I stayed at the Sheraton hotel for a few times in Lisbon but never bothered to go to the hotel restaurant - eh who goes to a hotel restaurant in such a beautiful city with so many restaurant options anyway? Well, tonight, I decided to spare myself the travel and come visit the restaurant.
Panorama is on the 24th floor. With the stunning view, my slightly lonesome evening did not appear to be too lonesome after all. I order the Red Prawn and the suckling pig. Red Prawn is a Lisbon / Spain specialty, so I'd extremely highly recommend this if you have never had one. As for suckling pig, it's also a traditional Portuguese dish.
Before I get started on the dishes, I must first compliment their bread. For those who have read my previous reviews, they will know, I DON'T EAT BREAD. I packed my then boyfriend now husband's toaster and put it in the attic when I moved in with him 7 years ago. With that said, this bread is amazing. Soft and buttery... and it was served with the lard from Jamon iberaco. OK super unhealthy but WOW!
Next is the Red Prawns. They separated the red prawn into 3 parts (technically 4) - they made the bottom of the head crispy, they seared the prawn itself, they used the juice from the head to make a sauce and they used the meat in the head to make a "fake cherry tomato". The entire dish stimulated all the different parts of my taste buds. I am a huge red prawn fan and I have had it MANY times. I usually like it just - grilled. Basic as it is naturally amazing. But this was a true piece of art.
Then I had the suckling pig. I think it was very good, they had a beautiful head of lettuce grilled with seafood flavours (a shrimp sauce) with crisps and shredded pork. Mixed with the pork was a piece of crunchy skin crispified to perfection. The dish was absolutely exquisite.
Since I was a bit tired tonight, I ended with just a mint tea. They gave me some complimentary sweets, which was the perfect ending to a beautiful meal. I can imagine the tasting dishes would be amazing as well, but I simply did not have the room. Expect to spend 50(a la carte or small tasting menu)-80 (big tasting menu) Euros pp without the alcohol - for such quality, and Michelin level food, I think it's very reasonable. Hope you'll give it a chance. read more