We had a great dining experience at Lisboa à Noite ("Lisbon at Night"). We found this restaurant…read morethrough TheFork app, as part of TheFork's Insider program. The restaurant was lovely -- sleek, modern, minimalist, with elements of traditional Portuguese architecture integrated throughout. The softly playing background music was English light rock on repeat. Dishes we ordered included: - "Sardinha assada em tosta de broa de milho e salada montanheira" ("Fresh grilled sardine fillet on toasted cornbread and mountain salad") €16.90. De-boned, but not my thing. - "Ostras nacionais ao natural" (Oysters). €22.90. Great. - "Arroz de marisco com lagosta, camarão-tigre, gambas e amêijoas do Algarve (2 pessoas)" Seafood Rice for 2 people with lobster, tiger shrimp, prawns, and clams. €79.90. Great. This came in a covered pot hat the waiter portioned and served. There were about four servings total from this dish. Each serving had a good amount of lobster, shrimp, and clams. My sparkling green wine paired nicely with this dish. Service was impeccable. For example, they: - placed a stool beside my chair to separately seat my phone and camera. - cleaned the tablecloth when my companion stained it with red wine. - held my backpack in a secure room while we ate. I thought the restaurant was a little pushy on dessert. We weren't thinking of dessert because our tourist diet already had too much sugar from too many Pastéis de Nata, but we relented. The desserts, while tasty and sweet, were not memorable. Complementary Wi-Fi is available.

Ate here recently on the recommendation of a former employee of the restaurant who is a friend of…read moremine. The experience overall was very good. This is a high end experience. From the moment you walk through the door until that giant desert display comes around you will be lavished with luxury, great food and service. Our party was five people and we all enjoyed our dishes. While we all were a little under dressed I would suggest at least business casual. The restaurant is set in an old building with very nice architecture. I would certainly come back again

The Cod fish was average and slightly chewy. The Tuna on stone was good. The cheese plate at the…read morestart was pathetic with thin slices of dry cheese. But the reason I give one star is because of the bad service which surprised me and my fiancée. The owner runs multiple restaurants in the same area but she refuses to take any credit card. No where on the door or the menu they mention that the restaurant is "cash only". Further she showed a small symbol on the wall which said "no ATM available" and she argued that was her way of telling the restaurant is "cash only". Then she threatened to call the cops on us for requesting her to take the credit card. Ultimately we went to a nearby ATM and pulled out cash to give her the cash: we had the server come with us so that we don't leave.

Tourism trick. When you're sitting there you're getting…read morebread,cheese and olives- the waiters doesn't ask you if you want it or not. On the check you will find 12 euros for that. When I talked to the manager of the place she said that I have to pay even that I ate only one olive, if I won't she will call the police,this is hilarious! The sardines dish was sour. Except the salad and the beer I didn't enjoy anything, the service is awful and the manager should shame on her behavior. My recommend is to stay away from this place. There are few amazing workers small restaurants in this area which are great. I felt like I've been robbed, this is NOT how a customer should feel.

It was out first day in Lisbon. We walked for hours…read moreexploring the city & at one point, when we could no longer feel our feet, we decided that we needed to rest & eat dinner. We spotted this restaurant with cozy seats outside in one of the narrow streets & decided to throw an anchor. Such a wonderful experience. The server was amazing. He set the mood for the entire dinner with his positivity & energy. I think even if the food wasn't good, we would still enjoy this experience because of him BUT food was amazing as well. He recommended a great bottle of wine for us. For entrees we ordered Fish & Pork. Both were very good. We were not planning on having a dessert since we were quite full, however when we saw a "biscuit cake" we had to try it. Since that moment we have been asking for a Biscuit cake everywhere we went in Portugal. We will have very fond memories of this restaurant.

Fabulous food (the salmon was the best I've had, even in the Pacific NW) and even better service…read more Waiters Vasco and Ricardo gamely and patiently conversed with this Portuguese language learner in Portuguese (and English when I didn't understand). I would eat there every night on my next stay in Bairro Alto.

JNcQUOI Avenida is not just a restaurant--it's a full production. From the moment you walk in, you…read moreget the sense that this place is designed to impress, surprise, and entertain all at once. We started with oysters--fresh, briny, and a clean way to kick things off. What stood out next was the cheese selection arriving early in the meal. Not the usual order, but it set a rich, indulgent tone right away and actually worked within the flow of the experience. The grilled bluefin tuna with razor clam rice was excellent. The tuna had the texture of a tender steak--meaty, structured, and satisfying--while the rice added a subtle ocean depth without overpowering the dish. The highlight, though, was the tagliolini with truffles. Bold, deeply flavourful, and unapologetically rich. This is the kind of dish that anchors the entire meal--easily the standout. Dessert rounded things out nicely. The space is stunning--grand, dramatic, and anchored by that iconic suspended dinosaur skeleton. It's upscale but energetic, with a crowd that feels like it came to enjoy the night, not just the food. Service was polished and professional. The team knows the menu well, offers guidance when needed, and maintains that balance between attentive and unobtrusive. And then there's the detail you don't expect: a DJ in the bathroom. It sounds gimmicky, but somehow it fits perfectly with the overall concept. This is a place that leans into the experience--and commits to it. Overall, JNcQUOI Avenida delivers on both food and atmosphere. It's high-end, a little over the top in the best way, and the kind of place you go when you want dinner to feel like an event.

Lovely and very attentive staff with good English and good information. The interior setting…read moreincluded a small dinosaur skeleton and dessert offerings included "Dinosaur Drool" which was a delicious hodgepodge of many different chocolate, vanilla and perhaps caramel textures and tastes. We enjoyed the rice and steak as well as delicious bread, butter and olives!

If you're in Sintra, do NOT miss Tascantiga. It was easily our favorite meal of the trip. It feels…read morelike dining in someone's Portuguese family home, with mismatched plates and charm in every detail. The sangria (by the glass or in a clay jug) is a must.  We went all in as a group of four diners, ordering the sardine sandwich (incredibly fresh and layered with flavor), fried fish, octopus, scrumptious pig cheeks, and the most delicious chicken wings. Honestly, I could've skipped the steak sandwich, but everything else was outstanding. Didn't make it to dessert, but the plates we saw heading to other tables looked good. Even the bathroom adds to the experience, decorated like a home, complete with fake hanging "laundry". We walked in during a busy lunch time on a weekend day. Indoor and outdoor seating is available depending on the weather.

Our local tour guide recommended this restaurant to us for lunch. It was a great recommendation! We…read moreordered several tapas to share. The food came out quickly. The octopus and pork cheeks were served similarly with fried onions on top. Both were tender. My favorite was the fried cuttlefish with ink aioli. We also ordered mushrooms with roasted vegetables. We were quite full afterwards. Upon leaving, we noticed a line outside. It's definitely a popular place.

Spacious indoor and outdoor seating area. Excellent Portuguese dishes. I recommend the Caldo…read moreverse com chourico- cabbage soup with Portuguese sausage. For the main entree, the bochecha de pro Estrada em bingo tinto - pork cheek stewed with red wine and mashed potatoes. Lastly, the chicken pot pies were tasty. They serve you two crispy pies with soft baked chicken meat.

We had a lunch break while on a bus tour of Sintra and passed on the guide's recs for lunch and…read moretook a shot at this place. So glad we did! We were welcomed by a couple really friendly and funny young lady servers and ours was especially so cute, helpful, and funny to talk and mess with!! Wife had a great green wine and I got a huge sangria for one that was great and fruity. She ordered a "seafood rice" served invite own metal crock packed with octopus and stuff that she couldn't finish. I got the steak and chips (fries) and a perfectly sunny side egg on top (13.70 Euros). She loved hers and my server made sure mine was truly medium rare leaving it cooked and not bloody yet swimming in juice. Beware in Portugal sometimes the "steak" is a fillet if you don't confirm first like this one. So glad I went med rare!! Perfectly cooked fries too. These ladies were actually from Nepal and we enjoyed talking with them about that and we joked a lot. It was a fun welcoming lunch. Two police officers dined next to us talking with the Portuguese owner so it's a mix of locals and tourists. It's right in the center of it all and convenient. Large menu and great service. Very affordable as well! Not the best steak I've ever had but the best for this price point generally and we would def go back again next trip. Our server was named Asmee(what a cutie!) and her associate Greeta.

We loved the Taberna Bario Alto! We found this restaurant walking down the street and decided to…read morestop in for a bite. It was fantastic! We strongly recommend the octopus. We've enjoyed octopus at hundreds of restaurants and found the octopus here to be among the best we've ever had. We sat outside and had some fantastic people watching. We also enjoyed the tapas platter and would recommend both. The table next to us ordered multiple decadent looking fish dishes that we may return to try. Recommend!

Loved it and place lived upto its hype. We came here for our last night dinner in Lisbon. The…read morerestaurant is nestled in one of the alley ways with cobble stones. We ordered a few things and loved everything. Staff was really nice, would love to come back here.

We came here early for dinner. The menu is on a chalkboard written in Portuguese. The waiter went…read moreover everything with us in English. Whew. We ordered several small plates- mainly seafood. The oysters, scallops (fav), and shrimp were all great. The last dish, beef tongue, was also enjoyed. I know I'm not being descriptive, but I don't remember the components of each dish. What I remember was that it was all good. You'll just have to try it yourself. Cash only.

The food here was a revelation! Its a tiny place so we had to wait but it was so worth it. Cute…read moreambiance, great service, delicious creative food sourced locally , an epic dont miss experience