Fabbrica di Pasta Fresca - Avenida — Restaurant in Lisbon

Cosy small Italian restaurant, delicous wine, delicous charcuterie, home made pasta, prepared with love, chocolate cake mmmmm. Friendly service and a very nice evening. Prices are a bit higher than the average restaurant, but we don't mind to pay that for this quality. Things turned a bit sour after we asked for the bill. We wanted to pay by card. The waitress charged us the amount, including tip without asking or explaining. When we pointed this out she deliberatly covered the correct amount on the bill with her one hand and pointed to the amount including tip and told us that it was correct. When we again told her that the total amount was less, she pretended she had forgotten that service is included in Europe. We hate such an dishonest way of engaging with other people. If the owner charges 4,5 € for a glass of wine, we believe he earns enough to pay his staff a decent wage. We were prepared to leave a tip in cash, but after this event we left...

The spaghetti bolognese were amongst one of the best I have ever had. Although the portion looked relatively small, it was enough to satisfy my hunger. On my second visit I tried pasta with pesto and parmesan cheese and it was not as good as the former dish but still very good. In short it is a very decent restaurant that makes its own otherwise delicious pasta. The biggest downside is the “forced” couvert which they bring automatically and you have to refuse it (sometimes...

Simply amazing lunch today. Thank you Ricardo and all of your staff. As my wife told you, her pasta Francesco was one of the top two meals in her whole life; she rarely eats an entire pasta main dish and this was the first one in a long time. my pasta Giovanna was equally delicious, and the carpaccio de Bresaoia was a great way to start. You staff was also great in helping me find a cup (or was it two?) of vinho verde. Thank you for a perfect meal; we...