A lot of the issue here may have been suboptimal ordering combined with high expectations. But neither of us thought this restaurant was nearly as good as the other reviews. (Significantly weaker, for example, than Taberna Ideal.) The meal started off poorly when we asked them to recommend some red wine.* The €16 wine (yeah, I realize how crazy it is to describe that as expensive, but welcome to Portugal!) was subpar--probably the weakest wine we've had here so far, including random bodega wine. But the big problem was the lack of description for any of the dishes. With food as unique as this, they need to help you understand the food, give a recommendation or two, help you understand which dishes might go well with each other, etc. This was the opposite of that. Easy example: they described an awesome-sounding lamb. Turned out to be deep fried... I'd suggest that no matter how good deep fried lamb is, you really want people to understand that they're getting deep fried lamb up front. And this deep fried lamb was meh--just tasted like deep fried "whatever" (my girlfriend says it could easily have been pork, which is not something you should be confusing with lamb). The chocolate cake was... an undercooked betty crocker brownie cut into the shape of a cake with cinnamon on top. Which was awesome. But still just an undercooked betty crocker brownie. Honestly, I would probably give this place another chance if not for the crazy production of getting a seat--it's not pricy and some of the dishes looked great. But we just did not have a good experience there. *As an aside, if you do go here (or even if you don't), check out By the Wine a block down while you're waiting for a table. It was exceptional. read more

If you don't like waiting, you may want to skip it - But it is well worth the wait. We shared a bottle of wine while waiting, which made the time pass. The food was excellent and the service was wonderful. read more

The food is interesting, tasty and good. The staff is friendly. The place is small with limited seating so I recommend going early.

Very, very good. All shareable items. Make reservations though because it gets packed. When I went the wait time was 4 hours! But honestly the savory cheeses and dates are so worth the wait. read more

What a great find! Thanks yelpers! You definitely got it right this time! We came in for lunch and had the curry fish. Absolutely amazing flavors! Took me an hour to eat it tho because there were a ton of little fish bones to carefully take out. The waitress is super nice and speaks great English. She said they have more options for dinner. Wish I could go back again for dinner. This was one of the highlights of my Lisbon trip. read more

A Taberna da Rua das Flores - Curry fish - Portuguese Near Me - Lisbon, 11

We stumbled in here by chance and had a wonderful meal. The food was great, the service both friendly and helpful, and the prices extremely reasonable. It was so good for lunch that now that we're back in Lisbon we're returning for dinner tonight. read more

A Taberna da Rua das Flores - Portuguese Near Me - Lisbon, 11

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We had an excellent meal: bottle of Lapa brut rose, hashed raw oysters, marlin steaks, mushrooms with seared foi gras and chocolate cake to top it off! Woot, Woot! Obrigao! Till next time... Oh, and go early to put your name in, then take a stroll and come back and enjoy a "glass on the street" while you wait. read more

A Taberna da Rua das Flores - Portuguese Near Me - Lisbon, 11

Amazing clam base, Tuna Tataki and Veal. Would love to come back before we leave for Toronto. We came 15 mins before they open and were the first ones in, 30 mins later they are packed with line-ups at the door and tourists passing by to check. Their staff is amazing and would gladly explain the menu in English. Try to get there by 6:25pm. read more

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Going to buck the trend here and say meh. Maybe it was the fact that we just arrived from Spain where finding a delicious restaurant is sooo easy or maybe it was because the weather was sucky but we were not super impressed by this place. Now mind you nothing was bad. But is it worth waiting in line to eat here. No way. So this place gets 3/5 for being decent. Decent food, decent price. Nothing special. Not worth waiting in line for. read more

Phenomenal. I showed up around one and there was no wait at all, which was nice. The food was amazing, and the wait staff attentive and fluent in English. Definitely recommend people visiting Lisbon check this out! read more

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Small, romantic restaurant with ambience. The staff are exceptionally kind. The food is creative, varied, fresh, and delightful. You'll need a reservation or call ahead. read more

A Taberna da Rua das Flores - Portuguese Near Me - Lisbon, 11

This is a charming little place. The food is very tasty with an Asian influence which I wasn't expecting at all. The prawns were delicious. The service is good - they speak English well and will talk you through the menu which is written in Portuguese on a chalkboard. read more

This place is tiny, so I would recommend coming at an off-time, such as mid-afternoon. If you show up during the dinner hour, you'll likely be looking at an hour plus wait. They keep their menu simple. which is probably why the dishes are so good. The gravlax salad we ordered was quite nice, although the addition of green apple was an odd choice, and the arroz con pato (duck) was excellent- packed full of large pieces of duck, very flavorful. My only real complaint would be that they don't serve vinho verde! read more

We came here on Thursday night around 21h (9pm). When we arrived two other couples were waiting outside and the hostess came out and told us that they weren't taking any more parties for the night. We were so disappointed. Then we asked the hostess if she could recommend some other places to go to eat in the neighborhood. She then willingly called around to other restaurants to see if they had any seating. Everyone was full. We told her thanks so much for taking the time to call around. We walked away to go google some other restaurants on our phone. About 5 mins later the hostess came out and said wait...I might have something. 15 mins later we were seated where we had the best meal of our lives! An absolutely amazing combination of fresh Portuguese Asian fusion. If you go get the Mackerel crudo it's the house dish and the chocolate cake! Apparently, this little old Portuguese woman comes in each morning to make it and my my my it's incredible. read more

The white fish cerviche was the best fish dish I've had in Lisbon so far! Also the goat cheese with honey and almonds was soo good! read more

This is truly the best restaurant in Portugal. While it sucks to have to wait 1.5-2 hours for a table it is well worth it! Every single thing on the menu is fresh and cooked to perfection. The waiting staff goes above and beyond to make you feel welcome, and to make sure that you have a great and unique dining experience. Couldn't be happier! Will definitely be returning here. Ps: the chocolate cake is out of this world. So is the fried goat cheese :) read more

This place is seriously overrated and not worth the long wait only to be bossed around by their servers. Their Portuguese dishes like the sardines was very tasty, but other dishes are asian inspired, like their "signature" mackrell tartar. If you live anywhere near a cosmopolitan city like London, or New York or LA (or anywhere in Asia) with quality asian food, imagine going to a mediocre thai (not even japanese) restaurant for a tuna tartar. This is a tourist trap, a big notch above the other tourist traps in the area, but still a tourist trap. If you want anything authetic you need to head over to the alfama district where the locals eat. read more

Mediocre Food. The line is long, be prepared. Clearly people have read great reviews about this restaurant but for the 3 star reviews, every bit is true. Overall, the restaurant needs better queue management and management of customer expectations, because everyone HAS to wait, and this doesn't have to be the case.So I came at 7:30 and she told me to come back in 1 hour, I asked if I could come back in 1h30 she insisted that the table would be ready by 8:30. When I go there, I had to wait another 30 minutes to get my table, it was a bit frustrating to start. Food: Portuguese/Asian. None of the dishes screamed out to me. I had ribs, mushroom potato salad, whitefish ceviche and fried lamb chops. All of them taste fine, but none of them are special enough to be worth the wait. Service was slow and would not come here again. Hyped up reviews that don't live up to expectations. read more

This place was amazing. The food was simple but executed well. It was my favorite meal in lisbon and I would go back just to eat here. The menu changes daily so if u go more than once in a week u won't be bored. read more

A Taberna da Rua das Flores - Fresh prawns with sweet chili sauce - Portuguese Near Me - Lisbon, 11

Now I know everyone on Yelp loves this place, and has given it 4-5 stars. That is the reason It was on the top of my list of places to visit. So I went here with really high expectations. We went around 7:00pm so the place was really empty, which was good, because judging from the reviews it tends to get really crowded. So upon entering we were greeted and given a seat, and they explained how they don't have a set menu and it keeps changing every night. So they brought a huge black board and explained each and every dish on it. Since they have small servings similar to a tapas. We were recommended to order three dishes at least. But judging from the menu a lot of the items were being repeated. They mainly had white fish, cooked in different ways, some veggies and prawns. Which we later were told were finished. The prawns that is. Which was a little disappointing, because we were expecting really creative seafood dishes which would blow our mind. So a lil frustrated with the limited options, we went with the Mackerel, fried Cod(Portuguese special) and a mix veggie dish that came highly recommended. Five minutes later our server came back and informed us that the Mackerel had finished too so we had to pick again...a little annoyed we picked another white fish. And hoped for the best. Ten minutes later our food arrived. The veggies were the only thing that was really nice. The fried fish was more batter less fish and the other one was hardly a sliver. All in all It was a disappointing experience. Not one we were expecting considering we got there early. We were still hungry, so we asked our server what she would recommend for dessert, she said hands down their 'chocolate cake'. And boy she wasn't wrong. It was amazing! A pity it was the tiniest chocolate cake I've ever eaten but nonetheless the best thing about our meal. So I know everyone else has had a better experience at this place than me. Sadly this was not the 5 star place I was expecting it to be. The three stars it has gotten are definitely for the service and the tiny slice of heaven they call a chocolate cake. read more

Saw this tiny place on a blog back in the States before we ventured over here and it looked interesting enough to check out. GREAT decision! Only 7 tables for two in the front and 3 more tables in the back of this tiny gem where the serves come to your table with a huge blackboard and explain (most likely in YOUR language) each of about 15 items - that they bring out one at a time. We had flank steak, scallops, and a shredded mushroom dish that was other-worldly. Great for two to share three of these and a glass of delicious Portuguese house wine (4 Euros). The flavors were exquisite. For another 4 Euros they'll load your table with good bread, olives, olive oil for starters. The whole meal was less than 50 Euros too. If there weren't so many other great places to eat in Lisbon, we'd be back. Well worth one of your nights here if you like a very hip, intimate, casual atmosphere, great food and value. read more

This is seriously one of the best culinary experiences I've ever had. The care of the staff, the tastes, the ambiance were far beyond my expectations. We had the whitefish and tomato sauce, figs and cheese, and veal sweetbreads. This was unlike anything I've ever tasted and well worth the half hour wait. The house wine was also excellent, and I could not have asked for more. read more

Fun spot for small plates. Kudos for the creativity but I found that most of the dishes sounded better on paper than they actually tasted. We had cool stuff like squid carbonara and mackerel tartare which were good but not exactly memorable. I liked that the waitress actually holds the huge chalkboard up while explaining the daily offerings. read more

No trip to Lisbon will be complete without paying (at least) one visit to this authentic hidden gem. Perfect little spot (tiny, actually), full of character, nicest staff with an amazing can do approach. Vegan? No problem. Solo dining? No problem. BEST value for money. You won't believe how well you can eat and drink for just a few dollars. The $3 house wine is lovely (kinda makes you think why they charge you with $$$ for a glass in NY), perfect bread, olives, perfect everything. Well worth the wait, or just stop by relatively early or late. Highly recommended. read more

We were there as soon as they opened to avoid the crowds; we had heard the wait was long. It's a small cosy place with excellent food: most notable were the risotto with pumpkin and the liver...delicious. They have a vegetarian option everyday and the menu changes daily; they incorporate traditional Portuguese food in a creative way. Get there early, but if you need to wait, it's definitely worth it. read more

I wish I could give 0-stars. We waited an hour and a half at the table for uncooked chorizo. The waitress seemed surprised that no one told us "this is how it comes in Portugal". We had been in Portugal for a week and never had uncooked chorizo. When we canceled the rest of the order the waitress told us the rest of our food was coming. After 90 minutes of waiting, and other tables being served before us. 90 minutes for uncooked food, or food they were still preparing. What are they doing in the kitchen?! I've had raw meat before, but never raw sausage. When we tried to pay, she said "no card". Well, we got no food! Some terrible, half-raw bread. Do you see a trend? I went to the ATM around the corner, paid the bill and left. All in all, a bad way to end our trip in Portugal. Absolutely furious. read more

Fado and drinks with locals.. what else could you ask for when you are in lisbon! Different performers most of the nights but the good time is guaranteed. read more

This was one of our favorite restaurants we visited in Lisbon. The food was delicious and felt fresh. The servers were kind and explained the Portuguese menu in English. There was a wait and they offered beer and wine to the folks waiting outside. The menu changes daily and so it is written on the chalk boards. There was a mixup in the kitchen and they didn't have enough Marlin for the meals we ordered and offered octopus to one of us instead. The only disappointment there was that it wasn't right behind the other entrees as I expected, it needed to be fully cooked. So the mistake wasn't realized early I presume. Regardless it was delicious and we would definitely go back to try more food! The restaurant is small so groups of more than 2 will likely need to wait. read more

Excellent tapas place. Expect a wait on a Friday or Saturday especially. Bacon wrapped scallops were out of this world, and all their fish dishes were on point. read more

Great food at great prices. Fresh produce, friendly staff and a fine experience all together.

Great find in Lisbon. The plates sound small but we were full after sharing Four between the two of us. Great staff that handled the coordination of the long wait line with serving tables. Be patient, it's worth the wait read more

Found this gem with the help of Yelp when we were on vacation. There was a wait, but worth it. Tapas were delicious! Downside small space!

Too many Americans to make it authentic. Food was too salty from someone who adds salt to everything. Warm staff & excellent service.

A tiny restaurant that will make you feel like you're having dinner in someone's living room - in a good way! Give them your name, the. walk around or go for drinks while you await upon your table. It's worth it. The menu is classic and perfect to share and taste a few portugese small plates. My only advice would be to get there early!! read more

One star for their dishonesty, thieves. Ordered two dinners at 15 euros each, a beer , a water and ate some bread. The bill came to 67 euros. The two meals were billed at 45 euros. We challenged the waiter and he showed us a more expensive menu than one we were originally shown. They reran the bill and magically the bill was a whole 5 euros cheaper...They decided to add more cover charge. The cover charge was not readily visible or disclosed. Yes the music was good and entertaining but the cover fee should be clear. A clear bait and switch. The olives served with the bread were the worst I've ever tasted..They weren't cured, my wife and had to spit them out. I'm here for a few more days, I may file a complaint with the tourism board. read more

The meal was fantastic. The Mackeal tar tar was the best of the 4 dishes we had by far. If you like sashimi it reminded me of the best tuna sashimi in sauce I've ever tried. Order that dish! Go early as it's small and always packed. read more

Worth the wait. Go early and put your name down, and then have drinks in the square down the road while you wait. Hands down the best food I had in Lisbon. read more

Mediocre at best. Duck liver marinated in port wine was bland . Mackerel tartare was ok at best. Very underwhelming. Also make sure you check your bill. They gave us another tables bill which was over double the amount of which we ordered. This is a very amateur mistake; or they pry on tourists. read more

Great restaurant! Very small and intimate so make a reservation. The menu is fresh and seems to change daily, but the wait staff translates the blackboard to English. Plates are meant to be shared. Atmosphere is very low key but made for a fantastic experience. Would highly recommend this place. read more

Couldn't fault this place. (Apart from a very long wait for a table- hour and half on a Tuesday!) lovely staff, and great little venue. Tasty tapas-style dishes. The mushroom dishes were divine, as well as their clams and prawns. read more