Welcome to Alvaro’s
Luxury Dining
Serving beautiful food since 1977, unique specialities, always made to order. Fine continental, Portuguese & English cuisine.
About Us
Elegant Dining
Alvaro’s Restaurant is a well-established since 1977 Portuguese and intercontinental dining destination based in Westcliff-on-Sea (Southend area), now under new ownership. We are expanding our services with a strong focus on breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus, family-friendly offerings, and community events. Our goal is to modernize the experience, attract new customers, and become a leading hospitality name in the region.
The food of heaven
Portuguese specialties, finest ingredients, cooked fresh—flavors that taste like heaven. Bon Appétit!
Savor the Art
A gallery of taste—each dish a masterpiece, each flavor a bold stroke. At Lines of Bistro, we transform ingredients into edible art. Our chefs paint with flavors, sculpt with textures, and compose unforgettable dining experiences.
Our Meals
Dine All Day
Enjoy delicious meals from sunrise to sunset! From hearty breakfasts to flavorful lunches, gourmet dinners, and lavish buffets—we serve quality food all day. Dine in or take away!
Cold Starters
Melão com Presunto
Melon with Parma ham
£9.90
Salmão Fumado
Oak smoked salmon
£10.75
Abacate ao Camarão
Half avocado pear with prawns and seafood sauce
£8.50
Abacate Tropical
Half avocado, orange, strawberries, lemon dressing.
£7.90
Prato Frio
Mixed hors d’oeuvres
£12.45
Paté
Chef’s home-made liver paté with toast
£8.95
Hot Starters
Lulas á Portuguesa
Baby squid skewered with chourico sausage, grilled with garlic, olive oil and chilli
£8.90
Abacate Alavros
Half avocado scooped from the shell and tossed in the pan with bacon, cucumber and a squeeze of lemon
£9.50
Camarões Piri-Piri
Pacific prawns sautéed in spicy Portuguese piri-piri sauce
£12.45
Sardinhas á Portuguesa
Fresh grilled Portuguese sardines
£9.90
Cogumelos com Queijo
Mushrooms stuffed with cheese and garlic, deep-fried in batter and served with tartare sauce
£7.90
Deep-Fried Whitebait
Deep-fried Whitebait dusted with paprika
£7.90
Cogumelos com Paté
Mushrooms stuffed with paté, deep fried in batter and served with tartare sauce
£7.90
Camarões Fritos
Deep-fried scampi in breadcrumbs, served with lemon and tartare sauce
£10.95
SOUPS
Sopa do Dia
Soup of the day
£7.20
Fish
Arroz de Mariscos
A Portuguese ‘paella’ with scampi, prawns, mussels and scallops with rice, red and green pimentos and garlic
£22.90
Linguado Gabriela
Fillets of sole in a light egg batter, pan-fried with banana, Madeiran style
£22.90
Camarões a Portuguesa
Scampi tossed in olive oil and served in a tasty tomato, onion, garlic, brandy and olive. Served with rice
£21.50
Filetes de Linguado Waleska
Fillets of sole in a tasty mornay sauce garnished with prawns and scallops, served with dutchesse potatoes
£25.90
Camarões Fritos
Deep-fried scampi in breadcrumbs, served with lemon and tartare sauce
£22.90
Organic Salmao, Grelhado ou Cozido com Hollandaise
Cutlet of salmon, grilled, or poached and served with hollandaise sauce on the side
£18.90
Penteolas Salteadas
Pan-fried scallops and bacon with lemon
£27.95
Duck and Chicken
Duck à L’oranga
Duck breast in orange sauce
£22.90
Frango Piri-Piri
Boned breast of chicken with spicy Portuguese piri-piri sauce, served garnished with peach
£17.45
Frango à Moda De Cascais
Strips of chicken breast sauteed in olive oil with a red pepper, garlic and tomato in a white wine sauce with spicy chorico and prawns
£18.45
Frango Alvaros
Strips of chicken breast sautéed with onion, cucumber, mushrooms and ham, finished with white wine, brandy and cream
£17.40
Pork
Carne de Vinho e Alhos
Medallions of pork marinaded in white wine with bay leaves, garlic and spices, pan-fried and served with a tasty sauce made with the marinade
£17.25
Escalope de Porco Savora
Escalope of pork served with a tasty mustard sauce
£17.45
Bifinhos de Porco Alentejana
Medallions of pork cooked with a sauce of tomato, onion, olives, garlic, white wine and mussels
£19.40
Veal
Escalop de Vitela Vienense
Breadcrumbed escalope of veal garnished with lemon
£19.40
Escalope de Vitela Marsala
Sautéed escalope of veal in a rich Marsala wine sauce with mushrooms, onion and cream
£22.90
Steak
Tournedo Madeira
Fillet steak wrapped in bacon, served on a crouton, topped with pâté and a rich Madeira wine sauce
£31.90
Filete Americano
Fillet steak garnished with prawns and served with a delicious prawn sauce with cream
£31.90
Bife à Portuguesa
Fillet steak topped with a slice of ham, served with a tasty garlic and red wine sauce
£31.90
Bife Stroganoff
Strips of fillet steak sautéed with finely chopped onion and mushrooms, paprika, brandy and cream . Served with rice
£25.95
Grilled Dishes
Bife Filete
Grilled fillet steak
£31.90
Espetada de Mariscos
Scampi, scallops and prawns, wrapped in bacon, skewered and grilled with garlic butter. Served with garlic bread and a continental salad.
£31.95
Espetada (de Carne, Madeira Speciality)
A generous portion of prime sirloin steak, seasoned with sea salt, skewered and grilled with garlic butter and bay leaves. Served with garlic bread and a continental salad
£31.90
Vegetarian
Vegetable Pancakes
Pancakes stuffed with chopped seasonal vegetables and coriander, oven-baked with a delicious mornay sauce
£15.90
Coconut and Ginger Vegetable Simmer
A spicy vegetable mix in a fresh ginger and coconut sauce . Served with rice
£15.90
Oriental Noodles
An orientally inspired noodle dish with roasted cashews, mange-tout, lemon and fresh chilli
£15.90
VEGETABLES
Selection of seasonal vegetables
£5.50
Salads
Continental, mixed or green
£4.10
Individual vegetable selection – please ask your waiter
PAS
Desserts
Sweets of the day
(Fresh fruits priced according to season)
£7.95
Ice Creams and Sorbets
(Fresh fruits priced according to season)
£10.75
English and Continental Cheeses
£8.50
Cold Starters
Melão com Presunto
Melon with Parma ham
£9.90
Salmão Fumado
Oak smoked salmon
£10.75
Abacate ao Camarão
Half avocado pear with prawns and seafood sauce
£8.50
Abacate Tropical
Half avocado, orange, strawberries, lemon dressing.
£7.90
Prato Frio
Mixed hors d’oeuvres
£12.45
Paté
Chef’s home-made liver paté with toast
£8.95
Hot Starters
Lulas á Portuguesa
Baby squid skewered with chourico sausage, grilled with garlic, olive oil and chilli
£8.90
Abacate Alavros
Half avocado scooped from the shell and tossed in the pan with bacon, cucumber and a squeeze of lemon
£9.50
Camarões Piri-Piri
Pacific prawns sautéed in spicy Portuguese piri-piri sauce
£12.45
Sardinhas á Portuguesa
Fresh grilled Portuguese sardines
£9.90
Cogumelos com Queijo
Mushrooms stuffed with cheese and garlic, deep-fried in batter and served with tartare sauce
£7.90
Deep-Fried Whitebait
Deep-fried Whitebait dusted with paprika
£7.90
Cogumelos com Paté
Mushrooms stuffed with paté, deep fried in batter and served with tartare sauce
£7.90
Camarões Fritos
Deep-fried scampi in breadcrumbs, served with lemon and tartare sauce
£10.95
SOUPS
Sopa do Dia
Soup of the day
£7.20
Fish
Arroz de Mariscos
A Portuguese ‘paella’ with scampi, prawns, mussels and scallops with rice, red and green pimentos and garlic
£22.90
Linguado Gabriela
Fillets of sole in a light egg batter, pan-fried with banana, Madeiran style
£22.90
Camarões a Portuguesa
Scampi tossed in olive oil and served in a tasty tomato, onion, garlic, brandy and olive. Served with rice
£21.50
Filetes de Linguado Waleska
Fillets of sole in a tasty mornay sauce garnished with prawns and scallops, served with dutchesse potatoes
£25.90
Camarões Fritos
Deep-fried scampi in breadcrumbs, served with lemon and tartare sauce
£22.90
Organic Salmao, Grelhado ou Cozido com Hollandaise
Cutlet of salmon, grilled, or poached and served with hollandaise sauce on the side
£18.90
Penteolas Salteadas
Pan-fried scallops and bacon with lemon
£27.95
Duck and Chicken
Duck à L’oranga
Duck breast in orange sauce
£22.90
Frango Piri-Piri
Boned breast of chicken with spicy Portuguese piri-piri sauce, served garnished with peach
£17.45
Frango à Moda De Cascais
Strips of chicken breast sauteed in olive oil with a red pepper, garlic and tomato in a white wine sauce with spicy chorico and prawns
£18.45
Frango Alvaros
Strips of chicken breast sautéed with onion, cucumber, mushrooms and ham, finished with white wine, brandy and cream
£17.40
Pork
Carne de Vinho e Alhos
Medallions of pork marinaded in white wine with bay leaves, garlic and spices, pan-fried and served with a tasty sauce made with the marinade
£17.25
Escalope de Porco Savora
Escalope of pork served with a tasty mustard sauce
£17.45
Bifinhos de Porco Alentejana
Medallions of pork cooked with a sauce of tomato, onion, olives, garlic, white wine and mussels
£19.40
Veal
Escalop de Vitela Vienense
Breadcrumbed escalope of veal garnished with lemon
£19.40
Escalope de Vitela Marsala
Sautéed escalope of veal in a rich Marsala wine sauce with mushrooms, onion and cream
£22.90
Steak
Tournedo Madeira
Fillet steak wrapped in bacon, served on a crouton, topped with pâté and a rich Madeira wine sauce
£31.90
Filete Americano
Fillet steak garnished with prawns and served with a delicious prawn sauce with cream
£31.90
Bife à Portuguesa
Fillet steak topped with a slice of ham, served with a tasty garlic and red wine sauce
£31.90
Bife Stroganoff
Strips of fillet steak sautéed with finely chopped onion and mushrooms, paprika, brandy and cream . Served with rice
£25.95
Grilled Dishes
Bife Filete
Grilled fillet steak
£31.90
Espetada de Mariscos
Scampi, scallops and prawns, wrapped in bacon, skewered and grilled with garlic butter. Served with garlic bread and a continental salad.
£31.95
Espetada (de Carne, Madeira Speciality)
A generous portion of prime sirloin steak, seasoned with sea salt, skewered and grilled with garlic butter and bay leaves. Served with garlic bread and a continental salad
£31.90
Vegeta-rian
Vegetarian
Vegetable Pancakes
Pancakes stuffed with chopped seasonal vegetables and coriander, oven-baked with a delicious mornay sauce
£15.90
Coconut and Ginger Vegetable Simmer
A spicy vegetable mix in a fresh ginger and coconut sauce . Served with rice
£15.90
Oriental Noodles
An orientally inspired noodle dish with roasted cashews, mange-tout, lemon and fresh chilli
£15.90
VEGETA-BLES
VEGETABLES
Selection of seasonal vegetables
£5.50
Salads
Continental, mixed or green
£4.10
Individual vegetable selection – please ask your waiter
PAS
Desserts
Sweets of the day
(Fresh fruits priced according to season)
£7.95
Ice Creams and Sorbets
(Fresh fruits priced according to season)
£10.75
English and Continental Cheeses
£8.50
Our Wine
Wine Cart
Our handpicked Portuguese wines, served tableside for your perfect pairing. Taste tradition in every glass!
Vinho Verde
Crisp, slightly fizzy white
Douro Reds
Bold & fruity
Bairrada
Robust reds
Alvarinho
Premium white
Dão Reds
Elegant & structured
Port Wine
Dessert staple
Our Chef
Award-Winning Chefs
At Alvaro’s, our chefs are masters of Portuguese culinary artistry, blending tradition with innovation. With decades of expertise and prestigious accolades, they craft exquisite dishes using the freshest local ingredients—each plate a celebration of flavour, skill, and passion.
If you can sort out your kitchen, you can arrange your life.
From classic Sunday roasts to contemporary gourmet creations, our award-winning team ensures every meal is a memorable experience.
Testimonials
Guest Love
EXCELLENT
Based on 878 reviews
Booking
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Visit Us :
- 32-34 St Helen's Rd, Westcliff-on-Sea SS0 7LB
Opening Hours :
- Tuesday - Saturday : 05:30 pm – 11:00 pm
- Sunday: 01:00 pm – 08:30 pm
- Monday: Closed
