Paladarium — Restaurant in Lisbon

We came to the restaurant 2 years ago and we had an amazing time. The food was great, the prices were really decent and the owners were really nice. Overall a great experience.

Came back yesterday, and I assume a change of ownership happened because this was a really poor experience.

When we arrived the service seemed good and we want to thank our waitress of the evening who was really amicable to us, but upon opening the menu you realise that this restaurant has unfortunately become a tourist trap.

First our long island ice teas were simple non-alcoholic ice teas, but when the appetizers came is when we knew for sure this was not the same restaurant anymore. 8 frozen small shrimps in garlic for 13 euros ? 7 or 8 frozen calamaris with two orange slices for 9 euros ? The melon and ham was also really forgettable, and unfortunately so was the grilled chouriço we absolutely loved 2 years ago.

We went with friends because we wanted to show them this gem, but in the end we did not order main courses because of how disappointing it was.

And to top it all, the waiter in the end refused to apply the mandatory TheFork discount on our entries and we had to negociate for it.

Really disappointed..

Edit : The owner just called me to ask me to take down this review. As harsh as it might seem, I think it's only a fair reflexion of the way our...

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