Taska Da T'xika — Restaurant in Lisbon

The octopus salad (salade do polvo) was off. The choco frito are factory made and put in hot oil. To his credit before ordering I asked the owner whether they were like the Setúbal choco frito to which he replied “no they’re nothing like it”. He was definitely spot on! Chicken wings: deep fried with so much batter that there was no chicken flavour to these factory made and store bought wings. This “tasca” is not worthy of the name. After getting the bill we mentioned the rotten octopus salad, to which the owner...

What an amazing experience. I went there with friends and we were really well treated by the staff who was always ready to attend to our requests. As for the food, as it is more of a “tapas”/“tasca” kind of restaurant I would advise you to try anything you usually like. We ordered almost everything from the menu and nothing did disappoint. My favourites were probably the stuffed bread, the “ovos rotos” and the “chouriço”. I will definitely be...

When a restaurant is full of locals, you know it's going to be good. This was exactly our experience! It's €10 per person for soup, a main course, dessert, and a drink (I asked for a glass of wine, and was given a 0.5L carafe!). Unbelievable value in terms of money, but I want to stress how good the food is and how lovely the staff are... In a sea of tourist oriented restaurants in Lisbon, this was a delightful dose of...