Sinal Vermelho — Restaurant in Lisbon

a joint that served great food and now serves tourist food only. before the restaurant galore exploded in the near streets, making the neighbourhood a busy attraction for turists, I had here very satifying peasant food, not great finesse but really true flavors. the restaurant has been remodeled and decorated with caldas da rainha ceramics re-made on old models by bordalo pinheiro. very nice, while impossibly loud and with a really dreadful toilette. who can resist a queijo do azeitao? even better than the celebrated queijo da estrela. the great white port wine, the smoked prosciutto as appetizers. but our party of three had very deceiving entrées: the octopus, once great, now unrecognizably dull. the sardines, on the contrary, were very good even if out of season, once you survive the local habit of serving them grilled whole. and with whole I mean that, to reach the delicious white meat, you have to eviscerate them, not just skin them and behead them. since I know how to extract the two filets from a whole sardine, a rather tricky job, I had fun playing with my food. if you don't know how to handle a sardine, fuhggedaboudit... anyway, with great sorrow, I scratched this restaurant from my...

We had a late lunch here on the suggestion from our Host rental. We got a table outside and there was only one other table of customers yet the restaurant across had many patrons. I wondered if this was not a good sign The waiter with a moustache rolled his eyes when my son ordered water ! The other 3 of us ordered alcoholic beverages, He was never friendly very poor customer service. I was so put off I didn't order a meal but my family did .I end up sharing some of my daughters curry and it was fantastic.. My son ordered rabbit and clams, beautiful dish. I have to say, I would give a top notch for the actual quality of the food. The waiter didn't come by to ask if we wanted more drinks or how our meal was. When it came time for the bill he outright asked me for a tip!! My husband passed me the credit card machine said did you want to take care of this? I gave him zero tip and he was hovering over me watching.. I've never seen anything like this in Portugal in two weeks we were there. iI is not the...

Signal Vermelho was the first restaurant we visited in Lisbon, and it truly set the bar high. Upon arrival, we were offered bread, cheese, and salami to start-these were optional and came at an additional cost.

For our mains, we chose the grilled octopus and the octopus with rice. Both dishes were absolutely amazing-they were amongst the most expensive items on the menu, but well worth it for the quality and flavor. The restaurant also offers a great range of wine, beer, and soft drinks.

While there was a tempting selection of desserts, we were too full to indulge after such a satisfying meal.

The waitstaff were excellent-attentive, friendly, and fluent in English-and an English menu was available, which made ordering a breeze.

The atmosphere was warm and inviting, and the fact that the restaurant seemed popular with locals added to its charm. If I find myself in Lisbon again, Signal Vermelho will be at the top of my list to...