Portions are astounding and the prices are petite. Quality is high. The grilled shrimp, accompanied by pickled cauliflower and bits of carrots, were enormous and perfectly fresh. We weren't offered wet naps, so if you order this item, be resigned to a little messiness. Happily, bowls are provided as a repository for the shells.
Soups are a neater way to start the meal.
A standard at Seabra's is the sopa de mariscos, a thin concoction of pureed shellfish with a subdued taste. Each bowl contains a surprise, perhaps some crab or maybe a hunk of fish. Lobster with crab stuffing, combines the pure essence of both shellfish in a way that is simple yet satisfying. Seafood in a skillet, a southern Portuguese tradition, jumbles generous portions of grilled lobster with crab, mussels, clams and shrimp in a tomato sauce light enough to get the sense of each component. Paella is the traditional dish, seafood and rice mixed with a little beef, offered in gargantuan proportions.