Dona Beija — Restaurant in Lisbon

Unfortunately, i wasn‘t even able to eat here as I decided to leave the restaurant because of rudeness. I wanted to enjoy my birthday here. We had no reservation, but the waitress (very stressed although the restaurant was maybe half full) gave us a table near the toilet. There were 3 tables, one next to the toilet, the other two not. One of them not-next-to-the-toilet table were seated by two woman. so we decided to sit on the 2. table, next to the woman. But one of the woman started to yell at us, that she doesn‘t want us to sit in the near of her. I cannot speak because I have no voice and we couldnt explain to the woman, why I didnt want a table next to the toilet. the waitress came and made it even worse. everyone was yelling at me, and I was really embarrassed by those people’s behavior. After the customer and the waitress left, I just cried and decided to leave the restaurant.

Maybe the managers should teach the employes how to treat people & how to solve situation in which other customers act rude. I left the restaurant very sad. There were no nice „hello good evening“, no friendly smile, nothing...

The maminha and dadinhos de tapioca were the star dishes. Coxinha would be less dry if they used requeijão, and it would be nice to have a sauce for the french fries. Bobó de camarão was a bit underwhelming (they could use more spices to brighten up the flavours). What was weird is that the staff did not even try to sell us anything, when our drinks were finished, they didn't ask if we wanted more, when we finished eating, they didn't ask if we wanted to have a dessert. I think it's a lost opportunity because people who come are willing to try new things, it helps to have a good communication and tell us a bit more about...

I have been here twice. The first time was all fine. The second time, not so nice. We arrived late, about 14:30 hours and the restaurant was about to close at 15:00 hours. There were some empty tables, but we had to wait, as the staff said they were reserved (the guests never arrived though) When the food arrived, the beans were waterly and not very tasty. The vegan moqueca had very little coconut milk, one of the main ingredients of this dish. A bit disappointing, but I will give it another chance. I hope until there they will have organic drinks and no coca-cola :o) The decoration...