What a lovely first dining experience in Lisbon! Our hotel recommended Pateo, and we decided to try…read moreit out. The staff were so warm and welcoming despite our lack of Portuguese and the food was amazing. We had a couple of cod croquettes as a starter. They were crispy on the outside and decadently creamy on the inside. For the main course, we ordered the black pork loin with asparagus breadcrumb. The chunks of succulent, juicy pork came served with a delicious tangy gravy over a bed of fried herbed potato slices. The asparagus breadcrumb turned out to be a velvety savory bread pudding. For dessert, a scoop of homemade strawberry sorbet packed with flavor. All around, an incredible meal for an extremely reasonable price!

Food was great. Service was a bit aggressive trying to upsell covert, wine, dinner.... Felt pushy…read more Waiter didn't state the 8euro fee was optional only did we find out after. Meal was delish.

Our last night in lisbon we were hoping to find a good local restaurant and this place didn't…read moredisappoint us. It feels very local, servers/bartenders don't even speak english but they do understand. They have great tasting and good quality food. We ate at the bar area, a lot of locals drinking and seems like catching up (can't understand but it seems like good friends meeting up) the bar was full and people don't mind standing. We have shrimps with garlic (sooo good!!!) and grilled salmon (a little salty but with some oil and lemon it's really good). From where we from(las vegas) you can only have this quality food from nicer restaurants. Will highly recommend this place to people looking for real local restaurant.

Hidden gem in Lisbon, great seafood and fish, good prices (around 12-20€ which is pretty cheap…read moreconsidering the quality and the fact that it is a seafood restaurant), the dishes are pretty big and they also serve one of the best snails I have ever had. If you can, go there and try their food, their grilled salmon and their brown crab dishes are amazing.

If you have a longish layover in Lisbon - check out this place! Super quick Uber ride or if you…read morehave the time you can walk (it's about a mile though so if you're not a walker don't do it). Specials change every day and they are delicious. Fish is fresh and amazing. When I was there I had 1/2 dose of the grouper rice special (arroz de garoupa) and a coffee. It was like €7 total or something.

One of the best meals we had in our 2 weeks in Portugal (we were in Lisbon, Porto and Madeira)…read more Unbelievably delicious. Fresh fish and incredible wines ( I recommend the vinho verde from Calcada). And Reuben was an attentive and kind and knowledgeable server. Two nights ago we ate at at 2 star Michelin. Tonight was very different but just as delicious. Obrigada!

We wanted to have a drink on the top floor terrace and this is where we went to get it. It was a…read moreself service fast food restaurant, you get your trays, queue up and then order at the counter. You are served, you pay and then your order is placed on your tray and you take your order to your seats, which in this instance is outside on the terrace overlooking the Expo Centre and the river.

A nice Portuguese chain restaurant on the top floor of the Vasco De Gama Mall. Their menu has…read moretypical Portuguese fare & I got their salted cod dish, which is a local staple. It was good, but a little too oily, which is probably how it's supposed to be served anyway. The service was good too & my bill came out to about €20 for the fish & 2 drinks.

We celebrated our anniversary here a few days ago. When we first tried to dine here several years…read moreago during August the restaurant was closed for vacation. We were disappointed at the time but we found many other restaurants that had good seafood as well. We were traveling with other family members this time and thought this restaurant would be the best places to try pretty much every seafood dishes available in Lisbon and some of the unique foods that we can't get at home. We had barnacles, glass shrimp (it is supposed to have eggs outside the shell but unfortunately we were told the season was over so there were no eggs), spider crab, oysters with caviar, scallops, razor clams, and cheese with bread. My daughter's boyfriend tasted the barnacles for the first time and he loved it. We ended up ordering it twice. Everything was delicious. Everyone enjoyed the food. Excellent service.

Two words - culture shock! This place was recommenced by our Brazilian Tuk Tuk driver. We were…read morelooking for a fish/seafood place and my compañero loves his IPA! We also wanted an authentic Portuguese place and not anything touristy. Be careful what you wish for! We took a number but were almost bypassed as they were calling higher numbers. I got the "matre d's" attention and showed him my number. He spoke no English as could be expected - not an issue! So, he bumped us up to the front of the line. We climbed a long narrow and steep staircase to reach a long narrow hallway with about 20 staff running about and squeezing by each other. Somehow, we found the dining room and our waiter greeted us offering us a choice of tables. Clientele were very well dressed and spoke in Portuguese looking very comfortable. He immediately brought us a huge basket of garlic bread! It was quite a nice atmosphere and reminiscent of an older home with high ceilings. We had trouble ordering from the phone app (as it should be because it was in Portuguese only) so our waiter guided us. No IPA and no wine except moscatel. But this was a cerveseria with no IPA! So we tried two glasses of moscatel- not our favorite as it was much too sweet. We agreed to the garlic shrimp and lazy crab. I asked what it came with and he said nothing and pointed to the garlic bread. I asked about ordering veggies and he said there were none! The crab was fridge cold but would have been better warm. The shrimp could have been tasty if not so salty. It wouldn't have been such a culture shock but it was also very pricey for what is was. I don't regret this experience as I was immersed in Portuguese culture and food. But no veggies is unthinkable! lol

Yes this place is more expensive, but then the whole Parque das Nações strip along the riverside…read moreis, and at least this place has honestly good food. Tourist trap is when they offer bad food at high price, so I won't call this a tourist trap. You probably can venture to some neighborhood fish restaurant for a better value, but otherwise, you won't be disappointed with the selection and preparation. Near the entrance they have a display case with all the fresh catches. We skipped the shellfishes as Cervajeria Ramiro is our (and the world's) favorite, and we doubted that this place can rival it. Though of course, here you can skip the hour's wait. Hubby was hoping to get the dover sole, but it was not available. We tried another flatfish, turbot, which was expertly grilled and then filleted at our table. Sides are traditional potato and greens.

Walking along the Tagus river in Lisbon, we came upon this seafood place and figured it would be…read morelike any such place in any touristy town (ie, Lincoln Road in Miami Beach). I should've known better, being in Portugal and all. The Legumes soup was honest and right, but when the octopus rice (a soupy rice dish) arrived, I was taken aback by the tenderness of the meat, the texture of the rice and the combination of flavors. Surprised not to see this place on Yelp (or T.A.) I decided to add it. A Gem for a very dim sum!

Service was fine , but food was OK. We didn't like the…read morecroquettes, at all. Fries were fine, as was the octopus salad

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I feel that this restaurant is a tourist trap. The staff really pushed selling "add'ons". We…read moredidn't really enjoy our meal. It is possible we didn't order well. I found it very expensive for what we got. It wasn't worth the money to us.

Stayed at a hotel nearby and decided to take a stroll to see what local restaurants there are. This…read moreone piqued my interest because it marketed fresh fish. If my review were solely based on the food, it would be great. However, my dining experience was dampened by the horrible service. I've been traveling throughout Portugal for a week and have had stellar service everywhere, but this restaurant is deceiving. They hand you plates of food that you don't order. It dawned on me halfway through the meal to ask if it was included. I found out the dishes of salads and grilled veggies galore that they give you, aren't included (aside from the potatoes). In addition, despite my efforts to communicate with them in broken up Portuguese, they made very little attempts to address any questions. I was bounced around between the waiter and the chefs inside. Most of the fish is market price and it's up to their discretion of how much your bill is. When I asked how much it would be, they shooed me to my table. The final straw was that they weren't honest with the bill. They added things that we didn't order and didn't take it off until I mentioned it. They also added a bunch of unexplained charges totaling about €25, which hasn't been my experience at other restaurants in Portugal. When I inquired about it, they just shrugged it off and said they don't understand why it's on there, but making no effort to explain it or take it off the bill. Im sure there are plenty of other places in Lisbon with just as great of food, but much better service. I wouldn't recommend this place to tourists or people who aren't fluent in Portuguese. They will take advantage of you.

Make sure to stop by if you are a die hard seafood lover. We came for lunch however they were still…read moreclosed but we were allowed to sit and stay. Seeing how hungry we were, we were able to order a couple of dishes like shrimps,lobster, beer and salad. Great service. Not everyone speaks English but we are able to get by.

We had a cod egg salad for the first time here and it was delicious. This is a dish that we can't…read moreget at home in California. Also loved their knives clams. I am used to knowing it as razor clams but here they listed as knives clams. The clams were very fresh and tasty. The steamed Dungeness crab was good, however, the body parts didn't have much meat in it. They give you a hammer to break the leg shells and it worked fine, just a little messy. Good service. My only complaint was that they didn't offer any salads. When I asked the server if they have a mixed salad he said no and the only vegetable they have is fries. . .

This was our first meal in Portugal and we knew very little about their food. We got lucky at…read moreCacique. The waitress was most helpful in guiding us to an excellent meal. Then the owner came to our table and insisted we share an after-dinner drink at no charge. If you stay in this part of town, take advantage of this restaurant.

Wow! Without a doubt, the octopus lagiero style is the best octopus I've ever had, anywhere! My…read morewife thought her salmon was outstanding too. You'll find that the service, selection, quality, and intimacy of Cacique can't be beat. Miguel will treat you like gold! We will try and return as often as we can.