Exploding olives!! Beef croquettes!!!! Steak!!! You can even get a pint of stout! Yum. Lovely food. read more

Bairro do Avillez - Grocery Near Me - Lisbon, 11

2.5 stars. The prices are like NYC high. The food can be good (carabineiro, fresh white fish) but sometimes isn't. The service is not as good as one would expect for these prices. This seems like Avillez is milking his rightly earned fame from Belcanto, which is possibly the best restaurant I have ever been to. I would either just shell out the €160 for Belcanto or not go to any of his restaurants, because it is easy to spend €60 per head here or at Minibar and not be satisfied or even full. read more

Lovely setting with large dining area featuring skylight and open view kitchen. The food was fabulous, and portions were large. Even though the dishes were on the salty side, we enjoyed everything we had here. Wait staff were very welcoming. read more

When we first walked in here, I saw the Michelin sign and thought that we stumbled upon a Michelin star restaurant. It's not but the chef Jose Avillez has 2 from his other Lisboa restaurant Belcanto. Pretentiousness aside, the food here is great and worth our 30 minute wait. On top of that the prices were very reasonable for a restaurant with a Michelin starred chef. The cod wrapped in lettuce was fantastic almost reminded me of a sushi style dish. The octopus was a bit salty but I've never had octopus so tender before. The grilled pork sandwich was such a deal at only 10 euros. The staff was extremely attentive and spoke perfect English. The decor was modern with an open kitchen. If you want fine dining at a good price, this is a great stop in Lisbon. read more

DELICIOUS. I just stayed for appetizers but would return again and again. I had the olives and octopus. Definitely make a reservation if possible, as it was very crowded. The interior is beautiful and I enjoyed my experience. read more

Bairro do Avillez - Octopus and bread. Was a full meal for me - Grocery Near Me - Lisbon, 11

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Looks nice. But they are so snobbish they don't even look at new customers waiting. We stood there by the "wait to be seated" sign for more than ten minutes without even given a word of hello or a nodding while six waiters slowly strolled around. Then a group of four arrived, passed beyond us and were immediately greeted, hugged and seated. - Well, our landlord recommended this place to us, but we didn't feel welcome. First rule is attention, so no thanks. Glad to leave our money elsewhere more warm-hearted. read more

WOW! What an AMAZING spot! One of the best atmosphere's in all of Lisboa and food was just as good!

Dined here in the taberna section for our first meal in Lisboa. We had the sliced pork mixed platter, then the cod, octopus, pig's trotters, and veal small dishes. Service was quick and friendly. The mixed platter consisted of several delicious sections of charcuterie incidentally pairing nicely with the wine. We thoroughly enjoyed all of the small dishes. An overall outstanding meal to recover from a long flight. read more

I was not inspired by anything on the menu. The atmosphere was sublime. As for our order, we ordered a bottle of JA Jose Avillez signature white wine. Chef Avillez charges €16.50 for his signature, I know for a fact that the wine is over priced, okay, it's not bad, but I've had much better for €3.00. Okay, so the wine I get is less than €3.00, it's not served in a restaurant, so I guess I'll let the €16.50 purchase for his name on the bottle slide. Actually that is the theme of my entire review. I've had better for less money. On the order, bread service, tasty, but it's €5.00 or €2.50 per person. We had a margherita pizza, very bland, very thin, but not cooked so much that it turned into a cracker which also surprisingly included 3 fresh basil leaves. I order a bowl of Pho... now although the bowl was small and it wasn't as much as I'm used to getting when ordering Pho, it was really tasty. I'm sure however, that as tasty it was, it wasn't worth €10.50. We ordered ceviche, and it was at most 75grams of fish for €11.50, and it was served with sweet potato. The sweet potato took up most of the area of the plate, so I'm at odds with the dish being called ceviche. It should have been called a small sweet potato with ceviche garnish. I'm not sure how sweet potato fits the realm of ceviche, but I suspect it has everything to do with the arrogance of the Chef Avillez menu. To end dinner we ordered 2 pregos. These were served on Azores style bread which mimics a soft English muffin. Although the meat was tasty, but a bit under cooked to our order, Azores style bread doesn't stand up well enough for the sandwich. Azores style bread is best served toasted with warm butter and fig jam, not as the base for Prego do Lombo. A hearty ciabatta would have been a better choice. It was served with a small bowl of fries which had several toppings. I'm not sure what was what on the toppings. The fries were cooked perfectly. Again, Chef Avillez must be very proud of these sandwiches at €12.00 each. The meat was smaller than the size of a playing card. So, final thoughts. Bairro Avillez is a tasting restaurant, where you go when you want to say you ate at a restaurant associated with a Michelin Chef. You don't go there if you are hungry and need a meal. Again, there was nothing wrong with the food, the presentation, or the atmosphere, it wasn't about the food, it was about paying for arrogance. The staff was overly attentive. I despise wait staff that insist on pouring my bottle of wine or water into my glass when said bottles are resting on the table within easy reach. Just serve the food, and be available by sight on occasion. Okay, so the kicker is that we had contemplated on having dessert, but decided to skip dessert and go around the corner for ice cream at Chiado Terrasse but despite waiting outside the door to the place for 5 minutes no one appeared to seat us, so we left. read more

Lovely place, food is fantastic and the staff is very friendly and helpfull. Will be back read more

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Perfectly fine. Long wait, okay service (waiter brought a different beef dish than the one we ordered), very pricey for Lisbon, lots of tourists, felt like we could be in any big international city. You can do much better. read more

It was our last night in Lisboa and we had been dying to try a restaurant by Avillez. This one did not disappoint. We got in without reservations and just a 30 minute wait on a Sunday. They let you wait at the bar. The service was a bit slow at the bar, but the hostess and servers were great.The octopus is soft and the kimchi flavors complement it perfectly. I highly recommend this restaurant if you want to try Portuguese seafood and meats paired with interesting international spices and dishes. read more

We ate here on our first night in Lisbon. It was so average that we canceled our reservation at Cantinho do Avillez. It seems that the Avillez name has been commercialized - and the quality. The gazpacho was decent but the rest was overpriced, over salted, and not memorable. read more

The kind of place that changes your mood. Simple creations with powerful taste, excelent environment and great music. Good. Service completely recommended. read more

We visited this restaurant this past week while we were vacationing in Lisbon from New York. It was totally overrated. Upon entering the restaurant, there was a cockroach right inside the entry way! We should of ran out then! There were two young ladies screaming because the cockroach crawled on one of their feet. However, since we were visiting from NYC and understand the urban city life, we are sensitive to the fact that those things are out of control from time to time. We were seated at our table after waiting a couple of minutes to get attention from the hostess and a rude patron who decided to cut us in line. At our table, we were extremely cramped as a party of four stuck in between two larger parties and we were not sure why they could not seat us somewhere else in the restaurant as there were plenty of open tables on a Thursday night. After we sat down, I understand that in Portuguese custom you usually have to pay for bread ( depends on the restaurant) but the bread was forcefully placed on our table and we didn't even have enough time to decline it as our waitress dropped the basket on our table and quickly left. There was no asking if we would like bread or not, just as if they ask if you would like still or sparkling water. We though maybe it was complimentary since this is a popular nice restaurant with a celebrity chef. Our waitress was a "know it all"...no she does not know American culture. We began ordering, and she told us we were ordering too much and how it was ridiculous. I politely explained to her that we were American, New Yorkers..foodies..and that we like to eat a lot. She said Portuguese people like to eat a lot too and this is too much. So we allowed her to manipulate our order ...fine. Sure enough , when the food arrived, we all looked at each other and were like nope this is not going to be enough. We finished every last bite, but not because it was delicious but because we were hungry from a long day hiking in Sintra and because it was a pricier restaurant than most we were going to in Lisbon. We ordered dessert too. All the food was mediocre at best and the locals all told us to steer away before we went but of course we fell for the tourist trap. And oh.. on the back of the menu in small fine print when looking for dessert we see, bread is 4euro per person. We had a new server close us out and I did mention how the bread thing was absolutely ridiculous. I said 16 euro to share a bread basket ?? It was super deceitful.. we didn't ask for the bread and we didn't want the bread. He offered to take it off the bill, and we let him. To top off the night, two more cockroaches graced our presence upon leaving the restaurant. read more

Man is this place amazing. Awesome drinks, the tenderest of octopus, delicious mains, and amazing wine selection and cocktails. If you want a cocktail get the caipirinha it is to die for. The pork is amazing as is the garlic shrimp in the bread stew. You can't beat this place in Lisbon. read more

Love the space - it's cozy and trendy at the same time. Food was delicious- had the Portuguese meat and cheese plate, octopus, giant red shrimp and pig trotters- all very filling for two people, and completely satisfied! read more

You can't go wrong with any of his restaurants. Be sure to make a reservation. We went here the first night and again on the third. We had the seared tuna, grilled miso octopus, crab/lobster rice, baked cod with corn bread and bacon, croquettes, traditional fish soup, a charcuterie board and the caramel dessert. The drinks are outstanding too. Try the Portuguese gin with ginger, lemon, and cardamon. read more

Sat in the Patio and was underwhelmed. French fries cold, the shrimp -whatever it was had such indistinct flavors as to make it a bland curry. My tuna was mediocre-they didnt ruin it, but the potato's it came with were cold and bland. It was way to big in the back where we ate, the alleged patio, and no in the least intimate, as the front end of the restaurant was. Felt cheated. The little mixed salad was good though as was the bread. The rest, BORING. read more

Poor service, bread was stale. Forgot to give us water for 30 minutes. Host was best part of meal. Food was overly salty and gave us the wrong food order. read more

Amazing seafood and charcuterie plate. Cod fish lettuce wrap was tasty and the fish was perfectly fried. The giant shrimp was my favorite because the meat was so tender and the sauce, perfectly balanced. The place itself was beautiful with a hidden room in the back for special events. I had a wonderful experience here and would recommend it to anyone visiting Lisbon. It was one of my favorite restaurants that definitely captured the taste of what Portugese cuisine has to offer. Delicious and quality of food was top-notch. I would go back in a heart beat. read more

That service tapas hot and delicious dishes fresh and I need this hard. Champagne is always on ice and bubbles to the top topping off the tablet is perfect. Duffy get dessert, it'll be the cherry on top.! Asterix read more

First night in Lisbon and decided to try Bairro do Avillez with family for dinner. We made the mistake of relying on Yelp reviews this time; The plan was to try the Taberna section of the restaurant as we were tired and seeking something more low-key. When we were informed that they had no availability, they directed us to the Pateo section of the restaurant. We all tried different things and the ambiance of the space was quite nice. Ruining the whole experience was the absolutely terrible service we received. Pretentious, inattentive and obnoxious are just a few of the ways that our insufferable server could be described. It ruined the whole dining experience for our group. There's nothing worse than servers and a restaurant that are too full of themselves. Adding further insult to injury, a family member became seriously ill later, very likely from the food (we all understand that it is very difficult to pin down the proximate cause of food poisoning, but it was determined by all that this was a bit too coincidental). Avoid this place. There are simply too many other better options in this neighborhood. read more

Really charming decor, nice staff. I had such high hopes, I walked back to this place after a long walk to have a small meal. Had four light dishes... two lousy different fish soups (one watery, one way too strong and thick), a tiny meat pie I didn't care for, and a tomato salad which was a fine pile of sliced tomatoes. I was just in the mood for soup, and was so disappointed, could barely get myself to finish half. In the end, I was overcharged for two meat pies (English menu said 2 'un' which maybe was supposed to mean minimum of 2) plus 3 eur for bread we did not get (refunded). Some other dishes on other patrons' plates looked better, but the soup sucked. read more

For the service, the price, the food, the atmosphere, the fun...have to give 5 stars. Pedro our waiter was attentive and helpful. He also had a great personality. Service from Dil was likewise fantastic. Everything was fast, hot, and exactly as advertised. We watched the food being prepped at the window and saw amazing precision. We started with exploding olives, very different and worth a try just for the experience. Dinner was squid with rice prepped with squid ink. The flavor was tremendous but what made it over the top was the shaving of chili pepper circles that added the right amount of spice. We also had the sea bass with mash potato purée and green beans. Just so light and delicious. Dessert was a fantastic passion fruit ball with coconut sorbet. So creative and skillfully prepared. Served in a concur shell. We had the nicest Portuguese wine for dinner and port wine for dessert. The entire evening cost a smudge over €100. Just can't rave enough about the night. Thank you to all at Bairro Do Avillez. read more

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this place is good, but the wait was ridiculous. granted, we didn't have reservations and had to wait for a table at the taberna (front section of restaurant which doesn't take reservations), but don't tell us it is going to be 20 min when it was over an hour. anyway, we got a pitcher of some delicious cocktail to tie us over while we waited. then we ordered a bunch of tapas like meats and cheeses, mini sandwiches, octopus w/ kimchi (fabulous), and the tomato salad. food was good, but portions were small. it actually worked out, b/c we weren't super hungry. read more

Incredible dinner! Great atmosphere! Would highly recommend to anybody that is visiting Lisbon. Staff was super friendly and couldn't be more helpful with any of the questions we had on the menu. read more

This place is one of a series of restaurants opened by a famous chef. Overall, I felt that the food was good tasting but overpriced! For those prices I expect a swift service and my wine to arrive before my appetizers and then soup. We had to remind our server about the wine. We orders a seafood soup which was superb and unique. Mussels and giant red prawn were both tender, juicy and very tasty. read more

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Seriously, one of the best dishes I've ever eaten was the octopus with sweet potato and garlic kimchi sauce. The small plate salads were fresh and delicious. Absolutely fantastic place. And I heard it was only like open for 6 weeks. read more

Nicely located, small plates for sharing, we tried 5 between two people each was great and we left very satisfied, menu has a wide array of options depending on what you're in the mood for, service was also very good even with a full restaurant read more

We are at the Pateo version at the bar. Fantastic experience. A bit pricier but still reasonable. Two appetizers, two entrees, and a bottle of wine for 115Euro. Definitely order the tuna tartar and the sea bass entree. read more

Really delicious food. Attentive service who knows how to recommend their traditional meals. You have to pick the drinks with an ipad they give you, that was interesting. I can recommend a visit and would definitely come here again. Their interior is also very nice and cozy. read more

This is comfort food well prepared served in a casual but upscale atmosphere. We started with an excellent white sangria infused with mint and fresh fruit. The clams in garlic and giant grilled prawns were perfectly seasoned. The octopus salad with Kimchi had just the right amount of spice and lemon. A classic Portuguese dish of porridge of bread , tomatoes , and herbs was served with local shrimp and a poached egg. We finished with a hazelnut parfait with layers of hazelnut gelato ,mouse, and crushed nuts and sea salt. The meal was quite special. read more

This place has the best food that I've ever tasted! Chef Jose Avillez is the nicest and more passionate chef I've met. He passion shines through his dishes and he is such a humble person. If you are looking for a restaurant to visit in Lisboa, Portugal, I strongly suggest to make a reservation for this restaurant!! Everything from appetizers to desserts are lovely. Especially the green sangria which leaves me wanting more. read more

@traveljnkie5 This place is sublime. Joan is amazing. Without his help his help the experience would have not been the same. Don't miss.

Just back from a great trip to Portugal, and one of the only bad moments was this place. The Chef came highly recommended but avoid at all costs. Trainee-Hostess was clueless, the Boss-Hostess was obnoxious and imperious, and what a weird attitude for place supposedly catering to foodies. Simply cannot compare with every other wonderful restaurant we visited in Lisbon and Portugal. Nao, obrigado. Two thumbs down. read more

Very nice place! I like the concept of different plates to share and discover local food. Very good service. We order wine, before deciding which one we received 3 different glasses to taste ;) Really go there, good food good atmosphere!!! read more

I really liked this restaurant ! The decor inside is elegant yet still casual and comfortable enough. Service was friendly and fast (they did also speak English). The food is mainly tapas style to share and each dish we tried had great flavour ! We had a few different items : Cod-which I didn't realize cod could be so delicious and exciting, perfectly cooked and seasoned grilled Octopus and sweet potato, Linguicia and corn bread with salad as well as Grilled Iberian pork (crispy on the outside but Melts in your mouth) and Vanilla orange custard for dessert. Every single item was delicious and fresh and full of great flavour not to mention presented beautifully! My only complaint is that this was a tad expensive but honestly if I had to go back and do it again I absolutely would so it was worth it ! Definitely try this place if you're in the area but make sure you have a reservation during peak times or you will be sure to wait since this spot is very popular ! read more

Spent ten days in Portugal and this was honestly that worst and most expensive we had... the cod was so over salted and dry you tasted nothing beyond the salt. The prawns with egg yolk were cooked in a sauce that was almost the exact same as the seafood soup appetizer and we watched it sit on the kitchen counter for 15 minutes waiting to be picked up so when we came it was Luke warm... and we had a reservation for 22:00 and were seated at 22:40 after the waitress realized we were waiting for a table at pateo not taberna which is next door. Honestly go get a cod cake at a tiny local place and skip the over salted and over price experience. We wish we would have. read more

I have never had anything like the red prawns here. The other shrimp and their sauce was delicious. They don't take reservations and I was able to get a table on a Friday night with little waiting. read more