Hediard — Restaurant in Lisbon

Cappuccino has absolutely no coffee flavor. Tastes like a drop of burnt wood inside a lot of water and milk. The owners need to reevaluate their choice of beans/ roast and coffee to milk ratios. Add to that the cup is scalding when you first receive it. I just brought the “cappuccino” back and the man at the counter was generous to offer me a smaller cup but I don’t think it’s the ratio - I think the absence of flavor is due to the quality of their beans. Smaller cup tastes a bit better but can go further towards the sublime. Might I suggest they buy their beans from Puerto Rico? Pure grade A arabica is what is needed for better reviews. I had the salted caramel croissant. Too much goo on the inside and definitely not flakey light and fresh- of course croissants are delicate souls and interact with humidity - not sure where they were made and at what time. If you are looking for an outstanding croissant- don’t expect to find it...

This is after significant coaching and after paying for an extra shot because they filled my restretto draw with a full cup of poorley steamed milk. The initial draw for a single shot half filled the cup. I asked him to redraw it but restretto and then to just make the total half the cup. After filling the cup with milk I had him add another shot at my expense. Clearly they are not trained to really care about what they are doing and have no idea how to draw coffee out of an espresso machine or how to grind it. This is a shame because the place looks very nice and has all the right equipment. What they lack is any attention to detail or care to what...

The place is fantastic but I want to comment on the cappuccino - sometimes more is less. the capuccino as I took the picture impressed me due to its size. It 's a soup bowl. This may look interesting but it makes the experience not so good because as you taste the crema it separates from the coffee and you drink only the coffee. So the true cappuccino experience only comes back in the end of the drink. The coffee and the milk are very good so I would suggest the standard size cup so you would feel the mixture of the milk and the coffee all along the drink - when you as for a cappuccino you don't want to explore, you want to feel awesome !...