The Fado music was phenomenal. The food could use more work. I came around 7 PM so this was considered early for the restaurant. But I didn't realize that the Fado music only starts at 9 PM. So I had to stay in the restaurant for two hours, but that was more of a mistake on my part. They have the singer and the musicians in the front of the restaurant and while the singers are performing, no waiters are allowed to walk around. This means that everybody needs to order their items as soon as possible and in between fado performers. The fado was so pretty, and the singer sang around 15 minutes and seeing her heart out with different styles of songs. They dim the lights and it felt very intimate. I thought the cocktail was pretty good, it tasted like a sangria. The starter also was pretty good as well, it was a breaded octopus. The sauce was fantastic. They had added some herbs to the tartare sauce that made it taste fresh and light. My only issue was the cod. Cod is a really famous thing to order in Lisbon. However, I'm not sure if it's because it was doused in olive oil, but the surrounding potatoes were so mushy because of it. My cod was also kind of rubbery and chewy. This location is English friendly. I would suggest getting a reservation ahead of the time online, but if you're also looking for different fado performances during dinner, you can consider here. This location also got kind of sketchy at night. It is located near the Prado de Comerico, but through more narrow back alleys. Be prepared to walk quick and walk with confidence. read more

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The food was alright - it came cold and honestly wasn't as amazing as we were expecting. The ambiance was beautiful with the singers and the guests themselves being attentive to the performances. The service itself was terrible. We had a horrible experience with our waiter and will never come back - we are extremely disappointed and when we voiced our concern with our treatment we were told "well then pay and leave." If I could give 0 stars I would. read more

Although we would possibly come back for the traditional FADO music, the service was extremely lacking. It took two hours to have our appetizers served, and two sessions of music occurred without any drinks. The food was mediocre at best with the cod had been frozen and unfrozen, the steak was awful and lamb chops poorly made. The overall food was unacceptable. Wine list was horrible. If going for the music, maybe a go, otherwise avoid at all cost read more

Clube de Fado - Club De FADO - Fado Houses Near Me - Lisbon, 11

Located in a rustic building right behind the cathedral, I was equally impressed by the beautiful fado performances and the delicious food. I hadn't seen any comments about the food online, but everything tasted amazing. We ordered the fried octopus strips, bacalhau, grilled octopus, and pork cheek stew. The octopus was fresh and lightly bouncy. The pork cheek tender in a rich red wine sauce with buttered bread. My favorite dish was the bacalhau. A gorgeous portion of bacalhau cooked in a rich tomato sauce, with crispy pan fried potato slices, some vegetables with salty ham, olives, and drizzled with olive oil and a rich olive sauce. Sipping on vinho verde and snacking on slices of porco preto while listening to the performers sing was a magnificent experience. I would definitely come back for another visit read more

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Our tour guy is a huge fan of fado so he took us to this spot.. We had a preset menu we started with wine - white or red, our starters were cheese, crackers, olives and blood & regular sausages, we all enjoyed this item. Followed by cod fish fritters, these came out cold and were good nothing exciting. The sopa verde, kale, potato, chorizo & olive oil .. it was mild & tasty, paired with bread this was tasty. I went with the fish, it came with potatoes, peas & carrots. The fish was good. For dessert we had chocolate mousse which tasted more like chocolate pudding, nothing exciting. The music though was fantastic.. I don't know if the same singers and musicians play every night but wow the male singer you could feel the emotion coming through. The musicians also played from memory and were also amazing. read more

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Location: Alfama Lisbon Ambiance: Tiny place. Oriented more towards adults. Live music. Food: it was decent but leaning more towards mediocre. For Lisbon standards it was blunt. Octopus was too simple. Salad was decent. Duck was good but no extraordinary. Live music: The main reason to book in this place is Fado. Which was good but not breathtaking. They sing no more than 6 to 7 songs. Service was good, but they requested a tip. In Europe, there is no a culture of tipping for service. However, they know they cater to tourists, especially Americans. Overall: pricey place, mediocre food. Full of tourists. Locals don't go there. Music was ok. read more

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This place is a definite NO! I will start with the food. The descriptions of some of the menu items were grossly inaccurate, cod fritters lacked flavor and were dry, the grilled chicken in the salad was quite fatty, and the shrimp were overcooked. Olive oil was included as a side with one of the appetizers ordered by our party of four, but no bread was provided. Upon asking for some bread, which other tables had, the server brought over a half a piece of bread. We then asked for bread "for the table", at which point an individual who appeared to be the manager came over and doled out 2 pieces of bread to my husband and I, while giving one piece each to our two friends, which we found very inconsiderate! Once our bill came, our server was very misleading. He pointed to the credit card reader and said "tip", as if tipping were required. We asked if the tip was included in the price of the meal, as it has been at every other dining establishment in Portugal, but he stated that it was not. Given that this place clearly catered to tourists, we thought that maybe the expectation was different here. So a tip was left, despite the service and food being sub-par. Upon leaving, we asked the manager about their tipping policy and he indicated that tips are not required, but appreciated, if service was exemplary. In our case, both the service and the food were sorely lacking. We feel as if we were taken advantage of by the server and would NOT recommend this restaurant. The only positive was the Fado music. read more

Loved the music. It was a real treat. Beautiful singers!! Great service and good food. We enjoyed dinner and loved the cheese cake with berry sauce. read more

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This place is awful. The food sucks and it's overpriced and the staff is dishonest and tries to sucker Americans into giving a big tip. Basically it's a tourist trap. The music is good. read more

Show is interesting and the food is delicious. I tried everyone's meal. The fish of the day , the pork cheeks, and the veal. See photos.

We had an awesome meal here. Service was top notch. The fado show was excellent. We had a wonderful evening! read more

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JUST AWESOME. Yea, so I am not going to beat around the bush - originally thought this might be a little touristy, but I am a musician and wanted to hear some "Portuguese music" (one could debate whether a dinner / music place was the place to hear that), but it was GREAT. Food was really really good, and the music was passionate, great instrumentation, and amazing singing. It was a little pricey, but for the unique experience, the great food, and awesome music - it was worth it. With tip ran us EUR200. (That included a bottle of wine) Highly recommend (1) the mushrooms with ham - killer, (2) the clams with spicy sauce, and (3) the octopus. read more

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Zero consideration for dietary restrictions. Despite telling the waiter multiple times that I do not eat meat and even sending back a side that contained meat, they still included meat in my main course-- but hidden in the greens in a way that I unfortunately did not discover until taking a bite. The music was nice. read more

Amazing all around! The singers were absolutely incredible and the food was delicious. They made my birthday the best. Highly recommend! read more

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On a recent trip we visited Clube de Fado to experience Fado Music. This restaurant provided a wonderful experience with fantastic entertainment. The food was delicious as well. read more

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When I say run don't walk in the other direction of this place I'm not joking. To start with it is entirely touristy! There is certainly nothing wrong with being touristy if you are actually worth the money. They sat with me promptly once I agreed to dinner, along with the show. I placed an order of the tomato and goat cheese salad, which had basically seven flecks of goat cheese, and mediocre salad dressing on top of the tomatoes. After the show started and many people started receiving their dinner, I waited an hour and 10 minutes to get my shrimp order. I tasted the shrimp and they seemed over cooked but the real disaster, started when I tasted the rice, which was a RAW, because it had been made in a rush. I signaled to the staff that the dish had Raw rice, and they took it, only to bring it back five minutes later with the same raw rice 4 shrimp without any sauce!! At this point I had been waiting 1.5 hours for my dinner. It was around 10:30 and I was over it! I asked for my check, which took another 15 minutes and had the shrimp dish included.,. This was the last straw. I asked him to remove the dish, which I hadnt even eaten and also waited over an hour and a half for.!! Some of the other guests noticed that I had been starving, not served properly, and clearly not enjoyed my food-the manager seeing this and clearly wanting the touristy folks not to notice my dismay further, made me go outside and pay near the entrance. He removed erroneous charge of the dish I didn't eat. avoid this place. It has all the hallmarks of someplace that is not worth visiting especially in a town that has plenty of good food and plenty of decent places to hear Fado! read more

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First, I will rave about the service, the wait staff was elegant, professional, and subtly attentive. The food was well prepared, beautifully presented, and scrumptious to the taste! The ambiance had a Hollywood supper club vibe with framed portraits of past fado performers and special guests, simply elegant. My only disappointment was the very lengthy wait time to be seated, despite having reservations. There is not a comfortable or interesting place to wait in the meantime and there was a lack of communication in what to expect. That said, the fado performers and guitarists were worth the wait! It was an absolutely soulful experience;-) read more

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These 5 stars are for the fado music, the vino verde, and the amazing customer service! We didn't ordered much food except the shellfish soup and garlic prawns. The prawns were delicious and fresh, just a small portion for the cost, $20. The fado music was absolutely stunning and such an amazing performance, stating with the band and then 20 minutes later the female singer with the band and then a male singer with the band for the finale. Our waiter also explained the history of the area which is quite incredible. read more

Bit of a tourist trap. Overpriced food that was average at best. Service is super slow and not all that attentive. Get a couple of appetizers to share and a couple of glasses of port wine and enjoy the super short short sets of Fado music. read more

Excellent example of the Fado experience- music, food, repeat all night! Wonderful service and the food was good.

Wow. This is amazing. Great food, great atmosphere, great music. We had the house cod. Nice thick cuts of cod on top of veggies and potatoes. It was excellent. The dessert was the house special a beautifully done flan. The music seemed very authentic and the talent was top notch. The musician playing the 12 string instrument in the guitar family was a highlight. His fingers flew Artist ally over the strings. The place was packed with locals and tourist. read more

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Being musicians from USA with a passion for FADO, we were overwhelmed with the musicians and singers here, which brought us to tears with their emotional and technical abilities. The waiter was very wonderful and knowledgeable. The food we had was typical clams and the garlic shrimp, followed by shellfish rice. Quality of the food was good, but the quality of the place and the music was fantastic! We also had a great bottle of Vinho Verde. Highly recommended! read more

One of the Best places I ever experienced Food was out of this World and 3 Fado singers every 1/2 hour intervals Best place for a very romantic evening guys take your your love ones there. Atmosphere is like the past, your mind will be at ease. read more

Fado is a beautiful thing! And this evening was a great experience for my first Live Fado experience. We got a table right next to the music. They did 4 or 5 short sets and gave us plenty of time for eating and drinking some great Portuguese food. It was a little pricey but be careful to not get extra charges for items put on the table without asking. But no extra charge for this fantastic music outweighs any higher cost. They had 3 different singers throughout the night. A truly beautiful experience. Going back in April!!! read more

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Was here for a work-group dinner and do recommend this as a group activity though make sure to have at least 1 Portuguese speaking person to explain the songs, though most songs fit the mold of a typical heartbreak song. That being said, it is a good experience and this place is a good one. As we were here as a group we had a three course meal which was a lot of food, could have skipped one course. The nice thing was there was a set of Fado singers with every course and jam sessions of the musicians at the end which was actually the best part. The mandoin player is the owner and a friendly man. The singers get better with each course the lady at the end was very good and even if you don't understand the song you can make out the tone from the expressions on her face. Overall a nice experience and recommend it as a group. read more

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My wife and me had a dinner on 09/14/2023 at 7:30p reserved for a fado performance scheduled for 8:30-8:45pm. This is the worst experience in a restaurant in our lives. Rude and agressive waiter who served us. There was fight between waiters to serve our table, terrible show of management incompetence. The waiter started removing our plates while we were talking and still eating. My wife complainted and he rudely responded without any customer skills dealing with Portuguese speakers( because we did not speak in English?). By 8:50pm I asked about the Fado show, waiter rudely said we have to waite. By 9pm we asked for the bill and did not see the Fado show because it still did not start as scheduled. Room is small and noisy! Terrible service and management. I do not recommend this restaurant... read more

It was worth food experience in Lisbon... Fado show was OK. But food - please don't try it... overpriced and taste like a sh&t... read more

Clube de Fado - 13 euro - half of carrot, half of tomato, 5 cold shrimps... and mayo for dressing)))) - Fado Houses Near Me - Lisbon, 11

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Was pleasantly surprised by how wonderful the experience was. The atmosphere definitely kicks in later in the evening with a good mix of tourists but also Portuguese. The food was really authentic, portions fair, wine excellent. The jewels were the singers. My fiancée and I had goosebumps from their singing. I would definitely hope that others get to experience Clube de Fado. Our waiter, David, was professional, witty, and made the evening more special! read more

The concierge at our hotel recommended this as a good place to have dinner and listed to Fado singers. When you're seated there's a plastic wrapped tray of cheese, guava and toast. Though you did not order this you will be charged. There are 4 Fado singers who rotate between the two dining rooms and do 15 minute sets. You are charged 7.50 Euro for each performance you sit through. If you don't understand Portuguese you will not know what they're singing about. The food was over priced for what you would expect to pay in Lisbon. Main courses ranged from 23-98 Euro. No one in our group of 4 thought the food was very good. The Fado singer was good which is why I'm giving 2 stars. Another reviewer suggested having drinks and listening to the singers rather than sitting for dinner and I would agree. This is you basic TOURIST TRAP! read more

This review is only regarding the food. We enjoyed the Fado music very much. It is a great hook to get people in to stay and order course after course of food and bottles of wine. I knew that going in, but still expected the food to be better. They pre-set the tables with plastic wrapped cheese and bread which if you eat it you are charged. I think nothing that is charged for should be placed on the table unless you order it. Maybe that is an American perspective. Anyway, we ordered the braised octopus which was pretty good, but very small portion especially for the price. We ordered a pork and prawn dish as well which was very poorly prepared. The pork was tough and over cooked with silver skin still on the outside. Yuck. Plus a few small overcooked shrimp. We tried asking the waiter about what they serve as a house wine, and he frowned at me and looked away which I thought was pretty rude. So I ordered a local Syrah which was fine. The wine list had a lot of fairly reasonably priced bottles to choose from so no complaints there. Sorry I didn't get photos of the food. I just wasn't feeling it. read more

We went for the Fado experience. I didn't realize the Fado cost 7.5 euros each. The Fado music is very slow. It seemed sad/depressing too, but I don't speak any Portuguese so we couldn't understand any of it. The singers were on a small stage across the restaurant and didn't come around the room at all. The food was okay but nothing amazing. I had the Portuguese style cod. I was really looking forward to this night, but unfortunately it didn't do it for me. The singers had amazing voices though! read more

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We came for the music and a drink.... and left with an appreciation of this magnificent music! Such passion! Such soulfulness! There's a $10E cover charge per person and that allows you to sit at a table for as long as you'd like to listen and listen and listen and get totally swept away by the performers. I have never heard anything quite like this music.... and it's beauty will be forever a part of me! The sangria I ordered was tasty and fruity with a yummy spicy cinnamon stick added for good measure. It was a truly wonderful experience! read more

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Located in the fado restaurants area, this is perhaps the best hidden place we found for our last dinner in Lisbon. We found a last minute table. It's always busy there, but it's understandable, the place is amazing. Once you get in you can feel the fado atmosphere right away and when the two singers started their performances you just don't want to leave. Beautiful restaurants and delicious food. read more

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I went here with my family, my mother (she loves music) enjoyed the Fado but, I must say... it is a tourist trap. Food is decent at best, prices are simply too high and, if that wasn't enough, they charge 7euro as music fee per person. The staff is friendly and the service is good (I'm not going to be unfair), nevertheless I do feel there are best places to eat for much more less. If you still want to go... take my advice, eat elsewhere and just enjoy the music with a drink. Aftermath: 1 appetizer 1 bottle of wine (cheapest) 1 bottle sparkling watrr 3 reasonable main dishes = 150ish Euro read more

comida de primeira qualidade. mas tivemos azar de ter garçon super grosseiro e brigam pela mesa. show que devia começar as 20:45, mano aconteceu até as 21:00 quando saímos. acredito que seja má gerenciamento. decepção total por um restaurante tão famoso. read more

Amazing place with amazing food!!!! A little pricey though! I got veal Portuguese style which was a veal steak wrapped in bacon which was amazing!! read more

DO NOT BE FOOLED BY THE TOURIST "APPEAL". My companion and I are both opera singers and foodies and we were VASTLY disappointed. We had heard from several sources that Clube de Fado was the place to go to have a good fado experience and they couldn't have been more wrong. FOOD: We only had the introductory couvert and soup because we had dined before arrival.The couvert was fine and certainly edible- the marmalade was delicious and the sausages were good quality. The soup we had- asparagus cream- was borderline inedible. It was the most bland soup I have ever had in a restaurant, and I'm fairly certain they just used a cream of mushroom soup and added two stalks of asparagus per person. Had to salt and pepper the hell out of it for any flavor. AMBIENCE: Fine. Somewhat old world, but certainly touristy. I enjoyed looking at the photos of the owner with musicians and guests in the lobby. I had made a reservation days in advance and we were seated next to the waiters station, where I was nearly hit in the head with serving platters several times. MUSIC: The most disappointing part of the whole thing. Granted there is a huge roster of singers, so perhaps we just got unlucky- that's at least what I'm hoping. The singer we saw was terribly self involved for someone with such little talent. Her voice was ineffective and did not project despite the acoustical properties of the space. She leaned against the wall and closed her eyes the entire performance and gave no actual feel of the true depth of fado. We saw a free fado show in a basement of a chapel in Sintra which was 100x better than this. On top of all of this- we were charged rougly USD$100 overall for this "experience". read more

This place was awesome! We arrived around 8 pm for dinner and some of their included appetizers complimentary with purchase of drinks. The host was very courteous and explained how the evening worked and the way the music was built in to dinner prices. Our waiter was very attentive and spoke English which certainly helped us foreign travelers. The meals were delicious along with the wine. I had the sole filet that came with potatoes and a butter caper sauce. My husband had their veal specialty which were similar to empanadas stuffed with meat and a cream sauce. His also included a potato salad which was very good. We finished up our meal with the guitarist special dessert which was very similar to tiramisu but with caramel instead of coffee. This was very good and not too sweet. The music was the highlight of the night. The first performer started around 9:30 and sang 3 different songs. Once each performance was done there would be around a 45 minute break before a new singer would enter the room with the same guitarists. We only stayed for 3 of the singers but were told they would continue until 2am in similar fashion. This was a wonderful way to be introduced to this beautiful music and the wonderful culture of Lisbon. read more

Whatever you do do not order the duck. It was almost inedible chewy and served with spinach that tasted like lawn clippings and undercooked potatoes. When I was unable to finish the waiter asked about the duck and I answered honestly, not complaining or asking it to be removed from the check, and was still greeted with a derisive scornful look in response. While the music is lovely, expecting a customer to force down revolting food with a smile is unnecessary in any country. read more

Our first night in Lisbon. After an exhausting day of travel, we decided to take on a famous spot in Lisbon. We arrived in Lisbon at 5:30 AM and were beat most of the day. Club de Fado was an excellent choice. Fado is absolutely amazing and the Club is the most famous place for it. We had seen YouTube videos of Fado at the Club and knew that was what we would want to do. During a great dinner we saw three sets of Fado music, each one unique and thought provoking. Though we do not understand Portuguese, we certainly related to the music. The food was wonderful. We stayed traditional and split a salted cod dish that was prepared with olive oil and garlic. Wow, I am not sure it could have been any better. I recommend traveling to Lisbon, listening to Fado and eating at Club de Fado. read more