A Travessa do Fado (Museu do Fado) — Restaurant in Lisbon

Food was good, but not great. Combine that with a 20 min wait to get the drinks, 40 min wait for the appetizer, and then another 30 min wait for dinner dishes (for the table of two) and the overall experience became at most so and so. The portions were relatively small and while we would have gladly ordered more food, the service was extremely slow and the server was never there. We always get dessert, and of course we would have gotten some here, however, we couldn’t imagine waiting any longer. Disappointed with the service. The place looked great and attracted us with its beautiful live music and cozy candle lit atmosphere. Nevertheless, the...

I was dissapointed. The waitress forgot part of my order, it took 40-50 min to get our meals, which part was just a starter. The food itself was not very tasty, very regular. The size of protions was small. The obtions in the meniu was poor. We wanted to go to the restaurant to listen to Fado, during the hour a guy sang two times for two songs. So we heard four songs. The price was too high I think for that kind of quality. Wouldnt...

While the food here may not be Classic Lisbon fare (cod, cod and more cod :-)), it is extremely fresh and everything was cooked with a light touch. We had clams (best she has ever had according to my very particular wife) and grilled octopus (very tasty) and a seafood stew which was to die for. The service is excellent without being intrusive. One of the best nice places to eat in the Alfama neighborhood which either has cheap dives or...