Taverna Paradiso - Mata de São João

Italian food with recognizable Bahia influence. Taverna Paradiso is an extraordinary culinary experience in Praia do Forte.

Honestly, the worst restaurant I have been in years. Nothing I ordered was remotely good; the steak tartare was pure garlic and my main dish (ravioli) was frozen; I had to send it back and the bill was terribly expensive. 160 reais for a frozen...ravioli that a supermarket or a pub would have served it better. Don’t recommend. Won’t go back.

Simply amazing!! First class Italian!! We came here for a Sunday lunch with my extended family and we had the best lunch I had in a long time!! We tried the oysters, the bruschetta and several main courses, and they were all amazing!! My favorites...were the Lobster Raviolis (absolutely the best I ever had and the Grilled Badejo with vegetables (the fish was just perfect! . All mains are huge servings, almost enough for 2 people!! Service is Bahia style… extremely friendly but slow, just enjoy your lunch!!

Great raviolis, good wine, fair price, good service, right location on the main boardwalk leading to the beach and Tamar (turtles conservation) Project ; informal ambience in a large veranda facing the boardwalk

Restaurante com péssimo atendimento comida cara. Fomos tão mal atendidos que nem fizemos pedido. Waiters were extremely careless, it took us forever to get someone to get our orders, food was way too expensive to the level of the restaurant. Summing up, don't go there...or you must regret and ruin your night.