The Codfish House — Restaurant in Lisbon

I had the chance to visit this restaurant recently, and overall, I really enjoyed the food. The dishes were genuinely delicious and beautifully prepared. I also really appreciated the generous portion sizes, both the starters and mains were more than enough, making it a great place for sharing. I’d definitely return just for the food alone.

The ambiance was also lovely, with tasteful decor that made the space feel warm and inviting.

However, I did find the service to be a bit of a letdown. The restaurant wasn’t particularly busy, yet it was quite difficult to get the attention of the staff. Even with a raised hand and calling out politely, we were often overlooked. We had to call them over several times to place our order, to ask for basic things, and even to get the bill. It just felt like the attentiveness and customer care weren’t quite up to the standard you’d expect from such a nice place.

That said, if the service improves, this would be a truly top-notch dining spot. I’m still glad I visited and would return for the food, but I hope the team becomes a bit more attentive...

Nice restaurant with cozy atmosphere, beautiful kitchen and lots of wine to choose from🍷 I think this place is a good fit for cod lovers, even though I didn’t really enjoy my dish. Presentation of the plate is perfect but I felt like the the combination of flavours in the plate didn’t balance, also the fish is way too salty for my taste.. I guess it’s just a personal opinion and I can’t take out a star for that.

What was really disappointed is desert. I had the apple pie and it was still cold in the middle and the texture all mushy and watery from being put on the microwave. Not fresh nor probably handmade, I really don’t recommend to order dessert at this restaurant, at least not the apple pie for sure! It was probably frozen and poorly reheated 😌 -1 star

Price was high and service could have been improved by paying more attention to the customer. Overall I’m really not satisfied with my dinner: dish taste not to my liking, awful dessert, service could have been better, and the total price we paid was really high for that sort of...

You can ruin a pleasant experience in a very good environment with good quality food, just by being arrogant and only thinking about profit. In a group of roundabout 20 people, 3 couldn't come due to hillness (communicated before) and this restaurant demanded the full payment of those people anyway. Just be aware if you are planning to go there.

Reply to restaurant reply: You mention waste of raw material. It's funny in several ways and points of view. 1st: you sell the raw material for the ones who want to buy. 2nd: We're talking about salted codfish, one of first ancient forms of conservation of food that would give the purpose you are now saying that it wouldn't. 3rd: you said it yourself, that you have a lot of reservations. I would doubt that you wouldn't serve that 3 doses in a blink of an eye. In the end what you gain was that all the people that really liked the food itself, left the dinner saying that they wouldn't return, nor recommend to their families and friends... for three lunches that seems to me that it was not...