Just a tip if you’re not from here, the parking situation here is not easy so it’s best to walk or take an uber. Also, if they ask if you want bread and olives and all that, it’s extra, not free. When people put it on the table and if you eat it you pay. It doesn’t mean it’s complimentary. Ok on to the review! I can not get enough of this place. For authentic Portuguese food at an amazing deal, this is THE place. It’s a family owned restaurant that looks like a cafe but they offer so much food and their menu changes daily. We were staying near by and came here at least 6 times in 3 weeks. The food is impeccable! The tuna steak, the peixe dourado, the frango, the salmon, french fries, the soups, feijoada, the desserts. I could go on and on! Oh for desserts, I highly recommend getting the creme de leite and fatia dourada. The creme de leite is a delicious pudding and the fatia dourada is like this bread that’s moist on the inside and smothered in cinnamon and sugar on the outside. It’s sooo good. And the prices! Omg are you kidding me?! We’ve gone to some pricier places in Lisbon where the food quality just doesn’t compare to this place. I thought it would be filled with just Portuguese locals because of how it looks but it’s no wonder it’s filled with foreigners! It’s a gem! I miss staying in that area but driving there will be...
Read moreCannot recommend enough! This was our first time in Lisabon and we accidentally found this place as there was a queue outside. We were really lucky!
Food is fantastic, atmosphere is local as you can see from other comments, not a fancy place - but a cozy local one, with mainly locals eating. Waiters spoke English so no issues there. Be aware - they are closed from 3.30pm to 7, we once made a mistake and went there at 4... Staff was having lunch and they were closed. But what do you think - they still allowed us in as an exception and cooked our chosen fish - which was above delicious, fresh. Not to mention the care of treating us to such a luxury. We had 3 different fish options through days and ate them with potatoes, chips, veg and rice. We also had desert and wine and it all was just great. We ate at this restaurant 3 days out of 4, on our last day decided not to walk far from bus stop to airport and eat at a recommend restaurant around Rossio - what a mistake and disaster. We paid loads of money for food which was awful, my partner couldn't even eat the fish meal he ordered. We really regretted not going back to churasseira for the last meal.
Even if it is not on your way, try it one day - prices are good, food is great and atmosphere is local. Really...
Read moreWe got here famished at 6:00 after a long day of sightseeing. Even though their listed hours say they are open they told us to come back at 6:30 or 7:00 as they weren't ready for dinner service. I'm guessing their charcoal wasn't ready yet.
When we came back they were ready for us. There were a couple of chickens going on the grill. They asked if we were having fish and they brought a platter of the available fresh fish that was available that day. I chose the perch and they grilled it so it was still moist. It came with boiled potatoes and cooked veggies. We also had the chicken which was nicely cooked and came with fries. We had a very drinkable jar of house wine. including tip it was under 20 Euro.
As the evening wore on the place filled up quickly with other tourists and locals. Quite a few locals came in for take away. An older gentleman who was hanging out at the counter eventually sat down for a dinner of braised meat. It looked very tender. I asked him what it was and he said coelho which was rabbit, the daily special. He offered me a taste but I passed.
When we left the owner thanked us for coming back and...
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