Alcântara Café

1 star on its way to 3 stars! Really quite a cute/fun experience. But of course the food was also very creative, different, beautiful and delicious!! We've eaten at dozens of Michelin restaurants and this was one of the most memorable so far. It has all the components of a unique and memerable meal. Also the wine pairing was very interesting as it not only worked really well with most of the dishes, but the wines were very interesting and different all on their own. Great exposure to Portuguese grapes and wine makers. Oh, also we thought the pacing between courses was great 😊 - so many fine dining places are too slow.

I have visited this restaurant some time ago. The food was absolutely delicious! It was one of, if not the best meal I have ever had! The restaurant delivers amazing quality, service, and intriguing flavors. Everything was well thought out, including amazing wine pairing. The dishes are truly unforgettable. After dining in many other Michelin-starred restaurants, I can say that Eneko delivers the highest quality. I highly recommend giving it a try!

From first step in to the restaurant I and my boyfriend felt the highest care and involvement to the experience of rich food choices to impressive our taste. The self dishes selection and representation was the highest level. Highly recommend for full food experience.

Hi , the whole experience from stepping in the restaurant to the end was great , the food was delicious and mouth watering in different taste and flavours, Claudia our waiter was amazing and excellent on all levels explaining about the food and the menu and restaurant…. And we thanks the in-house chief for over seeing our special request for gluten free dishes, different we go back again.

Eneko is an interesting place with not only excellent cuisine but also mysterious atmosphere and friendly staff. The chef is in the open kitchen where everyone can see the dedicated work of him and his team. And at the end of the dinner, the chef will come to talk with you. With no exaggeration, each dish was a surprise from the picnic to the final petite four. I especially loved suckling pig and pesto, and the shrimp vegetable gel and frozen old tomato. I think it was the restaurant with price of a Michelin one star but quality of a three star. BTW, it was very sweet to change the dish containing my allergen, as well as the wine pairing.

Beautiful space, beautiful service, a little heavy on umami flavors, but innovative dishes with flair and style. Most of all, wine pairings and the sommelier were some of the best ever. Great experience, I hope the check explores more sweet and sour flavors beyond umami and deep bitter. The dishes often felt one note and some, outrigbt muddy. Again, innovative, but lacking in excitement in the most important realm of taste. We tried both tasting menus but we're sorely disappointed as the courses progressed. Having visited other Michelin Star restaurants, my expectations were high and unfortunately, beyond the ambiance, they were not met. My father had his first visit to a place of this stature and I hoped it would be a treat to celebrate my graduation and job, and though we had great laughs and I had great drinks (he doesn't drink) we left hungry with bad tastes. I feel sorry to write such a review, truly. Everyone was generous and the service was impeccable. I want to be clear, the stars are solely for service and ambiance. It would get 1 star based on the food tast alone.

Great decoration, very theatrical. Plating was nice. Price was fine. Some drawbacks: several dishes could have had more taste. Those who didn’t get wine just got water, had expected a non alcoholic juice menu to be offered etc. Some serving had quite a wait between them (more than the usual wait at Michelin places). Had expected a more through wine presentation. So not at all a failure, but just a handful of noticeable shortcomings.

We dined here for my birthday and it was such a lovely experience! They welcome you to a room with a gorgeous experience that mimics a misty forest with birds chirping. Everything was whimsical and carefully paired. Then they welcomed us to the dining room area and treated us to excellent dish after excellent dish with great service. In fact our waiter was so kind he gave us a list of places to see in Sintra and Lisbon. The food was an experience in and of itself. Our absolutely standout favorite dish was his egg speciality that we were lucky enough to try as it was on hiatus for a while. It was really special. The second favorite dish was the oxtail. I also loved the seaweed fermented drink given as a palette cleanser. It was all so beautiful and authentic to the Basque landscape with presentation to match. The portions are quite generous so we were very full, but very happy. They gave us a selection of chocolates and macarons to take home which was an unanticipated lovely gesture. They also accommodated my dietary restrictions which was really kind given the fixed nature of the menus.