Epur

Epur, Lisbon » My visit: Oct 2024 » Total score: 4.6/5 – still very good » Comment: I thought the food and the wines were very good. However, there was one thing that bothered me a little: In my opinion, the team led me through the menu too quickly. Therefore, I asked the team to slow down early on. They thanked me politely for letting them know this - but in effect disregarded my request. Later, I asked again for a short break - which was again ignored. I can only assume that the kitchen was unable to slow down their process. If the Epur wants to address this, one measure could perhaps be to equalize things by starting service earlier than 7:30pm. As far as I know, many gourmet restaurants open their doors for dinner guests earlier than 7:30pm. 1|114|65 ===== My ratings for this gourmet restaurant in detail: ●● Service – 4.6/5 – still very good: ● Hospitality, friendliness, obligingness, etc.: 4.6/5 ● Atmosphere, temper, facilitation, etc.: 4.8/5 ●● Food – 4.7/5 – very good: ● Flavors (range, depth, composition, harmony/balance, etc.): 4.7/5 ● Level (thoroughness, craftsmanship, originality, exclusivity, variety of impressions, consistency/diversity, etc.): 4.8/5 ● Choices: 4.4/5 ●● Aperitif and the wines – 4.6/5 – still very good: ● Taste (depth/range, length, complexity, balance, accessibility, elegance, intensity/subtlety, etc.): 4.6/5 ● Level (variety/novelty of impressions, consistency/diversity, exclusivity, etc.): 4.6/5 ● Did the wines match the dishes?: 4.8/5 ● Choices: 4.0/5 ●● Presentation of the food – 4.1/5 – still good: ● Textures and (differences in) temperatures: 4.8/5 ● Colors and decorations: 4.4/5 ● Timing and sequencing as well as sizes of portions: 3.1/5 ● Special effects (positionings, DIY-effects, sculptural or thematic elements, surprises, color and motion effects, fake effects, olfactory effects, fog or smoke effects, etc.): 3.2/5 ● Procedures at and around the table (attunements and explanations, elements added/changed, service and staffing intensity, involvement of kitchen team, orchestrated dish presentations, preparations and dishes (partially) built up at the table, etc.): 4.7/5 ●● Presentation of beverages, mainly the wines – 4.4/5 – good to very good: ● Procedures at and around the table (explanations and attunements, etc.): 4.4/5 ● Quantities poured as well as timing in relation to the dishes: 4.3/5 ●● Premises and location – 4.7/5 – very good: ● Accessibility, surroundings and - as applicable - the view: 4.8/5 ● How did I like the room or - as applicable - outdoor area’s style, decor and atmosphere?: 4.8/5 ● Well-being (space, privacy, temperature, ventilation/odors, lighting, soundscape, sanitary facilities, etc.): 4.6/5 ●● Price – 4.7/5 – very good: ● Price-performance ratio for food: 4.8/5 ● Price-performance ratio for wines and other beverages: 4.4/5 ● Price transparency and correspondence of the expected to the actual price (simple, complete and unambiguous price information on the restaurant's website and in the menu, etc.): 4.9/5

What should have been the peak of our culinary trip to Lisbon, unfortunately didn’t fully meet our expectations. Don’t get me wrong: the venue with its view over the city is beautiful, the menu was very tasty and definitely earned the Michelin Star. However, the service was definitely not up to this recognition. Cutlery was forgotten once, we waited for the wine card for 30 minutes and when telling the service in a polite way about those shortcomings, the feedback was simply taken without apology or whatsoever. Overall a very good quality of the kitchen and all in all the evening was very nice and enjoyable. However given the Michelin recognition, we would have expected a little more.

I had an excellent 150-minute dining experience at Epur. I ordered wines by the glass and thought they were very reasonably priced (~9 to 15 EUR). Based on those prices, I don't think the 80 EUR wine pairing is worth it. I ordered the Epurismo menu, which included two additional courses including my favorite dish (oxtail with pasta) and was quite filled before the dessert. Our servers were very attentive as expected and I very much enjoyed their synchronized table service (yes there was a lot of focus on utensil placement but we had some fun with it ;)). My least favorite dish was the shrimp.

Solid fine dining restaurant. Not a big fan of the cucumber pre dessert dish and the oxtail dish is slightly over salty but overall a solid place. The main reason I’m giving 4 stars instead of 5 is because of the tipping part. I was asked if I was going to tip and I said yes (of course since I’m from America I’m used to tipping). For 160 bill I’d tip 20% (for a non tipping culture like Portugal it’s a lot) but they added 40 euro which is 25% when they hand me the bill instead of letting me do it. I mean it isn’t a big difference between 20 and 25% but the way they added automatically without asking puts me off a little.

As a solo diner you are never quite sure what the level of service is going to be but i was not disappointed. I was graciously welcomed and from there on the level of service and attention was what you would expect from a restaurant of this level. The food was fantastic. The flavour combinations and wine pairing were spot on. And i would like to acknowledge sommelier Cláudia in particular, she knows her stuff. Thank you so much team Epur for a wonderful evening!

Great selection of local food 💛 all dishes were great 👍🏻

Excellent Michelin starred restaurant in the heart of Lisbon. Great views over the city and even greater culinary delights. The sommelier is very knowledgeable, and they only carry Portuguese wines at this restaurant.

It's cool. Definitely an experience. The chef works with seasonal ingredients and changes the menu every 3 months or so. Wine is only Portuguese. Some of the food disagreed with me, unfortunately. The staff was very nice :)

Here you have your choice of two prefix menus. We opted for the shorter 7 course. We also chose the wine pairing. The amuse-bouche was a tasty treat The loaves of bread with the accompaniments was lovely The flavors in the tomatoes dish was unique and caused an auditable wow from me. I had the seafood which was a tasty bite of seabass I believe. The language barrier made it incredibly hard to understand what we were eating but all the better as my husband was eating cock comb while I ate fish. We had to ask three times what my husbands dish was, mostly because cock comb is something we were not expecting to hear. The waiter acted it out for us. Hilarious but that's how we figured it out. Cock comb tasted like a mushroom in my opinion. The main dish was pigeon. We both ate the other surprises on the plate and pushed the pigeon around a bit. I know why pigeon just isn't on menus in most every restaurant in the world and that's because it's just gross. Michelin star or not you can't make a winged rat tasty. So skip this. Sorbet desert treat was amazing, followed by some chocolate and bite size nibbles. The wine pairing was great however it was literally just a tasting size pour, like 2-3 sips max per dish. The pigeon dish needed a bottle if that was to go down! Service was impeccable Restaurant ambience was plain but that was by design from what I read. It's bright and clean. Not dark and cozy. Pricing was 120 euro for the prefix and 80 for the wine pairing. All in all expect 400 euro for an interesting evening. I wouldn't go again but I'm glad we tried it. My husband on the other hand isn't letting me pick any more dinner spots. This review is from someone who lives in Los Angeles and eats fine dining often so keep that in mind. Everyone has different preferences, cultures & experiences.

The views from this restaurant are amazing and you can see the city and the ocean. The space between the tables is also wide, so it's very comfortable. The food was very good and the flavour combinations original, but I felt it fell a bit short to deserve five stars: some of the dishes were spectacular, but some were less harmonious and although they were good, I didn't leave the restaurant thinking "wow!". Service was excellent.

This was an unplanned dinner while we (group of 4) were in Lisbon. We were surprised we found a last minute reservation and excited to experience the meal. Staff was friendly overall and had their synchronized plating down, but not very attentive as napkins were not re-folded when someone left the table. The staff pouring the wine for the meal pairing seemed a bit smug, and it was awkward that they asked about a tip at the end of the meal. As for the food, I really wanted to impressed and love it but it fell short. There was one standout dish, but one of the dish (oxtail) was so salty, I could barely eat it. I had others at the table try it and all agreed it was too salty; however their exact dish was not. The dishes were not consistent. Yes, I should have sent it back, but I didn't want to make a fuss. We left a bit disappointed with our dining experience as nothing was a standout and everything was just "fine." We wanted to love our Michelin restaurant experience, but it fell short. I would say save your money on this one!

Fantastic meal and service at this 1 Star Michelin rated restaurant. Worthy of exploration and a stop while you are in Lisbon. While tasting menu and wine pairing is quite delicious, I have to say that the atmosphere is quite formal and sterile. The servers have a routine and can not divert or so it seems. Very stiff interaction when asking questions about the food or wine. Tasting menu, aka moments, included several tiny beginnings and then a series of mains with fish, venison, duck. I added a menu pic so you can see the lineup. One of my favorites was the mackaral, pheasant and fois gras, Red snapper w oyster, and Venison. There was a desert as well paired with tawny port. All delicious. Food was top notch, without a doubt. But overall experience unusually stiff.