Block House Amoreiras — Restaurant in Lisbon

Had some anticipation for a warm wholehearted meal, when the weather chilled and some extra calories would be welcome. Lineup was one French onion soup, followed by chicken breasts with an oven baked potato all in the company of a weissbier. Unfortunately, an overall disappointing experience, except for the beer and the room ambiance which was quiet though not deserted. Waitress was attentive and quite empathic. But let's dig into the matter: A too thick and plasticized gratin covered an overreduced and salty onion broth with a few of the said onion presented limp and tasteless. One could only see too much fridging and microwaving into that... The main dish was returned because of a cold potato, and even if chicken medallions were not briskly dry, they lacked taste and could have far more tenderness. With a second go, a new only marginally warmer potato came with a reinforcement siding on the youghourt sauce left untouched as it was overdoing. Minuscle cabbage pickle pointer, too little to have expression. The house offers good expectation, but kitchen staff needs to have an overall picture on what they are doing, which they really didn't have... Not returning in the...

The place has a nice, very dimmed but cosy atmosphere with 3 or 4 dining rooms cleverly decorated and iluminated with small foci of warmed light.

The kitchen integrates into the environment being open to the gaze of the most curious.

Inside there is a self-service kind of place with pre-prepared food, salads and many other ingredients, do not be confused, it is not a self-service, employees use it to prepare your dish according to your request. The salad they serve you definitely comes from there.

One can enjoy the general comfort and appreciate the meals especially people who love grilled meat.

The only disadvantage is the fries served as a complement to the dish. I can't guarantee it, but I'd say these are frozen packaged potatoes. I realize some people prefer them because they're crispier, but I prefer them freshly cutted and fried for a distinct flavor.

The staff are friendly and efficient. The dishes arrive...

As a person who doesn’t eat red meat, I’m always happy when just as much care is taken with the seafood as the steak. There was a grilled shrimp appetizer in a delicious garlic sauce that had us sopping it up with our bread followed by a salmon dish that was equally as good. The others had steak, pork and drinks and said everything was tasty. The best part was the friendliness of the staff. They took the time to laugh and joke around with us even though the place was packed. Sorry this was our first night after a long trip and didn’t think to take photos but presentation was lovely. Would...