Tasquinha dos grelhados — Restaurant in Lisbon

This tasca was presented by the reviews as a typical Portuguese food restaurant, where you can appreciate Portugal and its tradition. Unfortunately it has just ruined my opinion on this. We were 14.

The restaurant is pretty dirty, not welcoming and cold. The food is nothing special. I had a Picanha (a typical Brazilian plate, that I need still to understand why is on a Portuguese menu), with more fat than meat. But the most shameful part is about the personnel. A waiter that cannot do its job, or he is pretending he is not able because he thinks people are stupid. No organization at all for the orders and adding different plates or drinks not requested by the clients. Zero professionalism and a disrespect for his own country.

In the end the price was 30€ (he also had the courage to add cents to the final bill for his own interest). Not possibile to pay by card for your own plates. Everyone has to pay a fixed rate together. Because of course the bill would be lower if people went and checked at the moment of listing their...

We had a good dinner, simple food but tasty (in the menu fish and meat, we had meat). Main courses are pretty filling, dessert was also tasty and homemade. The waiter spoke English, he insisted a little to let us buy a good bottle of wine that we enjoyed I have to say. Jinginha offered at the end of the meal, really fair prices if you don't drink too much. We enjoyed our time there, on a Wednesday in November we just showed up...

Traditional food at an affordable price. Flavorful, fresh and tasty from appetizer to dessert. The owner and his daughter are the friendliest, nicest people I’ve met in Lisbon which made me fall in love with this place. I regret not taking a photo with them. It was so good I came back again the next day. This place is an absolute local gem, I will definitely visit again when I’m back in Lisbon. Everyone, this place is...