Taberna do lopes first floor — Restaurant in Lisbon

As soon as you walk up the smell of aged beef hits you in the nose and prepares you for a great carnivore experience. If you are not into aged beef or don’t want to indulge $$$$ then this is not for you. The only thing was service was a little lackluster but the rest was amazing. We had two bone in steaks which were tender cooked less than medium rare but was not bloody, FYI the edges of the steak may have more silver skin or tendons as they don’t trim much and the fat layer on the edge maybe a turn off for some but the umami flavor of the aged fat is heaven for me. Surprisingly it was not too blue cheesy and loved it as we had the 90 and 120 days aged. One steak was 1.5kg and the other 1kg both with bones. If you are like me do not miss taking the meat stuck to the bone. We had only two sides which were the potatoes with gravy but had ginger and onions so it was a surprise if u don’t like ginger do not order it. The sweet potatoes were on point cooked soft but nor mushy. And finally opened an amazing bottle of wine principal 2011 as it merit a good bottle of wine. Wine had beautiful body and deep plum, chocolate and nice tannins buy not overly strong. Only thing let it breath it will open as you drink it. And for dessert i did not have but my friends did but forget was were they but i took pics. All in all make reservations is a smaller place and don’t miss the meat locker in the bottom and of course the...

Service was friendly and attentive, but the food was unfortunately disappointing.

The lunch menu began with fresh bread and butter, which was a highlight—simple but delicious. However, things quickly went downhill. Each dish was heavily salted, starting with the olives, which overwhelmed the palate. My main course, a steak, was overcooked to the point of being inedible; I ended up cutting off half of it just to find some chewable meat.

The sides, including the French fries, sautéed greens, and rice, were also overly salted, making it impossible to appreciate any other seasoning or subtlety. By the end of the meal, my mouth felt parched from the salt overload. The dessert—ice cream—was refreshing and enjoyable, but it wasn’t enough to redeem the meal.

The staff came and asked me about the dish and did not do any other follow-up other than acknowledging the food was bad and apologizing. There were no discounts given even after half of the steak was thrown away. I’m left puzzled by the Michelin recommendation. The excessive salt and poor preparation didn’t meet the high standards I expected, and overall, the meal...

We really enjoyed our experience. The atmosphere was great and the food was spot on. I have to add that the music selection was also perfect and complimented the vibe and dining experience. We had several different cuts of meat being a large group of 15. I personally had and shared the 90-day ribeye which was so delicious. The sides choices were also great and recommend the stuffed potatoes and also the figs. We ordered several desserts as well and just as yummy. The goat cheese ice cream with jam was my favorite. Service was good considering we were such a large party. The only disappointment was our groups good did not come out at the same time. One table of five food came out and was completely done with their meal before the larger table of 10 peoples entree was even served. I’ll blame it on the larger table count but was interesting to see other tables outside our group were also being served their food and they arrived after us too. So that’s my only negative. Other than that our servers attentive and we still enjoyed...