Norm W.
Yelp
We walked by this place during our exploration of Lisbon near our hotel earlier in the day, and it did not disappoint. There was a bit of a queue right as they opened, but we were seated quickly. The atmosphere is quite eclectic, with a number of seating areas in the place. The wait staff were courteous, the martinis nicely made even with our request to replace the gin on the menu with vodka.
Our appy of beef croquettes came out very quickly with grainy mustard as an accompaniment, and were excellent. The beef had a great flavour, and you could tell it had been braised perfectly.
The lovely K had the Peri Peri chicken with French fries. and I had the grilled sea bass with a tomato salad. Both my choices were excellent, the salad bright and well dressed and the bass simply prepared, but so tasty and almost perfect. The lovely K raved about her fries but found the chicken to be good, but not excellent.
We struck up a conversation with the couple next to us, who had lived in our neck of the woods for quite a few years, but being from NYC and living there again. Even with our plates empty and our glasses the same they did not rush us to reset the table for the next seating, even with people in the queue.
That in itself tells us we chose the right place. Our new friends had a wide assortment of appys and complimented each course. The only thing I didn't do was take any photos of the food, but you can see them throughout the review of others.