There's a bit of confusion in the reviews here. There are actually two restaurants at this…read morelocation--the "Leão d'Ouro," a traditional a la carte place, and, next door, the "Leão Buffet," an inexpensive and casual all-you-can-eat buffet restaurant. I presume they're both under the same management. I'm reviewing the buffet side. My buffet this night was £7.90--including a decent salad bar, a choice of two soups, and a hot buffet (including a modest carvery). Everything I tried was decent, and much of it was very good. Drinks and desserts are extra, but reasonable. The atmosphere was casual and a bit chaotic, but it was certainly an efficient and inexpensive route for supper. I emerged stuffed to the gills in less than an hour, for a shade over £10 including a pint of beer. The staff were understandably a bit harried, but generally perfectly pleasant. You may have to stand in line for a table, but turnover is reasonably brisk. If you break into groups of two or three, you'll be seated faster. The main rush seems to be 7:30-8:00 pm. The five stars represents decent and plentiful local fare at a great price. I'd be very surprised if there were a better value in the heart of old Lisbon.

This is a great spot at a great price! The decor and environment is classy but not pretentious…read more There is a little bit of outdoor seating. We did not have reservations, so seating outside was our only option for immediate seating, especially because it was a little cold out. We had the seafood broiled platter for two. Everything was excellent! The tiger prawns and lobster were exceptional! Sweet and not dried out, with great broiled flavor. Great night with great food!

So authentic, and the cod plate was great. Not your typical American style for sure but very…read moretasty. I did not like the ends of the piece of fish but as you worked toward the middle it just got better and better. The chips were just fair. Our waitress/server was very attentive and patient with us American tourists. Loved the display of fresh fish in the front. And not only is it a display, it is part of the food being served on the tables. We saw them get fresh fish out of the display several times in the evening. Really added to the ambiance. And a nice glass of Ginja at the end of the evening made for a great ending to a fantastic meal.

Best grilled salmon in a long time, and at a great price! The flavor and texture was so good. No…read morebones to pick out either, which was really nice. Octopus salad was also very good. Nice atmosphere. Not far from the Arco da Rua Augusta.

After making it through the gauntlet of restaurant people trying to lure us in for lunch we chose…read morethis particular spot since it had the one dish I wanted to try the Francesinha - we had it in Porto years ago. It's known as a heart attack on a plate. For not being very crowded the wait to get the food was pretty long, but the dish itself was fantastic with the fries and the sauce. It's a must to have meal. The price was not bad especially since we split it between the two of us.

Just shared the heart attack on a plate--- the Francesinha…read more It took 28 minutes from the time we ordered it to the time it landed on our table. We were told this meal takes a long time to prepare. It was yummy. We also ate the olives that were on the table, that are not free. We skipped the bread, and we did not get charged for it. The one plate was more than enough for two of us. The interior feels very old-school Portugal. The outside patio is nice, but the weather did not permit outside dining for lunch today.

Amazing seafood. Been disappointed at the other spots, but this place had quality food. Staff was…read moregreat

I had a great experience here. It was a rainy weeknight, and I stopped by around 10PM. Food, wine…read moreand service were excellent. I had bacalhau a Bras, garden salad and house wine. I would definitely have it all again. I recommend this place if you are in Cascais.

First thing to note. The address on YELP is old. They are roughly a 10 minute drive from Cascais…read moreand it is in the middle of a residential neighborhood. The new place is wonderful. You can have the option of dining outside if the weather permits. We had the black shrimp risotto, which was wonderful. The baked octopus was delish, and the Leg of lamb was also wonderful. Maine was reasonably priced and very good. I wish I could remember our server's name but, she was attentive and very helpful. I will definitely be back again.

Food is amazing! Service is spectacular and the people are so friendly. The ambience is cool with a…read moretouch of elegance. Super recommend!

And thus, in no particular order, while trying to work my way through the large number of places I…read morewent, and wrote review drafts for, on our trip to Portugal a couple months ago... I get to by far the worst restaurant I've been to in a while, at least in a case where I was certainly expecting the opposite, and one of the worst reviews I've written in a long time. I have no idea what entirely different-sounding restaurant most of these people went to... it started out badly, when we got there, the first ones after they opened, for our reservation, the music was quite loud, so after being seated, we asked our server if she could turn it down, and she gave her an irritated look and stomped off. We think she turned it down a tiny bit for a couple minutes, then turned it back up even louder. My wife literally said (I was facing the other direction) that she saw that waitress trying to talk to another waiter and having a hard time due to the music volume. Wasn't quite the right vibe for 12:30 for lunch, was a bit more of a late evening bar vibe, music-wise? But also yeah, our waitress had a bit of an attitude. We talked about just walking out and going somewhere else, which I wish I had, but I'd seen so many great reviews, and we had a reservation, so we ordered a couple things, which did arrive pretty quickly there after. We tried, at the time (though I get the impression the menu probably also rotates pretty often) Potato cabbage chorizo balls - super bland, they just tasted like shaped balls of mashed potato. Didn't taste any chorizo or even cabbage, really. Boring. Squid - the worst squid I'd had in a while. The sauce was tasty enough but nothing amazing; the squid itself was way over-cooked, also, over-*grilled* specifically, it tasted charred. I still ate it, but it definitely wasn't worth 16 euros. A "pickled rabbit/quince/chorizo", because I was just so curious what it was. This one was actually super fun, unique and interesting, saving the restaurant as a whole from only getting one star. I was surprised after the other two. I've definitely never had anything like it before, and likely never will. There were a whole bunch of flavors, all great. But their menu is a chalk-board, so I have no idea if it's still being served, or if it disappeared from the menu a week after I was there in January. Their wine is also very much... American priced. If it were in Long Beach, 9 euro (or its American equivalent) for a glass of the house wine would seem very reasonable, and if it were in Los Angeles, it'd be downright cheap - in Portugal, though, I'd gotten used to much cheaper glasses of wine, so that was a bit surprising. I did like that they had a by-the-glass orange wine, though, so obviously I had a glass of the house orange wine. It was pretty decent. I'd have been happy for a red or white wine for half the price, though, as seemed common for similar restaurants nearby. That wouldn't have mattered so much if the food had been, overall, better, though, and the service hadn't been... a little snotty.

One of the most memorable dining experiences of all time. We spent 4 nights in Lisbon and came…read morehere twice, that's how great it was. I typically would avoid going to the same restaurant twice during a short stay in a city with so many good eats, if I can help it. In fact, I had already planned out all of my meals and made the proper reservations. But after having dinner the first night here, I had to cancel the reservation for our last night in Lisbon and snatch a reservation at Baldracca again. Between the two nights, we sampled almost all the items we wanted to try on the blackboard. That's part of the reason for the 2nd reservation. There were so many creative and delicious dishes that we just couldn't try with one meal between two people, so we had to come back the 2nd time. But the food is only one part (an important part) of the whole experience. We love the energy, the vibe, and the people in this little restaurant. Our first night there, we had the earliest reservation (i.e. when the restaurant open for the night). The servers got all of us in and seated, then literally had the "Listen up, this is how it goes..." to let everyone know what the restaurant is about, how many dishes to order based on how many in the party etc etc... They are very causal and basically said to enjoy and flag any of them down when ready to order or need of anything. Then they turn up the music and I felt like I am in a family or friend party event. Music blasting, dishes served, people chit chatting, laughing, just having a great time. We went back the 2nd time, the owner actually recognized us and welcomed us warmly. Because we snatched a later reservation that 2nd night, he even sat down at the end of the meal to talk to us a bit. Upon learning that we are visiting Porto next, he took some time to write down restaurant recommendations on a piece of paper and handed to us and offered us to try some of the sweet wine they made (which was absolutely delicious). We took a picture with him and honestly can't thank him enough. Truly a very special place because of the food, the atmosphere, and the people!

We went to the Sanctuary of Jesus the King and then stopped by this part of Almada before taking a…read moreferry back to Lisbon. Our uber driver recommended skipping the Ponte Final since it was over priced and the food was just okay. He recommended for us to try any of the restaurants by the ferry. So we did exactly that. Dropped by Restaurante Farol and honestly was not expecting much except for fresh seafood. Holy, smokes! This place knows FLAVUURR! This was the best restaurant we had during our Portugal trip. The grilled octopus was butter soft and fresh fresh fresh! The camaron Mozambique was freaken out of this world. Deep fried prawns with garlic butter sauce... it was ridiculously delicious. The sauce was so damn good but honestly, the prawns were the star of the show. It was just so fresh and delicious. The pork dish was equally amazing. So so so good. The service was quick and the wait team was responsive. The restaurant was right by the water so we had waterfront view. Overall, highly recommended and would come back if we are back in Lisbon. A tip for you all, just take the ferry from Lisbon over and the restaurant is literally right as you walk out of the ferry exit.

Great food and vibes! I definitely recommend if you want to eat like a local. I came here with my…read moretour group and it was a highlight of Lisbon.

Solid Italian restaurant in a touristy part of town. We were hungry and saw Da Vinci. Before we…read morewalked in I had to check Yelp and the reviews were solid so we decided to give it a try. Plus, my 6-year old just got off our tour bus and needed a bathroom break All of our orders came out in good time and our server was very helpful and friendly. We chatted a bit about his family in California. We ordered two steaks with wine reduction sauce. Very good. One steak was over cooked but it was fine. Clams as appetizer was awesome with the house bread. One order of lasagna and I would give it a 8/10 compared to other restaurants at home. One order of pasta carbonara. It was good but not outstanding. One order of spaghetti bolognese. That one was average. We just arrived from Barcelona a few days before Lisbon and we were missing sangria so we ordered one pitcher. It's not as good as the ones in Barcelona but then again this is not Barcelona. For dessert we ordered 3 ice cream and a tiramisu. The ice cream was over-priced at 8 Euro each. Skip dessert and go get some great pastries or gelato outside around the plaza.i

Well I was very excited to try this after seeing the photographs and reviews. I would give it…read morebetween 3 & 4 stars. Our meals were ok. I had the lasagna and it looked fantastic, it didn't taste quite as good. It kind of acidic, slightly but lacked a lot of flavour sadly. I put lots of cheese on it but is only partially fixed it. We also had a salami pizza and spaghetti boulegnese. Both were ok. Spaghetti was tasty but maybe a little fatty tasting and the pizza was thin crust but not crispy or firm at all. Just alright. We also had the fruit crepes for dessert, they were just ok, not worth having. The ones I had at Josephine up town were miles better. These were the doughy kind of texture which I don't like. Sorry it didn't blow me away as I was hoping so. But I also didn't realise it is smack in the middle of the tourist area, we had spent most of our trip uptown near Alfama and it is way more authentic and real... And way cheaper. I think fish was €50 here, and for a tiny fish. If you go uptown you cms get that for €15 max, and way bigger...