Blind Restaurante

What a fun, whimsical experience. Everything was fantastic. The service from all angles was beyond reproach. We enjoyed every minute of the creative and interactive meal. We felt well tended to without feeling any overbearing presence. The food itself was delicious and while we had favorites, we enjoyed everything immensely. A job done perfectly.

The restaurant visit was a wonderful and unique experience that I can recommend to everyone. My special thanks go to Yuri, who accompanied us throughout the evening. She is an incredibly pleasant and friendly person who handles her work with professionalism. When she told us that she is only 21 years old, I was surprised! Not because she looks old – she very much looks like a beautiful young lady – but because her demeanor is so mature and confident. I am very impressed by her and her skills, and I am certain that she is a great asset to this restaurant.

What a fun, delicious, and unique experience! It was a degustation menu and every course/experience was exceptional. From a one bite explosion of flavors in your mouth, to brushing your teeth with a lemon flavor toothpaste to clean your palette before the next course. Everything was fantastic. At one point, a blindfold was placed in front of us and we were asked to tie it around our eyes for the next course. A bowel was placed in front of us and we all tried to guess the ingredients of the dish. It was a balsamic reduction with a quail egg, potato purée, and mushrooms. All the dishes, fantastic, and we thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The room we sat in, was filled with wine bottles behind glass cabinets, and there was a single long stem red rose hanging from the ceiling upside down. over the table.

We had the absolute pleasure of dining at this restaurant, and it was truly one of the best culinary experiences of our lives. From the moment we walked in, the atmosphere struck the perfect balance between elegance and warmth. The service was impeccable—attentive without ever being intrusive. Every dish was a work of art, both visually and in flavor. The chef’s creativity and precision shone through with every course, with surprising yet perfectly balanced combinations that highlighted the quality of the ingredients. Each bite told a story, leaving us excited for the next. This restaurant doesn’t just serve food—it offers a journey. A place where passion, technique, and hospitality come together seamlessly. Without a doubt, a destination worth traveling for, and one we will remember for years to come.

We had the 10 moments tasting menu,the experience was amazing, you will try one dish blind and make your senses feel the flavors, very small dishes but definitely needed to try it, the pictures show the moments but I will not name them I will leave them to your imagination, service was Impecable, and atmosphere invites you to stay so long waiting for each dish, it took more than three hours.

My parents, my husband and I had 12-course meal with wine pairing on May 27th, 2025. The WORST Michelin-starred restaurant ever in my and my entire family's lives, in terms of both service and food. There are certain details or attentive services that any restaurants must meet to earn Michelin stars, and they did not do none of them. I’m very doubtful of how they achieved stars unless their services drastically dropped after their achievement. Just to add some credibility on my following feedback, my husband and I have been to quite a few Michelin-starred restaurants in different countries, including one other amazing one in Algarve, Portugal, and here are the reasons why Blind Restaurant does not even deserve any michelin star; 1) Right from the start, I found a big hole in my napkin. They changed it after I requested to replace it with a new one. 2) I found a bug in my wine. The manager, Pedro, did not even apologize, took it away, and replaced it with a new glass with pouring wine again without saying anything. Later on, he came to our table for check in and I mentioned that wine was amazing but I was quite surprised to find the bug in the wine glass for Michelin-starred restaurant and even more surprised to not have heard apology or anything. He said "Sorry that happened but since we normally leave our wine glasses outside, we have no control of having bugs coming in sometimes". I replied "If you're already aware of those possibilities that you might have bugs in wine glass and did not even check before you serve, then I think it's even more issue. Plus, I don't think you'd want to answer like that if Michelin Inspector visited and faced the same issue.". Then he said apologies real quick, and left the table. 3) They had ‘water pairing’ in their drink menu. We found it interesting but because we chose to have a wine pairing, we did not do water pairing but decided to try one of the “fancy” water on their list, which was Icelandic water. I asked a sommelier, Wagner, where this water is sourced from in Iceland, and his answer was “I don’t know. Maybe from all over the Iceland.” It’s okay not to know but usually from my experience in other Michelin-starred restaurants, they would try to find it out and provide the best answer that they could give instead of simply saying “I don’t know.” Also, for wine pairing, the sommelier, Wagner, sometimes skipped even describing the flavours of wines that I had to ask him to describe some notes or palettes for the wines that he was providing. 4) After I returned from washroom, I did not find my napkin organized or folded back again, which should’ve been done if Michelin-starred restaurant. It wasn’t just once throughout the dinner, but multiple times happened. 5) When customers are looking for washrooms in the middle of the dinner, normally they should either guide them to washroom or at least let customers know where they are. They did not do that. 6) For Michelin-starred restaurants, they scrape the dining table here and there to clean up. They do that but not thoroughly at all. Even after they scraped the table, all the dirts or crumbles still remained and they weren’t like micro-sizes or anything at all. 7) Usually for Michelin-starred restaurants, two servers are paired together to serve 4 people’s dishes so that they can place down the plates and take out the plates all at the same time. Here in Blind, I did not see that; on some courses they did, on some others, they did not. 8) My family’s table was the last and they already started cleaning before we finished. They even closed the main door and we had to exit through their elevator located behind. 9) Majority of the dishes were way too salty. 10) It took about 5 hour to finish the meal. It took way too long time that half way through, our dinner wasn’t even enjoyable anymore due to all the things that I mentioned above and taking too long time. I will not recommend this restaurant to anyone. This was a total waste of money for this quality of service and food.

Given the restaurant’s stellar reputation and premium pricing, I had high hopes for our visit. We made a reservation for a Saturday in August several months in advance, even planning our trip to Oporto around it. A sizable deposit was required at booking, and we opted for the 12-course tasting menu with wine pairing. Our experience began pleasantly. We arrived early and were warmly greeted by Pedro, who took our cocktail order. The signature cocktails were enjoyable, though the “Blindness” cocktail was overly dominated by lemon juice, which masked/blinded the other flavours. Once seated, the meal commenced. The dishes—referred to as “moments”—were intricate and clearly crafted with care. However, they were extremely small and heavily reliant on sauces (at times it felt like they were adding caviar to make it fancy). To me, the menu felt overly theatrical, perhaps influenced by the restaurant’s theme but lacking substance. While the quality was evident, the overall concept didn’t resonate with me personally. Several issues, unfortunately, seriously detracted from the experience: Lack of clarity about the dishes The blind tasting format left me frequently unsure what I ate. While staff did provide information when asked, I would have appreciated more proactive explanations. Service timing: There were noticeable gaps between courses and wine pairings, leaving us without food or drink for extended periods. Oddly, the only consistently attentive service was the water refills, with our glasses never dropping below three-quarters full. Wine pairing issues: The most disappointing aspect was the wine service, led by sommelier Wagner. His timing was often misaligned with the food, resulting in wine being served before the dishes arrived and frequently finishing before we could enjoy them with the food. The pours were surprisingly small (see the attached picture which makes the serving of wine look more generous than it actually was), raising questions about whether the restaurant was cutting corners. When I inquired, Wagner responded politely but with a lack of genuine engagement. The final straw came during dessert when we were told there would be only one wine pairing for two dishes, contrary to what was advertised online. Again, the response was indifferent: “That is all you are getting.” In summary, while the food was nice and the setting was pleasant, the overall experience fell short of expectations, especially given the restaurant’s reputation and cost. I left disappointed and, regrettably, cannot recommend this restaurant or understand the hype surrounding it.

This was truly an exceptional meal. I’ve been fortunate enough to be to several of these types of restaurants and I can honestly say they deserve far better than just 1 star. The flavors, the creativity, and the quality of the staff was incredible. If you are in Porto, you should absolutely make it a part of your trip.