant was so relaxed and everyone seemed to really be enjoying their meals. We will definitely return to try some more delicious dishes.

This place never disappoints - always hit my Portuguese craving. This time around we ordered out and everything was still warm when we got home. The seafood rice was delicious! I kept going back for more and more. The garlic shrimp was good per usual and so was the calamari. The Picadinho was chefs kiss - the meat was sooo flavorful! The skirt steak and chicken were meals and boy do they come with a lot of food.

Awesome ambiance food was excellent service was on point. Drinks was excellent. A lot Renovation going on in front for a bigger dining area, but the place was awesome

Pretty good crowd for a Saturday... I had to pivot this month. Our group of 11 wanted Portuguese food this month for our get together. Our first choice in South River wasn't available. Ria Mar popped up and they were able to accommodate us. They do have two rooms off of the main dining area for small parties. For drinks, a few pitchers of red sangria at our table. Plus a few dark beers for the guys. We shared just a couple of appetizers. Two of those mussels in a red sauce. Plus one that I really enjoyed. That being Picadinhos mixed. This had several different pork, chicken, beef and chorizo. Yum.:) Popular entrees were pork chops and chicken franchise. The Mrs. and I shared the Paella Ria Mar. And yes we had leftovers on this one. Service was excellent by our waiter named Flavio. Just an observation, seems like this area of town is popular with Portuguese food. For a Saturday, try and make reservations one week in advance if you can. Cost per person about $50 each with gratuities. USC #4