I looked forward to the food at Mil-Homens, based on the great reviews…read more
Parking is available in front of the restaurant. Please note that space is limited, as Sever Restaurant is right next door, and when both restaurants are busy, there are not enough parking slots.
The restaurant has two dining areas, a larger charming one decorated with traditional Portuguese blue tiles, and a small yellow one devoid of any decor or personality.
For appetizer, I ordered Sarapatel de Cabrito (Goat's Offal Soup), which personally was not my taste. For main course, I ordered half serving of Alhada de Cação (Catch of the Day), which was outstanding in terms of flavor; despite the fact it was a half serving, it was a good serving size.
The reason for the rating is the terrible service. We had a reservation and arrived when the restaurant opened. We were seated in the small yellow room, the server took our order, and we were forgotten. The table beside ours had a family of four, who ordered, ate, paid for their meal and left in half an hour, while we had not even received our appetizers. Two old ladies arrived much later than us, sat at the table ahead of us, and received their appetizer before ours arrived. It took 35 minutes for us to receive our appetizers, and an hour and ten minutes to receive our main courses. For my main course, I had ordered half serving of Alhada de Cação and half serving of Javali (Boar), but given how terrible the service was, I cancelled the Javali order, as I had no appetite to wait for who knows how much longer it would take to get it.
The Alhada de Cação was delicious, but the terrible service totally ruined the experience.