Lido Bar

Ot sure what all the fuss is about. A very busy restaurant with menus in English. I sat at the counter and had a tasty chicken soup and a whole grilled fish. Very good and reasonably priced. Recommended.

This place is a historic center icon in Asunción and should not be missed. It is a great place to try typical Paraguayan foods. However, it lacks self-awareness. There is little effort to welcome visitors and to explain the history and charming character of the place or to make recommendations about the food. If not for a young waiter named Amado, who went out of his way to answer our questions and engage us in conversation, we would have missed out on a great deal.

We enjoyed this restaurant at a busy Sunday morning hour as people leaving from Mass at the cathedral streamed in (hint: get in and get a table while Mass is underway, before the short rush hour). Lots of items to choose from, I had the vori vori soup with chicken thigh which was very nice but a bit bland based on the ingredients. They have draft beer, yeah! Nice local setting. They do take credit cards and cash in the local currency (normal). Being there in the after Mass rush, it was very difficult and annoying to wait interminably for our bill given they are more than adequately staffed, we had to ask three times and they definitely understood the request, repeating it back in English to us, and yet we still did not get our bill, we wondered maybe our meal is on the house?, even standing at the register after the three requests for a bill did not work, finally we unfortunately had to make a quiet yet focused “scene” with the Manager, literally begging for our bill, we hated to do that but we only had a few days to see the country and we really did not want to participate in some possible local tradition of waiting forever for the bill or being given a free meal, that was frustrating but nevertheless we really liked this place otherwise, thus the good rating. Notably we did not experience this strange practice of not being able to get the bill anywhere else in Paraguay.

Traditional Paraguayan food in a historic Bar. If you're in Asunción and downtown head here for authentic typical food that is delicious. The portions are generous and set you up for an afternoon of sight seeing. Recomend the window sear downstairs facing the Cathedral / river. Best views and perfect for people watching.

I am displeased. We ordered a warm meal a salad an an empanada. The empanada and the meal were fine but I am quite confused by the salad. I got salad leaves but that is all. No dressing, no toppings or anything that would turn the salad leaves into a salad. Really it was just a plate full of the same leaves. The view is nice but I would recommend investing into nicer cutlery and dishware. The blank white and steel makes the tastewise okay (not nice - but okay) food seem unappealing. My Cappuccino was served in a nice glass though. Additionally the restaurant is very loud, which made us feel stressed. The dishes arrived out of order as well. The Empanada was served first and then a few minutes later the "salad" with one of our drinks and then the warm meal, after we were halfway through the warm meal the other drink arrived. It worsened the experience. The waiters are really nice. Even though they seem very stressed, maybe you should hire more, so they can relax a bit more. Pricewise it is around average I would say.

good service, very nice range of empanadas - both fried and baked

To foreign tourists, if you want to enjoy your meal in Asuncion, do not go to this restaurant. Everything is served slowly, I ordered a second drink when the first meal arrived, but the drink arrived after the meal was finished (30 minutes later)! Surprising. However, the staff is trying their best. There are too many seats in the restaurant. I hope this message gets through to the management of this restaurant.

Food was oke 7/10, service7/10 atmosphere 7,5/10