Our last stop on our Portuguese adventure was more of the night scene variety since that was something our hotel host recommended. This place offered live Fado Music. If you've never heard of it, join the club. It was fantastic to be fully immersed into this culture of food and music. While we did get yelled at for talking during one portion of the opening act it was a delightful experience nonetheless. The food was good if not great. But our server Diogo stole the show. One of the best servers we had on our entire trip. Come to this place for the experience if nothing else and you will not be disappointed. read more

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One of my highlights of visiting Lisbon this summer was dining at Retiro dos Sentidos. Everything about the meal was perfect. The host was welcoming and very informative about the menu. Our server was the sweetest woman who truly helped shape a night to remember. Sitting outside on the cobblestone streets made me love the meal even more. I highly recommend the shrimp and octopus! My favorite meal in Portugal. read more

Retiro dos Sentidos - Octopus- a must get - Fado Houses Near Me - Lisbon, 11

I came here because I wanted to watch fado at the place across the street but they were fully booked, so this restaurant provided a great alternative to watch fado and eat a meal! We ordered the creamed codfish and sausage rice and it was all very good and flavorful! The fado performance was great! They create a nice intimate environment to watch and eat. This is definitely a cheaper and less of a time commitment option to watch fado in Lisbon read more

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Had a great evening of music with excellent shrimp and monkfish. The red wine was tasty and the beer was too. Our waitress Flor was so attentive and helpful. The Fados music was soulful and the sound of the Portuguese guitar was so wonderful. A great evening!!! Both singers were very special. read more

5 stars for the Fadistas and the patron participation which was exciting and wonderful! 3 stars for the food, 5 stars for the friendly service! read more

Good value lunch menu We chose this restaurant for lunch because it was close to our hotel and there seemed to be a few people eating there. The lunch menu is really good value - bread, butter, olives and soup to start with followed by your choice from 2 fish dishes or 2 meat dishes. Drink and dessert is included to. The food was good and the service was attentive. We particularly enjoyed eating our lunch outside sitting in the sunshine. read more

A nice hole in the wall, family run, traditional Portuguese restaurant. I found this place by accident. I wanted to try another restaurant on the same block which had pretty decent reviews. But guess what? It was closed at 6:15 pm on a Saturday evening! Just when I was wondering, how business runs in Portugal, I noticed this cute little open and inviting! The waitress didn't speak much English but their menu had both English and Portuguese right next to each other, so that was really convenient. I ordered the Prawns with Garlic and Olive oil and Bacalhau à Brás as my entree. My entree was amazing. Really delicious.. Just when I thought the potatoes overpower cod fish, you get a very subtle taste of the salted cod. Just amazing and very light on your stomach, so you feel the perfect amount of satisfaction! Also had their draft beer which was Sagres. Really good and strong. Tasted like Stella. At around 6:40 pm, this place wasn't busy at all. One very interesting thing I saw was that their staff was having their meal at the same time in the restaurant itself. They had these 2 huge plates with what looked like pork, along with chips and fries. Looked delicious and I was very tempted to join it! Taking away 1 star because when I presented my Visa Credit Card for payment, they refused and said that they don't access Visa, Mastercard of American Express. I started wondering what else is accepted then? Sadly, I couldn't communicate in Portuguese so had to let go. I'd suggest confirming before hand if they'd accept a card.. else safe to say that this is a cash only place! read more

Retiro dos Sentidos - Prawns with Garlic and Olive oil - Fado Houses Near Me - Lisbon, 11

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Amazing sea food and live beautiful fado music. Totally full in there read more

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Worst meal I've had in years. Better food at Taco Bell. Took my daughter last day of Lisbon trip to see fado. Which was ok, I guess, first fado show. Waitress scammed us by putting two appetizers down acting like they were on the house. Then tried to get me to order a combo plate which I'm sure would have cost me 30 euros. My daughter couldn't eat the chicken, too tough, and my lamb stew was awful. I am not a foodie so it has to be pretty bad for me to say so. Run away!!! read more

Ordered the steak, well, steak, leather fits the description better. The "meat" was soaked in some sauce, the fries were shining due to the fat that was dripping off, and the service? Poor is still too much... I'd advice you, not to go here! read more

if you want cheap(er) place to have a taste of fado, this is the place to go. fado lasts until midnight (we went on a weekend) and entries are about 10 dollars each. ambiance is rather cozy and homy, we saw the owner's family member were also sitting around, as well as fado singer's acquaintances. the waitress didn't try hard to sell us bread/cheeseboard and all that jazz. we each got an entry and shared a pitcher of sangria. the food is ok(have a taste mediocre portugese food?) , octopus i got is rather heavy and oily. i would recommend order food and share/exchange, so that you won't get too overwhelmed with one heady dish ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ but again, the fado. the we were there, a man and a lady singer were alternating, each would sing two songs and then both will take a half hr ish break so you can chat and order your food lol. read more

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My family isn't great with making plans, so when we tried to get into Tasca do Chico across the street, we were told they were completely booked. You just really need a reservation, especially if you're going with a group. I wasn't about to leave Lisbon without listening to fado, and I happened to see Retiro dos Sentidos had live music and a table available. The wine wasn't great, the food didn't wow most of my party (I happened to really enjoy mine!), but the fado was amazing. Their voices were mesmerizing. It was so fun how they would try to teach the crowd callbacks so you could join in to the more upbeat tunes. The slower ones could bring tears to your eyes, they were so beautiful. So, my food! I had a traditional Portuguese Alheira sausage...except it was vegetarian! Seriously! I was totally thrilled to have a tradition Portuguese meal in a hole in the wall fado place that was vegan. The veggies that accompanied it weren't great, pretty bland, but the sausage itself was full of flavor. I clearly enjoyed my food more than anyone else. I still want to check out Tasca do Chico, but I wouldn't say no to coming back here again. Major points for secretly having an awesome vegan option! read more

The food is terrible and the service is poor. The ado is ok, but a big screamy. I think it is kind of a wrap to tourists. Wouldn't recommend it. read more

Awful restaurant. Rude staff and terrible food. Google reviews rates it 2.8 and I'm not surprised. The waiter literally called me a stupid idiot. read more

Definitely a must place to eat and drink some beers. The prawns tapas, clam dish and my roasted lamb with potatoes was super delicious. I would recommend this place to anyone visiting Lisbon. read more

Happy to have ended up here after our reserved table at a different fado restaurant wasn't turning over. (Totally the norm for people to sit, enjoy, take their time through these intimate acoustic performances, so we just rambled on.) The Street here is a bit touristic and reminds me of NYC's Little Italy where every place is kind of a version of the next, but we took a shot here -- and glad we did. The place was packed when we sat down around 9:30 on a Friday but not uncomfortably so. Or table was just next to the fado performers so we had front row seats to the women singing to accompanying guitarists. To start, we had the flaming chouriço (a favorite throughout our trip), mixed salad, and the most delicious garlic clams dish. So good! We ordered bread just to soak up the broth left. For mains, we shared the duck rice (perfectly salty and succulent) and the low point of the meal, a pretty disappointing cut of steak drowned in an overly salty sauce. With waters and a jug of sangria, our bill came to about 55 euro. (Beware, many of the tourist trap fados nearby have menus that would tabulate to double.) All in all, the overall experience was a good one and great value. I would definitely recommend this place to friends. read more

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As many tourists coming to Portugal, we were looking for a place to listen to fado. The place promised this and delicious food on top, so we picked a table outside and made an order. The meal was nothing extraordinary, so we hoped live fado would balance it all out, but suddenly the owner closed the doors because it was obviously interrupted by the performance next door. We asked if we could go inside for a while to sit at the reserved table until people come or at least have a coffee at the bar, but the waiter said it wasn't possible. After we complained, the owner came out, but talked to us through a mediator (waiter) stating that we may actually go somewhere else if we're not happy with her location. That was the last drop. read more

I was traveling alone and they were super attentive to me as a foreigner. The greeter told me he would have a table in 10-15 mins and had me wait in their neighboring bar. He came and got me in 10 mins and had a table for me. The service was wonderful. I had the waiter tell me his recommendation. The music was just what I was looking for. Highly recommend this place for a truly fado and Portuguese experience! read more

Basically awful service and mediocre food. Would seriously not recommend. I don't normally write reviews or complain, though this restaurant was abysmal. First of all, the waiter bumped into our table spilling the drinks and then carried on as if nothing happened, when I ask if he could mind the table, he was very obnoxious. The food, I had been assured before entering they could make me Bitoque, it was our last night and I wanted something typical portuguese, so the same waiter told me that the kitchen was too small to fry an egg, literally lol. And then when the steak came it was very thin, this was not stated on the menu so I was very surprised and not happy. We ask the waiter if it could be replaced and he, again was awfully rude and said well I told you to have the lamb, again this is unbelievable rude. Then we had an argument about whether they would replace my dish with which we had to insist on talking to the manager. The rest of the food was mediocre at best. Wish we hadn't had gone. read more

Mediocre food and fado. They run a scam where they tell you their terminal for credit cards is not working and make you walk 1/4 mile to ATM and pay 20% charge on withdrawal. This has been going on for at least two years. Don't go. read more

This place was wonderful! What a great place to listen to fado and eat delicious meals! It is a hidden gem and I am glad I accidentally found this place. The female singer, who also was a cook of the restaurant came out with an apron on her and started singing with beautiful voice and I was surprised and captivated. It was a wonderful experience! Obrigada! read more