Betânia resturente comida portuguese — Restaurant in Lisbon

Checked google maps for somewhere to eat near our hotel and found Betânia just a few minutes walk away. It's not right on the street, but head a little further in and down some steps, and you'll find the restaurant set at the back of a large courtyard. We were quite early for dinner (by Portuguese standards) so there were only a couple other parties when we arrived, but it soon became more busy. We decided to sit inside, near a large mounted TV playing top hits from the nineties and noughties, maybe a little strange, but it made for some great reminiscing! While we were choosing our food from the rather extensive menu, a server came round and offered a selection of starters on a tray. We opted for the olives which were deliciously sharp, and ordered mojitos. For my main I chose one of the traditional house specials of salted cod baked with a coarse cornbread crumb. I found the presentation a little old fashioned, but it was a huge portion and, more importantly, delicious; very garlicky and drizzled with some really good olive oil. It was also quite salty, but I didn't mind as I've had other salted cod dishes where the salt has been completely soaked out of the fish, rendering the resulting dishes rather bland. It came with potatoes and a whole range of other vegetables that were all well cooked (some a touch over) and well seasoned. My friend had the octopus, recommended by the server, in garlic and olive oil and she said it was very good. To finish, we each chose the 'house dessert': crème brûlée layered with a softened biscuit and topped with some kind of strawberry mousse or blancmange and a sweetened cream, very decadent and rich. This was our first dinner in Lisbon and a really great experience. Service was friendly and helpful, and the meal was delicious, as well as great...

We had the most relaxed, happy, and delicious dinner at Betânia tonight! The owner was friendly and easy-going, and explained the dishes to us in English. We had a toddler in our group, and the owner's daughter came out and was a kind playmate for her! But the star of the show was the authentic Portuguese food!

I had the Robalo Grilhado, grilled sea bass, with potatoes and grilled vegetables. Everything was cooked to perfection, and our group picked all the fish we could from the bones. One of the best fish dinners of my life!

My husband had Arne Porco Alentejana, pork in a very tasty paprika-type sauce with clams and pickles, carrots, and potatoes. Wow! We asked for the recipe but it is a secret of the chef.

We feel very lucky to have found this hidden-away, cozy gem of a restaurant and highly recommend it for travelers looking for a kind and authentic...

“O Pecado mora ao lado” . Sabendo de antemão, que para a religião cristã, gula é pecado, então colocar dentro de uma igreja um restaurante, tem no mínimo lago ligeiramente profano. Mas será porventura dos espaços menos conhecido nos quarteirões onde se situa, o que não quer dizer nem por nada que esteja vazio, porque consegue despachar serviço, a relação qualidade preço é simpática, e com a quantidade de lugares que possuí, há sempre espaço para mais um nos próximos minutos. . Sabendo que de vez em quando a sala se desentende com a cozinha (em sentido literal, não se entendem, e refilam uns com os outros também), por norma a refeição corre de forma pacífica. Não se destacam pratos em particular. É almoço e são os do dia (se bem que recordo com saudade, um dia com iscas, cheias de sabor, e até perdoei terem vindo com batata cozida). É comida portuguesa, há sempre opções mais saudáveis de peixe grelhado, há sempre uma carne frita lá pelo meio. Comida tradicional portuguesa, de almoço em restaurante. . Entra-se por cima ou por baixo, no complexo da Igreja do Sagrado Coração, uma obra tão modernista do Nuno Teotónio Pereira, que provavelmente metade dos passantes não se aperceberá da existência de uma igreja. Impera o betão cru, com detalhes de ferro a vermelho e azul, nas guardas, nas cancelas, na iluminação. É por isso com espanto, que atingido o patamar central, nos deparemos com chapéus, cadeiras e mesas, numa esplanada encenada de marca de cerveja, que antecede a entrada na grande sala de jantar. O espaçamento da estrutura, permite criar uma enorme câmara, amplamente aberta (no Verão), para o pátio, dissipando algum do barulho provocado. O balcão de serviço, enorme, do tamanho da sala, serve e distribui tudo o que existe para poder acontecer a refeição. Com exactidão e mestria, de quem está habituado a avalanches de convidados, às 13:05. . Escondido pelo clero. . #zomato30 #ovocru #eatportuguese #secretplace #naigreja...