Don Luis — Restaurant in Schaerbeek - Schaarbeek

I can say about this restaurant that it is slighlty more expensive than the average - this is not a very nice thing to start to provide an opinion - but it is also definitely worth of, the money is well spent. Basically it is a more refined and stylish - i.e. not so traditional - portuguese restaurant, and I normally do not appreciate a lot this kind of places, but the dishes were really good and prepared carefully in every part. The only imperfection I have found was the dessert, since the pannacotta was slighlty too hard, but this is not the reason I do not give this resto 5 stars as the cooks and also the service would deserve; in fact they keep the music too high inside and they do it to cover the voices of the people that are amplified by the high ceiling, and this in the end becomes a bit annoying also when you have a baby that cries...

To start with the positives - the service was very attentive and welcoming and the little details around the table - olive oil, bread etc. were just right.

I just feel however that there is something missing with the cuissine. The dishes all look appealing and my expectation was heightened but I thought the taste was a bit bland. I am in any case not one for big punchy flavours, but the taste was all a bit samey and I was missing both a lot of personality and the memory of the way I remembered the same things tasting like in the places I love in Portugal. In other words, an ok meal but slightly dissapointing compared to what I expected.

Also the prices are certainly on the expensive side, especially for the size of...

UPDATE: He changed a bit the menu, but it's still the same delicious food, amazing service and great atmosphere. Totally recommended!

Absolutely amazing place! We found it online, saw the pictures, liked what we saw and thought we could give it a try. And it was a great decision. Atmosphere super cosy, great service and food absolutely delicious. We had a "francesinha" sandwich and the octopus - both super good and the octopus literally melting in your mouth. Dessert duo of cocoa - to die for. I also would recommend that you try a glass of their Porto wine - the real thing. Super smooth, tasty and delicious. We will definitely go back, we still have stuff on the menu that we would like to try. Totally...