05/10/2026
BAÍA GRANDE – AN UPDATE TO OUR CUSTOMERS
To our wonderful Baía Grande family, our loyal customers and everyone who has been eagerly awaiting our return:
We know that many of you were expecting to see our doors open at our new 47 Stadler Road (Kleinbaai) home this summer. We had every intention of making that happen. Sadly, we are not going to be able to open within the timeframe we had originally announced. This is not a decision we have taken lightly, nor is it a reflection of our commitment to opening. Over the past months, our team has invested substantial time, money and effort into preparing the new premises, with the genuine expectation that we would be able to welcome our customers as planned.
However, a number of unforeseen issues relating to the premises, its compliance requirements and matters that fall outside the control of the Baía Grande team have prevented us from proceeding with the opening as originally anticipated. We have worked tirelessly to try to resolve these matters and to find a way forward. At this stage, however, we believe the responsible course of action is to pause the opening until the outstanding issues have been properly resolved. There are matters currently being dealt with through the appropriate formal channels, and for that reason we cannot comment in detail at this stage. We hope our customers will understand that there are times when it is necessary to remain quiet while important matters are being properly addressed.
What we can say is this: Baía Grande has not given up. We have not forgotten the promise we made to our customers — to bring you exceptional Portuguese food, great Portuguese w**e and the warm, generous hospitality that has always been at the heart of Baía Grande. We know how much our customers are looking forward to sitting down with a cold glass of Portuguese w**e, sharing a platter of fresh seafood and enjoying the flavours of Portugal with us again. That day will come. 🇵🇹❤️
We simply cannot give you a new opening date until we are confident that the circumstances surrounding the premises allow us to do so properly and with the certainty our customers deserve. We are enormously grateful to everyone who has supported us throughout this journey — particularly those who have contacted us, encouraged us, supported our move and told us how much they are looking forward to having Baía Grande back in their lives.
Your patience and loyalty have been extraordinary. We ask only that you bear with us a little longer. We haven't forgotten you. We haven't forgotten our promise. And we haven't forgotten what Baía Grande means to the people who love it. We remain determined to bring Baía Grande back to our customers, and we will share our plans as soon as we are able to do so.
With love and gratitude,
Sally & João, Sean, Kevin, Leeroy
and our entire team.
Baía Grande Portuguese Restaurant & BarDouro W**e Bar 🇵🇹❤️
