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.

I was traveling with a group of friends, and one of them wanted to have Portuguese suckling pig…read more When I looked it up, that send to be more of a dish in the north, and we were in Lisbon for one day. I found this place from a Google search, and it looked promising. We got there soon after they opened at noon, and luckily got a table. The menu was simple. You order however many portions of suckling pig. We ordered 6 for 6 of us. It looked like a lot, but some pieces were bony, and we finished the platter The pig comes with a plate of chips. We ordered a salad, and paired it with sparkling wine because that's what I read that it's usually paired with. The pig is a bit bigger than the suckling pig that I have had in Hong Kong. Everyone in our group loved it, and I definitely recommend this place.

m uh wife dnd i were visiting for our 37 anniversary. excellent food and service. will recommend to…read morefriends and family

Improve the service. Very unwelcoming. I usually give tip according to service of the waiter. He…read morewouldn't even try to be nice. The food, not worth it for me.

So I got the grilled sea bass- not disappointed! My sister…read moreordered the veal steak- she was not happy! It was over cooked and dry. Our waiter seemed to be over worked. He had no patience. When he was taking our order, I guess he decided we took too long when I asked my sister what started she wanted- so he just groaned and walked away!! The woman at the table next to us was clearly upset at waiting so long to put in her order! We offered some of our bread to her since she was being ignored! Overall- my food was great. My sisters wasn't. Service left a lot to be desired.

Michelin bib gourmet place located fairly far from the touristy area (need to get subway including…read morea connection). It was a fairly good place though not worth the commute. The cooking seems really home style. No fancy presentation or ingredients.... just regular components in large servings. Prices are very reasonable especially given the portions. I'd recommend the pork and clam dish. Pork was tender and very flavorful. Potato's were delicious. Main complaint was that all 3 dishes had lots of potatoes. Staff speak English.

Too lazy to make it to downtown for dinner, we decided to explore the restaurants near our hotel…read more I've always like Alentejo cuisine, and it'll be a nice change from the seafood we've been having. As usual, we are presented with several dishes of appetizers (olive, cheeses, bread) as we sit down. It's just the custom, not really a ploy to cheat customers, though I know many customers feel so. Just let the waiter know what you will like to keep, and he'll take the other dishes away, no hash feeling. Usually these appetizers are listed in the menu as well, so the cost is not necessary a surprise. Anyway, we decide to get the Açorda à Alentejana, the classic soup from the region made with bread, loads of garlic, finely chopped coriander, and poached eggs. It's a light soup, garlicky and definitely great for a cool night or if you have a cold. I couldn't decide between the Porco à Alentejana (pork w clam) and the stewed lamb, but ended up with lamb. The broth is lighter than I expected, but the lamb is very tender, and you can tell from the bones it's a really young lamb, so it's a good thing they keep the seasoning light. They have many wines from the Alentejo region, including some half bottles, we ended up with one that's €6.50. Quite good, with notes of dried plums, though a bit strong for the dish itself.

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.

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!

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.

Typical small local restaurant. Food quality above average. Good option for daily lunch for many…read morecompanies around. Really hard to park Good service Do not expect high level restaurant. Expect a nice experience in a local small "tasca"

A nice experience from a somewhat undiscovered place…read more... Our last night and layover in Lisbon, and when searching for a nearby restaurant to the Moxy Lisbon Oriente hotel, this place came up. Not a lot of reviews, but they were positive and this place was within a 5 min walk from the hotel. So why not - and glad we did. Walked in at the 7 pm dinner opening, and the dining area was a neat, white table cloth setting, but with the dinnerware placements all set up with (potential) wine bottles on each table! In addition to this, had many other wines placed all over, so it looked like a wine shop almost! Almost paradise for a wineo! Menu with a somewhat limited selection came written on two 33rpm vinyl records, which was neat. So we ordered a Table Mix (recommended by the server, beef with rice dish), Rooster fish (no idea what that was but the server highly recommended it), and some fries. Bread also came with the always great tasting European cheese, olives and butter. I asked the server to recommend a great tasting Portugese wine that would go well with the food we ordered, and shortly thereafter, he came with a bottle. I have to admit my instructions were a bit loose, did not give any other parameters, and had intended to be just a glass. But admittedly having a REALLY big glass of wine at the hotel just prior to walking to this restaurant, my already affected brain justified this bottle by "heck, this is our last evening in Portugal, our last chance, I will share this with my wife, and I drink something I will never find in Hawaii." So I gave him yhe green light to open the bottle... and it was great! (Price was 68 euros, much more than I anticipated since a lot of Portugese wines are inexpensive), but I did not specify nor check...but heck, I TOTALLY enjoyed it! Food was really good, fish was fried, white, flaky and perfectly seasoned. Beef was also perfectly seasoned. Rice stew dish was so-so. So if you're in the eastern side of Lisbon, look this place up and give it a try! For me, an experience to chalk up!

Wonderful prawns. Ambiance is fun and whimsical. Bread and olives were delicious. Staff was…read morefriendly and helpful to us English speakers!