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“The mixed grilled fish was divine, seafood rice, and potatoes were also amazing.” in 5 reviews
“Then the Torbo Cataplana came and almost made me forget about the garlic shrimp.” in 2 reviews
“As for the garlic shrimp, the garlic sauce was the best we ever had and we used the bread to ladle up each last dripping!” in 3 reviews
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Steve V.TOLUCA TER, CA253132Feb 3, 2024Cozy bistro in great location. Walked in for lunch after visiting Castelo Sao Jorge. Was warmly greeted and seated quickly. Ordered grilled fish of the day: sea bass and sea bream and spinach soup as a starter. Entrees came and both were quite delicious. The price was right; €12 per entree. Will pin this one for future visits
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Barb S.Philadelphia, PA019Apr 22, 2024One of the worst meals I've had in memory. Go anywhere else. COD was horrible, potatoes were under cooked and without salt. Staff was overworked and had an air of "I hate this job."
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Christine Y.San Francisco, CA69989Mar 15, 2024The seafood quality was wonderful and my octopus was cooked perfectly. Price was extremely reasonable. The dish was unfortunately under seasoned. Was here on a Wednesday around 14h and immediately served.
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Meat for 2 please!! It really was perfect for 2! Steak, pork, all good!!! We got lucky, right when we got our food it started to get packed. Service is excellent! Glad we were just walking past and spotted their menu. Highly recommend!
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Claudia L.Los Angeles, CA0422Jul 18, 2023I loved this unassuming restaurant in Alfama. We stumbled across it near our hotel and it was the best meal I ate in Lisbon. I had the octopus which was tender and well-prepared. My dining partner had the pork which he said was well-seasoned. Authentic, no frills experience at a very reasonable price.
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Jen N.Washington, DC32711Sep 19, 2022Updated reviewEnded up having FOOD POISONING after eating at this restaurant. I'd recommend dining at a different place.
Helpful 1Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 1Sep 18, 2022Previous reviewHad a very high expectation of this place and was excited to dine here. Service was horrible. Didn't bring out our drinks until 10-15 minutes later and when they did, they mixed up both drinks and didn't even offer to correct their mistake. Simply said, "this is very good too" and gave us the impression that he didn't want to take it back. We didn't want to ruin our one of the few dinners during our Lisbon trip so we went with it and later found out that they even charged twice for the wrong drink they brought. Also they seem to clearly show some difference in how they treat different tables depending on their race. Reading other reviews, I guess I am not the only one who noticed this and just wish I knew before coming here. We were being polite, not demanding, not the toughest customers to please yet servers were cold, inattentive, and came off very rude. Food was not even good compared to other places here and were generally fishy and I ended up having to throw up in the middle of the night thanks to the "this is also good" drink they offered.
When we came to Portugal 4 years ago, we got such a good impression that we wanted to return at one point. After 4 years we come back here and this place gave us a huge disappointment.- Mar 23, 2018Updated review
By far the best place to eat in Portugal at least from the locations I've eaten at this far. I haven't been very impressed with the local cuisine but today that changed. The restaurant was very busy and we had to wait 20-30 mins for a table. I ordered the garlic shrimp and man were they tasty... like the best shrimp I've had good. The butter garlic sauce with lemon squeezed on top were some serious eats. Then the Torbo Cataplana came and almost made me forget about the garlic shrimp. The waiters are clowns who make the dinner fun. If you like spicy try the hot sauce that they only offer by the drop. Literally only give you a drop to taste it. It was fantastic I'm guessing a ghost pepper hot sauce. It made my dish even better. Great place and the restaurant next door although good was pale in comparison. Reasonable prices too. Try the house wine for 6 euro. We took one
UPDATE: went back the next night and got the seafood platter. It was very good!
UPDATE DAY THREE: we went back for lunch before leaving for airport. They open at 12 noon. We got the clams in garlic butter sauce and the seafood rice for one. It was the best meal thus far.Helpful 2Thanks 0Love this 2Oh no 0Mar 21, 2018Previous reviewBy far the best place to eat in Portugal at least from the locations I've eaten at this far. I haven't been very impressed with the local cuisine but today that changed. The restaurant was very busy and we had to wait 20-30 mins for a table. I ordered the garlic shrimp and man were they tasty... like the best shrimp I've had good. The butter garlic sauce with lemon squeezed on top were some serious eats. Then the Torbo Cataplana came and almost made me forget about the garlic shrimp. The waiters are clowns who make the dinner fun. If you like spicy try the hot sauce that they only offer by the drop. Literally only give you a drop to taste it. It was fantastic I'm guessing a ghost pepper hot sauce. It made my dish even better. Great place and the restaurant next door although good was pale in comparison. Reasonable prices too. Try the house wine for 6 euro. We took one to go.
9175224Apr 18, 2019The most amazing Portuguese seafood dish! This was a real gem to find. It's a small restaurant in the Alfima district of Lisbon. A for sure go to and must taste!
Helpful 0Thanks 0Love this 0Oh no 0- Mary W.Westside, Santa Barbara, CA07Sep 10, 2022
A great find! Amazing grilled fish dinner and we really enjoyed the melon with ham appetizer. The staff was friendly and helpful! We totally recommend this restaurant!
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Mike H.Cologne, Germany13109709Apr 17, 2018Best meal we had in Lisbon. We had a short wait late on Monday evening. The waiters were very nice and joking the entire time.
The catalpana was great! The waiter also gave a good recommendation on where to see Fado that night. Great food and service!
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