Avenida | Restaurant & Bar — Restaurant in Lisbon

I want to start by saying that the service here is absolutely amazing. Everyone was so nice and attentive, and it made the experience awesome. The food was super delicious, and the waitresses have great recommendations. The atmosphere was great with really cool music playing that made the vibe even better. This makes writing this review the hardest part because everyone was super nice and caring. Now on to the part why i gave it 3 stars. The prices are SUPER high for Lisbon. The food and drink prices were some of the highest I have seen in Portugal. The amount of food you get compared to the price just didn't match(very small portions). What made it worse was I went to the grocery store near me, and they sold the same shrimp patties as the restaurant, and they were charging less than 1 euro per patty. When I paid 18 euros for 3 patties......if you can afford the high price tag, eat here because the food is delicious, the atmosphere is cool, and the service is outstanding. But be prepared for small portions for the same food you can get for LITERALLY less than half the price elsewhere in Lisbon. The staff are so great, the food was delcious, and I feel guilty writing this review, but the prices were just so crazy high that I would...

If you are only looking for a good bar cocktail you’ve found your place. If you’re looking for dinner, try someplace else. First let me say this establishment got an extra start because it allows online reservations and the handmade drinks from the bar were really good. The food and service were atrocious. Let’s start by stating I had the cod, a traditional Portuguese plate. It was so Unflavorful I had to add extra salt to it (this just doesn’t happen as cod is salty as it is). My wife ordered her steak medium and it came out still bleeding. Let’s not forget to mention that it’s a relatively small menu, they ran out of fois gras which eliminates two menu items. As far as service was concerned, we constantly had to ask for plates to be removed from the table and so that we could be served dinner, we had to move the appetizers to another table that sat there through the duration of the meal. The last thing I’ll point out is when they finally did take my wive’s steak plate away, it dripped all over my foot.. I would also add the prices are the most expensive we’ve encountered in Portugal.

Maybe it’s just because it’s a slow Sunday night. But I doubt it. New rule of thumb. If there are no Lisboans there, go...

From the minute we walked into Avenida, we knew were going to have a great night. The soft ambient lighting, the beautiful decor, tall tropical plants in the windows and throughout. Some of the full sized mirrors had strings of fairy lights surrounding them. Neat lines of tables with little lamps on each. Comfortable padded chairs with rattan backs and some padded bench style seats. Our lovely waitress Patricia looked after us all night. She was very attentive and didn't miss a beat. Andre at the bar made some of the best cocktails, including a signature pear vodka, apple and coriander syrup, eggwhite foam and lime and a Kill Bill, which was Grand Marnier, passionfruit, lemon and passionfruit foam. It was delightful.

The food was extremely good. Several of the dishes can be made vegan, or they can create one for you. We had beef croquets with turnip, greens and rice; Burger and chips (but not any old burger): creamy hummus dip; an amazing sweet pototo gnocchi with a light tomato based sauce; juicy, perfectly cooked steak, which was sliced before coming to the table; steak with crayfish. 3 of us had the pistachio Catalina cream for dessert. It couldn't have been a...